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Shobana Anand

@shobanaanand

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Freelance writer and creative content professional focused on impactful, human-centered storytelling.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles that leverage creative writing and L&D experience, emphasizing impact, employee wellbeing, and opportunities to build learning cultures.

I am a freelance writer and creative professional with roots in early-2000s freelance publishing and a published poetry collection, Life Unearthed (NotionPress, 2018). I write articles, essays, scientific pieces and poetry, and bring a keen eye for language to communicate ideas with clarity and emotional resonance.

I have also served as Creative Head — leading learning & development in a financial firm (2017–2025) — where I built competency-based learning frameworks, launched employee-led communities, and drove award-winning engagement programs focused on holistic health and wellbeing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Creative Head

L&D Financial Firm

Jan 2017 - Jan 2025 (8 years)

Led employee engagement and learning initiatives from 2017 to 2025, establishing the learning function, competency-based frameworks and employee-led communities that improved holistic wellbeing and participation.

Learning Development Employee Engagement Program Design Community Building People Development Stakeholder Management

Freelance Writer

Self Employed

Delivered articles, essays and scientific-style papers across freelance projects since the early 2000s and published a poetry collection 'Life Unearthed' in 2018, demonstrating strong written communication and creative impact.

Creative Writing Content Strategy Editing Poetry Research Publishing Remote Collaboration