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Pudji Lestari

Pudji Lestari

Journalist
Jakarta

Summary

A seasoned journalist with 14 years of experiences working with domestic and foreign media companies. Specialized in business and financial coverage in Indonesia.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Freelance Content Writer

self employed
Depok
02.2018 - Current
  • Mostly I wrote for public companies and state-owned enterprises' annual report
  • Conducted extensive internet research to provide facts and statistics for the company's annual report content.
  • Created monthly Excel spreadsheets to manage client projects and deadlines.


News Aggregator

London-based Mlex Market Insight (https://mlexmarketinsight.com/)
Remotely in Depok
10.2015 - 02.2018
  • Skimming media outlets in Indonesia and Malaysia for anti-trust and anti-corruption news
  • Pitching ideas to editor every morning, Monday to Friday.
  • Conducted extensive internet research to provide facts and statistics for each article/story.
  • Created articles to be submitted into the back-end system


News Aggregator

London-based Policy and Regulatory Report (www.parr-global.com)
Remotely in Bandung
10.2013 - 10.2015
  • Skimming media outlets in Indonesia and Malaysia for anti-trust and anti-corruption news
  • Pitching ideas to editor every morning, Monday to Friday.
  • Conducted extensive internet research to provide facts and statistics for each article/story.
  • Created articles to be submitted into the back-end system

Senior Writer

Forbes Indonesia
Jakarta
08.2010 - 10.2012
  • Conduct preliminary research & pitched ideas to the chief editor
  • Contact sources to build the ideas, conduct more research, make list of questions for sources to answer.
  • Utilized exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content.
  • Proofread copy written by colleagues to correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.


Editor

Bisnis Indonesia
Jakarta
07.2009 - 08.2010
  • Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes and approved final versions for publication.
  • Prepared, rewrote and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
  • Devised attention-grabbing headlines and summaries to increase clicks and engagement.
  • Assigned stories, led content development meetings and reviewed completed stories to guide execution of concepts and tone.

Reporter

Bisnis Indonesia
Jakarta
05.2004 - 07.2009
  • Researched and produced daily news reports.
  • Covered special events and breaking news with eye for detail and tenacious pursuit of important information.
  • Completed assigned pieces and developed independent stories.
  • Followed-up on leads for information regarding news and events.
  • Wrote news stories, developed leads and constructed headlines.
  • Established and maintained relationships with credible sources.
  • Utilized social media outlets to connect directly with public.


English Translator

self employed
Jakarta
01.1999 - 01.2004
  • Translated pages or chapter of books, student lecture materials from English to Bahasa
  • Referred to reference materials such as dictionaries, lexicons and encyclopedias to verify translation accuracy.
  • Interpreted at appropriate language level of students.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Educational Technology

Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Jakarta
09.1998 - 01.2004

Skills

    News writing

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Accomplishments

    2012 3rd winner Care for Lupus Syamsi Dhuha Foundation Award writing competition, with the article "Morning Hope".


    2011 1st winner Martha Tilaar Group Award writing competition on Beauty Business category with the article "Natural Beauty".

Timeline

Freelance Content Writer

self employed
02.2018 - Current

News Aggregator

London-based Mlex Market Insight (https://mlexmarketinsight.com/)
10.2015 - 02.2018

News Aggregator

London-based Policy and Regulatory Report (www.parr-global.com)
10.2013 - 10.2015

Senior Writer

Forbes Indonesia
08.2010 - 10.2012

Editor

Bisnis Indonesia
07.2009 - 08.2010

Reporter

Bisnis Indonesia
05.2004 - 07.2009

English Translator

self employed
01.1999 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Arts - Educational Technology

Universitas Negeri Jakarta
09.1998 - 01.2004

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