Editor
Weekly
Total years of experience :12 years, 10 Months
Editor Weekly "Leader", Canada (Toronto-based 16 pages community newspaper) August 2008 - October 2012
Responsibilities include: • Monitoring and managing the compilation, editing, page making and finalization of the newspaper.
• Supervise different functional areas such as sales, editorial, marketing, design and operations
• Represent the paper and business offerings to media agencies and clients and selling advertising spaces
• Planning and executing new launches, special editions, media partnerships etc.
Senior Sub Editor The Nation (Leading English daily newspaper of Pakistan) April 2004 - July 2008
Responsibilities include: * Create headlines, subheads and photo captions for local, national and international news.
* Edited stories on current events and finalized layouts within deadline set for final prints.
* Assigned news assignments to reporters to go out on field and look for interesting news happening around the city.
* Evaluated all stories from reporters and edited them before being printed on the newspaper.
* Coordinated with the design department regarding production of daily layouts of the newspaper.
Sub Editor Pakistan Times (A frontline English daily of Pakistan) January 2000 - March 2004
Responsibilities include: • Edit, create headlines, subheads and photo captions.
• Assisted the editor in compiling the articles sent by reporters before being sent for final printing approval.
• Coordinated with the printing press for final layout proofing.
• Coordinated with the writers and reporters to ensure receipt of articles before deadline.
• Ensured that all articles assigned to reporters are thoroughly scanned before printing.
Studied LLB in Punjab University, Lahore OTHER Fluent in English, working knowledge of Arabic, an experienced user of MS Office & Windows 7 Translated Works (English into Urdu): 'Exorcist, an American Novel ', 'Book of Jasher, an old Biblical book' and 'Life of Muhammad' Currently employed at Sayyar Trading as a Showroom Manager