Friday, 7 February 2025

Yemi Olakitan's Resume/CV

 

 

Sex:   Male

State of Origin:      Lagos State, Nigeria

Marital Status:       Married

yemiolakitans.blogspot.com.


Portfolio: Yemi Olakitan's articles on Muckrack. https://muckrack.com/yemi-olakitan/articles

Phone: 08033766549

Email: yemisage@gmail.com

Career Objectives

To provide excellent professional services in communications, Journalism, traditional media, digital marketing, content marketing and management

To excel in Digital Content Management, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Management, and Content Writing.

Skills

       News Editing, Reporting, Journalism skills, Digital Marketing.

       Search Engine Optimization, SEO Content writing, Copywriting, Web Management, Content Creation and Social Media Marketing

       Investigative reporting

Experience

96.9 Coolfm2000 – 2006, https://www.coolfm.ng/

Steam Broadcasting and Communications Ltd ▪ 267A Etim Inyang Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos

Position Held: News Editor/News Correspondent

Duties and Skills on the Job: News Reporting and Editing, News Correspondence, Social Media Management.

·        Bowclose Ltd, 2006-2007, Lekki, Lagos

Position Held:  Assistant Editor, Duties, on the job skills: Article writing, editing, interviews, social media management.

·        The Guardian Newspapers, 2007-2012,  Rutam House, Isolo Way, Lagos, Nigeria, https://guardian.ng/

Position Held: Arts Reporter, Journalist

·        News watch Magazine, 2012-2013 Energy House, CMS, Lagos, https://newswatchnigeria.com/

Position Held: Senior Staff Writer, article writing, editing, research.

·        National Mirror Newspaper- 2013-2014, Energy Building, CMS, Lagos,

Position Held: Head of Investigations. Duties and on the job skills: Research, investigations, interviews, writing.

·        World Entertainment Television, 2014-2016, owners of Wazobia Television, https://www.wetv.ng/, Wazobia FM, CoolFM, Nigeria InfoFM, Arewa FM, Kano

Position Held: Content Developer. 

Skills on the job: Content Development, Social media management, Search Engine Optimization, SEO

·        May University Press, https://www.mayeducational.com.ng/ publishers of the journal Nigeria, https://thejournalnigeria.com/author/yemi/

Position Held:

Editor.

Duties and Skills on the job: Writing, Editing, Reporting and Investigation

Current Position: Senior correspondent at New Telegraph newspaper:

Co-founder and General Manager at Techpression Media Ltd, publishers of online technology news magazine. www.techpression.com

Education

University of Ilorin,

Kwara State, Nigeria

1996 ▪ Bachelor of Arts, the Performing Arts

 

General Certificate of Education, GCE

1990

West African Examination Council, WAEC

1989

 Certifications

2010: Certificate in Advanced Computer Application (Microsoft sponsored)

2003: International Committee of the Red Cross Society, Journalism Training in Armed Conflicts Reporting

2002: British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Certificate in Election Reporting

LinkedIn Certified Search Engine Optimization Expert

LinkedIn Certified Social Media Manager

Certified SEO Specialist at Simplilean.com

LinkedIn Marketing and Newsletter Marketing Foundations, July 2024

LinkedIn, Improving SEO For Your Website June 2024

Learning to Write Marketing Copy, June 2024

Marketing Strategy and SEO Content Writing, June 2024

LinkedIn SEO Marketing Tools, June 2024

Social Media Marketing Foundations, May 2024

Using AI as Your SEO Marketing Assistant, May 2024
 

Award

1998: Adamawa State NYSC Merit Award

Referees

Gboyega Akosile

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State

 

Tajudeen Sowole

Arts Journalist, Blogger

The Guardian Newspapers

Rutam House,

Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria

 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

Editor

PM News

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