Adaeze Ekpunobi
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Skills Summary
A communications and media specialist with six years of experience in communications and
project management. I have skills in content creation for social media, website and publication
production. I am vast in the use of communications-related softwares such as Canva, Photoshop,
Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace, and Livestream tools.
I am able to manage development communications, productions and events. I have the requisite
skills in story gathering, interviewing, report writing, and project documentation. I have excellent
skills in the use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Analytics,
LinkedIn, TikTok, and Clubhouse. I have strong skills in applying human rights and feminist
principles-based approaches to programmes.
Work Experience
Position: Communications/Programmes (current role)
Organization: Nigerian Feminist Forum, Owerri, Imo State.
● Writing and publishing stories addressing issues such as women’s rights advocacy in
Nigeria, women in humanitarian situations, feminism activism and movement building, the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian women’s economic lives and gender-based
violence in the Nigerian context. This includes extensive travels and the use of an interview
research approach;
● Content production: Writing, editing, publishing, and disseminating content for the
organization’s website and social media channels, including publications, blogs, videos, photo
stories, and impact stories;
● Event Planning: Assisting with the planning and execution of events and programs like One
Woman One Blog (OWOB) - stories documentation of the impact of COVID-19 on women’s lives
in Nigeria. The NFF 3rd Biennial Conference, November 2022, including liaising with partners
and donors, coordinating the promotion of events and policy conversations on social media
platforms (Twitter Space) and other means like radio programs;
● Support the Programmes Manager to develop and implement communication strategies, by
producing visual communications like graphic designs and infographics, using Canva;
● Social Media Management: Produce daily social media posts and organize live events on
thematic development and women’s rights issues. Work closely with other members of the
communications team to monitor social media coverage of the organization to ensure that all
social media efforts align with the organization's overall goals and message and reach our target
audience.
● Perform media relations activities such as writing press releases, and liaising with media
organizations and journalists to publish NFF’s work. I coordinate responses to media enquiries
and solicit opportunities for coverage and publications from traditional and digital media.
● Manage and liaise with external vendors, including feminist speakers, editors, translators,
printers, photographers, videographers, etc., for organizational policy conversations and
programmes/events.
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Position: Graphic Designer (current role)
Organization: Alliances for Africa (AfA), Owerri, Imo State.
● Create innovative graphic designs and layouts for all content, including social media messages
and other publications and promotional materials such as designing and printing of banners,
pamphlets, fliers, brochures, and leaflets.
● Create visual concepts in line with the organization's strategy and brand identity.
● Create visually appealing designs that communicate messages on women’s rights issues in
Nigeria.
● Create visual concepts and designs that align with the brand's identity and meet the needs of
the organization's teams. Create artwork, such as logos, packaging, flex banners, and
promotional materials, using Canva.
● Manage communications and design projects for campaigns and thematic activities such as
International Women’s Day, 16 Days of Activism Against gender-based violence, and other
projects relating to the organization’s project objectives.
Position: Community Ambassador (ALX, Remote)
Organization: ALX (Remote role)
Current Role
Community Moderation:
● Supported over 30,000 students in the ALX VA Program, which led to a high retention rate
(graduation) of about 75% of online participants. This translates to training and graduating
over 24,000 online participants from the ALX VA online program, from the month of July up
to the month of December 2022;
● Created clear, short, comprehensive how-to videos to aid learners in assimilation of
challenging learning content and successfully activating onto our platforms;
● Monitoring conversations held in participant channels, ensuring that all engagements are in
line with our community code of conduct;
● Served over 4,000 students directly in the VA Cohort 2 and Cohort 3 as a Class Owner and
engaged them daily, facilitating the creation of a sticky community and implementing activities
to reduce churn.
Event Management:
● Helped in planning and managing over 32 online events, comprising two events per week;
● Collaborated in drafting questions for our speakers for the weekly online Speaker Series
events;
● Supported the program & community specialists in rolling out program events;
● Ensured that the event was properly set up for audio and visual, including making sure that
speakers and presenters had the necessary equipment and that the event was adequately
recorded and streamed, with closed captioning (for those who had a hearing challenge).
Program Support:
● Responded to program/curriculum-related questions raised on the community support
channel;
● Implementing programs in accordance with established plans and objectives;
● Part of the team that came up with initiatives to support students, spur milestone
submissions, and reduce churn over cohorts.
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Position: Marketing Executive
(2017 - 2020)
Organization: St. Charles Logistics
● Conducted market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities and market
trends;
● Worked with and expanded the current prospect database within specified business sectors to
generate effective leads and exceed sales targets for the business;
● Coordinated the shipment of goods to and from the warehouse and other locations;
● Prepared shipping documents and maintained accurate records of all inbound and outbound
shipments;
● Responded to customer inquiries and provided excellent customer service.
● Identified opportunities for running promotions on products and services.
● Collaborated with the sales team to develop customer retention and growth strategies.
Education
● Imo State University B.Sc. Biochemistry-2011
● National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) - 2013
Professional Certifications
● ALX, Virtual Assistant Program, 2022;
● Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) General HSE - 2014;
● Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) Level 3 HSE - 2014;
● Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) - 2013.
References
Available on request
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