Author: IIMC Alumni Association

The Times of India is looking for a Mid Level Editorial Position in Chandigarh.

Experience: 3-6 years

Brief job profile

1. Responsibilities would include covering regional cinema stories and updating/uploading the same on the online medium
2. Submit own exclusive stories by remaining in touch with sources and following up news leads.
3. Upload print content after coordinating with the local metro supplement centers
4. Select cinema stories by reading and analyzing them on various wire agencies and internet. to manage online content
5. Establish contact with film world, maintain these contacts through phone calls, mails also check and collate stories by verifying stories from various sources.

Skills Required

1. Internet exposure
2. Familiar with local language and
3. Exposure to regional cinema

Salary: As per the industry norms

Contact: HR at careers.north@timesgroup.com

Approach Communications, a New Delhi based PR agency with branch offices in Mumbai and Banglore, seeks Brand Strategist inDelhi.

Experience: 3-4 years

Brief job profile

• The candidate must have at least 3 years experience in conceptualizing, implementing and monitoring media campaigns
• Should have knowledge of campaigns and media strategies of various industry
• Strong on ideation, the candidate must have a strong understanding of fundamentals, best practices, and trends in branding solution
• Must be able to manage media campaigns for multiple clients

Salary: As per the industry norms

Email: pawan@zezestindia.com

Organization: Dentsu India Group, 100% Indian subsidiary of Dentsu Inc., Tokyo

Opportunity in: Dentsu Communications, Mumbai (One of the three, full-service advertising agencies that are part of Dentsu India Group)

Details about openings

2 openings > Senior Accounts Executive, Client Servicing (with 1-2 years of servicing experience in an advertising agency)

1 opening > Junior Copywriter position (with 2-3 years of copy writing experience in an advertising agency)

Who can apply: Candidates with relevant experience in an advertising agency, strong brand experience, Degree/ Diploma/ Major in Advertising/ Mass Communications preferred.

Attributes: Enthusiastic, team player, quick thinker

Remuneration: Merit-based, competitive, best of industry benchmarks

Contact person: Snigdha, snigdha.nandan@dentsu.in

Candidates need to send: Cover letter with summary of brand and category experience + Resume + Link to portfolio (for creatives) + Current CTC + References

Next steps: Short-listed candidates will be contacted. Other CVs will be archived for reference in case of future requirement.

Pandolin is looking for Freelance Writers in New Delhi andMumbai.

Brief job profie: Transcription, writing and editing articles on the making of Indian movies.

Experience: Freshers

Compensation: Rs 2 per word

Contact person: Shweta Wadhwa

Email: shweta@pandolin.com, contentbrewer@pandolin.com

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry's plan to upgrade journalism diplomas offered at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) to Masters level has hit a roadblock, with the University Grants Commission (UGC) withholding its permission.

The IIMC in New Delhi has now been asked to revise its proposal and submit it again to the UGC and the Human Resources Development Ministry.

The IIMC, which is the country's premier journalism institute and its three regional centres in Aizawl, Dhenkenal and Amravati, currently offers Diploma courses in journalism and advertising.

In its Standing Finance Committee meeting held on July 15, 2010, the I&B Ministry had prioritised that it would seek equivalence to Masters Degree for the Post-Graduate Diploma Courses from the HRD Ministry.

Consequently, the Ministry took its proposal to the HRD Ministry but the UGC did not agree with the idea after observing that courses and syllabi that IIMC had proposed for its PG Diploma Programmes was not found to be of Masters level in its current form.

Last week while tabling a statement showing Action Taken notes on a Parliamentary Standing Committee's observations on the I&B Ministry's Demand for Grants (2011-12), the I&B Ministry said that a revised proposal was now being worked at.

“IIMC has been advised by the Ministry of HRD to resubmit the revised proposal after taking into consideration the observations of the UGC so that further necessary action could be taken by them,” the I&B Ministry had said in its statement.

The I&B Ministry in its statement also said that the need for an act of Parliament for upgradation of IIMC to an Institution of National Importance was also being examined in the Ministry.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article3462456.ece

Boring Brands was started in 2009 by Aakriti Bhargava, (ex- Naukri, Mica and SRCC) helps startups with communications needs including Branding, PR and Social Media. Today, Boring Brands work with clients in Education, Mobility, E-Commerce and Digital media and has clients like Ozone Media, Aspiring Minds, iProf Learning Solutions, Your Next Leap, etc.

Requirement: Assistant Manager — PR in Gurgaon

Experience: 1-3 years

Brief job profile

Salary: 1.8L- 3.6L p.a

Contact person: Bokul Bhowmick

Email: Bokul@boringbrands.com

Pitch, a coveted monthly on marketing, media and advertising, a part of the Exchange4media Group, is looking for Correspondents andSenior Correspondents in Mumbai.

Number of vacancies: Two (2)

Experience: 0-2 year. Opening for freshers too.

Brief job profile: Reporting and writing articles in the marketing domain. Expertise on branding and marketing will help.

Compensation: Negotiable. Depending upon the person’s experience

Contact person: Pallavi Srivastava/Ruchika Kumar

To apply, please send your applications to jobs@pitchonnet.com

Candidate profile: The candidate should have Internet exposure, should be familiar with the local languages and should have exposure to regional cinemas.

Brief job profile

* Covering regional cinema stories and updating/uploading the same on the online medium
* Submit own exclusive stories by remaining in touch with sources and following up news leads.
* Upload  print content after coordinating with the local metro supplement centers
* Select cinema stories by reading and analyzing them on various wire agencies and internet. to manage online content
* Establish contact with film world, maintain these contacts through phone calls, mails also check and collate stories by verifying stories from various sources.

Salary: According to industry standards

To apply: Interested candidates send in your resumes to anusha.joshi@timesgroup.com