1. SAYAN MUKHERJEE
Permanent Address: 2, Ram Narayan Mukherjee Road, Sarsuna, Kolkata 700 061, West Bengal | Present Address: 7/48, Old Double Storey
Building, Lajpat Nagar IV, Third Floor Backside, New Delhi -110024 (Willing to relocate)
Mobile: (+91) 9884946649 / 98318 27710 | Residence: (033) 2493 8492
E-Mail: sayan.mukherjee23@gmail.com
SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER CUM SUB-EDITOR
NOTABLE REPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 cricket matches
 Indian Super League (ISL) 2014 football matches
 New Delhi leg of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) 2014
 54th
National Open Athletics Championships 2014
 Champions Tennis League (CTL) 2014 matches
 Argentina v Venezuela FIFA-sanctioned international friendly 2011
 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches
 India v England Twenty20 match 2011
 India v England One-day international 2011
 India v Malaysia FIFA-sanctioned international friendly 2011
 Asian Football Confederation Cup matches
 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches
 Mohun Bagan v East Bengal derby matches
 64th
Santosh Trophy final match 2010
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
 Experience of five years in journalism and professional writing.
 Dedicated reporter with a nose for news, a passion for sports journalism and a reputation for impeccable ethics.
 Five-year record of commendable performance as a staff reporter cum sub-editor for print edition of a national and most respected daily
newspaper of the country.
 Adept storyteller who treats news, features and other events with equal passion and thrives within the deadline-intensive, 24x7 newsroom
environment.
 Devoted, responsible and self-motivated personnel who prospers under the pressure of demanding deadlines.
 Capable of handling responsibilities independently and also as part of a team.
 Proven ability to take up new topics, news and responsibilities.
 Sound communication skills both written and verbal.
 In-depth knowledge of the respective subject and agility to research for any given or new topic.
 Comprehensive knowledge of major sport leagues, teams and individual athletes across the world.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) since September’14
Senior Sports Correspondent

2.  Was a key member of the team that covered Indian Premier League, 2015.
 Formed an important part of the team that covered ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015.
 Was an integral part of the sports team that covered 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
 Editing and writing copies of all the sporting disciplines at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
 Conducting interviews and attending press conferences.
 Overseeing the daily coverage of all sports news in the absence of a designated desk head.
Sify.com from March’13 to September’14
Sports Copy-Editor, Interactive Services
 Editing, uploading and managing content of the sports page and all its subsidiary pages on the website.
 Providing live coverage of all major sporting events like IPL 7 & 6 opening ceremony & matches, IPL match fixing, ICC Champions Trophy,
Champions League, India v West Indies Test series, India’s tour of South Africa, Asia Cup & T20 World Cup, FIFA
World Cup.
The Statesman from October’09 to February’13
Sports Sub-Editor cum Reporter
 Extensively covered the two prime sporting disciplines ~ Cricket and Football ~ on a regional, national and international level.
 Shouldered responsibilities of the sports desk in absence of the Sports Editor.
 Attended various sports press conferences and conducted interviews.
 Successfully fulfilled sub-editing duties of producing the sports page on a daily basis that included researching, fact checking, proof-
reading, headline writing and page making in Quark Express.
 Productive story contributor as a reporter. Never failed to meet any deadline.
 Provided complete, accurate and compelling coverage of both anticipated and spontaneous news.
 Earned repeated commendations for excellence in writing, reporting and info-graphics.
EDUCATION
University Of Calcutta
 Master of Arts in Mass Communication & Journalism, 2009, Specialisation in Sports
 Bachelor of Arts in English Honours, 2007
KEY SKILLS
 News Writing
 Sports Writing
 Feature Writing
 Editing
 Research & Fact-Checking
TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
 Content Management System
 Coveritlive.com
 Quark Express
 News Pro
 MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
 Internet usage
 NewsWrap
PERSONALS
 Date of Birth: December 23, 1985
 Sex: Male
 Nationality: Indian

3.  Marital Status: Married
 Notice Period details: Can join within 1 month.
 Current Salary: Rs 32,000 per month
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that all the information presented by me is true & bona fide to the best of my knowledge.
Signed: Sayan Mukherjee
(SAYAN MUKHERJEE)