Rahim C.

About

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

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