Foyin Ejilola

Experience

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  The Desk 360 Podcast

  May 2020 - now

  Podcast Producer
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  PELEGUIN GROUP

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Content Productivity Intern
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  Medium

  Dec 2020 - now

  Freelance Writer

  My writing on Medium is multifaceted as it cuts across various topics from beauty to entertainment and styles of writing from creative to journalistic.

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  City Hill News

  Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

  Journalist Intern
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  Union Of Campus Journalists, Unibadan

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  Features Editor

  As the Feature Editor, I worked in tandem with my team members to edit and proofread their feature pieces to ensure that they met up with the universal and organisation’s journalism standards. I also wrote feature articles.

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  AFAS Press

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  News Editor

  My role as the news editor of AFAS Press was to head the News Desk and work with my team members to make edit and proofread their news stories. It also included covering happenings and writing news stories.

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  AFAS Press

  Dec 2021 - Jun 2023

  Features Editor

  As the feature editor of AFAS Press, I worked with my team members to edit and proofread their pieces. Most importantly, I revamped the features desk by training my team members to cover relevant stories as opposed to generic ones and also employ journalistic writing. My role also included covering and writing feature pieces for the organisation.

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  Union Of Campus Journalists, Unibadan

  Dec 2021 - now

  As the News Editor, I worked directly with the news correspondents to edit and proofread news stories before publication. I also wrote news stories and editorials.

  • Campus Journalist

    Aug 2019 - now

  • News Editor

    Dec 2021 - May 2023
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  Freelance

  Jan 2022 - now

  Freelance Journalist
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  AMAKA Studio

  Feb 2022 - now

  Contributing Writer

  My role as a freelance contributor at AMAKA Studio includes pitching ideas to editors and writing commissioned feature pieces, commercial listicles, and profiles which involve creative storytelling, online research, interviewing relevant sources, and working with the editor through all editing stages to arrive at the final piece which is published.

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  Byrdie

  Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

  Contributing Beauty Journalist

  My role as a freelance beauty journalist at Byrdie in involves pitching relevant editors, writing commissioned pieces in which I utilise my storytelling, interviewing, and research skills.

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  Better to Speak

  Feb 2023 - now

  Contributing Journalist

  I pitch ideas to the relevant editors and work on commissioned pieces using journalistic skills

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  AFAS Press

  Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

  Editor in Chief
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  Canvas8

  Jan 2024 - now

  Contributing Journalist