Yasar Rahman Akib

Yasar Rahman Akib ■-|- | 583, Chapman Avenue, BC, V3J4A2 Senior communication student with experience in content creation for social media platforms, create and manage e-mail campaigns, possess a strong writing and editing skill, organize promotional events and campaigns. SKILLS COMMUNICATION SKILLS • Strong public speaking and presentation skills developed through leading orientations and conducting interviews for volunteers in the radio station. • Effective writing, research and design skills learned through communication and business courses. • Fluent in English, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu. TECHNICAL SKILLS • • • • Adobe Suite- Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom. Microsoft Office- Word, Powerpoint, Excel. Social Media Skills- Facebook, lnstagram , Twitter, Youtube. Content Creation tools- Canva, WordPress, Hootsuite. EMPLOYMENT Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) Communication Assistant Jan. 2021 to present • Draft, schedule and track monthly newsletters and daily social media content, and other outreach strategies to promote SFPIRG's core programs, services, campaigns, and volunteer opportunities. • Participate in the development of educational materials and tools for SFPIRG's website. • Identify and solidify community relationships with allies and develop new programming and collaborative opportunities. CJSF Radio Volunteer Position at CJSF Public Relations Department Jan. 2019 to Mar. 2019 • Gained knowledge about content creation for various social media platforms and how to engage with audience through digital content. • Acted as team leader while working in a team of volunteers to promote the campus radio station at the SFU Club Days and communicated about volunteer opportunities and experiences of being involved in campus community to the event visitors. Volunteer Coordinator Apr. 2019 to Mar. 2020 • Led group orientations for around 10 new volunteers biweekly to introduce them to the station and the department heads. • Conducted one-on-one interviews with the 5- 10 interested volunteers each week and appointed them to preferred departments. • Managed the station's email account to connect with local musicians, bands and talk show hosts. EDUCATION Simon Fraser University Communication Major May 2017 to Current Yasar Rahman Akib PROJECTS Advertising Project Cultural Dimensions in Advertising, SFU May. 2020 to Aug. 2020 • Developed a brand mythology project to examine contemporary advertising practices for different industries. • Created a research report on how public places can be used as brand spaces for promotional purposes. • Conducted a virtual presentation on how daily products like Apple devices creates a cultural and existential value of self-expression among its users. Advertising as Social Communication, SFU May 2019 to Aug. 2019 • Created a visualized brand for alcoholic beverages and researched the advertising strategies of the actual market for beers in North America. • Designed a advertising poster for the brand to appeal to it's targeted consumers. • Presented the analysis of the poster and the research report to the class in a 15 minute presentation. Research Project Empirical Communication Research Methods, SFU Jan. 2020 to Apr. 2020 • Developed a research proposal on the topic of relationship between social media usage and effect on school GPA for SFU students. • Utilized the SPSS software to develop statistical analysis for the project. • Wrote research report and presented findings to class in a 10 minute presentation. Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research, SFU Sept. 2019 to Dec. 2019 • Created a research report on the comparisons between a biased and a non-biased article covering the same news. • Utilized NVivo software to do qualitative data analysis from the articles. • Formulated a simple table to compare the complex research data from each reports. Design Project Visual Communication Design, SFU Sept. 2018 to Dec. 2018 • Operated Adobe suite including PhotoShop, Illustrator and Lightroom to create visualizations. • Designed business tools like logos and business cards. • Composed movie posters and presented them to class. ACTIVITIES • I enjoy playing soccer and watch most of FC Barcelona's games as I am a huge fan of the football club. • Traveling to different countries in Asia and Middle East and experience the different cultures. • Playing online video games like Fortnite and Fifa.