Sushant Raj Pokharel
Nepal
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Dedicated and experienced writer/editor with five years of experience in journalism and public relations seeks a position as a writer, editor, or page designer with a midmarket daily newspaper.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Able to edit stories for factual information and grammatical correctness from onsite staff and freelance writers
Experience paginating features, news, business and local sections, including special sections, at a local, but robust, daily.
Can create snappy headlines, subheads and photo captions that help tell the story and draw the reader in.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE JELLIBUZZ, NEPAL
Features and General Assignment Editor
September 2016-Present
Have worked in all departments of this 50,000-circulation daily, editing stories for factual accuracy and grammatical correctness, paginating pages, as well as writing headlines, subheads, and photo captions.
Involved in all aspects of the paper’s news, features, and business editorial production from assigning stories to reporters to signing off on completed pages going to print.
Wrote feature stories on local personalities, events, sports, and the arts, as well as local and national artists for stories and profiles.
THE JELLIBUZZ, NEPAL
Writer/Copy Editor
September 2014-September 2016
Wrote fashion stories, booked photo shoots and served as art director, and edited and compiled calendar listings.