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KARNIKA BAHUGUNA

KARNIKA BAHUGUNA

Associate Director - (India and the Philippines)
New Delhi
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Summary

A solution-oriented professional with experience in leadership communication and cross-functional teamwork. Collaborative leader dedicated to partnering with coworkers to promote an engaged, empowering work culture—documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Accomplishments

Built a high-performing team of communication professionals in the Philippines within six months.

Streamlined internal communication and employee engagement processes, resulting in 75+ NPS.

Established media relations in India and the Philippines, resulting in steady and organic coverage.

Promoted to lead communications in the Philippines and India within over two years.

Successfully collaborated with significant stakeholders to earn the Great Place to Work Certification for my employer on the first attempt

Work History

Associate Director - Communication

Dyninno India
06.2021 - Current
  • Hired and onboarded a diverse team of communication professionals in the Philippines and India
  • Established media relations in India and the Philippines, resulting in continuous news coverage
  • Ideated and executed market-wide employee engagement events in Manila, Cebu, and Gurugram
  • Global stakeholder engagement and communication
  • Management of external agencies and internal teams to ensure seamless project execution
  • Successfully planned and executed corporate business-wide events
  • Introduced internal communication projects and collaterals.

Manager - Marketing and Communications

Pratham Education Foundation
11.2019 - 05.2021
  • Trained staff from 15 states in communication and documentation skills
  • End-to-end ideation, conceptualization and implementation of social impact campaigns
  • Large-scale knowledge management and program communication
  • Ideated, planned, and executed employee engagement activities with over 1000+ employees
  • Continuous cross-functional and cross geography team coordination
  • Establishing and strengthening digital branding
  • Anchored crisis communication and fund-raising content and campaigns.

Senior Manager - Edelman India

05.2017 - 10.2019
  • Worked with diverse clientele spanning think tanks, impact sector organizations, and corporates
  • Extensive research and creation of sustainability-focused content
  • Newsletters, advocacy material, in-depth reports, articles, opinion pieces and blog posts for clients spanning the government, PSUs, corporates, think tanks and NGOs
  • Real-time Event Support – Worked on international events including the ReInvest, PMNCH, World Sustainability Development Summit among others.

Correspondent - Down to Earth Magazine

09.2015 - 05.2017
  • Chosen for National Media Fellowship by Reach-Lilly to report on public health
  • Interviewed national and international news makers such as Chief Ministers and senior bureaucrats of states, Head of national and international organisations.

Correspondent - Economic Times Energy Portal

  • Broke the story on foreign hedge fund TCI exiting investment in Coal India
  • The story was followed up by all major national and international media
  • Interviewed Chief Economist of International Energy Agency, Global CEO of American firm FirstSolar.

Senior Correspondent - NewsWire18

05.2011 - 09.2014
  • NewsWire18 was India's first real-time financial news agency and data platform
  • I covered markets, corporate and policy.

Education

Online Certificate in Psychological First Aid -

John Hopkins University

Development Communication Design for Social Impact & CSR Partnership - undefined

MICA

Graduate Certificate in Public Policy - undefined

Takshashila Institute

Post Graduate Diploma (Journalism) - undefined

Indian Institute of Mass Communication

BA (Honours) Mass Media - undefined

Jamia Millia Islamia

Skills

Internal Communication

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Fellowships

  • National Media Fellow (2017), The REACH-Lilly Fellowship on public health
  • Pratiti Fellowship on Gender Equality (2015)

Work Availability

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Timeline

Associate Director - Communication - Dyninno India
06.2021 - Current
Manager - Marketing and Communications - Pratham Education Foundation
11.2019 - 05.2021
Senior Manager - Edelman India -
05.2017 - 10.2019
Correspondent - Down to Earth Magazine -
09.2015 - 05.2017
Senior Correspondent - NewsWire18 -
05.2011 - 09.2014
Correspondent - Economic Times Energy Portal -
John Hopkins University - Online Certificate in Psychological First Aid,
MICA - Development Communication Design for Social Impact & CSR Partnership,
Takshashila Institute - Graduate Certificate in Public Policy,
Indian Institute of Mass Communication - Post Graduate Diploma (Journalism),
Jamia Millia Islamia - BA (Honours) Mass Media,

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