Communications leader with a proven track record at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, enhancing brand messaging and employing AI for impactful content creation. Spearhead knowledge management initiatives and coach senior management, building team collaboration and high level editorial skills. Strengthen internal and external communication strategies with a focus on innovation and employee development.
• Prepared communications strategy for all media
• Planned, implemented media strategy, authored white papers on topical issues to promote L&T leadership views, build brand
• Monitored visibility on social media, promoted advocacy on relevant themes, led formation of specialist teams for proactive digital presence
• Initiated ownership of thought properties
• Led key industrials vertical, shaped reportage from news bureaus across India
• Was part of special editorial team that led the shift to attract young readers, through change in content and presentation, managed team of junior editors and provided mentorship
• Built pan-Indian editorial teams that collaborated on stories across industries
• Was part of a special editorial team that rewrote important front page news stories; contributed to development of editorial guidelines for consistent formatting across all publications
• Headed the Pune bureau to build business reportage from technology hubs
• Ensured adherence to legal norms including copyright laws during publishing, minimizing risks related to intellectual property disputes
• Spearheaded special projects such as themed issues or supplements that showcased innovative ideas relevant to readership interests
• Wrote on India developments for wider international audience
• Contributed long form news articles for Dow Jones Newswires and related publications, including for The Wall Street Journal, on major developments in India
• Collaborated with editors to develop compelling story ideas, ensuring diverse content for a wider audience
• Conducted in-depth research for articles, ensuring accuracy and credibility
• Utilized advanced data analysis tools to dig out trends and stories in large datasets
• Wrote on diverse industries such as metals, mining, engineering and financial services, including for a weekly column on commodities
• Was part of a special team that handled exclusive editions, including for the annual Union Budget exercise
• Contributed to special projects such as investigative series or long-form features with in-depth analysis on crucial business subjects
• Ensured integrity for all stories by fact-checking information and adhering to key legal requirements
• Monitored all developments on financial services, mining and cement industries
• Led a weekly page on the infrastructure sector that covered all aspects that readers looked for on infrastructure
• Ensured diverse mix of content by exploring new topics and new formats, based on reader interests
• Covered ministries and built interactions with senior bureaucrats, think tank experts to gain perspectives on policies
• Was also responsible for production, editing of all content
• Prepared and edited content to a broader audience by simplifying complex business information, taking out jargon
• Planned, conducted research and pitched for long-form stories that also included content on building explanatory concepts on topical business expressions and case studies
Fast at learning languages and accents - Currently know 4 Indian languages, apart from English
Keen to build formal proficiency in Communications - am studying for my Masters in Arts (Mass Communication) from Symbiosis International
Read extensively on History, Geo-politics, Anthropology