Adwait Patil

Managing Editor at Digg

Brooklyn, New York

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About

I'm a writer based in NYC and the Managing Editor at Digg. I have a Masters degree in Journalism from CUNY, where I received a Punch Sulzberger scholarship.

Work Experience

Digg
Remote

2018 - Present

Weekend Editor → Associate Editor → Managing Editor

Redefined Digg's mission to produce blogs and curate the best videos, long reads and viral trends by increasing the share of the brand's original content from 23 to 47 percent over the past year. Overseeing the production and SEO optimization of daily columns and editorial products, like newsletters and homepage curation, which average 175,000 daily readers. Managing a team of four editors, shaping their beats and setting their KPIs Using proprietary analytical tools to shape the daily and long-term editorial strategy, and working with the product teams to optimize workflows. Built editorial partnerships and leveraged Digg's online presence as a publisher with brands like Business Insider, Grist and The Daily Beast.

Jugaadu
Remote

2012 - 2015

Scriptwriter, Assistant Director and Editor

Wrote scripts, assistant directed and offline edited film projects for clients in India and the Mumbai-based production house Jugaadu, including long-and-short-form documentary, music video, advertisements and live event coverage. Select clients include: Google, Red Bull, Nykaa and Audi

Red Bull

2014 - 2015

Culture Marketing Assistant

Curated and produced tours and events for Red Bull Music Academy and the Red Bull Tour Bus in India, including the RB Tour Bus at NH7 Weekender (2014), the Hudson Mohawke three city tour (November 2014) and the two city Kode 9 tour and lecture series (February 2015)

NH7.in (Previously Indiecision Media)

2011 - 2013

Content Writer

Managed the online radio and wrote for the Mumbai-based digital publication Indiecision, which later became Nh7.in, primarily focussing on local news, reviews, gig listings, interviews, features and live event video coverage of independent music and culture in India and South Asia

Education

CUNY

MA, Journalism

University of London

Post Graduate diploma, Journalism

ILS Law College,

BA: Social, Legal Studies

Skills

Editing
Offline Video
Product Management
Writing/Headlines
Analytics: Chartbeat, Google, Excel
Leadership
Collaboration

Published Articles

Roads & Kingdoms

For 25 years, the Punjabi Deli in the East Village has been a safe haven for New York cab drivers. But despite the efforts of activists and celebrities, this Lower Manhattan institution may be at risk of disappearing forever.

NPR

This new sound became “trendy” in Great Britain. The mainstream media lapped it, and Billboard declared “British Asian Scene on Brink of Mainstream,” as it tried to normalize the movement.

Economist

How much does playing on home turf really affect a team's performance?

Pitchfork

Everyone knows “Get Ur Freak On.” Here are ten less obvious songs that sample South Asian music, from Kanye to Tinashe to various J Dilla projects.

The Verge

In a country hungry for smartphones, can something this inexpensive be a reality?

The Independent

Soccer correspondent at the Independent

New York Public Radio

Newsroom at NYPR

Resident Advisor

Music Reviews

Bandcamp

Music Reviews

Vice

Culture for Vice. This doc contains a bunch of links to my work published in Vice.

Video Reel: Assistant Director

My work as an Assistant Director for Red Bull Television, Bacardi NH7 ,and J M Baxi Group of Companies..

Video Editor

My work as a Video Editor for Red Bull Television, Bacardi NH7 ,and J M Baxi Group of Companies..

Script Writer

My work as a Script Writer for Red Bull Television, Bacardi NH7 ,and J M Baxi Group of Companies, and other projects.

A short film from my time in Syracuse.

Co-produced and co-hosted South Asia's first indie music podcast (Rock The Talk) on The Indicast Network.