Victor Oluwole

Head & Editor at Business Insider Africa
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لاغوس نيجيريا
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  • English إجادة اللغة الأم أو إجادة تامة
  • Yoruba إجادة اللغة الأم أو إجادة تامة
  • French مستوى معرفة أساسي

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Credentials

  • How Any Journalist Can Earn Trust (International)
    Poynter Institute
  • Journalism in the Digital Age
    Alison
  • Public Relations Officer - SCSN Unilag chapter
    University of Lagos
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate
    New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

Experience

    • Nigeria
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head & Editor
      • ‏يوليو 2020 - - الحالي

      As the Head and Editor, Victor oversees the editorial team to ensure:The production of highly engaging and monetizable original content for all Sub Saharan Africa markets, whilst working to secure top-level contributors and sourced interviews with top African entrepreneurs for exclusive stories in key markets across SSA markets.He is also responsible for increasing revenue for Business Insider Africa as a standalone publication- pitching to prospectiveclients, identifying opportunities for partnerships, and working closely with Sales and Partners to execute client projects.

    • Nigeria
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor (Pan-Africa)
      • ‏يونيو 2019 - ‏يوليو 2020

      Summary: I wrote stories, features and news copies around doing business in Africa for a monthly magazine publication covering sectors like finance, start-ups, entrepreneurship, technology, and SMEs. I also conducted interviews with many successful business leaders, entrepreneurs, SMEs, and C-level executives.In my role as the Editor, I produced highly engaging and original business content relevant to all markets in Africa.I had full accountability for quality control of the content published on the website for compliance with copyright laws, story authenticity, fact-checking, spelling, grammar, and style.I managed editorial planning and strategy execution, ensuring the theme of each magazine edition was relevant to doing business in Africa and making sure we released a new edition every month.I secured top-level contributors and sourced exclusive interviews with some of Africa's top entrepreneurs, and business leaders to create relevant content for each magazine edition.I also prepared weekly performance reports and actively identified and implemented strategies to increase the readership and reach across African markets.

    • Assistant Editor
      • ‏يوليو 2018 - ‏يونيو 2020

      It was my responsibility to fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in the staff writers' and contributors' articles. I worked on an average of 10 articles a day.- I was responsible for improving the narrative flow and style of our articles.- I helped headhunt valuable contributors and freelancers.- I checked all articles to ensure all facts and data are accurate.

    • Copywriter
      • ‏يونيو 2018 - ‏يونيو 2018

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Web Content Developer at Telemagic Communications Limited
      • ‏مارس 2017 - ‏مايو 2018

      I wrote, edited, published, and promoted content across web and social media platforms.I ran campaigns to promote news posts using advertisements, emails, social media, and other methods to alert and attract new readers.I maximized site traffic by utilizing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) keywords in my website posts.I monitored responses to posts via the website, social media, or other platforms to better understand the audience.I made sure to stay current on industry trends for possible opportunities to attract new readers or create stronger, more engaging content.

    • VAS Content Developer
      • ‏مارس 2017 - ‏مايو 2018

      Sourcing for quality content that will further drive incremental revenue for the organization.Ensuring that all VAS platforms/applications are up and running.Testing and evaluation of both existing and newly configured/published/approved services.Day to day management and administration of VAS portals.

    • India
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • Content Blogger/writer
      • 2016 - 2018

      -I pitched story/article ideas to editors of print and online media-I met with clients (in-person/phone/online) to discuss their ghostwriting needs-I carried out background research for a piece I was to write.-I regularly submitted various content types, including email responders, social media posts, blogs posts, ebooks, essays, product reviews and white papers (terms and conditions, privacy policies) -I pitched story/article ideas to editors of print and online media-I met with clients (in-person/phone/online) to discuss their ghostwriting needs-I carried out background research for a piece I was to write.-I regularly submitted various content types, including email responders, social media posts, blogs posts, ebooks, essays, product reviews and white papers (terms and conditions, privacy policies)

    • ICT Officer
      • ‏نوفمبر 2013 - ‏أبريل 2014

      Worked with a team of 8 system/network support executives.Layed down the network design for the premises and recommending the required equipment.Ensuring the 24 X 7 connectivity of head office with off-site locationsGetting the issues solved in a timely manner and escalating the problems which require intervention from higher levels.Securing the mail servers, application servers and nodes from any security threats by installing firewalls and other security suites.Getting desktop PCs assembled and Operating systems & other applications installed.Deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting mail servers, application servers, DHCP servers, and modems.Ensuring proper working of all the equipment.Producing reports on network productivity, Inventory, plans and issues for higher management.

    • Nigeria
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Industrial Trainee
      • ‏يونيو 2013 - ‏نوفمبر 2013

Education

  • University of Lagos
    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry
    2010 - 2014

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