OBSCURA

ABOUT US

Obscura is the Media Club of XISS. It was established in 2015 by a group of like-minded students who came together for this initiative to spread the Institutional activities in the media and amongst other stakeholders.

AIM

Obscura aims to connect XISS and functions as a bridge to all its stakeholders, namely students- both current and prospective, valuable alumni, corporates, media houses, etc.

VISION

Obscura's vision is to showcase the real potential, talent & capabilities of XISS students, alumni, faculty and of an institution as a whole to the world.

OBJECTIVES

  • To work as the branding machine for XISS, and cover various academic & cultural events at the institution, leveraging its presence over all major platforms like Facebook, Blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram.
  • To focus on building a connection between its old and current students and binding them together in the XISS family to celebrate various milestones achieved by Alumni and alma-mater. To communicate and engage with the Alumni for continuous prosperous relations throughout the year.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Presidents - Prachi Priya, Nirnay Raj Shourya, Rushali Chatterjee, Navin Kumar
  • Liaison - Sakib Naseem, Vishakha Sharma
  • Alumni Relations - Jeniffer Kujur
  • Content - Sumit Chauhan, Kaushal
  • Blog - Chandan Kumar
  • Design - Nikita Thakur, Aashna Chadha
  • Social Media - Anish Ekka, Smriti Xess, Muskan
  • Photography - Diya Verma, Abhishek Sharon Kujur, Anshu Tirkey
  • YouTube - Pulkit Tirkey

VERTICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Liaison - Responsible for media coverage of XISS Events and essential accomplishments in Newspapers, Websites of Media Houses & Digital Media portals.
  2. Content - Responsible for 3 broad categories of work-
    • Newspaper Media Reports (Hindi & English)
    • Event Report- XISS documentation (English)
    • Social Media Posts (XISS & Obscura handles)
  3. Blog − Blogs are categorized as follows and handled by the respective members:
    • Faculty Speak, Student Speak, HRhapsody, FinBizz, The Marketing Diaries, Ruralog, MIT (Management & IT)
  4. Design - Creative poster creation for XISS and Obscura social media handles.
  5. Social Media - Follows the event calendar for social media posting- as story and post according to prominence.
  6. Photography - Responsibilities are categorized as follows:
    • Offline event photography & videography
    • Online Webinar screenshots
    • Miscellaneous ad-hoc duties
  7. YouTube - Responsible for Live Streaming events and webinars conducted by XISS on XISS YouTube channel. Curation of Informative videos like: College Information, Alumni Interviews, Alumni Speak, Student Views, Counselling Centre information
  8. Alumni - Responsible for maintaining a conduit between XISS and Alumni base to enhance and strengthen alumni relations.