Priya Dharmavarapu
I am a Senior Communications and Crisis Leader with over a decade of experience protecting brand reputation and managing high-stakes social media narratives across humanitarian and journalism sectors.
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I am a Senior Communications and Crisis Leader with over a decade of experience protecting brand reputation and managing high-stakes social media narratives across humanitarian and journalism sectors. I specialize in crisis & issues management, rapid-response leadership, and crafting holding statements, while leveraging real-time social listening to guide decision-making during emergencies.
I partner with C-suite executives and field teams to align messaging with organizational goals, balancing risk and tone while upholding ethical standards. I design integrated campaigns, governance systems, and repeatable playbooks that accelerate delivery, and I prioritize fact-checking and transparent storytelling in fast-moving digital environments.
- 12 years' experience
- Joined March 2026
Skills· 12
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- HindiFluent
- TeluguFluent
- TamilIntermediate
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
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Work experience· 4 roles
Led rapid-response and issue-based communications, producing Q&A packs and briefing notes to manage reputation during sensitive humanitarian crises; counseled C-suite on high-risk advocacy and tone; steered integrated social and digital campaigns (e.g., Meera's Pavilion) reaching ~1M people; strengthened governance by aligning legal and risk teams and introducing workflows to speed internal delivery.
Shaped external communications for climate justice initiatives; produced social media strategy, newsletters, and stakeholder engagement support; coordinated speakers for Impact X (ESG Conference), Melbourne (2024) and supported on-site communications and event delivery; scripted videos for research organizations; facilitated international digital storytelling workshops with cross-sector participants to align culture, tourism, and humanitarian storytelling; built relationships with government stakeholders to support advocacy outcomes.
Built a mission-led digital platform from one show to 25+ programs, achieving 1M+ cumulative listeners across multi-channel distribution; delivered crisis-response programming during COVID-19 in collaboration with epidemiologists to reduce misinformation and clarify complex policies; established a distinctive editorial voice and quality-control system across 1,000+ episodes; managed native app distribution and community retention through data-driven insights and strategic syndication; produced integrated communications assets for humanitarian projects across India and the region, translating field realities into clear, ethical storytelling.
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