Experience

I offer a combination of research, writing, proofreading and communication experience. I have in-depth knowledge of the media and communication industry and can do research and write on any subject. I worked with several big travel and hospitality magazines in India – Express Travel and Tourism (now Express Travel World), Express Hotelier and Caterer (now Express Hospitality) fe Business Traveller, Travel Biz Monitor, Hospitality Biz and Travel Trends Today. I have experience in writing features, reports and analytical stories on travel, tourism and hospitality industries. I have interviewed businessmen and top professionals in the tourism industry. I have written feature articles on destinations such as India, Ireland, Thailand and Egypt.  I worked for a travel startup called Mygola Technologies, where I helped travelers create their travel plans. Furthermore, I managed the recruitment and training of freelance content writers for the company.

Here is a quick summary of my work experience so far:

Freelance Content Writer - Budding Hotelier, Peacock Hospitality Group, Bangalore, India

I am currently writing and editing content for Budding Hotelier, a newsletter of the Peacock Hospitality Group.

Content Associate; Recruitment Consultant, Mygola Technologies – Bangalore, India

I joined this start up in September 2010 as a Content Associate. My key responsibility was to do research and create detailed travel plans for the customers. I planned weekend trips, long and short vacations and road trips covering destinations such as India, Europe, France, Australia and others. I did that for about six months. Post that I took on the role of recruitment consultant as the company needed someone to take up the role. I managed the recruitment and training of the company’s freelance guide community and part of the in-house content team. I was responsible for posting ads, managing online tests, finding prospective candidates and conducting interviews, on boarding, payments, community building and data analysis.

Freelance Content Writer, Cross Section Publications; Holiday IQ

I took a break post my delivery, during which time I started doing freelance content writing assignments. I wrote and edited content for Holiday IQ, an online travel portal. I wrote destination reviews on several places in and around Karnataka. For example: Coorg, Mysore, Hampi. I wrote content for Cross Section Publications, a publishing house headquartered in New Delhi. I wrote articles for their annual travel directory, which is a comprehensive guide on 26 cities across India.

Assistant Editor, Cross Section Publications – Bangalore, India

I was effectively contributing to three key publications - Travel Trends Today (T3), Go Now and FHRAI Magazine. I wrote analytical articles on hospitality, travel and tourism sectors for T3, hotel reviews and articles on travel trends for Go Now. I wrote news stories for FHRAI Magazine, which is the magazine of the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India. I created a complete supplement on the Indian state of Karnataka.

Senior Reporter, Saffron Synergies Pvt Ltd – Bangalore, India

I headed the editorial in South India for two of their key publications – TravelBiz Monitor and Hospitality Biz, B2B publications dedicated to the tourism and hospitality industries respectively. I wrote articles on aviation, tourism, hospitality, food and beverage, new hotel projects, infrastructure, airports, trends in these sectors and travelogues. I did interviews with top people in the tourism and hospitality sectors on various key subjects.

Sub-editor, The Hindu – Bangalore, India

My key responsibility was to edit stories that reporters send to the bureau and design the sections that were assigned to me. I learnt most of my language and editing skills during this time.

Chennai Correspondent, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Limited – Chennai, India

I was effectively writing content for brands such as Express Hotelier and Caterer (now Express Hospitality), Express Travel and Tourism (now Express Travel World) and fe Business Traveller. I wrote articles on a number of topics ranging from medical tourism to corporate gifting to cuisines to cooking techniques. I wrote articles on destinations, did hotel and food reviews.

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