Gauri Lokare

GAURI LOKARE A: 101 Avenue Aristide Briand Fontaine France 38600 M: - (France) - (India) E:-Skype: gauri139 Profile MBA in Innovation & Technology Management from GEM, France. Digital Marketing & Social Media Strategy certification from Stanford University. Five years of experience as a Journalist & Content Creator across print, TV & online media verticals. Self-taught Video Producer & Video Editor. Creative Communications. Keen interest in technology, social reforms, prison reforms, environment & geopolitics. Hardcore motorcycle & car enthusiast. Extensively travelled. Introvert. Values Creative, Bold, Freedom, Compassionate, Integrity, Collaborative, Adaptable & Happy. Education Digital Marketing & Social Media Strategy (October 2016 - March 2017) Stanford University, California - USA. Master of Business Administration (MBA) (September 2014 - September 2016) Innovation & Technology Management Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble - France. Bachelor of Business Administration (June 2006 - June 2009) Symbiosis International University, Pune - India. Experience Features Editor (Nov 2011 - Jan 2014) Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, Mumbai - India. Key Achievement: I took the initiative to learn about film-making, video shooting & video editing and started producing small product videos for the web on trial basis. The results were well appreciated by top management and they let me create and manage a brand new vertical for in-house video production. Our small and young team bagged several paid video projects and advertorials from automotive companies in India. The new vertical accounted for 17% of annual revenues in the first year (fiscal 2012-13). Key Responsibilities: Web, print & video content strategy, content planning & content creation. Video production, video direction & video editing. Media process set-up & management. Digital Marketing campaigns, Social Media Strategy & Brand Management. Automotive Journalist (May 2009-August 2011) Motoroids Auto Info Services Pvt Ltd - Pune, India. Key responsibilities: Road testing of cars & motorcycles, web content strategy, live coverage of national & international motoring events & online marketing & promotion activities. Automotive Journalist - Apprentice (April 2008-April 2009) Bike India & Car India magazines - Next Gen Publishing Pvt Ltd - Pune, India. Key responsibilities: Writing news stories, travel stories & feature articles. Volunteering experience Kripa Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre, Shillong - India (Jan 2008) India Vision Foundation - Prison reform NGO - New Delhi - India (May 2010) Languages English (Fluent), Hindi (Fluent), Marathi (Fluent), French (Intermediate) & Spanish (Beginner). Voyages Holds the record of being the first woman in India to have completed a solo motorcycle expedition to the highest motorable road in the world - Khardung La - at 18,380 ft on a Royal Enfield Thunderbird motorcycle. Embarked on an ancient pilgrimage route called ‘Camino de Santiago’ where I walked for over 850 km across France & Spain for 45 days. Lived through a six-month kickboxing training camp in Phuket, Thailand. Travelled, back-packed & hitch-hiked across India, Iceland, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Spain, USA & Mexico. Interests Motorcycles, cars, motorsports, car drifting, kickboxing, Sudoku, travelling, reading, writing, dancing, photography, cooking, music, movies, long walks & talking.