Microsoft Suite
Jennifer Thomas
Senior Journalist
Summary
Seasoned Journalist with a background in Political Writing. Research enthusiast who has spent years doing background research and fact-checks to produce content. A News curator responsible for tracking and publishing content relevant to the British and Indian audiences across the verticals of News, Business, Technology, Sports, and Entertainment. Versatile Content Writer proficient in researching, writing and editing diverse content. Works with minimal input to produce engaging, authoritative and error-free work. Autonomous yet communicative with 7-year history of superior performance in remote environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages
Work History
Writer and Senior News Curator
Scroll.in
Mumbai
01.2017 - Current
- Track Central and State government websites for recruitment notifications, recruitment exams, competitive exams, and any announcements relevant to job-seekers,students, and the youth of the nation
- SEO-friendly content writing for https://scroll.in/announcements/
- Responsible for News, Business, Technology Sports and Celebrity news curation for Flipboard UK and Flipboard India, Official magazines
- Track international and local politics for UK and India, also handle special magazines during breaking news events.
Senior Associate Research & Admin
JONEX Global
Remote
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Led a Market research Project for a huge Japanese corporation wanting to enter and grow in the European markets.
- Responsible for Training and On-Boarding of freshly recruited analysts and other resources for the Company.
- Contacted multiple European stakeholders to validate the data collected for various Research Projects.
- Created clean and high-quality presentations for Data visualization and clear portrayal of gathered data.
- Conducted extensive research to achieve client goals.
- Created and implemented strategies to enable Business Development for JONEX Global.
- Handled all liaison activities to maintain the JONEX Global website eg. constant communication with Web developers & Translators
- Scheduled interviews, meetings, and all forms of external communication on behalf of JONEX Global.
- Email marketing: Sent out over 200 outreach emails daily to help grow business for JONEX Global in the Japanese markets.
- Managed active sales pipelines and maintained spreadsheets to track client conversion rate
- Maintained Project schedules and Gantt charts for ongoing projects
- Created commercial Proposals for prospective clients
- Updated and kept track of all forms of social media for JONEX Global (LinkedIn, Facebook and Kakaotalk )
- Assisted the Strategy Analyst with an extensive Market Research project for a Japanese Med-Tech firm planning to enter German Markets.
- Engaged with multiple stakeholders and Key opinion leaders in the German Healthcare industry to corroborate data
- Conducted Primary Research as a Research Associate
Freelance
Korean Translator
01.2014 - Current
- High-quality Translation and Trans-creation for various Corporate and Government entities (Korean to English/English to Korean)
- Clients ranging from - advertising firms, automobile giants including Hyundai, the Korean Culture Centre Delhi and more
- Handling Social Media pages exclusively in Korean for various clients
- Translation projects for the Korean embassy in Mumbai.
News Sub Editor
NDTV
New Delhi
01.2015 - 05.2017
- Conceptualized, pitched, assigned and monitored stories from origination to publication.
- Supported publication by helping develop layouts and collaborating with production teams.
- Wrote articles for khabar.ndtv.com
- Created and executed of Mobile VAS content for NDTV and client platforms while maintaining the standards of content quality.
- Responsible for text-based research, scripting for IVR and promotional content, video editing and uploading WAP feeds.
Education
Bachelors - MassMedia (Journalism
SIES College of Arts, Science And Commerce
Sion, Mumbai 04.2011 - 2014.04
Post Graduate Diploma - Broadcast Journalism
NDTV Media Institute
New Delhi 05.2014 - 2015.01
Level 4 - Korean Language
Symbiosis Institute of Foreign And Indian Language
Pune 07.2019 - 2020.11
Skills
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Accomplishments
- Content Creation: Strategy and tools
- Agile Requirements Foundations
- Business Analysis Foundations
- Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
- Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Affiliations
- DD Sahyadri
- Free Press Journal
- Hindustan Times
- Quint
- NDTV
Software
Avid iNews
NDTV and Scroll CMS
Zoho
LinkedIn Business
Timeline
Senior Associate Research & Admin
JONEX Global
01.2021 - 01.2023
Level 4 - Korean Language
Symbiosis Institute of Foreign And Indian Language
07.2019 - 2020.11
Writer and Senior News Curator
Scroll.in
01.2017 - Current
News Sub Editor
NDTV
01.2015 - 05.2017
Post Graduate Diploma - Broadcast Journalism
NDTV Media Institute
05.2014 - 2015.01
Freelance
Korean Translator
01.2014 - Current
Bachelors - MassMedia (Journalism
SIES College of Arts, Science And Commerce
04.2011 - 2014.04
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