Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteering & Certifications
Timeline
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Mimansa Verma

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Mimansa Verma

Overview

5
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Quartz

Reporter
07.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Wrote stories related to India's macroeconomy, startups, cryptocurrency, Web3, fintech, evolution in banking, and financial markets
  • Collaborated with global reporters to deliver stories relevant for global audience
  • Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement and faster reporting
  • Moderated discussion panel on HODL 2021 organised by Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council

Informist Media (formerly Cogencis Information Services)
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Senior Correspondent
06.2016 - 06.2020

Job overview

  • Covered financial markets, RBI and banking on real-time basis
  • Delivered exclusives, data-driven stories, trends, outlooks, analysis based on market intelligence and policies
  • Conducted interviews of experts from global financial industry
  • Delivered stories to niche readers by simplifying complex information
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams
  • Trained junior colleagues
  • On-ground reporting from press events and conferences

The Times Of India
New Delhi, Delhi

Brand Marketing Intern
09.2014 - 02.2015

Job overview

  • Worked on ideation and execution of newspaper brand campaigns, namely Social Impact Awards, Teach for India and Raahgiri Delhi
  • Collaborated with digital team to devise campaign website and update social media accounts

Education

Indian Institute of Journalism And New Media
Bangalore

Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism
06.2015 - 04.2016

University Overview

  • Awarded Excellence in Broadcast Production in the batch of 2015-16
  • Coursework in Social and Religious issues, Art and Culture, Critical Thinking and Magazine writing
  • Specialized in International reporting
  • Dissertation: A 13-minute documentary film on Lambani community, Faded and Scorned (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYCP7y7T2HI)

Kirori Mal College, University Of Delhi
New Delhi

B.Com (Hons)
05.2011 - 06.2014

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

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Volunteering & Certifications

  • Took reporting/writing workshop at Leaders For Tomorrow - a Delhi-based leadership initiative aimed at youth volunteerism and skill development - to impart basic understanding of news writing
  • Engaged with publishers at Jaipur Literature Festival 2020, for feedback on my poetry submissions for iwrite Creative Mentorship Programme by Jaipur Bookmark
  • Currently pursuing British Council's course on Creative Writing

Timeline

Reporter

Quartz
07.2021 - Current

Senior Correspondent

Informist Media (formerly Cogencis Information Services)
06.2016 - 06.2020

Indian Institute of Journalism And New Media

Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism
06.2015 - 04.2016

Brand Marketing Intern

The Times Of India
09.2014 - 02.2015

Kirori Mal College, University Of Delhi

B.Com (Hons)
05.2011 - 06.2014

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