Rishi Raj

Experience

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  Inter IIT Sports Meet

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Hospitality Executive
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  Udghosh, IIT Kanpur

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2019

  1. Lead 4 tier team of 300+ students to organize 27 competitions and 3 professional shows.2. Worked with Marketing team and managed to bag more than 35 lacs of marketing sponsorship.3. Created centralized branding avenues to publicize the companies associated with the festival4. Managed 30% of festival’s budget worth ₹25.5L by coordinating with 20+ vendors and 100+ workers 1. Lead a team of 20+ students and devised a security plan in consultation with the Security Office of the Institute considering logistical details and planning for emergency scenarios and corresponding plan of actions.2. Handled a crowd of over 5000 by strategic traffic management and ensured smooth conduction of all the events.

  • Head Show Management

    Dec 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Principal Security Officer

    Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
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  Hall of Residence V, IIT KANPUR

  May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Secretary, Mess and Canteen

  1. Supervised operational and financial management of mess and canteen of 600+ residents with an annual budget of INR 1 Cr.2. Executed monthly tendering process of mess to procure raw materials for the messing of the hall residents.

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  Hindi Sahitya Sabha

  May 2017 - May 2018

  Secretary
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  Counselling Service, IIT Kanpur

  May 2017 - May 2018

  Student Guide
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  Funngage

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2019

  Marketing Intern

  1. Planned branding activities and campaigns to create hype for Funngage and Funngage PowerPlayer in the market.2. Conducted trends research and published content to improve user engagement on the app and social media.3. Worked with the sales team to convert 20+ participants using a marketing stall modeled as a sports engagement hub.

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  Smurfo House

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Co-Founder
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  Indus Insights

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Associate Manager

    Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Associate

    Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Associate

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
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  Jan Suraaj Young Leaders Program

  Oct 2023 - now

  - Serving as Data, Tech & Telephony Lead for the organisation - Managing a 15+ member team to build and manage data & tech products - Ideating and executing micro-campaigns on the app and website to increase user traffic and retention - Overseeing campaign propagation/execution by managing a 4-tiered, 200+ member calling team- Overlooking IT team and IT-infra related requirements of the organisation - Worked as field insights fellow for a month- Worked as a part of Central Core Campaign Strategy team for couple of months - Ideating, executing and optimising a campaign to reach out to 1Cr people of Bihar through digital, telephony and tech channels - Been working as Data & Tech lead since Jan’24 - Managing a 10+ member team to build an app, manage website & data requirements and build a member activeness propensity model

  • Consultant

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Fellow

    Oct 2023 - Mar 2024