Resume
Shuchi Kalra
Ph: +91- 860-1727-140
E-mail: shuch.singh@gmail.com
Website: www.shuchikalra.com
WRITER AND EDITOR PROFILE
OBJECTIVES:
§ Taking up creative challenges in diverse forms and settings.
§ Working on projects/assignments that offer opportunity for professional growth and room for creativity.
CAREER PROFILE
Freelance writing and editing professional with publishing success internationally in online and print media. Diverse experience in online content creation and SEO.
Core Competencies:
§ Excellent written and spoken English: accent, grammar, composition and language.
§ Writing for print and web.
§ Research and data assimilation.
§ Copyediting and Proofreading.
§ Creative expression and ideation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full-time appointments
Founder – Director at Pixie Dust Writing Studio
March 2010 - Present
Admission Editor at The Princeton Review
August 2010 – May 2011
Staff Optometrist at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute
August 2005 – August 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Part-time, freelance and contractual assignments
Head, Corporate Communications, MEDIANGELS
November 2010 - Present
Feature Writer at Femina.in
at AROMANDINA
April 2009 – Present (1 year 5 months)
at Conant Institute
April 2009 – June 2010 (1 year 5 months)
Expert Writer (Health, Nutrition, Natural Healing and Photography Channels) at Bright Hubs
November 2008 – September 2010 (1 year 10 months)
SEO Writer at Intact Info
August 2009 – February 2010 (7 months)
Contributing/Feature Writer at Parent and Child Magazine
March 2008 – July 2010 (2 years 6 months)
Contributing Writer at Dogs & Pups Magazine
January 2008 – January 2010 (2 years 1 month)
Content Writer at Search Influence
August 2009 – December 2009 (5 months)
Creative Content Writer at Axiom Education
May 2009 – July 2009 (3 months)
Creating curriculum relevant content for ‘edutainment’
Editor, Proofreader and Copywriter at Pothi.com
November 2008 – July 2009 (9 months)
Feature Writer at Midcareers.com
July 2008 – July 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Blogger, Editor and Article Manager at Magic Rock
June 2008 – March 2009 (10 months)
Freelance Writer and Blogger at E-Marga
October 2008 – November 2008 (2 months)
Feature Writer at Fashion and Fitness Magazine
August 2008 – November 2008 (4 months)
Blogger at RackUp.com
September 2008 – October 2008 (2 months)
Creative Content Specialist at Prosmart Limited
March 2008 – September 2008 (7 months)
Freelance Writer at Chillibreeze
September 2007 – September 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Editorial Team and India Correspondent at Sustainable Environment Magazine
April 2008 – July 2008 (4 months)
Writer and Content Developer at Citizen Media Pvt. Ltd.
September 2007 – June 2008 (10 months)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
July 2010 – Present: Masters in Linguistics and Phonetics, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
July 2007-Present: Writers Bureau Diploma in Creative Writing, Manchester, England
July 2006- June 2008: Masters in English Literature and Linguistics from Indira Gandhi National University, New Delhi, India
Aug. 2001 – July 2005: Bachelor of Science in Optometry from BITS Pilani at Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
‘Team Player of the Month’, The Princeton Review, December 2010
Writers Bureau ‘Writer of the Year Award’ – Runner Up, January 2009
REFERENCES
Complete portfolio available on www.shuchikalra.com
