Vidhi Ghai
Phone:- Email:-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidhi-ghai-50b060183
CAREER PROFILE
Dedicated, hardworking and experienced individual proven to be a qualified reporter and feature
writer at a reputed newspaper organisation. Seeking out for an opportunity to work in and as a
social media manager, content creation, and reporting newsworthy content. Student of Master of
mass communication with prior reporting skills, editorial skills, feature writing experience with data
gathering and analysing along with intermediate experience in videography and audio
production.Enthusiastic to perform my task with excellence and confident in achieving my goals,
with stable and committed to the job even in a crisis.Good at working in a team as well as a leader.
EDUCATION
Master of Communication
Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Major: Journalism, Film and Television
07 / 2018 – Present
Bachelor of Arts
08/2014-05/2017
Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharam (GGDSD) College,
Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Major: English Honours, Literature and Mass Communication
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Intern
Deakin DISRUPTR, Deakin University
Writer, Director
Producer
08/2019-11/2019
Intern
SBN School o Broadcasting, 3WBC, Box Hill
Social Media Manager
Content Production
Radio Host
07/2019-10/2019
Intern
The Indian Express
∑ Field Correspondent
News Gathering
Reporting
Covering live events
∑ Editorial Department, Assisting in editorials
Writing my stories for the city paper and national page
Writing articles for my coverage
Assisting senior editors in their stories
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Feature Writing
08/2017-01/2018
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A special column about the creator of The Rock Garden,
Chandigarh in the Sunday paper for Art and Culture beat of
the paper
Covering various events and doing stories for the Art beat
along with the senior editors
Beat in charge
Sole editor and reporter for the Educational beat of the paper
Covering and writing University and college election along
with the admissions
Data collecting and analysis
Top works as conducting Interviews and covering Press Conferences
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Alliance de Francaise, Chandigarh
Intermediate French (Niveau B5)
2016 – 2018
Trainee/Apprentice at the Indian Express for Bachelor’s
Assisting the editors in newsgathering
Covering press conferences
Data collecting
Writing assigned stories
06/2016 – 07/2016
GGDSD College, Chandigarh
Training programme in scripting and cinematography
2015
VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
Organising Commiittee
GGDSD College , Chandigarh
2015 - 2016
The organizing team for Econophoria Day and college festivals
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2017
GGDSD College, Chandigarh
Journalism Department
Street Play Group
Media Skills
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Video editing using premiere Provarious editing software
Skills in audio recording and editing using Audacity
Skilled with the camera. Have worked with Canon Legria hf G30, basic models, Black
Magic, DVX200 too.
Hyperlinking, content creation and management.
News reporting, Interviewing, News Gathering, News Editing, Data Collection,
Data Analysis
REFEREES
Alexia Maddox
Lecturer in Communications
School of Communication and Creative Arts
Deakin University
Email:-Cable Williams
Video Producer
Disruptr, Deakin Research Communication
Contact:-
Email:-Nirupama Subramanian
Chief Resident Editor, The Indian Express, Chandigarh
Contact--
Poorva Trikha
Assistant Professor
Department of English
GGDSD College, Chandigarh
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