Rahim C.
New York, NY, USA
$60 - $100
Life long student, Broadcast Journalist, Former Associate Editor @City Lifestyle Magazine, Interned @the_hindu, Interned @timesofindia, Freelancer, Filmmaker, Foodie, Newsohlic; Tech-savy. I like to indulge in Smart Discussions (Sheldon's lingo for Debate). I cannot live without Technology and Nature.
RESUME
RAHIM CHAGANI
New York, New York, 10011 | x | x | LinkedIn |
EDUCATION
The New School New York, NY
Master of Arts (MA) in Media Studies and Certificate in Media Management (Dean’s list) Class of 2021
Columbia Journalism School New York, NY
Master of Science (MS) in Journalism Class of 2018
Osmania University - St. Joseph’s Degree & P.G. College Hyderabad, India
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mass Communication & Journalism – Valedictorian Class of 2014
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Strategic Social Media Marketing
Urban and International Reporting, Health Reporting, Investigative Techniques
Digital Video Production, Digital Dialogue, Interactive Design
Robot as Media, Immersive Narratives in VR/AR, Transforming Data, Web Design
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Visual– Photography, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Drone Photography, Able to handle high-end cameras
Video & Audio Editing - Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools & Soundtrack Pro
Adobe Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Audition, Lightroom, InDesign
Programming Languages - Processing, HTML, SEO, WordPress, Sublime Text, QGIS Mapping, Kinect, Robert Processing Automation
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Harvard University - Data Science: Visualization
Boston University - Strategic Social Media Marketing
Columbia University - Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism & Global Media
Associated Press (AP) - Certified in Newsroom Automation & Artificial Intelligence tools
Focus Humanitarian Assistance - Certified in Community Emergency Response Team
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
the.ismaili New York, NY
Social Media Editor May 2020 – March 2021
Executed & finalized materials given by the content and graphics team
Aga Khan Development Network New York, NY
Copy Editor & Contributing Writer June 2017 - 2020
Assigned & edited stories for USA based website & magazine
Reported several stories on profiles, immigration, events, music, theatre & business
The website has a readership of over a quarter-million
TED Talks New York, NY
Web Producer & Multimedia Journalist February – July 2016
Interviewed prominent speakers & managed social media
City Lifestyle Magazine Hyderabad, India
Associate Editor April – August 2014
Edited magazine & reported several stories on Indian National Election. Wrote a cover story on the Indian National Election. Interviewed prominent personalities & wrote feature stories
The Hindu Hyderabad, India
Editorial Intern Spring 2013
Reported stories on education, youth participation in national elections & the impact of technology
The Times of India Hyderabad, India
Editorial Intern Summer 2013
Reported front-page stories on politics, city news, marketplace, technology, profile
Osmania University - St. Joseph’s Degree & P.G. College Hyderabad, India
Editor, College Newspaper June 2011 – 2014
Assigned stories, wrote editorial content & critical stories on on-campus issues from its inception
Finalized the content of the newspaper, managed social media, networked with influential personalities
PERSONAL PROJECTS
Ghostwriter, Production/Book (work-in-progress), Documentary Filmmaker Present
Our Town NY, Voices of New York, Gotham Gazette, Mott Haven Herald, www.adaptny.org Contributed investigative, political & feature stories. Photo Assignments 2018-2019
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Aga Khan Development Network – National Echelon Award for Excellent Achievement
Associated of Health Care Journalists – 2018 Academic Fellowship
Society of Professional Journalists – National Student Rep & Board of Directors Member
Kala Ghoda National Film Festival, India - Two of my films were nominated
Produced over 20 short news stories and films/documentaries
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
Aga Khan Development Network, New York, NY
COVID Disaster Management Team June 2020 – April 2021
Community Service 1999 - Present
NewFest Film Festival New York, NY
Volunteer Coordinator November 2019
“A small drop can whirl the ocean.”– Rahim Chagani.
"He has an enthusiasm and breadth of a 6 pm general media reporter - and the taste for depth of a PBS news hour commentator" - Per Larson, Writer
"Rahim is a very dedicated, diligent & brilliant learner." - Dr. Deepika Gardner
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
- Field Producer
- TV News Producer
- Production Assistant
- Reporter / Journalist
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Fixer