Charu Lamba

Middle level position with a growth oriented organisation in the Media Sector.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A versatile and seasoned professional with over 6 years rich experience in Reporting, Script Writing, Editing, Production, Recording and People Management with well-known organisations. Proven abilities in developing a concept from script to screen and producing effective and compelling media.

An Out-of-the-Box Thinker who has the ability to ideate and translate creative concepts. The repertoire of expertise in the Creative Field, command of Television Production & strong script writing skills, reporting skills coupled with the above ability has resulted in outstanding concepts for various projects. Demonstrated competence in creativity, imagination and the ability to visualise final product coupled with sound technical knowledge. An exemplary communicator.

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS HANDLED


Feature Writer
FAs Feature Writer
FWrote features on Page 3 parties, Nightlife, Mushrooming Coaching Centres and many more.

Script Writing:
FVarious lifestyle programmes on Sahara, UNI Television.

Artistical Handiness:
FAs VO Artist involved in the following:
FVarious documentaries
FVarious episodes of MTV Wassup.
FVarious programmes on Sahara.
FAs Reporter
FCovered various press conferences, fashion shows, Page 3 parties, live concerts, movie releases, music album releases, movie premieres, promotional events, Pool Parties etc…
FInterviewed various eminent personalities like Ajay Devgan, Plash Sen, Javed Habib, Parvathy Omnakuttan, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, Dr. Karan Singh, Dr. Harshvardhan, Malkit Singh, Jassi, Sylvie, Ambika Pillai, Joey Matthew, Muzaffar Ali, Sudhhanshu Pandey, Rahul Dev, Nayonika Chatterjee, Aryan Vaid, Jessie Randhawa, Kumar Mangat, Shawar Ali, Meera Ali etc.
Content Writer/ Editor:
To cover credit ratings and major US-centric financial news.

Event Coordination and Conceptualisation:
FAs Event Conceptualisation
FConceptualised events on various charity shows, fashion shows, movie premiere, road shows and many more.

PROFICIENCY FORTE

Direction
§Deciding on the framework on the basis of which a story is interpreted / presented on the screen (TV).
§Coordinating with the production team in appropriate selection of actors, designers and technical staff on the basis of character / role requirements.
§Selecting film settings, the camera angles for each scene in coordination with camera, and lighting, sound staff.
§Directing and assisting the actors in performing to the fullest; conducting rehearsals for difficult scenes for bringing out the best in terms of performance from the actors.


Production
§Choosing an idea, script, book or play to turn into a film/television programme and hiring a director.
§Managing pre-production and post production activities and ensuring that the project is completed within the targeted time frame.
§Supervising the shooting/ filming operations and ensuring that the set budget is not exceeded.

Story Writing / Screenplay / News Writing
§Building the story, create plots and character; create subplots and tracks to support the main story.
§Co-ordinate with the dialogue writer and the direction department for smooth functioning at the execution level to maintain the interest level of the target audience.
§Interfacing with the marketing department & the Channels for collecting regular feedback and working on furthering the stories.

Reporting
·Framing appropriate questions to squeeze out all the information in a decent manner.
·Friendly behaviour to extract the maximum information.
·Nose for News.

Editing
·Proficiency in English and Hindi language.
·Efficiency in editing skills and editing marks.

CAREER CONTOUR

Since Feb 14 Associated with TimesCity as a Senior Writer

ðWriting creative content for the blogs and the website.
ðKeeping the website updated
ðCovering food related events
ðConceptualising content for blog.
ðList all the current events happening in the city.

Since March 12 Associated with Creativelipi Webtech Private Limited as Writer and Editor

ðWriting the scripts on various beats.
ðWriting Credit Ratings.
ðWriting Features, Financial News and articles on soft topics.
ðEditing the credit ratings, financial news and other news stories written by the team.
ðHandling a team of 6 writers.

Since June 10 Associated with UNI TELEVISION as ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

ðWriting the scripts.
ðProducing the news packages.

Since August 08 Associated with Tangerine Digital Entertainment – VIACOM 18 as Editor.

ðEditing scripts for BBC.
ðCaptioning various Hollywood Movies and editing their scripts.
ðHandling a team of freelancers as well as in house team and delivering the work well on time.
ðPioneered in capturing metadata for the Hollywood movies.

Since September 09 Associated with Halcyon Entertainment as Freelancer.

ðConceptualising events.
ðPlanning the events.
ðHandling the manpower.



PREVIOUS WORK ASSIGNMENTS

Tenure Organization Designation

Feb 14 – till date TimesCity Senior Writer
Mar 12- Feb 14 Creativelipi Webtach Pvt Ltd Writer and Editor

June 10- Feb 12 CVB NEWS SERVICE (UNI TELEVISION) ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Aug 08-March 10 Tangerine Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
(VIACOM 18) Content Editor

May 08-July 08 Sahara NCR Trainee Entertainment Reporter

June 07-July 07 IBN 7 Intern

July 07-Aug 07 UNI Intern Entertainment Reporter

June 07-July 07 PTI Intern Feature Writer

QUALIFICATION

P.G. in Mass Communication from Guru Jambeshwar University in 2010.
Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication with 1st division in 2008

POSITIVE TRAITS

·Optimistic
·Hard Working
·Good Communication Skills
·Duty Bound
·Ambitious
·Ability to cope up in all types of situations
·Possess effective planning, organizational skills.
·Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and assignments.
·Possess effective presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
·Ability to work well both independently and in team environment.



EXPERIENCE GAINED AT COLLEGE LEVEL

·Worked on various ad campaigns.
·Did various photo features.
·Worked as production controller.
·Wrote, edited various radio plays.



ACCOLADES & MERITS ACHIEVED DURING SCHOOLING

·Was a part of the school Prefectural Board which enabled in honing leadership qualities, along with understanding the importance of teamwork, coordination, public speaking along with responsibility.
·Was House Captain in the school where I got the opportunity to organise the cultural as well as educational events.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Made documentary on MEHNDIPUR BALAJI.




COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
·Windows XP
·Adobe Photoshop
·Adobe PageMaker
·Corel Draw
·MS Word
·Ms Excel
·Ms PowerPoint
·Swift
·ENPS

REFERENCES

On request.

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Date of Birth : 21st September 1986
Languages Known : Hindi, English & Punjabi
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married

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