Tarun Tiwari
Indore, MP
Summary
A data-driven journalist with a 12 years of experience and in hand extensive knowledge of creating and content strategically that informs, captivates, and persuades audience along with content optimization that enables ideation and aligns with public interest.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Correspondent
Free Press Journal
04.2022 - Current
- Leading team of 20 journalist including web desk editors. Mentored reporters helping them hone their skills and lead 10 campaigns.
- Stayed vigilant on industry trends and researched content leading to 40% increase in readership.
- Applied best practices by attending 2000+ conferences, workshops, and other professional development opportunities during G-20 summit, Overseas Indian Diaspora Convention, & Marketing-Management related conferences.
- Utilized data analysis tools to identify trends and patterns in local events, generating unique angles for content. Collaborated with editors to develop compelling content that resonated with readers.
- Enhanced news coverage by conducting about 50 in-depth data researched content while producing 100 exclusives year.
Senior Reporter
Free Press Journal
04.2016 - 03.2022
- Created 2500+ comprehensive, analytical, & graphic enriched content while maintaining a high level of organization and attention to detail.
- Contributed to special projects with 15 investigative series including 6 sting operations fostering Free Press as leading english news daily in thestate.
- Adapted quickly to Covid situations, creating, evaluating, ideating, marketing, and providing 4500+ timely updates for print and web portals.
- Managed over 10 campaigns simultaneously including those against quacks, poor health facilities, exposing the ground reality on some unheard diseases like ‘Whatsappitis’, Text neck syndrome, burn out syndrome, & white coat hypertension.
Reporter
Free Press Journal
04.2012 - 03.2016
- Adapted writing style for various formats while writing and editing 5600+ news stories, features, & articles for print, web portals, websites, & social media.
- Enhanced storytelling capabilities by uniquely utilizing data visualization tools to create infographics earning rewards from multiple social organisations.
- Utilized SEO principles to optimize content for search engine rankings which enhanced 25% of audience engagement to the content.
- Articulated comprehensive content which resulted in attracting multiple companies and agencies to collaborate with the group.
Education
Ph.D. - Digital Marketing Communication
Institute of Management Studies, DAVV
Indore, India06.2025
MBA - Media Management
EMRC, DAVV
Indore, India06.2012
Bachelor of Journalism And Mass Communication - Journalism And Mass Comunication
SJMC, DAVV
Indore, India06.2010
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Application
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management
Indore, India06.2009
Skills
- Breaking News Coverage
- Press Release Writing
- Investigative reporting
- Media Relations
- Editorial judgment
- Content Management Systems
- Strategic Planning
- Public and Media Relations
- Data Analytics and visualization
- Target Audience Analysis
- Content Writing and editing
- Content Marketing
Certification
- Google Data Analytics, Google - Ongoing
- Digital Journalism, Reuters powered by Meta - March 2024
- English Journalism, IIM Indore - 2017
Technical Skills
Microsoft Suit, Adobe Suit, WordPress, Hubspot, Trello, Infographics, Jira, CMS, SEO, Google Suit
Awards
- Indore Press Club for running social campaigns
- State Press Club for content on Covid 19 and data driven stories
- TB Relief Society for highlighting various data driven reports on TB
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Principal Correspondent
Free Press Journal
04.2022 - Current
Senior Reporter
Free Press Journal
04.2016 - 03.2022
Reporter
Free Press Journal
04.2012 - 03.2016
Ph.D. - Digital Marketing Communication
Institute of Management Studies, DAVV
MBA - Media Management
EMRC, DAVV
Bachelor of Journalism And Mass Communication - Journalism And Mass Comunication
SJMC, DAVV
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Application
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management
- Google Data Analytics, Google - Ongoing
- Digital Journalism, Reuters powered by Meta - March 2024
- English Journalism, IIM Indore - 2017
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