Ria Kakkad

Ria Kakkad

Editorial AssistantLeicester, United Kingdom
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Ria Kakkad

Ria Kakkad

Editorial AssistantLeicester, United Kingdom
About me
I am a writer who graduated from the University College London with a MA in Hispanic Studies. I write about various topics, including drug discovery, literary essays, digital ethics, and the beauty industry.
Projects
  • Chicken + Bread Zine
    Chicken + Bread ZineContributed to Chicken + Bread’s first issue on Nostalgia. Wrote a personal essay about going to the Hindu temple to eat prasad. October 2021
  • Finding comfort  in “We are all birds of Uganda” and “Kololo Hill”
    Finding comfort in “We are all birds of Uganda” and “Kololo Hill”Wrote a literary essay about the Ugandan expulsion South Asians in the 1970s in “We are all birds of Uganda” and “Kololo Hill”. July 2021
  • Top 10 Books of 2021
    Top 10 Books of 2021Wrote about my Top 10 Books of 2021 for South Asian community platform, NotYourWife https://not-your-wife.com/top-10-books-of-2020-ria-kakkad/ February 2021
Work history
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    Editorial AssistantRussell Publishing Ltd
    United KingdomFull Time
    • Working for Russell Publishing’s pharmaceutical magazine, Drug Target Review. • Assisting the Editor to deliver the content strategy to drive new subscribers, increase reader engagement, improve retention and generate revenue growth. • Responsible for the daily news output. Writing around 300-500 words about developments in the drug discovery industry, ensuring that content is of high quality and maintains house style of the brand. • Using WordPress to upload news stories and articles on the company website. • Reaching out and interviewing industry experts for long-form pieces, such as Q&A articles. • Using Shutterstock and PhotoShop to source relevant images for the news stories and articles. • Using Google Analytics and Data Studio to analyse page views and audience. • Using CMS systems, such as Workbooks, to input data of external authors and clients. • Writing social media copy for LinkedIn and Twitter.
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    Research AnalystEthicsGrade
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    ● Managing AI (artificial intelligence) ethics podcast, ‘Are You A Robot?’. This involved: - Inviting influencers from the AI ethics space onto the podcast after researching key topics in the area. - Arranging meetings over Zoom with guests as part of the research process to write up briefing notes for the podcast host. - Using Squarespace to update the podcast website when new episodes are published. - Creating graphics in Canva to create social media promotion assets. - Managing a content calendar for social media to ensure that our followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are notified when a new episode is live. ● Writing email newsletters on Substack of around 200 words. Content ranges of briefing notes in a form of a ‘teaser’ for our listeners, company updates, and other topics such as celebrating women in the AI ethics space for International Woman’s Day. ● Other content includes social media captions and YouTube descriptions using relevant keywords for search engine optimisation and ensuring tone of voice is consistent throughout all platforms. ● Researching information about organisations in the public domain to produce ESG rating regarding AI ethics. Using MS Excel and Word to create data dashboards and reports of this research.
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Skills
  • Literary Criticism
  • Literary Journalism
  • Literature Review
  • Content Editor
  • Editorial Copy
  • Editorial Publishing
  • Wordpress
  • Wordpress SEO
  • Wordpress Design
  • Canva
Education
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    Master of ArtsUniversity College London (UCL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    Distinction in Language, Culture, History: Hispanic Studies
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    Bachelor of Arts (BA) Nottingham Trent University
     - Nottingham, United Kingdom