Zainab is a researcher and a writer currently pursuing an MA in Mass Communication with a specialisation in Screenwriting at the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. She is deeply interested in the intersections of film, media, literature, politics, and culture.

She holds a BA (Honours) in English Literature, with a minor in Political Science, from Jesus & Mary College, University of Delhi. Her writings have been published in platforms such as The Wire, The Observer Post, Feminism in India, and Maktoob Media. As a creative writer, her work has also appeared in Headcanon Magazine and The Scribbled Stories. Professionally, she has interned with Outlook Publishing India, the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, The Wire, Maktoob Media, Feminism in India, and the Led By Foundation. 

On a freelance basis, she has assisted Sagari Chhabra, an independent filmmaker and Founder Director of Hamaara Itihaas Archives of Freedom Fighters, an archive celebrating the unsung women freedom fighters of India. She worked as a Research Intern, documenting, translating, transcribing, and researching 25 years of primary audiovisual data. She has also worked with Neelima Dalmia Aadhar, an eminent author, as a research assistant for her fifth book on Kamala Nehru. 

She is interested in reporting, editorial, communications, management, documentary filmmaking, and creative production. She is open to freelance and full-time job opportunities with various media organisations.