Syed Taha Ali

OBJECTIVE: Pursue career with excellence, hard work dedication and determination. I want to interact with the best of my professional approach towards my career and job assignments. EDUCATION: • Bachelors of Technology (B-Tech) • Diploma in Associate Engineering (Sindh Board of Technical Education Karachi) • Diploma in Information & Technology (CCMIT) • Diploma in Graphics & Media Art Designing (CCMIT) • Matriculation from Karachi Board COMPUTER TRAINING: Visual Graphics • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Macromedia Freehand • Inpage • Corel Draw • MS Office Video / Audio Editing & Multimedia Softwares • Final Cut Pro on Apple Mac Platform for Non-Linear Editing • Adobe Premier Pro on Windows Platform for Non-Linear Editing • Adobe Audition for Audio Treatment • Sound Forge for Audio • Web Streaming TV using Adobe Media Server Web Designing & Development • Wordpress • Content Management System • Search Engine Optimization EXPERIENCE: JAAG TV /GNN January 2018 to Present I have joined JAAG TV Channel, News Channel in Urdu as Assignment Editor, Central Desk (News Department), after joining JAAG TV in the Night Shift the rating of the channel received 1st Position during Night Bulletin of 3 am. Presently I am In-charge of Night Shift. Awaz News TV/Business World Communicator February 2017 to December 2017 I have joined as Head of Productions, Awaz News TV (https://awaznews.tv) an online news service starting to broadcast News and Package on Web/WebTV, afterwards additional charge of Deputy Editor of their sister concern Business World Communicator. New Pakistan TV November 2015 to January 2017 I have joined News Pakistan TV (http://newspakistan.tv) news based website from its beginning and designed the Website based on Wordpress, Social Media and later on Web TV which is the only web tv in Pakistan to broadcast live from studios which any other web tv in Pakistan is not capable. It is the only website on which the Governor Sindh (Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat ul Ibad took notices of my several breaking news which includes providing medical treatment to Olympian Mansoor Ahmed, Bearing Medical expenses of a poor disabled girl and taking action against corrupt office of Board of Revenue), Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah take notice of my news on Billboard signs later Supreme Court also issued notice and order immediate removal of billboards from Karachi. Former Inspector General Sindh Ghulam Haider Jamali take notice of my news regarding selling of Police check posts to Color producing companies. The website has a reach of 1.6 million people on social media and has over 2 million hits on December 2016. I am working as Executive Producer (http://newspakistan.tv/live) K-21 News TV Channel February 2015 to November 2015 I have joined K-21 News Channel, a News Channel televising its transmission in Urdu as Associate Producer (Current Affairs Department), I have also Produced program “Agay ki Baat “and worked on Current Affairs Shows News @8 with Saud Zafar, Karachi ki Awaz and Karachi Today. Afterwards I was promoted as Assignment Editor for News and Assignment Desk. I was involved in breaking some of the major news which gave K21 Channel its position in main stream tv Channels. Weekly Sindh Manzar 2012 to 2015 I have joined Sindh Manzar a Weekly Magazine in Sindhi & Urdu publishing from Karachi as Sub Editor, I have also taken up the responsibility of Editor several times during the absence of Editor for a period of One Month. • Writing, rewriting, editing and proofreading text • Writing headlines, picture captions and story summaries • Editing reports and press releases • Liaising with journalists, reporters and editors • Verifying information and story details • Gathering and preparing routine information including sports results • Designing page layouts • Ensuring that stories are the right length and correctly placed on pages • Sizing photographs and placing them within features • Making sure that stories are accurate and do not compromise legality. Pakistan State Times 2010 to 2012 I have joined Pakistan State Times a daily English Newspaper publishing from Karachi as Sub Editor: • Writing, rewriting, editing and proofreading text • Writing headlines, picture captions and story summaries • Editing reports and press releases • Liaising with journalists, reporters and editors • Verifying information and story details • Gathering and preparing routine information including sports results • Ensuring that stories are the right length and correctly placed on pages • Sizing photographs and placing them within features • Making sure that stories are accurate and do not compromise legality. Premier Entertainment 2006 to 2010 I have joined Premier Entertainment, a Production House affiliated with Hollywood as "Assistant Director" of Mr. Roy Ayers Baxter (Producer/ Director) from Hollywood. Later I was Promoted as "Creative Director" and my work is as follows. • Primary duty is to help producer in keeping the budget of a production in check. • Responsible for carrying out day to day budgetary needs of a production unit • Responsible for Designing all Layouts and Creative Materials of the production • Responsible to check the production cost. • In case of any budgetary changes to be carried out, has to make a complete budget plan • help the post production unit with final touches and packaging I have worked on the following Projects during my Job: • In Search of Gold: Worked as Assistant Director of Ayers Baxter in a 26 Documentary Series including Exclusive Interview with the former President of Pakistan. FREELANCE PROJECTS: • Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim Park Illumination (Biggest Park of Asia, declared by the former President of Pakistan Pervaiz Musharraf and lead by Governor and City Nazim Personally) • Empress Market Illumination (Competing with companies like Philips & Clipsal) • Illumination of All Historical Buildings in Karachi with the Government of Sindh and CDGK • Designs Backdrops, Promotional Items and Marketing Designs for Events in Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. • Design Arts Council of Pakistan, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists & Karachi Union of Journalists Official Website on google top ranking. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Abilities an attitude Ready to work within a team; hard working, Fast Learner with accuracy, have a high motivation to learn and try; highly motivational to be a successful person disciplined and open-minded and never gives up on challenges.