Resume

Experience

FREELANCE WRITER

June 2020 – PRESENT

Bengaluru, India

Co-founder and writer at Media Matinee, a website that publishes reviews, lists, and analyses of film and TV. Manage social media channels.
Freelance writer and editor at Weloquent, an organization that provides consulting services and digital written content across genres, ranging from blog posts to video scripts, to articles on food, education, and health.

RE-IMAGINING MIGRATION/UCLA

Program Coordinator

28 November 2018 – 25 September 2019

Boston, Massachusetts

Wrote educational resources, blogs and website copy.
Created visual content for social media and Mailchimp newsletters.
Led social media campaigns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Facilitated logistics for two major conferences: set deadlines, planned internal meetings with the team and prepared conference supplies. Co-led external outreach with participating teachers, museums and other partners.
Submitted invoices and provided ad-hoc administrative support.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED FILM

Volunteer

Program Coordinator

September 2018 – October 2018

October 2018 – November 2018

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Responsible for communication, event facilitation, social media, writing, data entry and other administrative tasks.
Assisted at public engagement events for New Immigrant & Refugee Visions (NIRV) film projects. Provided logistical support to organizers, signed attendees in, distributed handouts, and took photos and notes.
Synthesized audience feedback to improve future endeavors.

EMERSON LAUNCH, EMERSON COLLEGE

Program Coordinator

May 2018 – August 2018

Boston, Massachusetts

Redesigned external Squarespace website.
Created graphics for Instagram and wrote copy for website.
Participated in Drupal training to update internal webpage on Emerson.edu.
Worked closely with team and executed digital campaigns to hone Launch’s presence across both the Emerson community and the city.

ENGAGEMENT LAB, EMERSON COLLEGE

Communications Assistant

September 2017 – May 2018

Boston, Massachusetts

Created and tracked campaigns on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Contributed writing to Medium blog.
Created social media graphics and Mailchimp newsletters.
Tracked Engagement Lab's projects and identified relevant news and resources
in civic media, art and technology.

Education

EMERSON COLLEGE

M.A. Civic Media: Art & Practice (CMAP)

Boston, Massachusetts

September 2017 – August 2018

GPA: 3.73

Created thesis project, Community Storytelling Guide: Best Practices to Convey Stories about Migration, an online resource aimed at supporting those who are working on storytelling projects about migration, particularly working with immigrants, refugees, and migrants.

Research & Creation

Did extensive research and worked with a faculty advisor at Emerson College and local community organizations Brookline Interactive Group, Re-Imagining Migration, and Community Supported Film.
Conducted and coded interviews with the aforementioned organizations, as well as: Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement, Define American, Midpen Media Center, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

B.A. Communication

Amherst, Massachusetts

September 2013 – May 2017

GPA: 3.08

Started out as a Political Science major, switched to Communication in Spring 2016.

Professional skillset

• Writing and editing (copy, blogs, resources, newsletters)

• Social media management

• Creating visuals (social media graphics and flyers)

• Teamwork & collaboration

• Organization and time management

• Facilitation of logistics for events

Languages

• English (native-level)

• Hindi (native)

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Adobe Premiere (basic) and Adobe Photoshop (basic)

Social Media & Web

• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

• Google Suite, Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, LinkedIn, Medium, Hootsuite, TweetDeck, Mailchimp, Canva, Tumblr, Flickr, Wikipedia, and YouTube