SAYAN MUKHERJEEPermanent Address: 2, Ram Narayan Mukherjee Road, Sarsuna, Kolkata 700 061, West Bengal | Present Address: 7/48, Old Double Storey Building, Lajpat Nagar IV, Third Floor Backside, New Delhi -110024 (Willing to relocate)Mobile: (+91) 9884946649 / 98318 27710 | Residence: (033) 2493 8492E-Mail: sayan.mukherjee23@gmail.com

SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER CUM SUB-EDITOR

NOTABLE REPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 cricket matches

Indian Super League (ISL) 2014 football matches

New Delhi leg of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) 2014

54th National Open Athletics Championships 2014

Champions Tennis League (CTL) 2014 matches

Argentina v Venezuela FIFA-sanctioned international friendly 2011

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches

India v England Twenty20 match 2011

India v England One-day international 2011

India v Malaysia FIFA-sanctioned international friendly 2011

Asian Football Confederation Cup matches

Indian Premier League (IPL) matches

Mohun Bagan v East Bengal derby matches

64th Santosh Trophy final match 2010

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

Experience of five years in journalism and professional writing.

Dedicated reporter with a nose for news, a passion for sports journalism and a reputation for impeccable ethics.

Five-year record of commendable performance as a staff reporter cum sub-editor for print edition of a national and most respected daily newspaper of the country.

Adept storyteller who treats news, features and other events with equal passion and thrives within the deadline-intensive, 24x7 newsroom environment.

Devoted, responsible and self-motivated personnel who prospers under the pressure of demanding deadlines.

Capable of handling responsibilities independently and also as part of a team.

Proven ability to take up new topics, news and responsibilities.

Sound communication skills both written and verbal.

In-depth knowledge of the respective subject and agility to research for any given or new topic.

Comprehensive knowledge of major sport leagues, teams and individual athletes across the world.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) since September’14Senior Sports Correspondent

Was a key member of the team that covered Indian Premier League, 2015.

Formed an important part of the team that covered ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015.

Was an integral part of the sports team that covered 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Editing and writing copies of all the sporting disciplines at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Conducting interviews and attending press conferences.

Overseeing the daily coverage of all sports news in the absence of a designated desk head.

Sify.com from March’13 to September’14Sports Copy-Editor, Interactive Services

Editing, uploading and managing content of the sports page and all its subsidiary pages on the website.

Providing live coverage of all major sporting events like IPL 7 & 6 opening ceremony & matches, IPL match fixing, ICC Champions Trophy, Champions League, India v West Indies Test series, India’s tour of South Africa, Asia Cup & T20 World Cup, FIFA World Cup.

The Statesman from October’09 to February’13Sports Sub-Editor cum Reporter

Extensively covered the two prime sporting disciplines ~ Cricket and Football ~ on a regional, national and international level.

Shouldered responsibilities of the sports desk in absence of the Sports Editor.

Attended various sports press conferences and conducted interviews.

Successfully fulfilled sub-editing duties of producing the sports page on a daily basis that included researching, fact checking, proof-reading, headline writing and page making in Quark Express.

Productive story contributor as a reporter. Never failed to meet any deadline.

Provided complete, accurate and compelling coverage of both anticipated and spontaneous news.

Earned repeated commendations for excellence in writing, reporting and info-graphics.

EDUCATION

University Of Calcutta

Master of Arts in Mass Communication & Journalism, 2009, Specialisation in Sports

Bachelor of Arts in English Honours, 2007

KEY SKILLS

News Writing Sports Writing Feature Writing Editing Research & Fact-Checking

TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY

Content Management System Coveritlive.com Quark Express News Pro MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint Internet usage NewsWrap

PERSONALS

Date of Birth: December 23, 1985 Sex: Male Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married Notice Period details: Can join within 1 month. Current Salary: Rs 32,000 per month

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that all the information presented by me is true & bona fide to the best of my knowledge. 

Signed: Sayan Mukherjee(SAYAN MUKHERJEE)