Karmveer Thandi Email & Phone Number

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

- Produce and edit breaking news and content for the Bleacher Report app- Senior editor and copywriter handling social media accounts and global news.- Developed and produced live video, shows and user-generated content in-app- Packaging text, image and video content for the B/R app, from editorial changes to pre and post-production stages (overseeing numerous projects at the same time)- Liaising with various teams from sales to design to social to create game-breaking content - Helped build communities in-app to help push the B/R brand to the fans- Manage over 300 streams whilst working in a newsroom producing time-sensitive copy and content- Fully trained and experienced in the use of CMS for programming, publishing and editing content

United Kingdom

- While working solo, built a flourishing hip hop brand from the ground up with following figures after just 14 months: 11K+ Instagram, 22K+ Facebook, 3.5K Spotify, 2.5K+ Twitter, 2.6K+ YouTube- Interviewed various hip hop acts such as DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Erick Sermon, Boldly James, Just Blaze, Prince Paul, Jarobi White, Pharoahe Monch, Steve Rifkind, Masta Ace, R.A. the Rugged Man, Rodney P and many more- Established numerous relationships in the hip hop and influencer scene, from burgeoning relations in the underground scene (including close ties to Griselda Records, who we helped break exclusive news in 2020 and were the first podcast to feature their artists in the UK)- Created a vibrant online rap community through content outside of the interview mould, establishing new personalities that garnered an excited following in the podcast world- Featured on Apple’s Top Shows and on the Spotify Front Page- Featured in Ambrosia For Heads, Hot New Hip Hop, NME and B-Boy Document (being named Podcast of the Year for consecutive years in print magazines)- Built a vibrant Patreon community that helps fund the show and grow the production values of the end product

• Started a business from scratch in a new location, meeting set company goals ahead of time, transferring the business from independent to a Premier affiliated store.• Managed and maintained a 30 year old family business, with businesses located across the Midlands and the North.• Using EPOS analytics and consumer feedback, implemented new working systems to revamp the company, making it more efficient and profitable within a short period of time• Trained and managed a large team of employees (across a varied age spectrum), including development of sales and presentational skill, H&S, and the delivery of a great customer service.• Worked with the Managing Director to budget and buy stock when handling a turnover of over £40k a week, gaining experience in managing the stores KPI’s, sales and productivity targets.• Trained and successfully received a personal licence (under the 2003 Alcohol Licensing Act) to sell alcohol, which expires in 2023.• Role also included – working seven days a week to ensure the highest possible service is given to the local community and customers, working on and maintaining a EPOS system, merchandising and regulating promotional offers every month

London, United Kingdom

• Assistant producer and podcast producer for the Sony Radio Award nominated 606 Football Phone-in and The Rumour Mill on BBC Radio 5Live, – role included working in busy newsroom; monitoring breaking news; writing cues, editing & mixing audio features (pre-recorded & for live broadcasts); programming music selection; team management; liaising with various bodies within tight time schedules; using editorial judgement when script writing and creative input into shaping the show• Writing, editing and cultivating content for radio broadcasts and podcasts, including writing copy for BBC & Guardian websites and iTunes podcasts• Producing and presenting radio documentaries on BBC 1Xtra and the BBC Asian Network, winning various New York Radio Awards – role included researching content and audience, pitching proposals, recording and interviewing, liasing with different teams at the BBC, selecting all music for the broadcast, editing and mixing audio and talent booking• Using BBC data and analysis, formulated original content for live and pre-recorded shows, including proposals for cross-platform programming (shows that would become radio, TV and web-based interactive broadcasts)• Produced the Guardian Football Weekly podcast in 2007/2008, and received a Sony Radio Award nomination for Best Sport Programme• Editor on the SuperMac’s Dream Team show for GMG Media (going out on Smooth and Real Radio)• Daily use of Pro Tools for mini pod features and web based audio• Recruitment, management and training of a free-lance team of Broadcast Assistants, Phone Operators and Assistant Producers• Helped to build and script the company’s website• Experience in TV broadcasts for the BBC Red Button service, and also scripting and packaging pilots• Reviewing of administration and compliance for Campbell Davison Media, working as office assistant• Booked and managed talent for various radio shows and documentaries, included Tony Blair and several celebrities and sportsmen.

Master'S Degree, Digital Media

Cultural Studies & Media Studies, Media Studies