RAJA CHOUDHURY Permanent Address: Present Address:89/1 Golf Club Road, Kolkata – 700033 Muscat/Oman

Mobile: +91 99016 90641/ 0968 95865580E-MAIL: raja.choudhury85@gmail.com D.O.B.: 02/05/85

“Energetic and a keen learner, my aim in life is to make a mark of my own as a designer for which I am geared up with experience, a bunch of ideas and a

professional qualification.”

SKILLS:

Effective Time Management in order to meet deadlines and deliver my services at its best.

Confident and Enthusiastic Team Player, an in-born quality applied and tested successfully in the field of sports and profession.

Enterprising and Innovative about new and potential ideas. Proficient in using Languages such as English, Hindi and Bengali. Excellent Knowledge of Computer Software such as Microsoft Word, Excel,

Power Point, Internet Explorer and Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Corel. Copy writing & concept making of events.

AWARDS:

As a Cricketer of second division of White Border Cricket Coaching Centre. Won Prizes for participating in Elocution competitions Won Prizes for participating in drawing competitions.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Present: Times Of India (1 year, 4 months, 7 days)

Deccan Chronicle, BangaloreDuration: 1 year, 4 months

Job Responsibility:- As a graphic designer for making & conceptualising from logo, packages,

layout of the pages, creating graphics for feature pages, special pages, Infographics

In charge of certain ongoing modules likeTimes SportalTimes FeatureCulture pageBig picture

Ideas for BengaluruTimes CuratorCity related special packagesNational Special Pages

As a graphic designer for making & conceptualising from logo, packages, layout of the pages, creating graphics for feature pages, special pages, Infographics, illustration

In charge of certain ongoing modules like

• 360 degree• City Special• Redesign of full edition• Special sports Packages• Election 2014

Company: Valuepoint Knowledgeworks, BangaloreDuration: 1 month 5 days

Job Responsibility:-

In charge of Branding, Marketing collaterals, Promotional Activities, Web Design (concepts & ideas)Other Products are as follows:

Corporate VideoCorporate PresentationCorporate brochureE-BrochureService presentationProduct videosIntroduction of new imagery called design language

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Company: The Times of India, BangaloreDesignation: Principal Graphic DesignerDuration: 4 years, 11 months 10 days

Job Responsibility:-

As a graphic designer for making & conceptualising from logo, packages, layout of the pages, creating graphics for feature pages, special pages, Infographics

In charge of certain ongoing modules like

• Unlock Bangalore• Teach India• Lead India• Special pages of business

(Like: teach a tete, Bangalore bazaar, smart money, green field)• Indian budget / Election• Special packages

(Like: Obama inauguration, Children’s day, Sports Packages)• TOI campus • NIE ( worked as an graphic designer for 2 months for nie)• Education times• Mumbai blast 2009• Other packages related to Metro, Nation & International• Bangalore patrol • Times Curator

Company: Rams Relationships, Bangalore Designation: Graphic DesignerDuration: 1year 2 months 15 days

Job Responsibility:

As a graphic designer for making & conceptualising from logo, poster, standees to other creative like for events and corporate collaterals and brandings, magazines and books.

Making presentation, conceptualizations, visualising. Actively involved in the Scorpion Concert in Bangalore on 16th Dec. 2007

wherein I was put in-charge for branding of the event, & all the collaterals, creative & in charge of promotional activities for the pre event & event.

Clients worked with:

• Airtel• Dell• Hewlett Packard• Headstrong• RMZ• Royal Orchid• Radio Mirchi• Nokia • Barista• Northern trust• Nortel• Intuit• Starwoods• ING• EMC2• Absolut (Bacardi)• Symbian• Shell

• Google• Scorpions

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:

Passed W.B. H.S.C. with 70% from A.K.Ghosh Memorial High School. Passed H.S with 66.1% from National high boys. Completed B.com Honours from Calcutta University.

SOFTWARE KNOWN :

Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, PageMaker, Indesign Adobe premiere. QuarkXPress, CCI

HOBBIES:

Sports, especially cricket. Reading, Music and Travelling enables me to relax and experience different arts Cooking

Reference:

Jayant Kodkani

Deputy  Resident EditorTimes of India

+91 9845713836

M R Rajashekar

Chief Graphic Designer Times of India

+91 9739554999

Raja Choudhury