Daniel Essiet
Lagos
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Technical Project Manager successful at directing change management initiatives requiring fast-paced execution. Accomplished in project management with proven success the media industry. Offers strong analytical, planning and organizational skills to manage competing demands.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Agric Page Corodinator, the Nation, Lagos.
The Nation Newspaper
Lagos
02.2008 - Current
- Job involved providing news stories and feature articles.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Editor
Pathways Africa’ Magazine:
Lagos
04.2002 - 02.2008
- Prepared, rewrote and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes and approved final versions for publication.
- Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy and compliance with quality standards.
- Worked with graphic artists, post-production team members and other specialists to produce captivating and successful content.
- Guided and motivated staff to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines.
- Interviewed sources and developed relationships with informants to obtain vital information for stories.
- Devised attention-grabbing headlines and summaries to increase clicks and engagement
- Collaborated with graphics department to develop and implement visual elements
- Assigned stories, led content development meetings and reviewed completed stories to guide execution of concepts and tone
- Supported publication by helping develop layouts and collaborating with production teams
Editor
West Africa International Magazine:
03.2002 - 04.2002
- Prepared, rewrote and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes and approved final versions for publication.
- Devised attention-grabbing headlines to increase engagement
- Led and managed magazine project from conceptual stage through to launch
- Collaborated with writers and graphic designers to develop content schedules and plan workflows
- Developed and maintained pool of expert field sources
- Liaised with Managing Editor to supervise daily operations and set production and performance goals
- Sustained and enhanced publication performance and fostered reliability, transparency and fairness
Special Editor.
‘Health Living Magazine:
06.1999 - 01.2000
- Reviewed and edited content for correct grammar and style.
- Created headlines, subheads and photo captions for local and national news stories.
- Produced clear, concise and accurate content to reflect tone and level of authority appropriate to content.
- Conducted editorial meetings with staff members to collaborate and review proposed publication suggestions.
- Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
Consultant/Field Work Team Leader
DFID/NPHCDA/BI: (Mkpat Enin Local Govt).
Akwa Ibom State
06.1997 - 08.1997
- Consultant/Field Work Team Leader responsible for PRA team.
- .Supervise use of participatory and visual techniques for assessing group and community resources, identifying and prioritizing problems and appraising strategies for solving them.
- .Working with team and community to come up with community action plan to address concerns that have been raised.
- · Coordinates village workshop events and facilitates group presentation.
- Stays in close contact with link persons and opinion leaders during whole workshop.
- Worked with communities to explain programme. requirements, highlight benefits of supporting public health and obtaining local commitment to programme and supervised project team.
- Managed multiple deadlines to meet dynamic needs of community health action plan
- Collected, arranged participatory community survey information for input into database system
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results
- Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations
Staff Writer
Business Africa Magazine
Lagos
04.1995 - 09.1996
- Suggested ways to make business copy more professional .
- Created informational copy and stories for magazine.
- Covered special events and breaking news with eye for detail and tenacious pursuit of important information.
- Completed assigned pieces and developed independent stories.
- Established and maintained relationships with credible sources.
- Helped shape narrative on key issues through effective storytelling and knowledge of public opinion.
- Cultivated dynamic skills in business writing by participating in workshops and training seminars
- Suggested ways to make business copy more professional and sophisticated to management team
Education
Certificate - Reviews & Metrics For Software Improvements
University of Alberta
Canada 06.2022
Certificate Software Processes - : Software Product Management
University of Alberta
Canada06.2022
Certificate - Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Google
United States06.2022
Certificate - Project Management Principles And Practices Specia
: University of California, Irvine
United States06.2022
Project Management Professional - Project Management
Project Management Institute(PMI)
United States05.2022
Project Management
Google
United StatesCertified Project Management Associate (PMA) - Project Management For Development Certificate
Inter-American Development Bank
United States10.2021
Certificate of Participation - National NGO Program On Humanitarian Leadership
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
United States10.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications
Ambrose Alli University,Ekpoma,Edo State
Edo State09.2007
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Adminstration
Yaba College of Technology (YTC).
Lagos09.2001
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- User Experience Design (UX)
- Mockups and Prototypes
- Communications Strategies
- Product Strategies
- Spreadsheet
- Industry Report Reading
- Customer Monitoring
- Business Analysis
- Project Team Coordination
- Public Information Research
- Business requirements gathering
- Community resource coordination
- Business intelligence tools
- Scrum Methodology
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- E-Commerce Strategy
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Best Practices and Methodologies
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
John Cage
Timeline
Agric Page Corodinator, the Nation, Lagos.
The Nation Newspaper
02.2008 - Current
Editor
Pathways Africa’ Magazine:
04.2002 - 02.2008
Editor
West Africa International Magazine:
03.2002 - 04.2002
Special Editor.
‘Health Living Magazine:
06.1999 - 01.2000
Consultant/Field Work Team Leader
DFID/NPHCDA/BI: (Mkpat Enin Local Govt).
06.1997 - 08.1997
Staff Writer
Business Africa Magazine
04.1995 - 09.1996
Certificate - Reviews & Metrics For Software Improvements
University of Alberta
Certificate Software Processes - : Software Product Management
University of Alberta
Certificate - Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Google
Certificate - Project Management Principles And Practices Specia
: University of California, Irvine
Project Management Professional - Project Management
Project Management Institute(PMI)
Project Management
Google
Certified Project Management Associate (PMA) - Project Management For Development Certificate
Inter-American Development Bank
Certificate of Participation - National NGO Program On Humanitarian Leadership
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications
Ambrose Alli University,Ekpoma,Edo State
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Adminstration
Yaba College of Technology (YTC).
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