Ewere Raphael

Experience

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  University of Benin

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Senate Member

  • Appointed as the Chairman of the Social Committee and led a team of 5 Senate Members. • Successfully ensured that the social activities held on campus followed the laws and regulations of the University. • Responsible for moving 6 bills including the bill that reversed the unjust hike in school fees and shuttle prices. • Contributed to carrying out social impact projects for the students including the Students Union Government Debate Competition.

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  Access Bank Plc

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  Campus Brand Ambassador
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  Jumia Nigeria

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  Sales Consultant
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  Songhai Delta Amukpe SDA

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Intern
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  JCI-N UNIBEN

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

  Director of Marketing
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  SeamsApp

  Feb 2020 - Oct 2023

  Co-Founder/Head of Product

  • Managed concept-to-launch and developed business and go-to-market strategy for a custom clothing marketplace platform.• Developing and implementing product strategies consistent with company vision• Defining project scope, goals and deliverables to ensure consistency with company strategy and commitments.• Leading a remote team of 8 persons to drive organizational growth and achieve KPIs.• Launched MVP with 1800+ email subscribers under the first 6 weeks, with an 80% increase in onboarded tailors month-on-month.• Managed cross-functional team and stakeholders’ communication, and oversaw product development from inception to implementation. Show less

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  Jobberman Nigeria

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Softskills Trainer/Facilitator

  The Youth Engagement Volunteer Program is one that is organized by Jobberman. As a Volunteer, we are Co-facilitators on the Jobberman Soft Skills Training which is organized by Jobberman - the Number 1 Online Recruitment platform in Nigeria, creating job opportunities for young people. Soft Skills Training is designed to help young people build skills needed to succeed in the workplace. Classes are over Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays and a full day engagement (except on Weekends) is done on the Telegram Channels to revise class lessons; share additional learning materials; address further questions; inspire each other to learn more. Over 60,000 youths across the country actively participated and received training.• Worked among a remote team spread across 4 Continents to train 80,000+ youths across Africa.• Trained and coordinated daily online training sessions on soft skills and employability skills.• Attended to participants’ challenges and solved problems encountered using creative methods and tools.• Liaised with the digital marketing team to develop strategies for email/digital marketing to 100,000+ subscribers. • Contributed to achieving a 35% monthly increase in participants’ registration and an 87% completion rate the participants. Show less

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  Forbes

  Jun 2020 - Jun 2020

  Cohort participant

  Seams @Seamsapp was among the 200 startups selected from a pool of 5000 applicants in the Forbes Accelerator Program. The program ran for 4 weeks and it is the first of its kind in Nigeria.Topics covered:Mental health & Resilient EntrepreneurshipLeveraging Your Community to Scale with MentorsPersonal branding for EntrepreneursHow to Effectively Start a Business That Solves Global ChallengesLeveraging Your Entrepreneurial EcosystemFinancial literacy of the FutureIdeation and Product DevelopmentCustomer Acquisition & Growth HackingMarketing: Press Hacking, Social Media, Content StrategyPress Hacking, Social Media, Content StrategyHow to Raise $250k+ in 6 MonthsHow to Prepare for the Startup of the FutureHow to Build Your Personal Brand in the Digital AgeMental Health and Resilience Training for Entrepreneurs. Show less

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  Swankymedia

  Sept 2020 - Dec 2021

  Founder/Lead Marketing Strategist

  I lead a team of Digital Marketers and Interns to help brands solve their marketing needs around areas including Content Marketing & Strategies, Social Media Marketing/Management, SEO, Blog/Article Development, Content Curation/Development, Google Ads, etc.

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  Coinchain Africa

  Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

  Community Manager

  • Led a team of 3 persons to manage the communication & PR activities of the cryptocurrency exchange product. • Developed creative strategies that led to increased brand identity and 15% growth in revenue.• Supervised and inbound/outbound communications operations.• Developed and led content strategy for content marketing activities across social media channels.• Developed copies for the website and different marketing and promotional resources for various digital channels; curated and developed content for the different social media channels. Show less

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  Electro

  Jan 2021 - now

  Co-Founder
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  Catlog

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  Head of Sales and Business Development
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  OnePipe

  May 2022 - Mar 2023

  Product Manager

  - Managing stakeholder communication and overseeing product development from inception to implementation.- Set up Google Analytics dashboards to identify product features correlated with customer attrition, leading to proactive interventions that reduced monthly churn.- Managing Roadmap and product/sprint backlogs via Confluence and Shortcut to define product vision and details for product development and sprints.- Leading the development of a digital banking app with built-in AML features with services for sending and receiving money, buying airtime and taking short and long-term loans.- Leading a remote team of 9 persons, including four engineers, one designer and one Quality Assurance Tester, to build embedded finance apps/products for businesses across several sectors.- Participating in and leading meetings with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define product and GTM strategies. Show less

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  Clinton Global Initiative

  Feb 2023 - Feb 2024

  Fellow
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  Kaego

  Jun 2023 - now

  Founder