Ramandeep Bajwa

Freelance Writer @ RushLane

About

• An enterprising journalist with more than 19 years of creative experience with leading organisations. • Having grown and risen with pioneering newspaper groups, contributed to both the profession and the newspaper with the quality work and concern for journalistic values • Proven experience in leading a team of sub-editors, and providing the necessary leadership to help them meet deadlines • Technology-savvy and professionally sharp with a flair for writing, editing and page making • Hard work and dedication with leadership qualities and ability to perform under pressure, efficient trouble-shooter and a firm believer in the sanctity of deadlines; excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Creative approach to all writing assignments that uses ‘outside-the-box’ thinking that results in unique and superior final product.

Country

India

City

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar

Industry

Media Production

Skill

Story, Tennis, Sports Writing, Cricket, News Writing, Social Media, Press Releases, Digital Media, Breaking News, Newspapers, Online Journalism, Writing, Editing, page making, English, Storytelling, Journalism, Article Writing

Experience

Freelance Writer

RushLane

2022-4 - 2022-5 · 2 mos

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, India

Senior Associate Editor

Babushahi Dot Com

2019-7 - 2020-11 · 1 yr 5 mos

Chandigarh Area, India

Looking after Babushahi’s English website. Writing, editing and publishing stories on different topics.

Freelance Journalist

International Business Times, India Edition

2018-6 - 2018-11 · 6 mos

Assistant Editor

Ptc News

2017-1 - 2017-6 · 6 mos

Chandigarh Area, India

• In-charge of PTC website (www.ptcnews.tv) and PTC social media page. • In-charge of news selection for the website and Facebook.

Senior Associate Editor

Microsoft

2012-9 - 2017-1 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Noida Area, India

• Working for www.msn.com/en-in, Microsoft’s in-house news website. In-charge of selecting news, editing and updating the website. • Working on special projects like visits of world leaders, national and assembly polls etc. • Conceptualizing and creating slideshows on topical issues. • In-charge of the world, national and autos page.

Senior Editor

Ayushveda Informatics India Pvt Ltd

2011-6 - 2012-6 · 1 yr 1 mo

Panchkula

• Writing articles on technology, automobiles and other subjects. • Also editing articles written by freelancers. • Handled a team of content writers.

Sports Correspondent/Senior Sub-editor

Times of India

2008-5 - 2011-2 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Chandigarh Area, India

• In charge of the Sports section of the newspaper • Handling all aspects of the section including content, writing articles, editing and page layout. • Covering Sports Events, including international matches, arranging for and conducting interviews with sports personalities etc. • Planning the layout, captions, photos, Stories for the Sports Page and editing the same. • Scouting for and bringing out sports-related stories. • Covered the Raid-de-Himalaya rally in 2009.

Staff Correspondent/Sub-editor

The Seymour Tribune

2000-12 - 2008-4 · 7 yrs 5 mos

Chandigarh Area, India

• Covered whole gamut of events, interviews with personalities, scouting for and bringing out interesting stories in the Karnal district of Haryana, India. • Handled the sports page of the newspaper: Edited, paginated sports stories in terms of language and images, for presentation through correction, condensation, organization and other modifications.