Zara Khan

A media professional and editor with 14 years of experience, and a penchant for accurate, solid, fact-checked news production.► Adept at delivering impeccable quality content according to branding guidelines and communication standards ► Proficient in Marketing and Communications, New Media Journalism, Science & Technology Reporting, Photojournalism, Anthropological Reporting, Covering Deprivation, and Lifestyle Reporting. I worked as a journalist with The Hindu for four years—18 months at the nation desk and two-and-a-half years with the Sunday Magazine and Literary Review. At the nation desk, I was part of the team that edited stories and created pages, and in 2013, I also helped ideate, coordinate, and work on special pages during the Delhi and five-state elections. At Sunday Magazine and Literary Review, I was part of the team that commissioned, anchored, edited, and wrote stories, as well as created pages. I also wrote two columns—Tech Away in Melange and App-ti-dude in Young World—both supplements with The Hindu. I've also been a part of the core team of The Hindu’s annual literary festival, Lit For Life (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018), and have curated, edited, and led the social media and live blogging team for Lit For Life (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018).At Nature inFocus, I was part of the founding team and worked as Assistant Editor—ideating, commissioning, editing, and writing stories for the website.I worked at Hindustan Times for over five years, where I was part of the Metro-NCR desk, editing stories and creating pages for the Delhi, Noida-Ghaziabad, and Gurugram editions. I also worked for the team that edits premium news content for the website. I currently lead the Marketing and Communications function as Marketing Business Partner at Xynteo, a specialist advisory firm based in Europe and India, which is on a mission to help global organisations and investors accelerate sustainable impact and value creation. I provide the strategic leadership needed to unify our messaging, strengthen our brand, and amplify our voice across global markets, ensuring clear alignment between business objectives and communications strategy, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and enabling more agile, proactive engagement with both internal and external stakeholders.