ISMAT TAHSEEN
Mumbai
Summary
Experienced media professional with 15+ years in the desk and reporting editorial roles. I strive to develop the best content – engaging, quality content, ensuring stories have news value, page making and ensuring the brand is ahead of the game. Have worked for over 15 years in print and digital media with leading newspapers and magazines.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Editorial Department
Bombay Times
Mumbai
01.2011 - 01.2022
- Held a previous full-time role in the editorial department of the Bombay Times newspaper covering print and digital media
- Wrote on lifestyle – fashion, food, health and wellness, social media trends, city happenings and events, travel and more
- Handled special events for the paper and wrote extensively for the weekend supplement - Times Life, Auto, Weddings as well as other special supplements
- Involved desk work – editing copies, providing catchy headlines, layouts and other value additions
Editorial Department
DNA (Daily News and Analysis)
11.2007 - 01.2011
- Handled the features section – assigning and writing stories for the same, production of the lifestyle pages as well as writing city reports and feature articles for both the main edition and the After Hrs newspaper
Writer and Editorial Assistant
UpperCrust
Mumbai
01.2006 - 12.2006
- Was writer and editorial assistant with UpperCrust, a food and lifestyle magazine
Features Writer and Sub Editor
Gulf News
Dubai
09.2004 - 03.2005
- Worked as features writer and sub editor with the Gulf News, Dubai, UAE
Content Manager
mumbai123.com
01.2000 - 02.2001
- Content manager for the city portal mumbai123.com - lifestyle and culture sections
Sub-editor
my.india.com
10.1999 - 12.1999
- Sub-edited news reports and wrote features and articles for the portal my.india.com
Freelance Writer
Travel + Leisure – India
- Worked as a freelance writer for noted fashion and lifestyle print magazines and websites including Travel + Leisure – India (features on travel, trends, food and restaurant reviews), Conde Nast Traveller, India, Harper’s Bazaar, Brides Today, Cosmopolitan India, Conde Nast Traveller, Your Story, First Post (where I had a weekly food column) and Moneycontrol
Assistant Editor
HT City (Hindustan Times)
- Worked as Assistant Editor with HT City (Hindustan Times) in a retainership role (print and digital)
Reporter and Feature Writer
Afternoon Despatch and Courier
- Was reporter and feature writer for Afternoon Despatch and Courier newspaper on a variety of beats, including handling the weekly lifestyle city pull-out, Women’s Extra
Manager of In-house News and Events Website
Blue Star India
Mumbai
- Worked with Blue Star India (corporate head office), as manager of the in-house news and events website and as editor of the company magazine
Research Head
Golden Homeland Agencies
Mumbai
- Company Overview: A realtor/consultancy company
- Worked as research head in Golden Homeland Agencies, a realtor/consultancy company in Mumbai
- A realtor/consultancy company
Education
S.S.C -
Convent of Jesus and Mary (Fort Convent)
B.A. - Psychology
Jai Hind College
MumbaiPost-graduate Diploma - Journalism and Mass Media
Bombay College of Journalism
MumbaiCertification - Media Publishing covering Quark Express and PageMaker 7.0
Arena Multimedia
MumbaiCourse - computers
Indo-German Cultural Society
MumbaiGrade I certificate - French
Alliance Francaise De Bombay
Course - Effective Public Speaking
Indo-American Society
Course - Information Technology covering MS-DOS, WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT
Informatics Training Institute
MumbaiSkills
- Online content creation
- Writing
- Creating stories
- Visual format
- Videos
- Methode
- Slack
- Quark Express
- Photoshop
- PageMaker
Timeline
Editorial Department
Bombay Times
01.2011 - 01.2022
Editorial Department
DNA (Daily News and Analysis)
11.2007 - 01.2011
Writer and Editorial Assistant
UpperCrust
01.2006 - 12.2006
Features Writer and Sub Editor
Gulf News
09.2004 - 03.2005
Content Manager
mumbai123.com
01.2000 - 02.2001
Sub-editor
my.india.com
10.1999 - 12.1999
Freelance Writer
Travel + Leisure – India
Assistant Editor
HT City (Hindustan Times)
Reporter and Feature Writer
Afternoon Despatch and Courier
Manager of In-house News and Events Website
Blue Star India
Research Head
Golden Homeland Agencies
S.S.C -
Convent of Jesus and Mary (Fort Convent)
B.A. - Psychology
Jai Hind College
Post-graduate Diploma - Journalism and Mass Media
Bombay College of Journalism
Certification - Media Publishing covering Quark Express and PageMaker 7.0
Arena Multimedia
Course - computers
Indo-German Cultural Society
Grade I certificate - French
Alliance Francaise De Bombay
Course - Effective Public Speaking
Indo-American Society
Course - Information Technology covering MS-DOS, WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT
Informatics Training Institute
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