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SHANZEH ISHTIAQ
Aspiration Statement
I am passionate about digital marketing and want to pursue a career in that field. Alternatively, I am also open to a career in building the product side.
Core Skills
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Data-led Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Performing Arts
- Data Analytics
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Played a major role in executing the first Habib Literature Festival, Aaraish e Khayal.
- Featured by CNN for their documentary on 'Tech For Good' (2020), as a member of South Asia's First all-female lmprov Comedy Troupe, The Khawatoons.
- Hosted the first Tedx at Habib University
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Assistant Brand Manager - Unilever, Cornetto
- Student Marketeer - Red Bull Pakistan
- Contributing Writer Intern - DAWN Images
- Represented Pakistan in Future News Worldwide 2021 by the British Council in London for the conference on 'Climate, COVID-19 and the rise of disinformation: how journalism can best serve a world in crisis'
Final Year Project
Project Title
Cracking (up) Queer Comedy in Pakistan
Description
Grounded in the landscape of Pakistan, my capstone identifies live comedy as a platform where Pakistani female and queer comedians have navigated their way around a conservative society through comedy. The purpose of my paper is to identify how comedy is often used as a medium to voice the struggles of the marginalized communities, in turn, providing them a platform to highlight themes of social justice through the comic element. This paper helped in understanding the different content and experiences of comedians in Pakistan and how they adopt the tools of social change and justice within their comedy to reach out to the masses and be more relevant.