1. ARCHITA UDAY WAGLE
25, Pitale Wadi,
T H Kataria Marg, Mahim Mumbai 400016
+91 9819993451
architaw@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE & SKILL SET
Rich editing experience
Currently working as a Chief Copy Editor with Times of India. Job includes
working on pages and stories under pressure.
Worked as a general features writer and, more recently, as a print media reporter,
hence ease of working for any subject. Research is a part of my job when
working as a features writer.
Ideating: I have worked on specials and anniversary issue for DNA & MxM
Handling and co-ordinating special projects at DNA and MxMIndia
Ease of working online as experience of working as Chief Sub editor for MxM (an
online media and marketing portal)
Ability to handle Quark Express, CCI for TOI, designing and making pages
OBJECTIVE
I am looking forward to work in fields relating to media. Having worked as a
features writer for lifestyle and arts section in DNA, I have good contacts in
the media industry in Mumbai.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Oct’12 – Till date: Working as a Chief Copy Editor with Times of India. My
job responsibilities include editing stories, co-ordinating with reporters, making
pages, layouts. I also handle the team when the team head is not present.
Dec’11- Oct’ 12: Working as a Chief Sub-editor with MxMindia.com. My job
responsibilities include editing stories for the website. I also do feature stories on
2. various subjects. I also handle the newly launched journalism microsite. I also
double up as reporter for the print section.
May'07–Nov’11: Working as a Senior Copy Editor cum Correspondent on the City
desk. My job responsibilities include editing stories, page designing and story
selection.
Worked as a Senior Copy Editor cum Correspondent in DNA on the edit page. I
have also handled the arts page in DNA and the opinion and op-ed page in DNA
Sunday and helped with the books page.
My job responsibilities on the edit page included editing, proofing and handling
the edit page. I also sourced articles sometimes.
I also have several bylines to my credit. I have mostly worked as a general
features writer.
June–July'06: Worked as trainee reporter (intern) in Reuters India Ltd.
Apr–May'06: Worked as a trainee intern in NETV, Guwahati.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
2007 Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication, Symbiosis
Institute of Mass Communication, Pune with specialization in Journalism
2003 Bachelor in Management Studies, SIES College of Commerce and
Economics
PROJECTS
2006-07 Representation of women related issues and the importance given
to them in women's magazines (Dissertation)
2006-07 Representation of women in the ads and serials on TV and the
stereotyping projected
2005-06 Compiled a list of BSE 500 companies for Reuters India Ltd.
3. INTERESTS
Reading, Music, Painting, Crafts
SOFTWARE SKILLS
MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Adobe Premier, Sound Forge,
Pagemaker, CCI (TOI)
LANGUAGES SKILLS: English, Hindi, Marathi
Current Salary: Rs6,51,000