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Vaibhav Choudhary

Digital Media Expert/Social Media Strategist
Dehradun,Uttarakhand

Summary

Digital Media Expert with 16+ years of broad organisational experience.

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Conceptualize and Strategize innovative solutions and overall communication for Government organisation, launch new digital products & websites, proficiency in using data and analytics resources to inform decision making, good knowledge of content management systems as well as social media platforms and business alliances and partnerships.

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Government Organization: DIPR Uttarakhand Government, CM Uttarakhand

Agencies: Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd, Invicta Media Private Limited, Trade India (Infocomm Networks)

News/Media: Times of India, Frocca ( Bhasha Digital), Mid-day, Lokshabha TV

Own Ventures: VAN Digital Media, SKJ Bollywood News & Bollywood Scoops

Overview

10
10
Certifications
5
5
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Media Strategist/Project Lead

CM Uttarakhand & DIPR (Govt. Of Uttarakhand)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
07.2020 - Current

Job responsibilities:

  • Leading team of 8 Social Media Strategist, 4 Graphic Designer, 3 Video Editors & 11 Content Writers
  • Managing, creating and publishing original, high quality content on social platforms of Honorable CM of Uttarakhand along with DIPR ( Uttarakhand Govt.)
  • Oversees the complete communication and social media content strategy for Uttarakhand Govt.
  • Cover all major events of CM’s and Govt and streaming them Live of Social media Platforms of CM of Uttarakhand along with DIPR
  • Planning, Strategizing and executing Digital Campaigns
  • Proactively keeps abreast of assigned marketing and media plans, and provides technological solutions including rich media, site optimization, promotional ideas, mobile, social networks, viral, etc.
  • Manages research studies that yield rich insights into Voters online behavior and key motivational/attitudinal behavior

Group DGM-Strategy & Digital Media

Shemaroo Entertainment Limited
New Delhi, Delhi
08.2018 - 05.2020

Job responsibilities

Social Media Management/Strategy/Project Lead (Government Division)

A) Strategic planner

  • Oversees brand communication and social media content strategy for Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi Tourism, UP Rera, UP Tourism, Ghaziabad
  • Development Authority, IHMCL-FASTag and other Government accounts.
    Leading the overall digital marketing strategy including Paid, Search, Display, Affiliate, Email, Facebook ads, Push Notifications and SEO
  • Driving client pitches to acquire new business through tender participation (Govt. Alliances)
  • Lead client relationship as digital media strategist, enhancing and integrating online, mobile, video and social initiatives
  • Developing and executing Facebook, Twitter and Instagram campaign strategies. Identified strategic and tactical opportunities that best fit the goals and KPIs of the campaign.
  • Developing & implementing brand communication strategy along with capturing insights on market trends, competitive landscape and consumer needs
  • Developing walled garden products for Govt. authorities, both at central & state level
  • Optimized Media Selection and Budgets

B) Account Planning & Management

  • Process creation, vendors’ on-boarding & management
  • Identifying upselling opportunities while servicing existing clients
    Managing internal teams & timely escalation to senior stakeholders
    Managing client’s requirement related to digital & creative mandate
  • Responsible for streamlining client communication process with the agency
  • Collaborated with other internal and external teams in a cross-functional capacity to ensure alignment of campaign objectives and expectations.
  • Analyzed campaign results to determine optimizations and recommendations for future campaigns.
  • Evaluated media partners using 3rd party tools to determine relevancy to target consumer profile.

C) Sales enablement


• Developing sales pitches & providing strategic inputs to the frontline sales team in identifying & analyzing new growth opportunities
• Enhance business through respective govt. ministries/departments, DAVP, NFDC by proposing customized media solutions
• Handle international/ national tender preparation and bid process management

D) Partnership & Alliances
• Driving large scale group level strategic media partnerships with various ministries, state & central govt

• Identifying content integration opportunities via strategic B2B alliances for ShemarooMe

Shemaroo Entertainment product offerings in Middle East with focus on UAE and Dubai Market
• Conceptualizing brand communication, digital campaigns, content strategy.
• Strategic alliances & partnerships.
• Driving end-to-end process involved in new client pitches.
• Business planning & reporting
• Key account planning & management
• Exploring new business opportunities
• Consortium Partner identification & engagement
• Sales planning & enablement
• Market and trends analysis

Digital Marketing Head

Invicta Media Private Limited
New Delhi, Delhi
04.2017 - 08.2018

Social Media Management/Strategy/Project Lead

· Handling Social Media Campaigns for various Govt. Departments and Ministries i.e. Delhi Police, Ayush Ministry, Delhi Tourism, Income Tax, KVIC, IGL, ITPO etc

· Optimization of all campaigns across Adwords, Bing, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Insta, Youtube & Others

· Lead the development of presentations, proposals and ensure that they are compliant as per the tender requirements, meets deadlines, and adheres to quality standards

· Live Streaming and Video production for some major Government Projects

· Drive traffic, engagement, retention and positive readers behaviour

· Develop and execute Facebook strategies for traffic generation

· Oversees communication strategy of Fresh business, forms and direct advertising strategies, implement ad campaigns, supervises advertising-related departments.

· Developed PR, publicity content resulting in annual media impressions

Content Strategy/ Editorial/ Social Media

The development of a functional content calendar for Rakshaknews.com (Defence Portal)

Director

Frocca Ltd
New Delhi, Delhi
05.2016 - 04.2017

Job responsibilities

  • Traffic Generation via Social Media for their Bollywood Portal ( Arrechintu.com)
  • Develop and execute Facebook strategies for traffic generation
  • Develop Social Media strategies for other platforms
  • Grow, supervise and lead the social media team to execute above strategies
  • Drawing on content strategy, UX, marketing, amplification
  • Heading team of content writers
  • Content creation, management

Senior News Editor

Times of India (Bennett,Coleman & Co. Ltd)
New Delhi, Delhi
07.2006 - 09.2015

Job responsibilities

  • Incharge of www.timesofindia.com (Entertainment Section) ,Photogallery Section (All India), Beauty Pageants and TSS (Times Syndication Service) Feeds and Gaana Social media team
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to launch Gaana, Regional Cinema, TV. Quickstir, Photogallery - 10x growth in audience, usage
  • Product Definition, Collaboration Communication
  • Content strategy, content creation, UX
  • Content management for sponsored products
  • Managing Photogallery themes generating >10 M hits in a single day via organic search
  • Prolific user of Content Management Systems
  • Cross functional team lead – primarily focused on the management of the Group’s portal and several channels within it
  • Delivery and management of several websites, digital channels
  • Conceptualised and implemented archiving, syndication and marketing of a digital image service that generated new revenue stream
  • Built solid working relationships with all levels of clients – internal and external
  • Hired, trained, managed 11 Content Creators and Graphic/Video Editors

Acheivements

  • Develop content strategies and helped Entertainment section to establish as a producton web, which increased the UVs and PVs to three times in couple of years.
  • Establish Photogallery as a visible product on web
  • Revamp designs of sections to increase the visibility and overall growth

Researcher and Media Analysist

LSTV (Lokshabha Channel)
New Delhi, Delhi
01.2004 - 07.2006

Job responsibilities

  • Full fledge research material for different programmes such as Public Forum, Sansad Si Sadak Taak, House at work, Policy Priorities, Agenda, Hearth of the Matter, etc.
  • Preparing questionnaire for Anchors
  • Questionnaire and Talking points for different Interviews
  • Daily events (From various Newspaper and Media Channels)

Education

Master - MJMC (Masters in Journalism And Mass Communication

IMS
Noida
04.2003 - 03.2005

Bachelor of Science - PCM

Rohilkhand University
Bijnor
03.2000 - 04.2002

No Degree - Science

Intermediate
Bijnor
04.1998 - 04.1999

High school from I.C.S.E. Board in - undefined

Skills

Brand Communicationundefined

Accomplishments

  • Government Organization: DIPR Uttarakhand Government, CM Uttarakhand Agencies: Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd, Invicta Media Private Limited, Trade India (Infocomm Networks) News/Media: Times of India, Frocca ( Bhasha Digital), Mid-day, Lokshabha TV Own Ventures: VAN Digital Media, SKJ Bollywood News & Bollywood Scoops.

Certification

Google Analytics Certification (Google certified professional certificate)

Own Ventures

VAN Digital Media Pvt. Ltd Designation: CEO & Founder

Period: October-2015 till 16 June-2016

1. Social Media Management for Bollywood Celebs and Movies

2. Social Media Optimization services

3. Started couple of well-known Bollywood Websites i.e skjbollywoodnews.com, bollywoodscoops.in etc

Timeline

Social Media Strategist/Project Lead

CM Uttarakhand & DIPR (Govt. Of Uttarakhand)
07.2020 - Current

Group DGM-Strategy & Digital Media

Shemaroo Entertainment Limited
08.2018 - 05.2020

Digital Marketing Head

Invicta Media Private Limited
04.2017 - 08.2018

Director

Frocca Ltd
05.2016 - 04.2017

Senior News Editor

Times of India (Bennett,Coleman & Co. Ltd)
07.2006 - 09.2015

Researcher and Media Analysist

LSTV (Lokshabha Channel)
01.2004 - 07.2006

Master - MJMC (Masters in Journalism And Mass Communication

IMS
04.2003 - 03.2005

Bachelor of Science - PCM

Rohilkhand University
03.2000 - 04.2002

No Degree - Science

Intermediate
04.1998 - 04.1999
Course Duration: March 2018-September 2018
Data Analytics Certification Course ( Digital Vidya )
Course Duration: March 2017- September 2017
Certified Digital Marketing Master (CDMM) (Digital Vidya)
Course Duration: Dec 2016- March 2017
Certification Program in Digital Marketing (Digital Vidya)
Certification Date: Apr 2018 – April 2019
Google Adwords Certification-Fundamentals and Search Advertising (Google certified professional certificate)
Certification Date: Apr 2018 – Oct 2019
Google Analytics Certification (Google certified professional certificate)

High school from I.C.S.E. Board in - undefined

Vaibhav ChoudharyDigital Media Expert/Social Media Strategist