Ash Ravi Kumar

Experience

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  Centre for Community Dialogue and Change

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Conference Event Coordinator

  The organisation aims at promoting, engaging, and involving specially challenged children and adults in local drama/theatre. They organise annually the National Theatre of the Oppressed Conference.• Helped in engaging specially challenged children and adults in participating in local drama/theatre.• Played a role in the organisation of Diversity Dialogues, their flagship national conference.• Created press briefs and increased social media coverage.• Coordinated with the photographers and videographers of the conference.• Learned tasks quickly to improve performance.• Received commendations for successfully handling and solving on-ground issues during the conference. Show less

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  Bangalore International Film Festival

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Marketing And Public Relations Assistant

  • Written press releases and movie/documentary briefs for the press and all media platforms.• Coordinated circulation of invites and talent sourcing.• Scheduled and updated social media content throughout the event's lifecycle.

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  BIFFES, INC, MCC and others

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2018

  Event Management Executive

  • Managing press and event coordination for live international business and academic conferences, political events,seminars and panel discussions in various fields.• I was responsible for managing speakers, and presentations, and ensuring the smooth functioning of the conference at theground level by supervising logistics and security arrangements.• The events I've worked in have ranged from 30 to 1,100 people.

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  The New Indian Express

  Mar 2016 - Feb 2017

  Reporter

  • Reporting on hard news and soft news stories.• Conducted interviews of high-ranking national political party leaders, which led to an opportunity to be a liaison for the city's political campaign.• Have done an extensive research to assist senior journalists with their news stories and fact-checking.• Presented important stories through on-scene reporting.

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  Desi Foundation

  Sept 2016 - Jan 2017

  Retail and Marketing Assistant

  • Assisted the Head of Marketing in acting as a liaison in organising stalls and preparing monthly reports.• Successfully helped the NGO raise sales by 30% by organising stalls at universities.

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  StudyAustralia

  Jan 2022 - Sept 2022

  Social Media Strategist

  • To develop a competitive social media strategy report, to increase the company's social media reach and create brand awareness.• Received commendations for my leadership and initiatives.• Created posts and generated video ideas for promotional activities across all social media channels to increase user experience and engagement.• Provided a precise competition analysis report.

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  EY Sweeney

  Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  Market Research Interviewer

  • Market Research Fieldwork and, Measured on-field customer experience interviews and train inspections.• Ascertained new marketing campaign insights.• Initiated talks on schedule changes to meet on-field requirements and additions to the existing research questionnaire.• Reviewed data collection results and suggested ideas that increased information gathering• Identified opportunities in conjunction with clients' needs.• Provided and presented real-time reports on current market conditions.• Researched client industry and marketing trends while forecasting company and product needs.• Attended pre-shift meetings and interview training to hone conversational skills. Show less

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  2ser

  Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

  Show Producer

  • Researched, sourced and produced original content according to the weekly show themes.• Supported the smooth management of the show by compiling cues for announcers and technicians.• Interviewed guests and contributed to the show's blogs.

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  2ser

  Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

  Show Producer and Sponsorship/Advertising Assistant

  • Increasing digital awareness of the brand through various digital marketing techniques.• Creating content for 2SER’s website and social media profiles. Writing promos and adverts.• Researching and writing original content according to the show’s themes.• Assisting with sponsorship generation.

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  Associations Forum

  Feb 2025 - now

  Corporate Sponsorship and Events Coordinator

  • Corporate sponsorship management.• Event planning and execution of conferences and corporate events.• Advertising and marketing solutions.• Client communications and satisfaction strategies.