E- mail write2arindam@gmail.com, http://www.arindammukherjee.com/

                           ARINDAM MUKHERJEE

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

-  Over seven years of experience in print and online media

-  Versatile online content producer with excellent web, photo editing and graphic design skills

-  Avid creator of editorial cartoons, comics and caricatures

-  Solid managerial, communication and organizational skills

Employment History

 

American Red Cross                Washington, D.C.                  October 2006 -  Present

   Content Associate

-  Produce content for www.redcross.org

-  Report Red Cross volunteer service in disaster and preparedness

-  Generate reports on web site visits, search options and results

-  Coordinate with chapters in times of disasters and need

 

Lasvegasnow.com – KLAS-TV             Las Vegas, NV          January 2006 – October 2006

   News Producer

- Produce and edit online news packages

- Set up framework to publish national and local news videos

- Design and launch newsroom blog – blogs.lasvegasnow.com

- Coordinate with graphics team to create compelling online visuals

- Write crisp and clear headlines, blurbs and captions

 

America Online                                 Dulles, VA                      July 2004 – January 2006

   Associate Producer

- Program, edit and roll out news packages for America Online – www.aolnews.com

- Responsible for welcome screen stories and programming

- Produce interactive polls, galleries, graphics, blogs, chats and forums

- Build video and audio packages for welcome screens

- Launch new initiatives working with other AOL departments

- Design layouts and infographics, and troubleshoot technology issues

- Coordinate coverage with ABCNews, CNN, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor and USA Today

 

Indiana Daily Student                Bloomington, IN                         January 2003 – May 2004

  Writer / Graphic Designer

- Create daily editorial cartoon 

- Illustrate graphics for articles

- Write stories of student interest


School of Journalism          Indiana University, Bloomington, IN                  2002- 2004

  Associate Instructor / Web Reporter

- Teach online journalism – web designing and content management 

- Design web magazines and templates for online journalism courses

- Read, edit and provide feedback on student work

- Report for School of Journalism’s website – journalism.indiana.edu 

 

Economic Times Online                      New Delhi, India                     April 2002 – August 2002                 

   Chief Editor  

- Headed an editorial team for business e- newspaper www.economictimes.com

- Coordinate coverage with newspaper’s reporters 

- Design web layout and content flow for website’s re- launch

- Program, edit and roll out daily news packages

- Supervise weekend news coverage on the site 

- Handle special projects such as India’s financial budgets 

 

India Today Group Online            New Delhi, India             February 2000- April 2002    

   Sub Editor

- Part of team that visualized and launched e- newspaper: www.newspapertoday.com

- Responsible for news flow, multimedia and graphic design 

- Encode daily video and audio news clips for the website

- Program, edit and roll out daily news packages

- Coordinate with editorial cartoonist to provide for daily packages

 

A&M Magazine                                 New Delhi, India           November 1998 – January 2000   

  Sub Editor/Correspondent

- Edited articles for the magazine: headlines, photos and captions

- Reported stories on information technology, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, fashion, art and cricket 

- Design magazine covers

- Manage daily roster for newsroom schedules

 

St. Xavier’s College                                     Ranchi, India                                                       1995

  Teacher

- Taught chemistry to intermediate level students in college.

Education

 

- M.A. in Journalism

Indiana University                                Bloomington, IN                                 2002- 2004

Trained in infographics, advanced graphic design, literary journalism and science writing.

 

- Graduate Diploma in Garment Manufacturing Technology

NIFT                                                   Calcutta, India                                     1996- 1998


- Graduate Diploma in Systems Management

Aptech                                                   Ranchi, India                                            1995

 

- Bachelor of Science with Geology honors

St. Xavier’s College                               Ranchi, India                                     1991- 1994

Subjects: Geology, Math, Physics, English and Hindi. Graduated first- class with distinction.

 

COmPUTER SKILLS

Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash ActionScript, InDesign, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Unix

QuarkXpress, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Dimensions, CorelDraw