Sheila Chukwulozie
Producer (Artworks & Research)
Lagos,LOS
Summary
An innovative-mind with proficiency in designing campaigns to attract large donations. Self-motivated development professional well-versed in individual, corporate and foundation fundraising techniques. High track record of managing donor relationships and identifying new partnerships to increase fundraising support.Innovative producer & research artist using a variety of imaginative resources to resolve issues quickly and efficiently while collaborating with creative production teams to meet project milestones. Highly talented in taking captivating material and transforming content into award-winning programming. Talented grant writer and social media marketer.
Overview
12
12
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Research Fellow
Digital Earth
Lagos, Nigeria
2020.11 - 2021.07
- Won a €13,500 grant to study and archive Igbo proverbs as recorded by Chinua Achebe in his book Arrow of God.
- Designed the research roadmap and executed in the spirit of integrity and experimentation.
- Produced 10 episodes of a podcast on the relativity of time with guests ranging from award winning writers, esteemed professors, design practitioners, to young PhD scholars and Indigo enthusiasts.
- Crafted rich and challenging questions that carried the work from ideation into a concrete blueprint for the architecture of an 'Alternative Internet' relevant to non-western ecologies.
- Translated Igbo Proverbs into contemporary design contexts with film and high resolution images using Keynote, iMovie, and Adobe products.
- Kept up-to-date and accurate funding accounts for key programs and special projects using Airtable & Microsoft Excel.
- Built and re-iterated templates of clear & compassionate communication between artistic collaborators, grant administrators, local practitioners, and studio advisors.
Producer & Director
Self
Lagos, Nigeria
2020.08 - 2021.09
- Raised $1500 in one week to build a physical theater workshop specializing in puppetry and shadow theater.
- Designed application process and open call strategy, leading to the selection of 6 Lagos artists and craftspeople ranging from age 19-29.
- Forged digital collaboration between local artists and puppetry experts from Double Edge Physical Theater located in Ashfield Massachusetts.
- Introduced the artists to Devised-Theater Thinking which opened them up to new ways of making work.
- Directed and Performed final ensemble piece that incorporated the streets of Lagos Island as a stage.
- Wrote and designed weekly newsletter to funders, and other stakeholders.
- Developed project budget and managed production costs to ensure artists were paid.
Producer & Artistic Director
Son Of Man
Lagos, Nigeria
2018.09 - 2019.12
- Raised $30,000 from private individuals and governmental institutions in order to conduct research and produce talks and performances on the trials of Masculinity faced across Africa & the Caribbean Islands.
- Hired, onboarded & managed two teams of freelance artists, producers and designers across both continents.
- Designed & executed curriculum for various community service projects into the research methodology.
- Taught storytelling (poetry & painting) sessions for prisoners at Kirikiri in Apapa, the elderly at Regina Mundi Home in Mushin, and for patients at Eric Williams Psychiatry in Port of Spain.
- Planned & produced legal documentation needed to carry out interviews and movement sessions.
- Invited to present documentation at The New School on our experimental work in combining sociology with theater.
- Produced & archived two live performances, one virtual reality experience, one film, three screenings and conducted up to 20 interviews at barbershops & bars.
- Navigated relationship between production teams and other freelance workers like plumbers, carpenters and others.
- Prepared & presented funding reports to stakeholders.
Research Fellow
Thomas.J.Watson Foundation
Global, Global
2017.08 - 2018.08
- Secured $30,000 travel research grant by constructing research proposal that proved sincere passion for the exploration of the Spiritual aspect of “material culture” in West African societies.
- Worked through the transcription, collation and archiving of information regarded as informal & intangible.
- Studied with Aboubakar Fofana and published a 24 page article on Indigo production & his plan for an agricultural revolution in Mali
- Organized the fiscal and administrative logistics of travel, accommodation and self-care at efficient rates.
- Established new homes in 8 different countries and built bridges across cultural and lingual distances over short periods.
- Prepared quarterly reports for the Thomas J Watson administration.
Post-Baccalaureate Digital Humanities Fellow
Five Colleges Inc
MA, USA
2017.02 - 2017.07
- Organized & produced the annual Digital Humanities Undergraduate Symposium; also, programmed smaller events between fellows and Program Director.
- Structured and maintained communication bridges as key liaison between Fellows and the executive 5College DH board led by program director, Marisa Parham.
- Strengthened the website by facilitating, transcribing and curating a series of long form interviews and podcasts with Fellows and academic staff.
- Shared knowledge of HTML, CSS, Keynote and iMovie with Undergraduate Fellows.
- Investigated, tested and reported on new Digital Humanities software & hardware tools in order to amplify the quality of project output.
- Learned about web hosting, web housekeeping, digital intelligence, machine language, and data mining.
- Assisted Program Director with housekeeping and budget entries using a combination of Airtable, Meistertask and Expensify.
Sales Associate
Alphabet Inc• Google Global Marketing Solutions
Dublin
2016.06 - 2016.09
- Formulated target-market research strategy to connect Nigerian Small and Medium Businesses to the Digital Marketplace.
- Investigated the cultural resistance of Nigerian and Ghanaian business owners to Digital Culture through phone interviews and secondary scholarship.
- Helped Google increase sales revenue by connecting with clients and showing them how to reach their business ROIs using Google advertising products.
- Assisted Nigerian business owners in reducing advertising costs by assessing and upgrading their marketing strategies.
- Facilitated partnership across internal teams across Dublin and Lagos to launch Grow With Google program in Lagos, Nigeria.
Founder/CEO • Johannesburg
EMOART
Johannesburg, South Africa
2010.12 - 2015.06
- Devised localized and rigorous curriculum that was updated annually to include recent findings on gender based violence in South Africa.
- Facilitated challenging sessions on gender based violence with over 70 students (14-20 year old) from Johannesburg townships
- Built the EmoART website by learning coding through a college course
- Secured $6000 worth of funds by articulating ROI of investment in proposals to We Are Family and Liebman Foundations; also secured 50 hours of consulting from the Anzisha Awethu Grant to refine business model
- Co-ordinated EmoART3D summer camp: supervised 30 participants; mobilized 9 volunteers from 5 different countries; and hosted 3 guest artists and 1 guest speaker Assessed project impact with open-ended and scaled questionnaires that quantified the extent and range of curriculum impact on each individual.
Business Developer
Chocolate City
Lagos
2015.01 - 2015.03
- Negotiated online partnership between multi-award musician, Ice Prince, and Guaranty Trust Bank which directly increased revenue by 5%.
- Produced comprehensive SWOT analysis paper on Music in Nigeria on behalf of Chocolate City for The British Council.
Marketing Researcher & Analyst
Eve & Tribe
Lagos
2015.03 - 2015.06
- Conducted due diligence on African fashion retail and its impact on millennials in Africa and the diaspora.
- Assembled thorough target market research on “How Millenials Consume Online Content.”
- Formed 3 year online and offline marketing strategies for Eve and Tribe.
Corporate Communication Intern
General Electric
Lagos
2014.06 - 2014.08
- Led design and production of “Country to Company” commemorative booklet presented by GE Africa CEO to Nigerian President (during US-Africa Leaders Summit 2014) using Adobe-In Design.
- Sustained the GE brand by editing an article published in Forbes Africa and writing first draft of essay published in Harvard University Press on behalf of senior executive.
- Scripted and edited first locally created recruitment video to advertise and recruit participants for the GE Early Career Development Program throughout Africa.
Social Media Manager
General Electric
Lagos
2013.06 - 2013.08
- Advanced GE Africa digital media strategy by organizing 4 full time staff across Angola, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria into social media team.
- Amplified employee satisfaction by co-coordinating team-building activities across 5 GE businesses and 2 programs with minimum funding ($500).
- Upgraded process excellence by automating task completion and centralizing mass data into Microsoft Access for GE Global Operations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Theater and Dance
Amherst College
Massachusetts, USA 2012.08 - 2016.12
A-Levels - Leadership
African Leadership Academy
Johannesburg, SA 2010.09 - 2012.06
High School Diploma -
Loyola Jesuit College
Abuja 2004.09 - 2010.07
Skills
Project Planning & Development
Creative writing
Relationship building
Content Planning
Advanced problem solving
Team Bonding
Presentation & Public Speaking
Budgeting
Basic French
Accomplishments
- Facilitated panel with Polo Leteka (Founder of IDF Capital), Khanyi Dhlomo (CEO at Ndalo Media) and Ann Shongwe (UN Women South Africa rep) at African Leadership Academy's Decennial celebration
- Won writing award: One of 22, out of over 1000 applicants, to participate in Farafina Creative Writing workshop hosted by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Invited to Clinton Global Initiative Conference to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges
- Interviewed by the Washington Post for an article on the education of the Nigerian girl-child
- Attained the only student position as TedX Amherst 2014 speaker on the theme, “Defining Moments”
- Invited by Dean of PolyPrep High School (Brooklyn) to give Keynote speech during general assembly.
- Hosted as guest speaker during African Leadership Academy’s Global Scholars Program 2014
- Co-Founded the longest standing Amherst College African and Caribbean Students Union since 1821
Timeline
Senior Research Fellow
Digital Earth
2020.11 - 2021.07
Producer & Director
Self
2020.08 - 2021.09
Producer & Artistic Director
Son Of Man
2018.09 - 2019.12
Research Fellow
Thomas.J.Watson Foundation
2017.08 - 2018.08
Post-Baccalaureate Digital Humanities Fellow
Five Colleges Inc
2017.02 - 2017.07
Sales Associate
Alphabet Inc• Google Global Marketing Solutions
2016.06 - 2016.09
Marketing Researcher & Analyst
Eve & Tribe
2015.03 - 2015.06
Business Developer
Chocolate City
2015.01 - 2015.03
Corporate Communication Intern
General Electric
2014.06 - 2014.08
Social Media Manager
General Electric
2013.06 - 2013.08
Bachelor of Arts - Theater and Dance
Amherst College
2012.08 - 2016.12
Founder/CEO • Johannesburg
EMOART
2010.12 - 2015.06
A-Levels - Leadership
African Leadership Academy
2010.09 - 2012.06
High School Diploma -
Loyola Jesuit College
2004.09 - 2010.07