Ardhendu Shekhar Mishra
Video Journalist/ Senior Producer
Noida
Summary
Experienced video producer and director with ten years of expertise in scripting, shooting, editing, and managing productions. Skilled storyteller and team leader known for delivering high-quality, visually compelling content that captivates audiences.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Producer
Network 18
04.2025 - Current
- Global News Expertise: Senior Producer with a strong command of international current affairs and breaking news, delivering fast, accurate, and editorially sound content across digital and broadcast platforms.
- High-Impact Content Creation: Develop compelling explainers and in-depth video packages on finance, markets, and business, tailored for diverse audiences—ranging from anchor-led narratives to dynamic, graphics-driven formats.
- Multi-Platform Production Excellence: Lead the production of long-form videos and live news programming for YouTube, while crafting high-engagement short-form content for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other mobile-first platforms.
- Editorial Leadership & Execution: Drive the daily news agenda by monitoring global wire services and digital trends, conducting research, scripting stories, and overseeing production from ideation to final delivery.
- Team Management & Mentorship: Provide editorial guidance to junior producers, ensure content quality through script reviews, and take charge of news shifts to maintain both editorial standards and audience performance targets.
- Strategic Vision for Growth: Actively contribute to forward-looking content strategy, identifying emerging trends and developing creative formats that boost audience engagement and support sustained digital growth.
Senior Multimedia Producer
Zee Media Corporation Limited
01.2024 - 03.2025
- Led Branded Content Strategy: Oversaw end-to-end content strategy and execution for YouTube and Facebook, with a strong emphasis on editorial storytelling, audience growth, and platform-specific engagement.
- News Production & Script Writing: Managed the planning and production of news-based content, from writing SEO-optimized scripts to supervising edits—ensuring stories were timely, accurate, and aligned with platform trends.
- Data-Driven Content Development: Leveraged YouTube Analytics, Facebook Insights, and SEO tools to inform content decisions, optimize performance, and refine publishing strategies based on viewer behavior and keyword trends.
- Cross-Platform Campaign Execution: Conceptualized and delivered branded and editorial video campaigns across digital platforms, ensuring creative consistency, editorial integrity, and audience relevance.
- Production Oversight: Directed all aspects of video production including scheduling, budgeting, crew coordination, and resource management—ensuring efficient workflows and timely delivery.
- Team & Stakeholder Coordination: Managed a team of video editors and content producers, delegating tasks to meet tight deadlines while collaborating with internal teams and external partners for smooth project execution.
Senior Producer
Indian Express
04.2021 - 12.2023
- Editorial-Driven Storytelling: Led the ideation, research, and production of in-depth explainer videos and documentaries on current affairs, tech trends, and human interest stories, ensuring editorial accuracy, depth, and audience relevance.
- Documentary & Field Production: Shot and directed issue-based documentaries and feature stories with a strong narrative arc, covering pressing social, political, and cultural topics with nuance and journalistic integrity.
- Cross-Bureau Editorial Collaboration: Worked closely with editorial teams across multiple bureaus and news desks to identify compelling stories, gather insights, and transform newsroom content into high-impact digital video formats.
- Research-Based Explainers: Created data-backed, visually rich explainer videos that broke down complex topics into engaging narratives, tailored for digital consumption and optimized for social sharing.
- End-to-End Video Production: Managed the entire video lifecycle—from concept development and scripting to field production, post-production supervision, and final delivery—ensuring timely execution and editorial consistency.
- Post-Production Leadership: Oversaw a team of video editors, guiding the edit process to align with editorial tone, brand voice, and visual storytelling standards across formats and platforms.
- Creative Strategy for Tech Brands: Conceptualized and produced product and brand videos for technology clients, blending creative storytelling with strategic brand messaging.
Senior Producer
NDTV
01.2021 - 04.2021
- End-to-End Production Leadership: Managed the complete production pipeline for audiovisual content—from initial concept to final delivery—ensuring editorial alignment, creative consistency, and timely execution.
- Editorial Research & Fact-Checking: Conducted in-depth research and rigorous fact-checking for audio content, maintaining journalistic integrity and factual accuracy across all outputs.
- Content Development & Series Ideation: Created and developed original video formats and web series concepts, tailored to platform trends and audience interests, with a strong editorial foundation.
- Post-Production Supervision: Oversaw script refinement and final edits during post-production, ensuring each piece met high editorial standards, narrative clarity, and brand tone.
Senior Producer
Indian Express
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Team Leadership & Workflow Management: Led a team of video editors, delegating tasks, setting timelines, and ensuring seamless coordination to meet tight production deadlines.
- News & Long-Form Video Production: Produced editorial and long-format video content with a focus on news storytelling—blending in-depth reporting with engaging visuals for maximum impact across digital platforms.
- Creative Ideation for Brand & Editorial Content: Developed original concepts for branded and news-related videos, aligning content with audience trends, editorial priorities, and platform-specific strategies.
- End-to-End Video Execution: Oversaw the full production lifecycle—from scripting and shooting to post-production and publishing—ensuring each video met creative, editorial, and technical standards.
- Post-Production Oversight: Supervised video edits to maintain narrative flow, brand consistency, and editorial integrity across all content, whether for tech brands or newsroom output.
Associate Producer
Network 18
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Founding Member – Crux (International News Platform): Played a key role in launching Crux, the network’s flagship international news platform. Created foundational content, including breaking news coverage of global conflicts, international developments, and data-driven explainers tailored for a digital-first audience.
- Digital News Package Production: Produced daily news reports and multimedia packages, ensuring timely, accurate, and engaging storytelling across digital platforms.
- Newsroom Oversight & Coordination: Oversaw the digital production workflow for international news reports—coordinating between editorial teams, managing timelines, and maintaining high journalistic standards.
- Breaking News & War Coverage: Covered major global events and conflict zones with real-time reporting, visual storytelling, and context-rich explainers designed to inform and engage digital audiences.
- Research & Script Development: Contributed in-depth research for editorial content and served as a researcher on the award-winning show Surprise Test, helping shape fact-based, impactful narratives.
Producer
Video Volunteers
11.2015 - 07.2017
- End-to-End Digital Storytelling: Led the conceptualization and execution of digital news stories, overseeing all stages including story selection, scriptwriting, shooting, and final mastering to ensure compelling and high-quality content.
- Project Leadership for Video Volunteers: Served as project lead for Every Life Counts, a special series broadcast on NDTV24x7 and NDTV India, managing ground reporting, supervising edits, and ensuring timely telecast.
- Ground Reporting & Editorial Supervision: Produced and edited stories from the field, maintaining editorial integrity and narrative impact for broadcast across multiple platforms.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborated closely with clients, correspondents, and production teams to meet strict deadlines and maintain smooth project workflows.
- Content Production for Doordarshan: Produced five episodes per month for India Unheard, a show aired across DD Bihar, DD Uttar Pradesh, DD Jharkhand, DD Chhattisgarh, and DD Maharashtra, delivering impactful regional stories.
- Mentorship & Training for Marginalized Communities: Mentored and trained community correspondents from marginalized backgrounds, equipping them with essential editorial skills and foundational journalistic practices to independently produce quality content despite limited resources.
Education
MMM -
University Of Pune
01.2012 - 01.2014
BBA - undefined
University Of Pune
01.2008 - 01.2011
Skills
Scripting Shooting Post-Production Supervision Analytics and Reporting Meetings and Presentations Digital Media Creation Fact-Checking Storyboarding Scheduling and Coordination Video Editing
Work Samples
- Women's Day 2020: Evolution of a 'Shy girl' l Aishe Ghosh, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCJeLoM_xlI&feature=youtu.be
- Dark and beautiful, Sangeeta Gharu breaks stereotypes to follow her passion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QPWHULOPoY&feature=youtu.be
- Yashmeen Chauhan: Once a Kindergarten teacher now a World champion l The Invincibles, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXEedk1iEsw&feature=youtu.be
- Kunal Kamra Interviews Manish Sisodia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-jKpN1FSCA&t=33s
- Kunal Kamra Interviews Arvind Kejriwal, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPtxYO65ZIU
- Report on JNU fee hike, Network18, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEPlaYpEcFs
- A studio based explainer video on Sabarimala temple, Network18, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9QX5paTdns
- A short documentary for Nat Geo Traveller, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnihPb_3PP0&t=9s
- A short documentary on Bandhavgarh National Park for Nat Geo Traveller, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIhg3Jkmqyk
Timeline
Senior Producer
Network 18
04.2025 - Current
Senior Multimedia Producer
Zee Media Corporation Limited
01.2024 - 03.2025
Senior Producer
Indian Express
04.2021 - 12.2023
Senior Producer
NDTV
01.2021 - 04.2021
Senior Producer
Indian Express
02.2020 - 07.2020
Associate Producer
Network 18
10.2018 - 02.2020
Producer
Video Volunteers
11.2015 - 07.2017
MMM -
University Of Pune
01.2012 - 01.2014
BBA - undefined
University Of Pune
01.2008 - 01.2011
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