Rishabh T. Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Bangalore

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Thiruvananthapuram Area, India

* Played a key role in conceptualising, strategising & executing innovative social media content & quarterly campaigns for the client, Kerala Tourism (the social media account for the state ‘Kerala’ in India) which has over 3 million social media followers.* Addressed day-to-day client queries, requirements, and providing solutions.* Organised and executed trend-setting campaigns such as 'Kerala Blog Express' topromote Kerala globally by liaising with top bloggers and influencers from across the globe.* Supervised online campaigns on a real-time basis to produce the best results (impressions, video views, etc) for the client.* Handled social media listening on a daily basis to identify top trends and assess sentiments related to Kerala Tourism and churn out engaging online content.* Took active participation in conceptualising, scripting and producing eye- catching, engaging video content for Kerala Tourism along with freelance directors and camera crew.* Worked with renowned travel service providers such as TripAdvisor and HolidayIQ topromote Kerala through online ads.* Regularly initiated brain-storming sessions with the creative and digital teams tolook out for trending topics and identify growth areas to maximise the productionof innovative online content.* Managed the online reputation (ORM) of the brand by identifying queries,compliments, complaints and abuse, and respond in timely fashion.

New Delhi Area, India

Provided solutions for day-to-day client queries and requirements.Conceptualised & executed of social media, website and IVR content with respect to Intel India’s Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur campaign (Read more about EKUKA: www.intel.in/unnati) to digitalise the lives of India’s non-urban masses.Played a key role in enabling the agency to win their pitch for handling Intel India’s Instagram account.Conceptualised & created innovative content for Intel India’s Instagram and Twitter handles.Handled Social Media listening through Spike tool to research and develop trending topics for the account.Played a key role in the ideation & execution of Intel India’s quarterly campaigns such as #IntelGameTime.Collaborated with designers to create eye-catching creatives; worked alongside the copy team to strategise & coin engaging content; worked in tandem with the tech team to develop the EKUKA website from scratch; communicated with the internal team on a daily basis to translate website and social media content in 7 different languages.ORM: Identified queries, compliments, complaints and abuse, and devised an efficient system to analyse and deliver timely responses, ensuring the client maintains a sterling reputation online.

India/Kenya

Handled the coverage of the Castrol Awards event in 2012 for Sportskeeda. Shot Indian cricketing greats such as Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid & emerging star Virat Kohli. Certificate in Advanced Photography [A+] from the National Institute of Photography, Mumbai. (2011)A week long wildlife photography expedition in Kenya during the Great Migration in Masai Mara along with veteran wildlife photographer, Balan Madhavan [August 2011].Participant of 3 day photography workshop in Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary workshop conducted by Balan Madhavan [2010].Six week internship with Pradeep Chandra, an eminent photojournalist based in Mumbai. Specialized in photography and covered multiple events headlined by Bollywood celebrities [November - December, 2010]

Mumbai Area, India

Played a pivotal role in 2 successful online campaigns for world-renowned brands:MRF: Ride Along campaign Details: http://lighthouseinsights.in/mrf-ridealong-mobile-app.html/Lenovo India; #VibeUpMyLife campaign. Details: http://lighthouseinsights.in/vibeupmylife.html/Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL team): Managed social media (FB, Twitter, G+ & Instagram) & website contentMohun Bagan (India’s National Club): Managed social media (FB, Twitter, G+ & Instagram) & website (Mohun Bagan - India's National Club)Conceptualised and created content (static and video), wrote press-releases and handled quarterly campaigns for Mohun BaganExperienced in live text commentary; covered numerous Mohun Bagan matches including I-league, Calcutta Football League and various other local tournament matchesTen Sports:Created content for Ten Sports (Cricket & WWE)MRF Tyres:Played a key role in the development of MRF’s Ride Along campaign and applicationManaged content and social media for MRF’s Ride Along App

Bengaluru Area, India

• Held a full-time job as Social Media Executive with Absolute Sports Pvt Ltd (Sportskeeda.com) for 22 months (Jan 2012-Oct 2013). Managed social media (over 30+ FB pages with wide reach, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Google+, etc). • Identifying content needs of the masses and procuring them on strict time frames• Acting as a content editor, proof reader and web-trends tracker for timely website content quality evaluation • Ran in-website surveys and periodic reports to track the consumer’s needs and assisted in UI assessment schemes for the website design • Support management in social media presence, including strategy development and tactical implementation • Ensuring traffic to the website through strategic and effective promotion using social media and other forms of marketing communications • Using tools such as Google Analytics, Hootsuite, Bitly etc to analyse and monitor performance of website, social media groups and pages • Maintain awareness of new social media marketing techniques being used by monitoring competition, as well as look for opportunities to innovate and develop completely new techniques • Constantly ensuring better Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) • Ensuring quality by cross checking content and acting on feedback • Liaising with the E-Commerce department in order to engage the target audience and initiate better response for the sale various products • Executing effective recruitment and management of more than 20 content interns• Managing a pool of freelance online/in-house writers on a daily basis to generate content Responsible for the development of the WWE section at Sportskeeda (finding & managing writer communities, creating & curating content and marketing them on social media)• Articles posted: http://www.sportskeeda.com/profile/rishabhthomas

Four week internship with Rosebowl channel under Asianet [May- June 2010], Trivandrum.Worked in the play-out department and was also part of the production shoot crewFour week internship with Invis Multimedia. Reviewed the Kerala Tourism Website and was part of a documentary shoot crew. November- December 2009, Trivandrum.Four week internship with Ananya-Chilla, a roosting place for the children of sex-workers, May-June 2009, Trivandrum. Was involved in the documentation, photography and external communication.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Full-time MBA Excellence Scholarship holder.

Pg Certificate, Media & Entertainment

Bachelor Of Media Studies, Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Assistant Co-ordinator of the Kerala Footprints team in Cochin, an annual media seminar conducted by symbiosis.

Certificate, Photography

Certificate in Advanced Photography [A+] from the National Institute of Photography, Mumbai.

A Levels, English Language, English Literature & History

Activities and Societies: Cricket and football

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