Creative & innovative writing, editing & reporting professional with 30 years of experience. Has written, edited, rewritten, and compiled books and folk tales, and contributes articles, features, stories, and reports for magazines and newspapers. Detail-oriented and proactive, with strong planning and coordination skills for editorial and publishing workflows. Experienced in liaising with writers, designers and production teams to ensure correctness, consistency, and timely delivery; open to full-time, freelance, or consulting assignments.

Ajit Jha

Creative & innovative writing, editing & reporting professional with 30 years of experience. Has written, edited, rewritten, and compiled books and folk tales, and contributes articles, features, stories, and reports for magazines and newspapers. Detail-oriented and proactive, with strong planning and coordination skills for editorial and publishing workflows. Experienced in liaising with writers, designers and production teams to ensure correctness, consistency, and timely delivery; open to full-time, freelance, or consulting assignments.

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Creative & innovative writing, editing & reporting professional with 30 years of experience. Has written, edited, rewritten, and compiled books and folk tales, and contributes articles, features, stories, and reports for magazines and newspapers.

Detail-oriented and proactive, with strong planning and coordination skills for editorial and publishing workflows. Experienced in liaising with writers, designers and production teams to ensure correctness, consistency, and timely delivery; open to full-time, freelance, or consulting assignments.

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Work Experience

Freelancing Consultant Editor / Freelance writer
August 1, 2006 - Present
Freelance writing and editing work since August 2006, including academic essay writing and web content writing for US clients, plus news writing for The Times of India and other outlets.
Consulting Editor at International Informatics Olympiad
August 1, 2006 - Present
Prepared instructional design materials and edited brochures for the International Informatics Olympiad.
Editor at Illustrated Orchids Pvt. Ltd.
March 1, 2006 - August 1, 2006
Worked as Editor for a comics, children’s books and CDs publishing company. Contributions included fresh writing and rewriting work and editorial planning for publishing outputs.
Consulting Editor, International Informatics Olympiad at International Informatics Olympiad
January 1, 2006 - August 10, 2006
Prepared instructional design material; edited brochures and related editorial content for the organization.
Associate Editor at Chronicle Publication (Pvt.) Ltd., Delhi
January 1, 2003 - February 1, 2006
Associate Editor at a publishing house running multiple English and Hindi magazines for students preparing for higher competitive exams and an additional fortnightly Hindi news magazine. Worked on writing articles/features, planned and controlled production operations across three magazines, coordinated with freelancers, developed editorial and layout design, and introduced popular recurring columns; also handled Chronicle Year Books (2002–03–04–05–06).
Freelance writer at The Times of India, Patna; Rashtriya Sahara English Magazine; Door Darshan; Prabhat Prakashan & Kiran Prakashan
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 2003
Freelance assignments across print and broadcast outlets, contributing editorial content and reporting.
Industrial Training / Freelance assignments at The Times of India, Delhi
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993
Industrial training involving work with editorial/news operations.

Education

MA (Sociology) at Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1987
BA (Philosophy) at St. Stephens College, Delhi
January 1, 1985 - January 1, 1985
MA (Sociology) at Delhi School of Economics
January 1, 1987 - August 6, 2026
BA (Philosophy) at St. Stephens College
January 1, 1985 - August 6, 2026
MA (Sociology) at Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
January 1, 1987 - August 6, 2026
BA (Philosophy) at St. Stephens College, Delhi
January 1, 1985 - August 6, 2026

Qualifications

Ambassador of The Word (Fundacion Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation) / Awarded
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Government, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization