Arka Roy Chowdhury

Bandra (West), Mumbai 400050

8377042198

arkarc19@gmail.com

Experience –

April, 2022 – present – IMPACT Magazine (exchange4media group)

Senior Copy Editor
-Planning weekly edition of the magazine
-Editing copies are written by in-house reporters
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Coordinating with designers for page design of the magazine, deciding on the cover imag
e, and graphics for editions
-Collaborating across teams – sales, marketing, and other in-house editorial teams
-Collaborating with PR agencies, and advertising companies, as required
for particularstories/editions
-Proofreading weekly magazine before publication
-Writing the preface for every edition of IMPACT, and certain columns, and article
as and when required
-Planning, organizing events, and coordinating with external
& internal stakeholders
-Writing/editing as and when required for special editions
-Overseeing the entire operation of the magazine as a second-in-
command, reportingto the Associate Editor

2016 - 2022 - Times of India

Senior Digital Content Producer
- Edited copies by an in-house team of writers/editors, and freelance contributors
- Wrote audience-driven, research, and insight-based news and feature stories
for the TimesTravel website
- Collaborated across teams – lifestyle, SEO, marketing –
to plan content in accordance with in-house rolling events calendar
Managed Facebook, and Instagram channels for Times Travel. I managed the
Instagram account for the brand
- Conducted interviews/discussions on Instagram Live
- Made creatives for social media
- Coordinated with external stakeholders, such as government tourism bodies
(both National and international), travel agencies, and PR agencies.
I have managed campaigns with external stakeholders, such as one with
Visit USA, which was a month-
long project. The campaign ended on time, with all deliverables as per planned.
 Also,
I led the editorial requirements for the Times of India Travel campaign with Hyundai.
- Created short videos for social media as and when necessary

2014 - 2016 -
Gill India Communicati
onsSub-Editor
- Wrote well-researched travel and lifestyle stories for Gill India Publications’ B2B
monthlymagazines called Today’s Traveller, Lifestyle and Living
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Worked with clients (airlines, hotels, state tourism boards) to produce coffee table
books, content for travel campaigns
- Supported organizing of annual Today’s Traveller Awards, MTM+LLTM exhibitions
- Conducted interviews of industry experts for the magazines
- Worked with in-house designers to plan and design pages for print using InDesign
- Oversaw the printing process

2012 - 2014 -
Jagran New Me
diaWriter
- Wrote SEO-
driven content on a range of topics related to health and lifestyle
for Onlymyhealth.com, with focus on relationships, fitness, and medical con
dition
& Worked closely with the SEO and Social media team to curate content for
the website aswell as social media channels
- Supported content lead with conceptualizing content around international events
Conducted interviews with experts in medicine, beauty, fitness, and lifestyle to pr
oduce avariety of digital products, including videos, feature stories, news stories

2011 - NDTV Goodtimes

Internship (3 months) as Production Assistant
- Wrote scripts for shows aired on the channel
- Directed and monitored the shooting of shows keeping in line with show requisites
- Supported producer with show creation
- Worked closely with editors during post-production
- Worked on production sets for shows including ‘One Life to Love’.

2012 - History TV 18
Internship as Production Assistant
- Planned and carefully selected shows to be aired
- Supported with transcription of shows
- R&D for shows
- Assisted in-house editor with post-production in such a fashion that it was audience-
friendly for India

2012 - Newslaundry
Internship
 - Wrote articles on a range of topics from politics to entertainment
- Assisted in-house editor with post-production
- R&D for interviews including framing questions for print and TV

Education -

2009 - 2012 - Punjab Technical University

BSc in Mass Comm, Advertisement & Journalism
Completed the degree with first division marks, 70 percentile overall.
During the course of my education, I also completed an
internship with NDTV Goodtimes television channel as a production assistant; at History
Network 18 as a Production Assistant;and at Newslaundry.
My short lm was screened at a film festival in Jaipur

2002 - 2009 - St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling

Humanities, ISC boards
Completed my education with 64 percentile marks in class XII
I was the school Vice-Captain, and Debating Society Secretary during my final
year Also, earned First Concert Certificate from Trinity College London for western cla
ssical Vocal.

Other - Computer Skills

-Microsoft Word
-Microsoft Excel
-Microsoft PowerPoint
-Working knowledge of video/photo editing apps

Language
- Fluent in English, and Bengali, in all three aspects - reading, writing, and speaking
- Fluent Hindi speaker
- Can speak in Nepali

Interests
-Writing poetry, short stories
- Fashion
-World Cinema
-Music
-Reading