Financial Analyst turned Public Relations Professional, my journey to my current role is a perfect example of ikigai. I started off as a financial analyst only to realise that my real calling was Marketing and Communications. An MBA graduate, I interned with SoCheers - a marketing agency as a Corporate Communications Intern and later on bagged the job offer from ICICI Bank and joined the company as a Deputy Manager - Corporate Communications.
Public Relations (PR)
- Drafting press releases for the organisation’s media announcements and collaborating with the agency partner for dissemination to appropriate media
- Attending press conferences and engaging with journalists to build strong and authentic media relations
- Tracking the news, analysing the coverage for factual accuracies and sharing the consolidated report with senior management
- Monitoring online new stories for negative mentions and taking immediate action to avoid crisis thereby managing the brand reputation
- Handling media queries and framing responses in consultation with business heads and complying with the organisation’s corporate communication guidelines
Social Media – Twitter Management
- Writing copies for twitter post, liaising with the agency partner for creatives, and ensuring the uploads are done in an efficient and timely manner
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Report
- Sourcing information on ESG from Infrastructure Management team, Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) team and Secretarial team
- Reading and critically evaluating the projects undertaken and briefing the agency partner to create written content keeping the brand’s tone of voice in check
- Analysing and editing the content received from the agency for factual accuracies and uniformity
- Brainstorming and ideating on the overall theme and design of the report with the agency partner
- Publishing the report on the website and sharing it with all the stakeholders
• Reached out to several influencers on Instagram for promotion of products from categories like beauty, fashion, fitness, etc.
• Assisted the team in onboarding new influencers for campaigns. Negotiated the commercials with the influencers basis the financial budget provided by the company.
• Handled more than 20 influencers for 6 campaigns. Keeping the client’s requirement in mind, helped them post content on Instagram adhering to the ASCI’s guidelines.
• Assisted the team in placing product orders for the influencers and processing payments
· Helping the team in creating engaging content in the form of press releases, authored articles, media profiles in a stipulated time frame
· Reaching out to Journalists for PR opportunities and helping the team in compiling and updating the media list
· Tracking competitor news and performing competitor benchmarking to identify the hits and misses
· Identifying relevant awards and assisting the internal teams in applying for the same within the deadlines
· Liaising and coordinating with the external stakeholders for queries on awards and ensuring the teams submit the entries without any errors
· Facilitating internal communication in coordination with HR team for employee engagement
Social Responsibility Project
Verbal and Written Communication
- Received the ‘Spot Award’ for demonstrating excellence performance at work – eClerx Services Ltd (April 2017)
- Secured ‘A’ Grade in the Certificate Course in Professional Proficiency in English conducted by Department of English, University of Mumbai (December 2014 to April 2015)
I love to read, write, cook, dance and work out at the gym.