Rashmi Baruah worked at the Assam Tribune, made documentaries for DD North-East, and worked on Surviving with a Smile, a documentary about a cancer survivor. She wrote a column for the Assamese weekly Asom Bani, did a variety of translation work, and won first prize in an all-India translation competition. She was a cameraperson and news anchor at BiTv (TVI) and directed The Golf Show for Ten Sports and the series Bridging Giants for Singapore TV. She anchored shows, news, and sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Afro-Asian Games.