Shafayat Nazam Rasul
Flat BY1 (2nd Floor), 42, Siddeswari Road, Dhaka - 1217
Phone: +8801834878856 | shafayatrasul@[Link]
About
I am a writer, editor, and teacher with a wide-range of experiences in print and digital media. My work includes writing and
editing short stories, news features and opinion pieces, a Master’s thesis, and teaching university students.
Experience Education
Lecturer, North South University University of Westminster, Class of 2014
May 2015 - Present MA Creative Writing: Writing The City (Merit)
• Teaching English composition and literature courses University of Westminster, Class of 2013
• Coordinating course outlines BA (Hons), Upper Second Class
• Writing for and editing the department newsletter English Literature and Creative Writing
A Levels
Sub-editor, Op-Ed, Dhaka Tribune
English Language & Literature
April 2015 - September 2015
Mathematics
• Proofreading and sub-editing opinion pieces
GCE “O” Levels
• Laying out copy using Adobe InDesign
7 including English Language and
• Weekly column
Mathematics
Skills
Copywriter, Market Movers UK
January 2014 - January 2015
• Writing copy for press releases advertisements
• Writing new and innovative content for websites Languages known
Native in English, Bengali and Hindi
Contributor, FQ Magazine Urdu (speaking), Intermediate in French
March 2014 - December 2015
• Writing two to three news articles on a weekly basis IT Skills
• Writing editorials on subjects such as literature, tech, film and TV Windows, Mac OS, Linux
• Selling online banner advertising, competitions and editorial sponsorship Adobe InDesign
and videos to support editorials Hardware maintenance
Executive Contributor, The Daily Star
September 2009 - January 2011
Awards
• Writing weekly articles, anything from fictional to informative Writing in the City Scholarship
• Weekly humour column Full-fee waiver for Masters
• Editing content and proofreading
Teaching Assistant, Aphelion & Hasib’s
Volunteering
September 2008 - August 2010 Gillingham Lions’ Club
• Teaching “O” Level and A Level English Language and Literature Oxfam
• Tutoring kids aged 10 to 16 Red Cross
• Marking and creating mock question papers
References
Dr AQMA Rahman Bhuiyan Abak Hussain
Chairman Editor, Op-Ed
Department of English and Modern Languages Dhaka Tribune
North South University E-mail: [Link]@[Link]
E-mail: [Link]@[Link] Phone: (+88) 02-9132093
Phone: (+88) 02-55668200 Ext: 2003
