Tanisha Tekriwal Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Invited to Portland, Oregon to work on my novel-in-progress as a Winter Resident

• Facilitated check-ins and check-outs of equipment for 300+ students/faculty and answered patron questions
• Organized quarterly inventory and managed internal database to insure equipment
• Setup and troubleshooted conference room and auditorium technology for live and recorded university events

• Planned and implemented community bonding and safety programs for 100+ students and aided freshman transition
• Managed administrative duties: approved maintenance and special requests, completed reports and room transfers

• Manage and review databases that hold historical records on conflagrations and capitalism
• Explore, study, and analyse 50+ historical books and newspaper clippings fortnightly and create detailed reports

• Researched language diversity and justice in writing pedagogy as recipient of two Baker Research Grants
• Assessed and annotated 100+ papers for secondary research and became proficient in citation software
• Developed primary research plan, conducted and transcribed interviews.

• Developed content for social media channels and created marketing assets and press materials for distribution
• Identified key collaborators and local partners and liaised with them to boost community engagement

• Assisted Head and VP of Production with daily administrative tasks and performed general errands
• Edited, logged, organized, and transcribed footage for post-production coordinators and monitored grids
• Conducted industry research for documentary and animation trends and compiled trackable database

• Drafted a campaign toolkit incorporating both in-person and digital features applicable across 40+ countries
• Utilized strategic e-marketing mechanisms to improve audience engagement with our campaigns and events
• Conceived and executed campaigns for Pride Month, International Women’s Day, etc. across 150+ global accounts

• I worked on "KnowWeCan," a magazine-style news show featuring interviews with prominent Chicago activists and artists. KnowWeCan began streaming on OTV Chicago in May 2021.
• Identified potential interviewees, conducted background research, and created interview segments
• Crafted interview questions, created production schedule, and fact checked scripts.

• Pitched, researched, and wrote 3 packages covering BIPOC and queer news every week
• Compiled a weekly “woke guide” that explained political/cultural news, events, terms, and systems.

• Reviewed poetry, fiction, and nonfiction 70+ submissions/week as a first reader and selected complementary art
• Revamped and proofread mag and website to attract extra traffic and submissions.

• Reviewed and systematized materials for the McCormick Library of Archives and Special Collections
• Researched for, drafted, and edited 2-5 social media posts for the library social media accounts weekly

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English (Creative Writing) And Film, Cumulative Gpa: 3.92

Dean's List 8 of 9 quarters Franke Fellowship for Innovative Research 2022-2023 Kaplan Humanities Scholar 2019-2020

Isc, English Language And Literature, General, 12