Content Specialist | Writes the words. Edits the words. Occasionally argues about the words.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Gurugram, Haryana, India



Postgraduate Degree, Broadcast Journalism
Asian College of Journlism

Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College
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At some point, I stopped wanting to just write the message and started wanting to own the system behind it. Seven years across fintech, e-commerce, travel, and edtech will do that. You spend enough time turning unclear briefs into user-facing communication, and eventually you start asking why the brief was unclear in the first place, and what would need to change upstream to fix that permanently. That is where I operate now. I work at the intersection of content strategy, product communication, and messaging infrastructure. The day-to-day looks like building frameworks, defining tone and voice guidelines, structuring content across user journeys, and making sure what goes out the door is consistent, accurate, and actually matches how the product behaves. I collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering, and I am most useful when I am the person reviewing, shaping, and signing off, not starting from scratch every morning. I also have an unreasonable habit of reading competitor websites and finding exactly what is wrong with them before breakfast. Landing pages, product copy, navigation labels — if something is unclear, inconsistent, or just quietly lying to the user, I will find it. Then I will want to fix it. AI fits naturally into how I work. It speeds things up when it should, and I know when to override it. Judgment is still the job. I am looking for roles where the work is structural, not reactive. Content systems, lifecycle communication at scale, website and product content strategy, or anywhere clarity and consistency are treated as outcomes, not afterthoughts. I work best in hybrid or remote setups, ask uncomfortable questions early, and edit harder than I draft. If that sounds useful, let's talk.
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Postgraduate Degree, Broadcast Journalism, Asian College of Journlism
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature (British and Commonwealth), Ramakrishna Mission Residential College