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Journalist / social media executive resume sample
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Arjun Rathore
Junior Reporter / Social Media Executive · Jaipur, Rajasthan
Career Objective
Mass communication graduate with newsroom and digital media internships, bylines in a regional daily and short videos that reached over 2 lakh views. Writes clean copy in Hindi and English, edits video on a phone or laptop, and checks facts before posting. Seeking a junior reporter or social media role.
Skills
- News reporting
- Copy editing
- Hindi and English writing
- Fact-checking
- Interviewing
- Video editing (Premiere Pro
- CapCut)
- Photography
- Instagram and YouTube Shorts
- Meta Business Suite
- Basic SEO
- Canva
Education
Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC) (Journalism)
Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication · HJU Jaipur · 8.0 CGPA · 2022 – 2025
Class 12 (Humanities)
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya · CBSE · 86.4% · 2022
Class 10
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya · CBSE · 84.0% · 2020
Work experience
Reporting Intern, Rajasthan Darpan (Hindi daily)
Jaipur, Rajasthan · May 2024 – Jul 2024
- Filed 25 city stories, 9 with bylines, on civic issues and education.
- Interviewed officials and residents and verified facts with documents.
Social Media Intern, PinkCity Digital News
Jaipur, Rajasthan · Dec 2024 – Mar 2025
- Made 40 short videos for Instagram and YouTube Shorts; the best reached 2.3 lakh views.
- Grew the Instagram page from 18k to 31k followers in 3 months.
Projects
Documentary: 'Water for the Walled City'
Premiere Pro, Field interviews
12-minute documentary on Jaipur's step-wells, screened at the university film festival.
Certifications
- Google News Initiative – Fact-checking – Google (2024)
- Social Media Marketing – Meta (Coursera) (2024)
Achievements & Awards
- Best Documentary, university film festival – HJU Jaipur (2025)
Languages Known
- Hindi – Native
- English – Fluent
- Rajasthani – Good
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