Chandy Thomas Email & Phone Number

Varkala, Kl, In

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Liaising with clients to create a monthly content calendar that incorporates corporate initiatives and creative campaigns. Overseeing music and shows that go On-Air and managing the productions right from scripting to final audio output Planning and production of Interviews with leaders, interns, and innovators of Amazon for 'The Amazon Radio Podcast' and 'The Inspire SeriesSuccessfully produced Prime Day special programming along with the music manager, content team and sound engineers for Prime Day 2022 and 2023Researched the music and radio listening habits of the Mexico market which aided in the launch plan of Amazon Radio - MexicoResearched UAE, blue-collar workers market which aided in the plan for revamped soundscape and programming of Amazon Radio - Dubai

India

Hosting weekend (news and entertainment) show for an online radio station - Radio Lemon Live BengaluruScouted for venues and musicians as community lead for Motojojo - Chennai. Marketed and launched Motjojo's first intimate gathering in CochinVoiceover for clients - Google Pay, NDTV, Kappa TV, Club FM, Saint Gobain, Equitas Bank and Amar Chitra Katha - Mumbai among othersOrganised and hosted 50+ music events for KM Music Conservatory - Chennai and event startup, MotojojoVoice Over Projects - https://soundcloud.com/chandythomas/sets/voice-over-projects

Cochin Area, India

Since my early days I have been passionate about music, voices and anything that gives out a sound. I believe audio is a powerful medium of communication, one with soul.At Club FM I had been fulfilling the responsibility of driving the Social Media activity, analysing Programming/Content as well as Branding aspects of its 4 stations in Kerala (Trichur, Kannur, Trivandrum and Cochin).I have advised and effectively reshaped the Club FM Facebook page into an active and rapidly growing community of fun seekers with the number of likes increasing from 1 Lakh to 6 Lakh odd in 18 monthsSuccessfully completed an audio research on 'Radio and Music listening habits' among 400+ Keralites from 4 cities. Recommendations for brand revamp and programming strategy was presented to the heads of Mathrubhumi - Club FMRadio Jockey for the show Lose Control and also took up Voice Over assignments

Mumbai Area, India

Brainstorming on the core idea (Making Strangers Social) for manifestation into a networking siteSuccessfully headed a 4 city Intern recruitment programme. 60 interns recruited out of 600+ applicants contributed content for the siteLaunch of the networking site was covered by more than 25 media outlets across Print, Radio and Internet

Mumbai Area, India

Media monitoring, data analytics,fact sheets, press releases, product write-up, media stories,weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly client PR plans and status reports.Client: Godrej Nature’s Basket (GNB)Ideated and organized Twitter contest during Masterchef Australia Chefs, Gary Mehigan and George Colambaris visit to India which led to GNB trending for a day on Twitter establishing GNB as a ‘World Food Store’A blogger/journalist's write up “But, what I liked best is the brand opening up its social doors. Hosting a contest with exclusive invites to an otherwise closed-door event will be good for the gourmet food fans and well as the brand” – Vinaya Naidu, Co-Founder and Blogger at Lighthouse InsightsOrganised the first Radio Interview for the brand, CEO Mohit Khattar with popular morning show host RJ Hrishi K from Radio One 94.3 FM thus tapping at least a lakh plus potential customers through the mediumResearched and presented the GNB ‘World Food Report’ to Tanya Dubash, Board of Directors – Godrej Group, as a yearly property to build credibility for the brandClient: Live from the Console (LFTC)Managed media interviews for Julian Marley (Reggae Musician) for the annual event Live from The Console held at Cavelossim Beach, Goa in December 2013Client: Ronnie ScrewvalaOrganised RBM's for Ronnie Screwvala as part of PR push for his Swades Foundation

New Delhi Area, India

Prannoy Roy's 'The World This Week' and later NDTV gave me the first taste of news being interesting and over the years breakfast became a conflict of my senses. ''Should I taste Mom's Dosas first or turn on the news first?''The apprenticeship had a perfect blend of classroom training as well as working in all departments of the channel right from PCR/MCR to Reporting and Editing, all along with the guidance of established NDTV journalists Sanjay Pinto and Radhika IyerAttached are a couple of the 15 - 20 stories I had covered for NDTV Hindu (MetroNation)

Bangalore

As an analyst my role demanded constant and clear communication with investment banking representatives from all over the globe via mail and over phone to get one thing done quickly - Making sure FX trades booked by Goldman traders settled by value dateDuring this period I experienced what the phrase 'Time is Money' meant, given the Subprime Crisis that hit investment banks like Goldman Sachs real hard.My role in Goldman helped mould me into a working professional with the ability to handle deadlines, escalations, bosses and colleagues all at once.

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Foundation Degree, Western Music

Post Grad Diploma In Pr And Corp Commn, Public Relations And Corporate Communications

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)