Professional Summary:
Longform journalist with a decade’s experience across beats - business, tech, politics and culture - in print and digital media. Critically acclaimed podcast producer. Newsletter and Instagram writer.
Education:
Studied Economics at the University of Pennsylvania (2008-2010)
Studied Economics at Singapore Management University (2011-2014)
Professional Experience:
Podcast Producer at The Ken (February, 2022 - November 2023)
Developed, operationalised, wrote, interviewed for, and edited
, The Ken’s weekly narrative podcast about work. Specifically, how the knowledge workforce is shaped by economic forces. Cost to Company went on to gain 300K downloads in the first year, and was listed among Apple Music’s top new podcasts of 2022, globally. Built operations and systems for The Ken’s podcast team.
Podcast Producer at Newslaundry (March 2020-March 2021)
Developed, operationalised, wrote, interviewed for, and edited Lets’ Talk About Big Data, a six-art limited audio series about Big Data and AI, with an emphasis on how the State is managing citizen data, and the hypotheticals that follow from there.
Freelance Career (2017-present)
Reported across business, tech, environment, culture, and politics for
Worked on television series "Laakhon Mein Ek Season 2" and collaborated with Biswa Kalyan Rath.
Built a small Instagram community of (emo, nerd, feminist) readers of essays on selfhood.
Features Reporter at Catch News (March 2015 - June 2016)
Reporter on the features team; wrote viral feature essays on books, pop culture and gender.
College Application Consultant at Collegify (2013-2015)
Worked with students on school selection, selection of major, ideating and editing common application and other essays, and helping them feel more prepared for college.
Additional Information:
Advocate for chronic illness awareness. Proud single parent of three dogs: Idli, Podi and Lulu.
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Sneha Vakharia's CV