Jan 2010 – Jun 2015 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

•  My work primarily revolved around content management for the corporate intranet of Infosys, Sparsh, apart from working with internal stakeholders, especially Internal Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketing, to service various internal-facing communication needs of the organization. My five-year experience in corporate communications has enabled me to traverse various roles, including communication campaign management for various organization-wide initiatives, content strategy for portal management, content consulting and design for organization reports such as the Annual Report, Sustainability Report and Business Responsibility Report, data and content integrity checks for financial data reports, and brand management and communication for internal clients and organization initiatives.
•  Working initially in the HTML format for our web pages on the intranet, we soon migrated to the Microsoft SharePoint platform. I have worked on the migration of several portals to the SharePoint platform.
•  I contributed certain innovations to the intranet, including creating workable folder structures, developing templates, and coordinating with our resident Web developers to create workaround solutions aimed at enhancing productivity within our team.
•  I was recently enrolled as one of the key members of the Branding and Communications team of the Bangalore office at Infosys.
•  I have also written video scripts, and have contributed to several voiceover recordings for the corporate TV team at Infosys.
•  Awards received:
• 1. ‘Special Recognition’ for contribution towards SPARK, a key educational program at the organization (2011)
• 2. ‘Spot Award’ for my contribution towards the ‘Infosys Flora & Fauna’ coffee table book project (2012)

Jul 2007 – Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

•  I produced and maintained the news channel of AOL India. This involved selection of news stories that come in from the feed provider, editing them according to language and style guidelines, selecting or organizing appropriate images or graphics, and publishing news stories on the Web. I would also organise the production of relevant photo galleries on the news channel, which would involve coming up with captivating themes, selecting images, and writing original captions where necessary. While I would work in close collaboration with the assigned photo editor, I also possessed Photoshop skills to develop various theme-based photo galleries completely on my own. Some of these photo galleries were highly instrumental in increasing traffic towards the portal.
•  I worked with various online tools and coordinated with Web developers to ensure the smooth flow of processes and test the efficacy of new installations. I also worked with Web designers to come up with new HTML modules on the site, and dabbled in a bit of HTML code on my own as well.
•  I contributed several blog posts for AOL India.
•  I wrote several blogs for AOL’s lifestyle channel for men – ‘Asylum’. I was instrumental in the launch of the channel, and contributed articles daily until it was able to stand on its own feet.
•  Awards received at AOL India:
• 1. ‘Going Extra Mile’ award (November 2009)
• 2. ‘Star Performer’ award (December 2008)
• 3. ‘Seven-Day Wonder’ award (December 2007)
•  My software skills included:
• 1. Working with the in-house CMS
• 2. Microsoft Office
• 3. Photoshop

Nov 2006 – Jul 2007 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

•  I worked on the Bangalore news desk, which is the centre for Karnataka. Edited stories that came in from staff correspondents and reporters from all districts. I also designed and made at least one page every day, and very often even two or three. I have worked on the front page every now and then as well. The daily routine was extremely high-pressure and functioned according to strict deadlines. Mistakes were not tolerated, and accuracy of the highest order was always demanded.

Nov 2003 – Nov 2006 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

•  I worked on the general news desk of Deccan Herald, editing news stories, both national and foreign, and as well as designing news pages. I have worked several many high-pressure situations, designing two or even three pages at a time.
•  Worked for more than a year on the editorial and op-ed pages of Deccan Herald, in various capacities – editing articles and opinion pieces, writing articles, designing pages, and conceptualising graphics for lead articles.
•  Worked on the foreign page of Deccan Herald on a number of occasions, right from selection of stories and pictures to management of page design.
•  Wrote a number of feature articles on various topics, right from music, which is my supreme passion, to people profiles, middle articles, and even food and book reviews.

Aug 2003 – Nov 2003 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Worked on the regular city beat. Did regular reporting assignments on a daily basis. I also wrote many news features and human-interest stories.