SKAND VIVEK DHAR

Senior Editor & Digital Product Strategist with an 18-year executive track record (5 years as Editor) in transforming content operations for major Indian media houses. My expertise is in launching and scaling high-yield digital verticals, deploying advanced Cluster Content Strategy, and integrating technologies like AI/ML and Data Analytics to secure market authority and monetization.

P&L & Growth Architect: Successfully launched and scaled the Jagran Business multimedia digital product, achieving 5 million Unique Visitors and 14 million Page Views within three months of launch. Directly contributed to lead generation for revenue and demonstrated deep expertise in digital product incubation.

Editorial Innovation: Pioneer in integrating data-driven strategy into newsroom operations, including the first-time implementation of Cluster Content Strategy in Jagran New Media and leveraging AI/ML for editorial efficiency and performance.

Team Leadership: Managed and mentored large editorial teams, driving consistent journalistic excellence, rigorous editorial standards, and the successful launch of high-impact products and IPs like Jagran Business, Jagran Agri Panchayat and Wealth Bhaskar.

• Chosen as the sole Indian journalist to participate in the prestigious Johns Hopkins Regional Leadership Program in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2024).
• Attended the 2018 World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as an International Media Fellow with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), USA.
• In 2018, I traveled to Paris, France, to complete a professional Data Journalism training program with the public health organization Vital Strategies.

• National Award for Agriculture Reporting, Ministry of Agriculture (2015)
  Youngest recipient in the award's history.
• Fellowship for ECD Reporting, International Center for Journalists (USA)
  Reporting catalyzed the development of India's first national Early Childhood Development care guideline.
• Investigative Reporting Fellowship, Thakur Foundation (USA)
  Investigation exposed critical planning failures in second and third-generation AIIMS hospitals, influencing national policy discourse.

Johns Hopkins Leadership Certificate