Emmanuel Egobiambu

Emmanuel Egobiambu

Reporter/Writer (Intern)

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  • About me

    Digital Journalist | Content Strategist | Social Media Manager | I help people get seen on the digital space.

  • Education

    • University of Lagos

      2020 - 2022
      Master's degree Mass Communication/Media Studies
    • O2 Academy Lagos

      2019 - 2019
      Total Brand Experience (TBE) Certificate Majored in Copy Writing/Content Marketing
    • University of Benin

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor’s Degree Mass Communication Second Class Upper Division

      Activities and Societies: - I took extensive practical courses in writing (news/feature writing etc), development communication, book publishing, public relations and advertising among others. - I was also the Features Editor of UNIBEN Reporter in 2014, a class project/publication.

  • Experience

    • Nigerian Observer

      Apr 2013 - Oct 2013
      Reporter/Writer (Intern)

      - I worked as a reporter- Wrote features, reviews and conducted interviews, notably with the then-Commissioner for Justice,- Published over 150 stories- Got a commendation from the MD for my excellent writing skills

    • UNIBEN Reporter

      Jun 2014 - Nov 2014
      Features Editor

      - I was responsible for selecting and also, alongside others, editing features and other content for publication. - Also, I attended editorial meetings where decisions on the publication were made.

    • YNaija

      Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
      Contributing Writer

      - Research and article writing

    • Kingdom Heritage Model School

      May 2015 - May 2016
      English Language Teacher

      - I taught these aspects of English Language: Composition, Grammar, and Story with all pupils passing them- Prepared lesson notes for classes on a weekly basis- Prepared test and examination questions for the classes I taught- Marked/corrected notes- Co-managed debates in the school- I was a House/Sports Master

    • National Youth Service Corps

      May 2015 - Apr 2016
      Corps News/Features Editor

      - Writing/editing news /features for the monthly EkitiKopa newsletter- Production/Editorial Team member for the Yearbook/Magazine of 2014 batch 'C' and 2015 Batch "A"- Lectured other corps members on news/feature writing and editing

    • Goal

      Sept 2015 - Aug 2016
      Guest Writer

      Wrote football articles.

    • Guardian Newspaper Nigeria

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
      Contributing Writer

      - Feature Writing

    • Kingdom Africa Television/Daily Herald

      Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
      Media Executive

      - News Reporting- News and Features Writing- Copy-Editing- Management of the company's Social Media handles- Blog Management

    • Concise News Global

      Oct 2017 - Jan 2020
      Reporter | Content Creator

      - Reporting- Writing/Content Creation- Interviewing- SEO/keyword research- I generated over 4 million views on the website in five months- Wrote stories that were among the "Most Read" almost on a daily basis- Discovered/researched high-volume keywords and created content around them- Optimised content that ranked on first page of Google search engine with top sites like BBC, Skysports, ESPN etc- Created one of the most creative and unusual headline as Nigeria released its 2018 World Cup list.- Editing news and articles- Research- Photo-editing Show less

    • Inveeca

      Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
      Contributing Writer

      -Content Strategy- Research- Content Writing

    • Channels Television

      Feb 2020 - now

      - Management of the company's social media handles.- Digital content creation and distribution.- Proofreading and copy-editing stories/content for context, grammar, flow, tone etc. - Monitoring social media and major news websites for trending stories.- Interfacing with social media users.- Photo-editing.- Development and implementation of social media/digital strategies.- News/Feature writing.- Writing Fact-check articles/stories.- Writing a weekly column tagged, "First Eleven" which tells the biggest sports stories for the week. Show less

      • Senior Social Media Correspondent

        Mar 2023 - now
      • Social Media Correspondent

        Feb 2020 - Mar 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Social Media Newsgathering

      Thomson Foundation
      Jun 2021
    • Social Media Marketing Certification

      EMarketing Institute
      Apr 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction To Digital Journalsim

      Reuters
      Jul 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Web Analytics Certification

      EMarketing Institute
      Apr 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

      Google
      Aug 2018
      View certificate certificate
    • Content Marketing Certification

      HubSpot Academy
      May 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Leadership Certificate Course

      Living Faith Church Worldwide
      Aug 2016
    • Google Analytics For Beginners

      Google
      Aug 2019
    • Total Brand Experience (TBE) In Advertising

      O2 Academy Lagos
      Jan 2019
    • Certificate in Digital Marketing

      Absolute Hearts Media
      Sept 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Emmanuel Egobiambu
      Best Teacher Award Christ Ambassador Students' Outreach, UNIBEN Jul 2014 For teaching in the organization's foundation class.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Reporter/Online Content Creator

      Issued by The Fountain News
      The Fountain NewsAssociated with Emmanuel Egobiambu