Emmanuel Egobiambu

Experience

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  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

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  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.

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  YNaija

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Contributing Writer

  - Research and article writing

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  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

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  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

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  Goal

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

  Guest Writer

  Wrote football articles.

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  Guardian Newspaper Nigeria

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Contributing Writer

  - Feature Writing

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  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

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  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

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  Inveeca

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Contributing Writer

  -Content Strategy- Research- Content Writing

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  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