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Look into the Web for new careers

Room for a wide range of backgrounds and specializations

Our Correspondent Published 19.08.20, 12:31 PM
Find out about jobs on the web at the CampusToCareer session on August 22.

Find out about jobs on the web at the CampusToCareer session on August 22. Graphic: Debojyoti Mukherjee

If a lot of your time is spent on the web, why not look at the career opportunities it offers? To know all about it, sign up for Web is where it’s all happening: Information to Entertainment here.

This is a free webinar and part of the CampusToCareer2020 webinar series, presented by ABP Education.

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When: August 22, 3 pm

What it’s about: This webinar will shed light on the wide range of knowledge and skills used in the web world. From entertainment to graphic art, digital marketing to video journalism, there are job options for people from different backgrounds.

Expect: To learn how the increased reach of the internet has created new career roles such as 3D drawing specialist, VR sound effect specialist, online event manager, and mixed reality artist. Find out about opportunities in the entertainment and media industry. Think content producer, AR-VR content writer, graphic designer, product manager, VFX specialist, social media manager, or video journalist. Whether you have a science, technology, humanities, liberal arts, or commerce background, there’s a place for you in the virtual world.

Meet the speakers:

Roshan Abbas: Orator, storyteller, actor, TV and radio host, producer, event manager, creative director, film & theatre director, lyricist, angel investor, serial entrepreneur, author and public speaking coach — Abbas wears many hats. He is also the founder and managing director of Geometry Encompass, an experiential marketing agency, and a mentor-partner at The Glitch, a creative agency.

Dr. Jaseena Backer: A writer and a psychologist, Backer has been working with women's issues for 13 years. Her anecdotal blog Mahek & Me is a regular feature on social media and TV channels. A proud single parent, she has been helping with parenting issues across the globe. She manages a group of 13,000 sari lovers called Saree in Style on Facebook, where women discuss their love for sarees and their love for life.

Ashish Kulkarni: Founder of Punnaryug Artvision, Kulkarni is a well-known figure in animation. He is currently working on animation projects like War Heroes of India, Mary Kom Jr., Amazing Kids, Monkey Creek, and Map Jacket. He is Chairman of FICCI for the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics Forum, and also chairman of the MCCIA (Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries And Agriculture) Animation & Gaming committee. His work includes Little Krishna (2009), Shaktimaan (2011), and Krishna aur Kans (2012).

Dr. Stephen Quinn: A former journalist and journalism teacher for almost five decades in nine countries, Quinn makes videos and teaches people how to make videos with only a smartphone. He also writes screenplays for feature movies and short films, and writes and makes videos on wine. Quinn runs MOJO Media Insights (MMI), a digital consulting company based in Brighton, the UK.

Sonia Kulkarni: PR evangelist, managing partner of Hunk Golden & Media, a strategic PR and brand solutions agency, TEDx speaker, running enthusiast, and Pinkathon ambassador. Kulkarni founded #SheDares and The Saree Library and has been named among the top 100 most influential game-changers in the communication industry by BW & E4M.

Priyanka Matanhelia: Ph.D. in Journalism & Public Communication Academician and Consumer Research Consultant

Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury: The pro-vice-chancellor of Adamas University, Chowdhury is a leading media and communication academic. He was earlier the dean of media at Symbiosis University, Pune; Amity University, Mumbai; Whistling Woods International; and Pearl Academy of Delhi and Mumbai.

Certificate of attendance: Those watching the entire webinar on Zoom will be eligible for a certificate of attendance from ABP Education.

To register for Web is where it’s all happening: Information to entertainment, click here.

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