Eresh Jamal Email & Phone Number

Saskatoon, Sk, Ca

Saskatoon, Sk, Ca

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Selected the daily editorial topics following direct consultation with the newspaper Editor, then wrote or assigned daily editorial writing duties.• Decided which contents to publish daily in the Editorial and Opinion pages, online and on social media platforms after direct consultation with the Head of the Editorial Department.• Coordinated all communications for the Editorial Department with writers, organisations, and other organisational departments.• Planned social and digital media expansion projects for the newspaper, leading the Editorial Department’s online views to double.• Acted as the in charge of The Daily Star’s Special Anniversary Supplement, the biggest yearly and highest revenue generating supplement of the newspaper for three consecutive years.• Worked as the editor of four different books published by the newspaper.• Took interviews and assigned interview assignments to other team members. • Prepared briefings for the editor on key socioeconomic policies and national and international political developments.• Attended weekly organisational leader’s meeting gaining a complete understanding of how a newspaper functions from top to bottom.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Wrote and edited articles and editorials, and took weekly interviews (for print/online) for the newspaper.• Handled all social media accounts and related contents for the Editorial Department.• Shouldered the responsibility for uploading digital content to the newspaper’s website, and determined optimal time-slots that would maximum views and viewer engagements.• Led all major research initiatives for the Editorial Department and prepared weekly briefings for the team based on that research.• Attended conferences to generate ideas for the newspaper on behalf of the Editorial Department.• Worked for The Daily Star’s Special Investigative Reporting Cell on Special Investigative Reports.• Maintained communication with national think-tanks and acquired information on their policy and research papers that are of national interest.• Worked with the Business Section to generate ideas on what business topics should be covered by the Editorial Department, particularly regarding the government’s economic policies.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Wrote and edited articles and editorials as instructed by the newspaper’s Deputy Editor. • Assisted the Editorial team with research material and projects.• Accompanied reporters working on Special Investigating Reports on field assignments and assisted in writing and preparing those reports.• Provided full support to the newspaper’s supplement editors to prepare special supplements and magazines.• Helped other newspaper departments with primary editing of their content.