Jaya Jivika Rajani

Jaya Jivika Rajani

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Experience

  • Spaced Ventures Graphic

    Spaced Ventures

    Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Brownsville, Texas, United States

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    Worldwide

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    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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    Santa Monica, California, United States

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    Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    Century City, CA

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    Pune Area, India

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Claremont, CA

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    North Hollywood, CA

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    Claremont, CA

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    Paris Area, France

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    Paris Area, France

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    Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Education

  • Pomona College Graphic

    Pomona College

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    Activities and Societies: International Student Mentor, Freshman Class Committee, Claremont Splash (Educational Access Club; Co-President), Studio 47, Claremont Colleges TV (Founding Executive Board Member), KSPC 88.7 FM, Pomona College Theatre Department, EKTA (South Asian Student Association), Claremont Bollywood Dance Team, Kathak Club (Co-founder & Co-President), Culture Arts and Films Committee, Know Tomorrow Campaign Co-Organizer/Emcee, (Net) impACT Member, Overnight Prospective Student Host, Senior Class Committee

    If you're like my friends and family and have never heard of Pomona College, the screenshot below should help. Truly a hidden gem - and the best decision I have made.

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    Only undergraduate student admitted to the Master Class in Arts Management in joint MA/MBA program. Module focused on cross sector (social impact) work and took place on site at a different arts organization each week in downtown Los Angeles. Taught by Laura Zucker - Executive Director, LA County Arts Commission.

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    Lived, worked and studied exclusively in French for 5 months. Interned at a production company and volunteered at a film festival, eventually talking my way to the Cannes Film Festival and interviewing filmmakers on the red carpet (of the Short Film Corner).

    Ate good food, made great friends, took incredible pictures. Got my DELF C2 certification and brushed up on mon argot. Stayed with a host family of actors. C'était tellement beau.

    *Mention Très Bien = top 1-2% = summa cum…

    Lived, worked and studied exclusively in French for 5 months. Interned at a production company and volunteered at a film festival, eventually talking my way to the Cannes Film Festival and interviewing filmmakers on the red carpet (of the Short Film Corner).

    Ate good food, made great friends, took incredible pictures. Got my DELF C2 certification and brushed up on mon argot. Stayed with a host family of actors. C'était tellement beau.

    *Mention Très Bien = top 1-2% = summa cum laude

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    Soloist/Member of the Ketaki Hazra Dance Company; choreographed, taught and performed as a Kathak dancer in shows both small and large several times a year.

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    Activities and Societies: Choir (soloist), Theatre (member of the Ensemble for 7 years, soloist for 3 years), TEDxYouth Conference (Stage Manager), Model United Nations (Winner: Best Position Paper at DIAMUN 2011), Student Representative Council (Grade 12), The Torch (Co-Editor of school magazine), Emirates Environmental Group (2x EEG conference participant & member of the Eco-Club), Rounders U-14 & U-15 Team, Netball U-14 Team, Speedo Swim Squads (Platinum / D1 Level)

    Top 0.06% of all students worldwide.

    Top 7.6% of students who received an A grade for Theory of Knowledge (TOK).
    Top 10% of students who received 3 bonus points for CAS & Extended Essay (A).
    Completed over 1,500 service hours - more than the 150 hours required - over two years.

    IB subjects:
    English Literature, French, Biology & Chemistry - Higher Level
    Mathematics & History - Standard Level

    IGCSE subjects:
    Economics, Drama, History, French, Mathematics…

    Top 0.06% of all students worldwide.

    Top 7.6% of students who received an A grade for Theory of Knowledge (TOK).
    Top 10% of students who received 3 bonus points for CAS & Extended Essay (A).
    Completed over 1,500 service hours - more than the 150 hours required - over two years.

    IB subjects:
    English Literature, French, Biology & Chemistry - Higher Level
    Mathematics & History - Standard Level

    IGCSE subjects:
    Economics, Drama, History, French, Mathematics, Science - Double Award (Physics, Chemistry & Biology), English Literature & English Language. (Attempted to self-study Arabic but realized I just didn't have the time.)

Licenses & Certifications

  • Attestation TCF - Test de connaissance du français Graphic

    Attestation TCF - Test de connaissance du français

    Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP)

    Issued
    Credential ID Niveau C2 Supérieur Avancé / Upper Advanced
  • Classical Piano (Grade 6) Graphic

    Classical Piano (Grade 6)

    ABRSM

    Issued
    Credential ID Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM, London)
  • Merit in Music Theory (Grade 5) Graphic

    Merit in Music Theory (Grade 5)

    ABRSM

    Issued
    Credential ID Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM, London)
  • International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE) Graphic

    International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE)

    Pearson UK

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    Credential ID 8A*, 1A (Pearson Edexcel Asia)

Volunteer Experience

  • Pomona Ventures Graphic

    Judge / Mentor for Sage Tank

    Pomona Ventures

    - Present 5 years 8 months

    Education

    Judge (2020, 2021) and mentor (2019) for Shark Tank inspired annual pitch competition open to all students of The Claremont Colleges.

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    Millenial Advisory Board Member

    Our Climate

    - Present 6 years 10 months

    Environment

    Our Climate is a political advocacy non-profit which believes putting a price on carbon is an effective, powerful, and proven solution to climate change.

    I serve on the Development Committee and provide feedback, edits and occasionally draft grant and other applications for funding.

    I also served as a Production Assistant for the Emmy award-winning documentary television series, "Years of Living Dangerously," in 2016. I played a key role introducing Our Climate carbon pricing…

    Our Climate is a political advocacy non-profit which believes putting a price on carbon is an effective, powerful, and proven solution to climate change.

    I serve on the Development Committee and provide feedback, edits and occasionally draft grant and other applications for funding.

    I also served as a Production Assistant for the Emmy award-winning documentary television series, "Years of Living Dangerously," in 2016. I played a key role introducing Our Climate carbon pricing activists to the National Geographic production team, which led to the formation of the #PutAPriceOnIt national media / activation campaign. See https://theclimatesolution.com/ for more.

  • Community Manager

    #CreativeBunch

    - 1 year 5 months

    Arts and Culture

    Informally manage and contribute to ideating the future of a UAE-based community of over 100 creative professionals. Bunchie # 10 :)

    View members at https://www.instagram.com/creative_bunch_dxb/

  • Intern / Production Assistant / Workshop Participant

    Director's Lab West

    - 1 month

    Arts and Culture

    Founded in 2000, Director's Lab West is a prestigious 8 day practical intensive for mid-career theatre directors and choreographers.

  • English Learning Support Tutor

    Central Language Academy

    - 2 months

    Education

    Helped 7th and 8th grade students understand and complete various reading comprehension and spelling activities.

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    Volunteer Teacher

    Teach For India

    - 1 month

    Education

    Taught creative writing basics to underprivileged 10-14 year olds in Pune,
    Helped with homework, read stories, talked and played with children at their community centre.

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    The Pune School and Home for the Blind

    - 1 year 1 month

    Social Services

    Helped prepare and serve lunch to school children,
    Assisted kindergarten teachers and students on a daily basis,
    Currently editing interviews with students, teachers and school officials to create a short documentary.

Publications

  • Today’s my last day being 23. Here are the top 23 things it’s taken me that long to learn.

    Be Yourself; Medium

    Today, July 12th, 2019 is the last day I will ever be 23. I’ve done some things I thought I would, but mostly this life has been pretty surprising. I don’t know exactly what’s next, but I’m looking forward to spending another year riding Spaceship Earth. In the meantime, here’s a lesson I’ve learnt for each year that I’ve been alive...

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  • Winning Through Failure : The Irony of Everyday Life

    Medium

    Some context: I originally published this piece on my Facebook timeline two weeks ago. At that time, it was just a way for me to process the events of the last few days and synthesize my thoughts for myself. I don’t usually post personal content on public platforms, and did not expect anyone to engage with my words, really. I definitely did not expect this post to become the single most “popular” thing I have ever written in my 4 year digital life, and yet that’s exactly what did happen;…

    Some context: I originally published this piece on my Facebook timeline two weeks ago. At that time, it was just a way for me to process the events of the last few days and synthesize my thoughts for myself. I don’t usually post personal content on public platforms, and did not expect anyone to engage with my words, really. I definitely did not expect this post to become the single most “popular” thing I have ever written in my 4 year digital life, and yet that’s exactly what did happen; literally overnight.

    All this for discussing the absolute worst part of an overachiever’s life.

    See publication

Courses

  • Alexander Technique

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  • Applied Econometrics

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  • Asia's Media Ecologies

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  • Business Models for Social Impact (+Acumen)

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  • Economic Statistics

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  • French Cinema: Images of Women

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  • Intro to Computer Science

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  • Intro to Digital Media Studies

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  • Intro to International Relations

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  • Lean Data Approaches to Measure Social Impact (+Acumen)

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  • Lean Startup Principles for the Social Sector (+Acumen)

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  • Master Class in Arts Management

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  • Media and Social Change

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  • Microeconomic Theory

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  • Nature, Culture and Society

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  • Politics and Economics of Natural Resource Policy

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  • Science and the Environment

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  • Social Entrepreneurship 101 (+Acumen)

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  • Stage Make-up

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  • Theory of Knowledge

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Projects

  • Dossier de Recherche

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    An independent investigative project completed while interning with Forecast Pictures; comparing and contrasting the various modes of marketing employed by international co-productions with those favored by the more mainstream "Big 6"​ Hollywood studios.

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    "Les moyens de promotion des coproductions internationales rapprochent­‐ils ceux des grands studios Hollywoodiens ?"

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    4,000 word extended essay in English Literature titled; "Exploring the fluctuations between the past and present and the way change, with respect to character and setting development, is portrayed by Arundhati Roy in 'The God of Small Things.'​ "

    Advised by Ms. Cara Ritchie. Was awarded an A.

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    Founded a high school photography competition to raise money for various charities; was able to raise the equivalent of $1000 in one month.

    Formed and led a five-person team to pitch a digital version of the competition to an expert panel (which included a director of CrunchFund) in December 2015.

  • Spirit Week Dubai

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    Co-initiated school’s first ever Spirit Week which included a plant sale, charity raffle and a very successful Second Hand Book Sale to raise money for the Dubai Autism Center and collect school supplies for refugee children in Syria.

    Other creators

Honors & Awards

  • 9th Annual Kravis Concept Plan Competition (3rd place)

    Drucker School of Management - Claremont Graduate University

    Submitted an original 10 page concept plan in a competition open to all students and alumni of the 7 Claremont Colleges. Was one of 6 finalists selected to give a 15 minute pitch to a panel of distinguished investors. Awarded Third Place and $1,000 in prize money.

  • Napier Award for Creative Leadership

    Pilgrim Place / The Claremont Colleges

    Awarded one of two $15,000 Fellowships to execute a self-designed, social justice furthering project. I will be creating & leading Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamps for 250 high school students in Dubai (UAE) and Pune (India) the year following graduation.

  • Summer Experience Funding Award

    The Pomona College Parent Internship Fund

    Went through a competitive college-wide application process and was awarded funding of $4240 to help cover travel and living costs while interning with Populus Brands.

  • Pomona College Scholar

    Pomona College

    Awarded to students who place in the top quartile of their class year based on term GPA.

  • International Baccalaureate Honour Roll

    Emirates International School

    Awarded to 5 students for academic excellence as demonstrated by final IB diploma results.

  • Diploma Coordinator's Award

    Emirates International School

    Awarded to one student in the graduating class who best embodies the IB learner profile.
    IB learners are principled, inquirers, sound communicators, caring, knowledgable, risk-takers, thinkers, reflective, balanced and open-minded.

  • International Award for Young People (Duke of Edinburgh Award)

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    Attained Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.

  • Special (Leadership) Award for Achievement in Dance

    Ketaki Hazra Dance Company

    Awarded to recognize overall accomplishment in Kathak performance and contribution to the dance company (leadership and organization).

  • Guru Bela Arnab Award

    Ketaki Hazra Dance Company

    Awarded annually to one student for “Excellence in Kathak Dance.”

  • Outstanding Academic Achievement

    Emirates International School

    Awarded to recognize the top academic achiever in each grade.
    (This award was only presented once).

Languages

  • Sindhi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

  • Arabic

    Elementary proficiency

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