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New York, New York United States
Phone: +1 973.931.3165
Email: Radha.D@columbia.edu
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Copywriter/Producer/Researcher
Education:
Journalism
Master’s Degree
Broadcast Journalism
Certification
Public Policy & Communications
Bachelor’s Degree
Work Experience:
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) |
Co-write, copy-edit, translate, and V.O. official government COVID-19 public safety announcements (12+) for radio, billboard, & social in three languages
Narrative Lost Prods. / “Antyeshti” (In Production) |
As Script Supervisor, I provide continuity oversight, writing, consulting,
cultural advisement, dialogue subtitling, fact-checking, and translation
services for this short film anthology depicting the lockdown from the various
points of view of key global cities impacted by COVID-19
Jubilee Media & Angles Unltd. Prods. |
Co-produced, directed the casting, pre-interviewed, and booked talent for Jubilee’s viral YouTube series, Spectrum: Being Black in Asia edition
The Juggernaut |
Produced South Asian-centric docu-shorts and explainers, launching the video department for this Y-Combinator-backed South AsAm news outlet
PBS & FLOWSTATE Films |
Researched for this National Endowment grant-winning docu about the first African Americans in US Diplomacy and Asian relations during the 50’s-60’s
Rukhs Prods. & SPACEHEAD Prods. |
Co-producing a series following an Indian immigrant family that moves into a white town in the American Midwest and faces strange elements
TV ASIA |
Co-produced the first bilingual South Asian American satire news
show on zero budget; ran the Writers’ Room pitching daily headlines and scouring public data, researching archival; pre-interviewed and booked government leaders; Co-designed a regional language OTT platform
U.S. Library of Congress |
Contributor for this crowd-sourced government initiative to write abstracts and search engine optimize historical archival such as 1,804 pages of Rosa
Qrius |
Worked the Culture & Society beat at this Indian digital media start-up; reporting ranged from Japan’s sleep deprivation to creative Kenyan jail reform tactics; memorable field reporting included covering the Northside Festival, 76’ers games, and the IIFA Awards (India’s Oscars)
The Global Times |
Despite working at a state-run national newspaper, my stint as foreign policy copywriter / editor and fact-checker was an inimitable learning experience
NBCUniversal |
Generated headline editorial content for the London Olympics on-air news package presented at the NASDAQ; prepared a programming pitch for investor JP Morgan Chase that sold; led investigation of competitors’ Google+ usage when it was still new
CNBC |
Created social messaging strategy for prime-time programs; wrote copy for four successful documentaries; audience data analysis led to retention of failing TV program, “How I Made My Millions”
Travelzoo, Inc. |
Wrote editorial travel pieces published to site with 28M+ subscribers; doubled their Twitter base through creative copy and strategic engagement; executed original research design analyzing competitor social media tactics
Skills:
Languages: (Fluent) English, Hindi; (Basic) Sanskrit, Kashmiri, Urdu, SpanishEditing: Avid, Adobe Premiere, PhotoShop, InDesign, iMovie
Investigative: FOIA, FOIL, OPRA, OPRL, GRAMA, EDGAR, 990, FEC, SEC
Publishing: Contentful, WordPress, HTML, AP / Chicago Style
Social: Buffer, HootSuite, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, Facebook Image Sourcing: AP, Getty Image, Reuters, Flickr, StockPhoto
Equipment: Canon C100 / C300, Sony A7III, Tascam, Teleprompter, Switcher
Data: Canto, SPSS, SQL, SEO, GitHub, Microsoft Access, Excel