Aurfan Haji

I am a Postgraduate (MA) in Mass Communication and Journalism with vast working experience as a writer and editor across print and digital channels. I am comfortable across digital and print fields and expertise in sports and business.

I have over 12 years of experience as a full-time Sports Journalist with leading English National dailies in India. Currently, I am working as Content Manager in a Digital Marketing agency in Dubai. I can manage written content across various platforms.

My current job profile involves managing content of clients from various sectors like immigration, finance, real estate, auto, insurance, health & fitness, etc. SEO unique content writing for clients’ web pages with keywords search to improve website rankings and bring healthy traffic. Write well-researched web page content, blogs, informative articles, etc. Reviewing, optimizing, checking plagiarism, editing, and proofreading.

As a Sports Journalist, I worked for Deccan Chronicle / The Asian Age Mumbai for eight years, where I managed the Mumbai sports desk and controlled the flow of information (sports) in Western India. I also have handled a small team in my bureau to work on getting interesting stories and releasing sports pages on time.

Before that I worked for Sakal Times in Pune, India as Sports Reporter and also freelanced for MiD-Day Mumbai at the start of my career.

Regards!

Irfan

• Experienced SEO Content Writer / Manager and Senior Sports Journalist with over 15 years’ experience of English writing across print, and digital platforms. 
• Content Management skills and ability to deliver high quality content using keywords to drive traffic on the business website and social media pages.
• Knowhow of Digital Marketing strategies and expertise in Content Marketing.
• Utilize AI and SEO tools for crafting compelling human content to withstand quality checks by Search Engines. Awareness of algorithms and guidelines.
• Expert in writing engaging, natural and captivating Web Content, Press Releases, Blogs, News Stories, Social Media Captions, Features and Interviews. 
• Checking facts, optimizing content, proper grammar and punctuations.
• Team management skills with ability to lead from the front and adapt to the changes and finding creative solutions to unexpected problems.

Commitment to evolve and build a collaborative team environment.

Masters in Arts, University of Kashmir, December 2001 – December 2003

• Two-year post-graduation degree from University of Kashmir. 
• Subjects include: Reporting, Editing, Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising, TV & Radio Production and Media & Communications Research.