Based in London, I have experience working on comms strategies for charities, startups, governments and private enterprises.
I am currently the Media & PR Officer at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, where I am responsible for our media coverage on campaigns across the globe.
Prior to this, I worked in the communications team at Asia House, a think tank based in central London. As Communications Officer, I was responsible for the organisation's social media management, content creation, video strategy and web design. I was also involved in marketing the annual Asia House Literature Festival and Global Trade Dialogue series.
I have also done communications work for the Foyer Federation, the International School of London, the United Nations Association UK, the Indonesian Embassy in London, News-Decoder, Asia Literary Agency and others.
Before going into the communications sector, I trained and worked as a journalist, with bylines in Al Jazeera, the International Business Times UK, The Diplomat and others. My reporting focused on international development and human rights issues in Asia, including in-depth features on acid attacks in New Delhi, the stigma of disability in Japan, and diasporas influencing elections from abroad. I have also appeared on BBC radio stations to be interviewed about my work as a journalist.
In 2018 I produced a feature length documentary, Caste Aside, which looked at the issue of caste discrimination among the British-Indian population and whether the UK needs legal remedy. The documentary was screened across the country, alongside community debates on the issue, as well as in India, Canada and Germany.
In my spare time, I run the Instagram page @PrisReads, which shines a light on literature and authors from across Asia and its diaspora.
Skills
Social media
Content creation
Press outreach
Website management
Video editing
SEO optimisation
Research
Print design
Blogging
Interviewing
Web design
Proofreading & editing
Event management
Storytelling
Transcribing
Event management
Digital tools
Wordpress
Wix
SquareSpace
Canva
InDesign
Final Cut Pro
Photoshop
Powtoon
Hootsuite
TweetDeck
MailChimp
Salesforce
Education
MSc Emerging Economies & International Development
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Thesis: Does Education Technology have a role in meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring quality education for all? A study of the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in increasing access to quality primary education for those living in poverty in Delhi, India
2017 - 2018
BA Journalism with Human Rights
Thesis: Have NGOs and charities become gatekeepers for journalists reporting on Gaza? An analysis of ActionAid's relationship with journalists during the 2014 war in Gaza.
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
2012 - 2015
Other:
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Awarded 'Digital Journalist of the Year' and 'Outstanding Performance in Journalism Degree' upon graduation.
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President of the Journalism Society for three years.
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Appointed Online Editor of River Newspaper
Awards
Top 100 Changemakers of 2020
The Big Issue
January 2020
The Big Issue's 'Changemakers Top 100' list celebrates the thinkers, creators and agitators. I was recognised in the category of 'Literacy & Education' for my project to make literature more accessible for those who have been made homeless in London (Book Refuge).
The 'Outstanding Performance' award is awarded by the University at graduation. It recognises one student from each department as someone who has stood out among their peers.
Outstanding Performance in Journalism
Kingston University
July 2015
Digital Journalist of the Year
Kingston University
May 2020
This award was granted to me by the Kingston University Journalism Department during an awards ceremony that recognised different achievements of students within the department. I won for my work on the university newspaper during my term as Online Editor.
Certifications
Corporate Social Responsibility
High Speed Training Ltd
March 2019
This Corporate Social Responsibility training course helps learners understand how they can create a strategy that promotes environmental, societal and economic issues and how they can work in ways that are resourceful, ethical and sustainable.
Equips you with the skills to start making beautiful documents using Adobe InDesign CC -- build company newsletters, brochures, annual reports. Learn typography, colour theory & graphic design skills in InDesign.
Adobe InDesign CC Essentials Training
Udemy
Safeguarding Young People (L2)
EduCare Learning Ltd
February 2018
This Advanced Safeguarding Children course helps to increase existing safeguarding knowledge through a variety of written text and interactive exercises and teach more about what’s involved in the safeguarding process. The course reminds you how to identify abuse and report concerns as well as learn more about the safeguarding structure, recognising risks and what happens after a referral to social care has been made.