me
Hello, I'm Gauri*
Your writer for the end of the world.
QUARANTINED QUOTES
*My name rhymes with "Sorry". (Wow, that sounds promising).
I grew up in India and brought all 5'3”of me to the other end of the world;
because you have to live a little to write a lot.
I now spend my days writing to make a difference
or just your day.
Pratibha Gauri Nigam | nigamp@mymail.vcu.edu | 347-714-3843
STUDIED THE MANUAL
WON
WAT’s Your Big Idea 2.0 – Pitch for Cannes
2nd Runner-up (Organized by Dentsu Aegis Network, India)
Michael & Larissa Chaney
Merit Scholarship
VCU Brandcenter
Director's Scholarship
VCU Brandcenter
VCU Brandcenter (School of Business)
Aug 2019 - PRESENT
Business (M.S.) - Branding/Copywriting, 1st Year GPA: 3.857
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi, India
2017 - 2018
P.G. Diploma - ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS, GPA: 3.5
University of Delhi, Kamala Nehru College (KNC), India
2014 - 2017
B.A. (Hons.) ENGLISH LITERATURE, GPA: 3.68
IGNORED THE MANUAL
MRM//McCann, Delhi, India
COPYWRITER
May 2018 - May 2019
IKEA, Facebook, Microsoft, Lufthansa
Terribly Tiny Tales
PUBLISHED WRITER
Apr 2016 - Apr 2018
Burger King, Vodafone, Sony, Accenture, Titan
Expressions: Creative Writing Society of KNC
University of Delhi
PRESIDENT
Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Dept. of Psychology, Sunder Lal Jain Hospital, Delhi, India
WRITING INTERN
Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
got good at
Microsoft & Google Suites
Keynote
Final Cut Pro X
GOT PUBLISHED
Terribly Tiny Tales - Vol. I
Penguin Random House India
(A book of micro-fiction, featuring my work alongside various writers.)
careS about
Teach For India
TEACHING VOLUNTEER
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
(Taught the 7th grade in a Low-income Govt. Girls School)
RESPONDS TO
English, Hindi
that one summer when the world came to an end
BBH, New York - Barn Mentorship Program
MENTEE (Copywriting)
Aug 2020
The Carriage House
at VCU Brandcenter (Co-op)
MEMBER (Copywriting)
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
master of the un's
UNflattering dance moves
UNforeseen naps
UNproductive scrolling
UNnoying puns