FEATURES WRITER * COPY WRITER * WEB CONTENT DEVELOPER * PRESS RELEASE AND MEDIA PLANNER
Email: jagruti@feelingtolive.com
* Experience * Magazines * Clips * Useful resources* Publishing industry in Dubai *

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EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLISHING WORLD:
(Currently managing a wholesale jewellery division, details available via email above )

Jan 2002-Nov 2003 Gray Business Communications ( Dubai)
Assistant Editor

*The position involved working on a group of magazines that included CityLife , Faisaliah , Annual Tennis Championship magazine,
Gulf Marketing Review , Golden Falcon for Gulf Air, Visa Mazaya , Mamalaka and Nawaem .
*Writing various types of features ranging from lifestyle, beauty, heath, fashion, reportage, relationships, career, music, celebrity profiles, events, food, sports, humor, reviews to business and marketing.
*Assisting and coordinating various photographic shoots, including fashion, food, products, etc.
*Conducting a number of interviews pertaining to featured articles for the magazines.
*Researching and coordinating the complete magazines' editorial process from planning, organizing, to final printing.
*Editing articles on wide range of subjects, proof reading and contribution of feature ideas
*Working with designers on the layout of the feature pages.


Apr 2002- Present Freelance Work ( Dubai)
Freelancer

*Worked on various articles for a group of consumer magazines along with content writing for websites and brochures for retail and
real estate companies.


Aug 2001-Jan 2002 Headline Media ( Dubai)
In-House Media Writer

*Copy writing, editing and writing articles for on-line newsletters
*Designing and content writing for web sites
*Writing for brochures and promotional flyers, including general media planning strategy.

 

EDUCATION

2006 Seminars attended at mediabistro, New York, USA:
*January 10 - Pitching for Dollars: How to Write Irresistible Proposals
*February 1- Breaking into the Glossies
*August 8- Copywriting A to Z

2005 Courses completed at New York University, USA, in August
(in the ongoing pursuit to attain a Certificate in Journalism):
*News Reporting
*Writing for Magazines

1998-2001 Bachelors of Business Administration (With Honors) in Marketing, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, UK

2000 Certificate of Internet Webmaster in foundations, site designer and E Commerce designer, Informatics, Dubai