Shruti Nambiar
I am a Marketing & Communications Strategist with 17 years of experience in digital campaigns, social media, and content for global NGOs and social impact organisations across APAC, South Asia, and international networks. I write, produce podcasts, and create photo-based narratives - adapting fluidly across formats, causes, and contexts. India-based. Globally connected.
About Me
My Marketing and Communications experience spans 17 years across journalism, corporate communications, community media and activism, and gender advocacy.
I lead digital campaigns, social media strategy, content, and crisis communications for global NGOs, INGOs, and social impact organisations - with work reaching audiences across South Asia, APAC, and international networks, including campaigns active in 15+ countries.
I move quickly across new issues, formats, and stakeholder environments without losing strategic clarity. I have led multi-stakeholder campaigns in fast-moving political and social contexts, managed vendors, creatives, coalitions, and partner organisations, and built communications operations from scratch in remote, cross-functional settings - including managing six-platform social media coverage for 200,000+ daily viewers. Whether the brief calls for a regional campaign strategy, a crisis communications framework, or a social media content plan, I bring editorial sharpness and senior leadership to each.
I work across the full communications mix — social media, newsletters, podcasts, events, reports, case studies, and media engagement - and extend my practice into creative writing, photography, and photo-based storytelling.
Multilingual in English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Gujarati, I produce communications that are culturally informed, rights-based, and built for impact.
I often write under my preferred name, Shruti Sharada. My pronouns are she/her/ella.
What Distinguishes My Work
Seasoned and Diverse Communications Credentials
Multi-platform Expertise
Progressive and Compassionate Leadership Qualities
Multilingual Competence
Decade-strong Remote Work Experience
Advocacy Background
Award-winning Writing and Podcasting History
Experience Working with Global Teams Across Time Zones
Community-Focused and Analytics-backed Approach
Independent Work Ethic that Complements Teamwork
My Professional Services
Communications Strategy and Management
Content Creation
Project Management
Digital Strategy and Management
Social Media Campaigns
Online Event Planning and Management
Functional and Crisis Communications
Audio-Visual Production
Training and Facilitation
Testimonials
"Shruti is a brilliant, sensitive and skilled communications expert. Despite challenges, I have seen her be able to quickly build trust thanks to her sensitive and empathetic approach, to prompt active participation, and to facilitate a discussion with a perfect mix between listening to the participants and feeding in the discussion with her ideas."
- Lorena Cotza
"It's hard to come across a writer with a standout talent like Shruti. Her mastery in the craft of writing made my work as an editor a breeze. Shruti is a keen listener with a curious mind and she ably applies these qualities in her storytelling. A thinker and a doer, Shruti is someone I look up to and am immensely proud of."
- Shweta Salvi
"Shruti is an empathetic leader and highly-informed communications expert who excels at holding multiple narratives in her mind and creating strategy that is as inclusive as it is diverse. Her greatest strength is that she can talk about sensitive issues in ways audiences of all kinds can understand."
- Hina Siddiqui
"Shruti is simply the best at what she does and she goes beyond that to even form cordial relationships with her colleagues, which seems to be rare these days. I get inspired by her on how to conduct communication campaigns, especially within local settings. Her advice and recommendations have helped immensely to stay on track and advance gender related work in the Maldives."
- Zayan Ismail
Contact Me
If you're looking for a communications consultant, content project lead, or communications trainer, email me at shruti.nambiar1@gmail.com or send me a message here to explore how we can work together.