Tarun Tiwari
Principal Correspondent
Indore,Madhya Pradesh
Summary
A data-driven journalist with 12 years of experience in creating and managing content 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
4
4
Certification
Work History
Principal Correspondent
Free Press Journal
2022.04 - Current
- Leading team of 20 journalist including web desk editors and mentoring reporters to hone their skills while leading 10 campaigns.
- Staying 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
2016.04 - 2022.03
- Created 4500+ comprehensive, analytical, & graphic enriched content while maintaining attention to detail.
- Contributed to special projects with 15 investigative series including 6 sting operations fostering Free Press as leading English news daily in MP.
- Adapted quickly to Covid by creating, evaluating, ideating, marketing, and providing 4500+ timely updates for print and web.
- 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
2012.04 - 2016.03
- 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.
- SEO optimization for search engine ranking leading to 25% increase in website traffic.
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
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Suit
- Adobe Suit
- Google Suit
- Infographics
- Wordpress
- Hubspot
- Trello
- Jira
- CMS
- SEO
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
- Digital Journalism, Reuters powered by Meta - March 2024
- Build A Digital Persona to Reach Your Audience Online by Oregon State University- March 2024
- Why Using the Right Content on Any Platform Wins Every Time by Oregon State University- March 2024
- English Journalism, IIM Indore - 2017
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Principal Correspondent
Free Press Journal
2022.04 - Current
Senior Reporter
Free Press Journal
2016.04 - 2022.03
Reporter
Free Press Journal
2012.04 - 2016.03
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
- Digital Journalism, Reuters powered by Meta - March 2024
- Build A Digital Persona to Reach Your Audience Online by Oregon State University- March 2024
- Why Using the Right Content on Any Platform Wins Every Time by Oregon State University- March 2024
- English Journalism, IIM Indore - 2017
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