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Ruma Chakraborty

Content Programmer ll Media Strategist & Thought Partner || Brand Solutions & IP creator || Partnerships & Alliances ll Edward R Murrow Fellowship in New Media, USA.

Guwahati

16+ years of work experience

BIG FM
Aug 20178 yrs 3 mosOct 2025

Dispur

I have 20+ years of experience as an Electronic Media Professional. Worked in television industry for 8 yrs and almost 10 yrs experience in radio industry.
BIG FM
Aug 20161 yrJul 2017

On-site

BIG FM
Feb 20142 yrs 6 mosJul 2016

Dispur

Ramoji Film City
Dec 20054 yrs 6 mosMay 2010

Hyderabad Area, India

Television Programme concept design and development, Slot analyst & strategy builder, On-air and Off-air Promotion strategist and planner, Executed several fiction and non-fiction television software.
CABSFORD
Jul 20055 mosNov 2005

Guwahati, Assam

Media monitoring, Media relations, Content development and design inputs, literary assistance, Integrated image management solutions, event management & Rapporteuring. Supported Clients like Bharati Airtel, CBTC, Accoland, SBI, India Tourism Development Corporation.

Education

Fellowship, Journalism

Edward R Murrow Fellowship, USA

20232023
Tezpur University

M.A., Mass Communication & Journalism

Tezpur University

20032 yrs2005

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Headline

Content Programmer ll Media Strategist & Thought Partner || Brand Solutions & IP creator || Partnerships & Alliances ll Edward R Murrow Fellowship in New Media, USA.

About

With 20+ years in the media industry, I build and scale content into measurable business impact, including original IPs that have driven up to 50% revenue growth. I have launched new stations in the North Eastern region with high-impact initiatives, thus strengthening business to create sustainable, scalable growth. An empathetic and performance-driven leader, I bring strategic clarity, ethical oversight, and independent judgment in organisational governance.

Location

Guwahati

Work experience

Cluster Programming Head, Northeast at BIG FM, Aug 2017 - Oct 2025 · 8 yrs 3 mos, Dispur, I have 20+ years of experience as an Electronic Media Professional. Worked in television industry for 8 yrs and almost 10 yrs experience in radio industry.

Head of Programming at BIG FM, Aug 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr, On-site

Programme Manager at BIG FM, Feb 2014 - Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Dispur

Programme Executive at Ramoji Film City, Dec 2005 - May 2010 · 4 yrs 6 mos, Hyderabad Area, India, Television Programme concept design and development, Slot analyst & strategy builder, On-air and Off-air Promotion strategist and planner, Executed several fiction and non-fiction television software.

Public Relations Officer at CABSFORD, Jul 2005 - Nov 2005 · 5 mos, Guwahati, Assam, Media monitoring, Media relations, Content development and design inputs, literary assistance, Integrated image management solutions, event management & Rapporteuring. Supported Clients like Bharati Airtel, CBTC, Accoland, SBI, India Tourism Development Corporation.

Education

Fellowship, Journalism, Edward R Murrow Fellowship, USA

M.A., Mass Communication & Journalism, Tezpur University

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