Resume
3 Years of Experience
Education
2021 -2022
Asian College of Journalism (Bloomberg)PGD in Business and Financial Journalism
Received an introduction to the world of business and finance as a specialized sector. Understood concepts of markets, economy and corporate coverage. I also worked as a reporter, writer and editor for various editions of our in-house journal where my stories featured at the lead stories on three successive editions. Also worked on a story regarding sexual health which is one of the most stigmatized subjects in our society.
2018 - 2021
St. Xavier's College, KolkataBachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Mass Communication and Videography
Familiarised myself with various aspects of multimedia storytelling through working knowledge of photography, videography, various visual and audio editing softwares. Also minored in Journalism and Literature.
2004 - 2018
Don Bosco Park CircusStudent
Completed my high school studies armed with a specialized knowledge of sciences as a stream. I also participated in several co-curricular activities like public speaker and honed leadership responsibilities for the school during this period.
Experience
Jun 2022 - Present
ReutersCorrespondent, Full-time
Breaking News Correspondent with Reuters handling stories across the globe from sources ranging from social media posts to lawsuits. Responsibilities included improving team efficiency by adding newer sources of monitoring and training new talents joining the team.
May 2021- Jun 2021
ABP DigitalTrainee Journalist - Apprenticeship
Helped launch the ABP's flagship education news portal by reporting and writing stories from college campuses across the country highlighting student's issues and innovations in the midst of a pandemic.
Feb 2019 - Oct 2019
The TelegraphIntern
Covered soft news spot stories and longer form features for beats ranging across food and fashion to sports and entertainment. Networked with leaders, filmmakers, celebrities and various other personalities to produce stories for India's Telegraph daily.
Certificates
Skills
Bloomberg Terminal
65%
R
30%
Adobe Premiere Pro
60%
Refinitiv Eikon
80%
Microsoft Power BI
75%
Microsoft Excel
75%