Senior Producer at Voice of America' Washington DC

(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

July 2005 – Present 

Working with a team of broadcast professionals and producing world class content for Voice of America's 1st Urdu language television program “Beyond the headlines”. The program is produced from Voice of America Urdu Television studios in Washington DC & airs on Geo TV in South Asia, The Middle East and Europe. Working as a Senior producer, writer and correspondent the Primary tasks are to execute creative concepts, mission-oriented packages and thematic stories. Promoting cross cultural perspectives to generate a feeling of co-existence and harmony between cultures and peoples of the world. Team building and resource development. With over 12 years of network broadcast and production experience, executing concepts like: Religion in America ,When east met west,Pakistani-American rock bands, The crossover Doctor, Inside the Pentagon, Students at Georgetown University, Eid in America, Full bright scholarship, The hotdog man, Cab drivers of DC, New citizens of the world and beyond.

Broadcast Consultant at Lakson Group

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

June 2005 – August 2005

Broadcast Consultant
The objective was to launch their up coming Music TV Channel

This demands understanding of the broadcast media industry and the multiple challenges it carries, the target audience, a quick grasp of the local market dynamics and full command over production philosophies needed to design the programming, the on-air time design along with the studios set up.

For the first time in Pakistan a music TV channel is in the making backed with professional production support and a serious group management.

Due to my previous experiences involving hands on production in front and behind the camera as well as managing pre-production, production and post production teams simultaneously, my primary tasks revolved around creating and designing the channel from the scratch with a team of broadcast professionals and international content to build the channel as a bench mark in Pakistani media.

Director Productions at Television Business Productions' Producing for PTV, CNBC Asia, Zee Europe, ARY. 

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

September 2004 – June 2005 

Leading the aesthetics & production design of various TV programs along with VNR’s, Corporate Videos, factuals & Documentaries. Directing “Merck Aur Saihat”- 1x26
A 25 minutes health awareness interactive Talk show on PTV.
Designing presentations, promos and directors boards, with a firm grasp of NLE and a solid command over program production and visual techniques.

Imran has 4 recommendations (1 manager, 2 co-workers, 1 partner) including:

• Habib Akram, Producer, CNBC Pakistan
• Jami Moiz, Vice President Operations, Tele.Biz
• Kashif Naseem
• Amir Jahangir

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Manager Programming at Apna Karachi FM 107

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

May 2003 – July 2004 

Designed & Launched “Apna Karachi” FM 107 Pakistan’s first progressive urban FM Radio on the 14th of August 2003 along with a dedicated team of young and experienced broadcast professionals to give Karachi city, a mix of digital radio music format with various time band targeted interactive programs & cutting edge live events, beepers and lifestyle updates via hybrid technology. With trendsetting programming and production styles and techniques never seen before in the country, FM 107 brought a radio revolution in Pakistan's FM broadcast industry.

Imran has 1 recommendation (1 partner) including:

• Naeemuddin Syed

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Anchor/Senior Producer at GEO TV - IMC The Jung Group

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

April 2002 – May 2003

Launched GEO News Network as a Producer/Anchor On August 14 2002 from Dubai Media City, Dubai UAE. One of the initial core team members of the think tank that launched Geo TV. Worked in various capacities with Geo Tv's News dept as well as Infotainment as a Senior Producer and Morning Prime Time Anchor. Trained, launched and helped sustained the netwrok with their US based consultants IMC (Intelligent Media Consultants)under the leader ship of David Hazinski, Ken Tiven and Richard Goslan.

Imran has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:

• Taimur Akhtar

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Independent Director at Nucleus Entertainment

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

March 2001 – March 2002

Worked as an Independent Director/Producer with Nuclues Entertainment where we produced and directed numerous talk shows, live events, factuals or reality based programs for PTV, Indus TV Network and Indus Music, along with a Drama serial / sitcom for ARY digital and ARY India. Some of the highlights are " A Tribute to Nazia Hasan, Face of the year awards, Anjanay Pakistani, Spirit Pakistan, HUM -
A womens talk show, ITV Pakistan and Boyz - the sitcom "

Imran has 1 recommendation (1 manager) including:

• Shahbaz Siddiqui, Owner, Nucleus Media

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