Shivan Sarna Email & Phone Number

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, EG

► Captured, produced, and edited stories for my TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube delving into the intersection of culture and social justice. Focusing on underrepresented communities, my social media first stories include a fashion show in Africa’s largest slum, activists combatting plastic pollution in Nairobi’s informal settlements, Afro-Greeks navigating.

Nairobi, Kenya

► Led the social media content strategy and video production team for Glimmer, a creator management platform. ► Interviewed top creators and brands to write 10 blog posts a month for Glimpse. Topics include how to thrive as a freelance creator, the new frontiers of storytelling, and creative self-expression. ► Doubled the growth of the monthly newsletter.

Istanbul, Turkey

► Develop and oversee digital media strategy for YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the goal of growing TRT's digital audience► Write all social copy across platforms► Manage and train a team of three people on how to create engaging digital content► Provide insight into emerging platforms, trends and behaviors on social media► Track success.

Greater New York City Area

► Produced high impact mid-form field reported documentaries for Mic Dispatch, a former show on Facebook Watch. Covered topics aligning with Mic’s core editorial priorities (social justice, gender equality, LGBTQ rights, emerging artists and movements). Pitched and produced a story on NYC's decision to cap Uber vehicles, a climate lawsuit filed against the.

New Delhi Area, India

► Pitched, field produced, interviewed, and filmed feature stories from Morocco, Turkey and India.

New York City

• ► Assistant to Harris Faulkner, "Fox Report" Anchor & "Outnumbered" Co-Host
• Scripted, researched, and gathered elements for the web series "Harris Faulkner's America"
• Maintained calendar and all scheduling, arranged travel, set-up appearances, researched news stories and reports ► Weekday Daytime Production Assistant
• Worked closely with writers and producers to find and gather the best quality and relevant news material from Fox database and other sources; live shows include Fox Report, Shepard Smith Reporting, America's Newsroom.
• Responsible for airing most up-to-date footage and monitoring multiple databases
• Inputted media clips into rundown in iNEWS under deadline, ensuring all story elements are delivered, and stay informed of last-minute changes to rundown

New Delhi Area, India

• Pitched and reported a multi-format enterprise story on the lives of Afghan refugees in India; article featured on The Washington Post, ABC News and Voice of America among other news outlets
• Reported a multi-format enterprise story on a 24-hour matrimonial television station in India
• Filmed using Panasonic 171, edited and scripted a spot news story on Indian rupee depreciation for AP Television News
• Shot and captioned 11 photographs for the global wire of daily life in New Delhi. One photo internally recognized among AP’s “Best of Asia.”

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked as a booking producer for Inside Story Americas, a thirty minute daily news program that focuses on in-depth leading topics. Contributed to editorial meetings, researched show segments, and booked and greeted.
• Pre-interviewed guests on a range of topics such as Guantanamo force-feeding policy, press freedoms and sequestration

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Pitched, filmed using a DSLR camera, and edited stories for online publication
• Produced a piece on the Afghanistan Youth Orchestra highlighting their performance at the Kennedy Center
• Reported 8 print stories on city politicians, government transparency, and the campus smoking policy

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Reported stories under daily deadline for the metro section on transportation, crime and politics. Topics included Maryland’s concealed-carry gun law and Virginia’s high-occupancy toll lanes
• Wrote a front-page story on the resurgence of area stinkbugs

New Delhi Area, India

• Pitched, filmed using a Kodak HD pocket camera, scripted and edited a six-minute feature on child trafficking in India
• Reported metro news to accompany print stories on topics such as Delhi’s eco-friendly auto rickshaws

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Pitched, interviewed, filmed, scripted, and edited two videos for web publication
• Produced and narrated a news piece for international radio broadcast
• Researched daily news pertaining to Asia for radio broadcasts and set up and edited on-camera interviews with many authors, directors and political activists

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Booked, interviewed, and profiled D.C. mayoral candidates Tommy Wells and Andy Shallal and wrote bi-weekly election round-ups
• Wrote 20 articles for publication on local events and created 6 photo galleries
• Pitched and produced 6 online videos, covering events such as the Dalai Lama’s visit
• Researched news topics for writing daily broadcast scripts
• Gained experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic news environment

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the daily content of the intranet on SharePoint, which included drafting, editing, and uploading articles
• Participated in meetings on how to increase communication among components of the department. Also worked with a team on special projects that involved planning Secretary Napolitano’s town hall meeting

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote 10 articles for front-page publication covering homelessness in D.C., and edited stories for biweekly publication
• Managed layout and design using Adobe Creative Suite

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism And Mass Communication

Activities and Societies: The GW Hatchet, Global China ConnectionCourses: Advanced News Reporting Broadcast News Reporting Digital Media.

Mandarin Chinese, International Relations, Chinese History, Globalization

Studied in Shanghai for a fall term with the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) program.

Education record