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Karan J. Bhatia 702 Aakashdeep Behind Fire Brigade Opp Adanis Supermarket Bhatar Road Surat 395001 Gujarat
Telephone: Mobile-9375605777 Home-(0261)6555595 Office-2479902 Email: , , , ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of Birth: December 3, 1982 Age: 24 years Sex: Male Total Experience: 3 years 2 months (complete, incl. internships), 1 year 8 months (as employee)
Key Skills: Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, Ideas. And the ability to think anything through and make valid improvements. Will Work: To create ideas that people will love and definitely remember. Motto: Be different yet better. The Dream: To become India’s finest ad/music-video/blockbuster-movie filmmaker.
Experience: (Jan 04-present) Radio Mirchi Surat (Entertainment Network India Ltd ENIL A TOI Co.) as Copywriter (April 05 - May 06) 1 year at JWT Mumbai (earlier known as J. Walter Thompson/Hindustan Thompson Associates/HTA, the largest ad agency of India, located at Peninsula Corporate Park, Lower Parel) as Junior Copywriter
Internship Experience:
After College (August 04-April 05) 9 months at JWT as trainee Copywriter (April & May 2004) 2 months at Ogilvy & Mather (O&M Mumbai) as a trainee in the Client Servicing and Films Dept
Along College (July-Dec 04) 6 months at Reverb heading the Creative function of the in-house HR College ad-agency (March-September 03) 6 months at Warner Bros. India at their Mumbai HO as Marketing and PR trainee (October-December 02) 3 months at LOWE Lintas Advertising Mumbai as a trainee Copywriter (April & May 02) 2 months at Euro RSCG Advertising Mumbai as a Client Servicing trainee
Education: . 60% B.Com (Vocational Advertising Specialization) from H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai University in 2004. . 69% in Std. XII ISC Delhi Board Science Stream from SDA Higher Secondary, Surat . 79% in Std. X ICSE Delhi Board from SDA Higher Secondary, Surat
>> 6-month course in Graphic Designing (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Macromedia Flash) from Arena Multimedia. >> B.A. Certificate in Advertising - Cannes Lions Academy/Central St. Martins University London, student representative from India in 2004 to the Cannes International Advertising Festival - Cannes, France.
Summary of Skills and Experience: I won the Cannes Lions Academy Scholarship(visit www.canneslions.com and www.thelionsacademy.com), and have been to the Cannes Advertising Festival 2004, sponsored by the reputed Times Of India group (Official Representitives of the Cannes Festival in India) and the Ad Club of Bombay. I was the sole student representing India at the Cannes Festival’s Cannes Lions Academy (aka The Roger Hatchuel Academy) - a one-week workshop tutored by the best in advertising like Piyush Pandey, David Droga, Michael Conrad, Keith Reinhardt and many of the biggest names in advertising. I can come up with a lot of Ideas and I am also good at designing and making things look attractive. I was chosen by the Ad Club of Bombay in this 4-stage Contest organized in association with The TOI group as a reserved finalist (first runner-up) for a scholarship to Cannes Advertising Festival 2003, but managed to succeed to the winner spot after trying harder in 2004. I have won inter-college ad-making contests. I have worked on the following brands during my internships with various agencies: Lifebuoy, Breeze, Axe, Sangam Direct, Navneet, SET MAX, Playwin, Philips and Sunsilk. Brands worked for at JWT: Reliance Life Insurance, Philips, Sunsilk, Lux, Kellogg’s, Hungama TV, DTC, Arisia, Godrej, LIC, Vedanta, LIC, SBI MF, D’damas, Lavasa, etc. I have also worked on the movies Matrix Reloaded and Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets during my internship at Warner Bros. My career objective is to develop myself into an expert in the communication industry. My dream is to become a revolutionary filmmaker.
Special Achievements: My idea was made into a Lux TV ad featuring Aishwarya Rai on a beach for launching 4 new variants of Lux. 88 percentile at CAT 2004, first attempt, without any tutoring or classes Won 1st prize in print and radio ad-making competition at K.C. College's Festival Kiran Won 1st prize at Lonavla Creativity Workshop, in the creative competition Got mentioned in Brand Equity (The Economic Times) as Logo Design Competition Finalist. Got Mentioned in Bombay Times (The Times of India) regarding role at ‘Reverb Advertising’. Cleared FTII, Pune entrance and attended 4-day orientation course/interview for the Direction course. Acted in a low-budget public service Anti-Smoking commercial done by O&M Mumbai.
Special Interest: Movies, Reading, Designing, Computer Gaming and all Sports. Native City: Surat, Gujarat. Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati well and Punjabi, Marwari somewhat. Aptitude Profile: (From the book ‘Test Yourself’ -By Jim Barrett) Takes initiative, and is resourceful, imaginative and creative.
Last Modified: Jul 23, 2007
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