Karan Walia

Karan walia

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location of Karan WaliaRichmond, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Copywriter | Content Specialist | Content Marketer

  • Education

    • Symbiosis institute of operations management - siom

      2011 - 2013
      Operations management and supervision
    • Vancouver film school

      2020 - 2021
      Diploma of education writing for films
    • Punjab technical university

      2004 - 2008
      Engineer's degree computer science
  • Experience

    • Infosys

      Jul 2008 - Feb 2011
      Content developer

      • Created website content for our banking product (Finacle ERP) and regularly update it as per new features, products, Seo best practices.• Produced revenue generating content for sales team (sales brochure, product presentation, case studies) to win deals from clients including Axis Bank, ICICI bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank.

    • Nec corporation india pvt ltd.

      May 2013 - Dec 2016
      Proposal writer

      • Produced compelling proposals, responding to RFPs to include pricing, bill of materials, and solution document to win major deals (Mizuho bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank) and increase sales by 10% in 2015.• Conducted market research and prepared competitive analysis, selling decks documents to train NEC subsidiaries (NEC Hong Kong, Singapore) to help increase their sales.• Regularly updated website content to increase web traffic by 20% using effective keywords.

    • Zs

      Jan 2017 - Jul 2020
      Senior content writer

      • Created compelling and engaging content for digital platforms, company’s website such as blogs, whitepapers, case studies, ads to improve brand awareness and customer engagement by 30%.• Wrote, edited and proofread website content to maintain brand tone and consistency to increase web traffic by 20%.• Developed video scripts, digital and print banner ads, eblasts, and social media communications for different platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook) to achieve exceptional CTA and generate leads. • Spearheaded content delivery in deadline-driven environment with excellent communication and collaboration skills to meet deadline 100% of the time as a result increase brand awareness. Show less

    • Nanozen

      Jul 2021 - Feb 2022
      Content specialist

      • Developed yearly content strategy as per brand vision saving 18% marketing budget.• Created effective marketing material for magazines such as Canadian Mining Journal, Sub-Saharan.• Executed effective email campaigns resulting in 30% more open rate and 12% more click rate.• Researched market trends and interviewed leaders, SMEs to draft effective content strategy.

    • Shaw communications

      Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
      Customer account specialist

      • Answered customer queries: billing, activation, data plans to achieve satisfaction score of 90%.• Utilized the CRM system for query resolution, achieving call time 15% better than benchmark.

    • Taste of nawab

      Jun 2023 - Oct 2023
      Customer service representative
    • Freelance

      Oct 2023 - now
      Freelance writer

      • Write brand content, articles, blogs (published on CBC and journalism website New Canadian Media).• Proofread content of writers, provide feedback to develop publish-ready content.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google analytics

      Google
      Jul 2021
    • Product management

      Pragmatic institute
      Nov 2019
    • Verified international academic qualifications

      World education services
      Jan 2019
    • Hrbp advanced

      Chrmp
      Jul 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Human resource manager/director

      Vskills - india's largest certification body
      Oct 2012