Gibendi Ramenya
Head of Digital Innovations at Cape Media Limited- Claim this Profile
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Savelii Barashkov
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramenya for several years and witnessed his career path within Tuko. This gave me the opportunity to see one of his strongest characteristics – the ability to grow and go beyond his immediate call of duty. He is a strong manager who is capable of identifying and resolving conflict within the company and come with a solution that is best from the strategic perspective. The growth of Tuko as a news media and a brand is the best testimony of his skills. I would like to also commend his networking, as well as SEO, Digital, and Content marketing, all of which he eagerly dived into while leading Tuko. Highly recommended as a colleague or for sound professional advice
Joel Muinde
Long before Gibendi became an editor, rising to become a Chief Editor and Managing Director at Tuko, he embodied the skills and character of an outstanding leader as an astute, perceptive and innovating business reporter at Nation Media Group. At Tuko, he led a successful team of content producers, propelling the news media platform to one of the top news sites in Kenya. As a managing director, he launched several innovative products to diversify the company's revenue generation . He is poised for greatness and positive impact on the media industry as we strive to adapt to digital disruption.
Savelii Barashkov
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramenya for several years and witnessed his career path within Tuko. This gave me the opportunity to see one of his strongest characteristics – the ability to grow and go beyond his immediate call of duty. He is a strong manager who is capable of identifying and resolving conflict within the company and come with a solution that is best from the strategic perspective. The growth of Tuko as a news media and a brand is the best testimony of his skills. I would like to also commend his networking, as well as SEO, Digital, and Content marketing, all of which he eagerly dived into while leading Tuko. Highly recommended as a colleague or for sound professional advice
Joel Muinde
Long before Gibendi became an editor, rising to become a Chief Editor and Managing Director at Tuko, he embodied the skills and character of an outstanding leader as an astute, perceptive and innovating business reporter at Nation Media Group. At Tuko, he led a successful team of content producers, propelling the news media platform to one of the top news sites in Kenya. As a managing director, he launched several innovative products to diversify the company's revenue generation . He is poised for greatness and positive impact on the media industry as we strive to adapt to digital disruption.
Savelii Barashkov
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramenya for several years and witnessed his career path within Tuko. This gave me the opportunity to see one of his strongest characteristics – the ability to grow and go beyond his immediate call of duty. He is a strong manager who is capable of identifying and resolving conflict within the company and come with a solution that is best from the strategic perspective. The growth of Tuko as a news media and a brand is the best testimony of his skills. I would like to also commend his networking, as well as SEO, Digital, and Content marketing, all of which he eagerly dived into while leading Tuko. Highly recommended as a colleague or for sound professional advice
Joel Muinde
Long before Gibendi became an editor, rising to become a Chief Editor and Managing Director at Tuko, he embodied the skills and character of an outstanding leader as an astute, perceptive and innovating business reporter at Nation Media Group. At Tuko, he led a successful team of content producers, propelling the news media platform to one of the top news sites in Kenya. As a managing director, he launched several innovative products to diversify the company's revenue generation . He is poised for greatness and positive impact on the media industry as we strive to adapt to digital disruption.
Savelii Barashkov
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramenya for several years and witnessed his career path within Tuko. This gave me the opportunity to see one of his strongest characteristics – the ability to grow and go beyond his immediate call of duty. He is a strong manager who is capable of identifying and resolving conflict within the company and come with a solution that is best from the strategic perspective. The growth of Tuko as a news media and a brand is the best testimony of his skills. I would like to also commend his networking, as well as SEO, Digital, and Content marketing, all of which he eagerly dived into while leading Tuko. Highly recommended as a colleague or for sound professional advice
Joel Muinde
Long before Gibendi became an editor, rising to become a Chief Editor and Managing Director at Tuko, he embodied the skills and character of an outstanding leader as an astute, perceptive and innovating business reporter at Nation Media Group. At Tuko, he led a successful team of content producers, propelling the news media platform to one of the top news sites in Kenya. As a managing director, he launched several innovative products to diversify the company's revenue generation . He is poised for greatness and positive impact on the media industry as we strive to adapt to digital disruption.
Credentials
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Content Marketing
HubSpot AcademyJul, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Google Digital Garage : Digital Marketing Certificate
Google EMEAJul, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Social Media Marketing Certification Course
HubSpot AcademyNov, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Kenya Institute of ManagementFeb, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Inbound Marketing
HubSpot AcademyJul, 2019- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Cape Media Limited
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Kenya
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Digital Innovations
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May 2023 - Present
Formulate and steer the digital innovation strategy of the organization in congruence with its overarching objectives, recognise possibilities for expansion and metamorphosis within the digital domain and chart out a pathway to attain them, and guide a group of digital experts, encompassing designers, developers, content architects, and data analysts. Cultivate an environment that nurtures research, inventiveness, trial and cooperation in the team, formulate digital technologies, trends, and platforms that can be harnessed to amplify the organisation's strategies for dispensing content, boosting interaction, and generating revenue. Oversee the execution of digital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality standards, ensure the company adheres to industry best practices for security and user privacy, and enhance the dissemination of content through diverse digital outlets, assuring an uninterrupted and captivating user journey. Show less
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Managing Director
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Jan 2019 - Apr 2023
Developing and executing a strategic plan for the media house, setting goals and objectives aligned with the company's mission and vision, and identifying new business opportunities, partnerships, and collaborations to expand the company's reach and revenue streams. Overseeing budgeting, financial reporting, and ensuring the company's financial health, providing guidance to the team, setting performance targets, and ensuring a positive working environment. Developing and implementing content strategies that resonate with the target audience, utilising various digital platforms like websites, social media, podcasts, videos, and more, and establishing clear mentoring and succession plan for each department which has ensured staff turnover never affect workflow. Show less
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Editor-In-Chief
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Jun 2016 - Jan 2019
Owned overall editorial result for the project, managed and professionally developed the project’s editorial team, and supervised daily newsroom operations with senior editorial staff from editorial, video, and commissions from freelancers/opinion-makers /correspondents. Analysing progress against KPI at the project level, ensuring successful implementation of editorial policies, tools and formats in daily editorial operations, and holding meetings with editors on their professional development and career goals and general exchange of feedback. Carrying out performance reviews for editors and monitoring overall content for style guide consistency and selection criteria. Show less
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Online Content Editor
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Jan 2015 - May 2016
Creating a strong digital and social media presence through viral and highly shareable content, coordinating coverage of current affairs on daily basis, and assigning articles or content ideas as per websites target audience. Supervising writers and sub-editors to ensure copy the requirements of a digital platform, verifying facts and accuracy of all news reports before publishing, and identifying contributing writers from the region to diversify content. Rewriting and editing copy to ensure it is interesting and simple to appeal to the target audience and ensuring articles have catchy headlines, appropriate photos, and illustrations - key to successful digital media. Show less
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Nation Media Group
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Kenya
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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200 - 300 Employee
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Business Reporter
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
Developing innovative story ideas for pullouts and magazines, staying updated with latest business news and events, and researching on exciting business stories and preparing interview questions for one-on-one interviews. Discussing and developing ideas to write strong and analytical stories to captivate and retain readers, researching, writing and submitting stories within established timelines, and writing real and accurate stories in line with the country’s media law and ethics. Building and maintaining strong relationship with news sources and contacts, and writing breaking business news stories and making follow ups to develop in depth stories written in unique and interesting ways to increase readership. Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2023
University of East London
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategic Leadership -
2017 - 2019
Kenya Institute of Management
Diploma, Public Relations Management -
2007 - 2011
Masinde Muliro University Of Science and Technology
Bachelor's degree, Journalism and Mass Communication
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