WORK EXPERIENCE
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Working within a wider communications team, I am specifically responsible for the media coverage of our human rights projects across the globe.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (MEDIA & PR)
February 2021 - present
London, UK
Asia House
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
October 2018 - February 2021
London, UK
Working directly under the Communications Manager, I was responsible for a range of activities across the organisation, including social media management, creating newsletters, designing websites, writing press releases and creating marketing collateral for events and programmes.
The Foyer Federation
FREELANCE COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
Worked on various communications projects, advising on social media strategies and media outreach.
In 2018 I conducted a full website redesign and rebrand (SquareSpace).
July - September 2017
July - September 2018
December 2018
International School of London
Launched the school's first alumni programme, with responsibilities including digital communications targeted at alumni, as well as event management.
MARKETING & ALUMNI OFFICER
December 2016 - present
Freelance, Remote
News-Decoder
COMMUNICATIONS & FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT
I was hired on a project basis to create and implement a communications and engagement strategy for the organisation's upcoming digital fundraiser.
October - December 2016
London, UK
International Business Times UK
NEWS REPORTER
October 2015 - October 2016
London, UK
My coverage focused primarily on Asia, with an emphasis on South Asia and the Indian diaspora. I appeared on BBC Asian Network and BBC West Midlands to talk about my work in this area. I also regularly reported on domestic UK news.
View my portfolio of articles for the organisation here.
The Daily Express
PRODUCTION JOURNALIST
Responsible for writing articles, implementing SEO strategies, sourcing images, writing headlines.
June 2015 - October 2015
London, UK
Education
2012 - 2015
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
BA JOURNALISM WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
London, UK
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.
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
2017 - 2018
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
MSC EMERGING ECONOMIES & INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
London, UK
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
Professional skillset
Tools & technologies
Wordpress
Wix
SquareSpace
Awards
Top 100 Changemakers of 2020
The Big Issue (January 2020)
Outstanding Performance in Journalism
Kingston University (July 2015)
Digital Journalist of the Year
Kingston University (July 2015)
Gold Kingston Award
Kingston University (July 2015)
Hootsuite
TweetDeck
PowToon
InDesign
Final Cut Pro
Photoshop
Canva
Google Analytics
MailChimp
Social media
Content creation
SEO & web analytics
Video editing
Media relations
Designing marketing collateral
Research
Blogging
Proofreading & editing
Photography
Interviewing
Newsletter campaigns