Research Assistant and Communication Specialist
Inspire FM 105.1
Total years of experience :5 years, 8 Months
• Handled the task of conducting research, generated quality content for the company website
• Maintained and managed social media page for listeners and liaising with contributors
• Responsible for corporate communication and co-ordinating production meetings
• Handled the task of arranging logistics, making schedules, documentation for pre and post production
• Script and production meetings; co-wrote scripts and editing short films
• Assisted and directed film and production crew; co-wrote, reviewed scripts and hired crew
• Responsible for logistics, monitoring projects and budgets, production schedules and meetings
• Managed Social Media and corporate communication
• Developed programme objectives, work plans specifications and budgets, prepared status reports and financial statements for management and outside agencies.
• Developed, coordinated, promoted and facilitated workshops, meetings, and conferences.
• Coordinated, monitored and supervised junior staff
• Generated ideas on different news stories
• Handled the tasks of designing, production; editing and proof reading of news stories and articles
• General office administration; including data entry, typing-editing, and proof reading of documents.
• Research: current affairs, Internet, archive, press releases, news conferences and meetings
• Working in a busy office: Liaising with actors, soldiers and general public
• Responsible for Public Relations, organising travel arrangements and dealing with other departments and agencies in the country.
Practical and theoretical course covering Emerging Technologies, Designing for the Web, Online Industries and Communities, Research Methodology and Media and Cultural theory. Dissertation: “Tracking the Politics: A Survey of Facebook Users Post Election 2013 Pakistan” Roles held while studying: Elected Course Representative • Proactively contributed to meetings with staff members and faculty to raise the voice of media students. • Maintained and managed social media pages to communicate with members using Facebook as a platform.
Credits transferred to University of Bedfordshire United Kingdom • Active member of Pakistan Student Federation Stockholm and Soder Student Union. • Arranged and coordinated intercultural events in Stockholm University and city.
Practical and theoretical courses covering Development Communication, Journalistic writing, Advertising, Public Relations and TV/Radio Production Project: “Junction 1882” Documentary on Historic Golra Sharif Railway Junction, Islamabad Pakistan • Proactively worked as lecturer assistant and program coordinator
Course work: Practical and theoretical courses covering News Writing, Magazine Journalism and Political Science. Roles held while studying: • Proactively worked as young writer at US youth Magazine The News International, Pakistan