WRITER
JOURNALIST
EDITOR
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Payal Mohta is a former global development journalist with bylines in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Washington Post, and Stanford Social Innovation Review, among several other international publications. She has covered public health, urban development, women's rights, climate, and other humanitarian issues.
Payal now uses her editorial expertise to lead content marketing through storytelling & strategic communications for brands and organizations. Her clients belong to the global development, socia-imapct, tech, business and marketing industries, spanning the US, UK, Europe, Asia, Africa & Australia. For the last 10+ years, Payal has worked within remote global teams, thriving in multicultural environments and self-motivated workflows.
When Payal is not writing authentic stories that secure funding or building content for customer growth, she has her nose buried deep into a book.
She’d love to know – what are you reading?
Some of her Clients
A NOTE OF RECOMMENDATION
We rely on Payal to create thoughtful, smartly worded content to help boost reader engagement on topics related to climate risk. She brings a global touch that elevates our work. Payal hits her deadlines, readily picks up quick-turnaround projects – and is a pleasure to work with.
Chief Content Officer & Managing Director
Volpe Miller Inc
Payal is a pleasure to work with and was courteous, polite and professional in her approach towards our engagement. She understood the brief I provided her quickly, followed up with her own research on the topic in quick time and finally delivered a high-quality article in a short turnaround time. She was creative in her writing and delivered an article that required almost zero edits. Thank you Payal! If we get another chance, would love to work with her on our PR releases and other creative writing assignments.
Co-Founder
Antilles Cryptocurrency Ecosystem (ACE-X)
Payal is a talented content writer who produces quality content. Her ability to research and understand complex topics is truly impressive. She has a keen eye for detail and a strong grasp of the language. I highly recommend Payal to anyone looking for a talented content writer.
Head Of Content
The Red Pen
I worked with Payal, who reported from India, as an editor in the U.S. She submitted high-quality copy, was thorough in her sourcing, and took the time to gather deep knowledge on the industry she wrote about. When I asked for edits, she was responsive and easy to work with.
She was also clear about deadlines and the times that she was free or busy — a pleasure for a long-distance editor. I highly recommend working with her!
Editor In Chief Mercury - Banking for Startups
Payal proved herself to be one of the most talented and thoughtful writers I ever had the pleasure of having on my team over the many years I ran Homegrown. She’s confident in her point of view, sensitive in her coverage, and genuinely cares about the quality of her work.
I still consider her work to be some of the publication’s finest till date and would recommend her to anybody looking for an independently-minded researcher/ writer who is capable of seeing things through end-to-end without constant supervision.
Creative Director, Founder & Forbes 30Under30 Asia (India)
Egodeath
Payal is a pleasure to work with and was courteous, polite and professional in her approach towards our engagement. She understood the brief I provided her quickly, followed up with her own research on the topic in quick time and finally delivered a high-quality article in a short turnaround time. She was creative in her writing and delivered an article that required almost zero edits. Thank you Payal! If we get another chance, would love to work with her on our PR releases and other creative writing assignments.
Chief Content Officer & Managing Director
Volpe Miller Inc
I worked with Payal, who reported from India, as an editor in the U.S. She submitted high-quality copy, was thorough in her sourcing, and took the time to gather deep knowledge on the industry she wrote about. When I asked for edits, she was responsive and easy to work with. She was also clear about deadlines and the times that she was free or busy — a pleasure for a long-distance editor. I highly recommend working with her!
Head Of Content
The Red Pen
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