Brand-Led Performance, Growth & Marketing Communications Manager.

7+ years blending brand strategy with analytical media buying to scale user acquisition. Currently directing a ₦24M+/yr (~$17,600+/yr) paid media program — active campaigns across WAT, GMT, and EST.

₦24M+/yr (~$17,600+) paid media managed 1,130% avg. monthly ROI 1:8.2 CAC:LTV 7+ years experience
The Methodology

Where strategy meets scalability.

I'm a full-funnel growth marketer bridging brand narrative and performance engineering. My career started in corporate communications and brand strategy — giving me a grounding in audience psychology, creative positioning, and campaign architecture. Today I apply that foundation to technical growth: multi-variant Meta and Google media buying, conversion optimization, and funnels that don't just capture attention — they acquire and retain users. Whether directing a multi-million-naira budget locally or scaling dollar-backed accounts for international teams, the objective stays the same: predictable revenue growth, run efficiently.

Active Experiments

Real campaigns, real numbers.

Figures pulled directly from live ad accounts I manage. Account identifiers and client names are withheld; the performance data is unaltered.

Secondary · Apr 2023–Apr 2026

Nonprofit Communications

MomChat Foundation · UK, Remote

Owned brand voice and communications strategy for a UK-based nonprofit — creatives, podcast, YouTube, and social — while running physical community events in Lagos alongside the remote digital strategy.

+86%Engagement growth, 14 days
98%Message consistency
Content Strategy Podcast & Video Community Ops
Secondary · Mar 2016–Mar 2023

Publishing & Brand Growth

Louis Lucas Publishing Ltd · Nigeria

Directed end-to-end publishing operations and a ₦200,000/mo (~$147/mo) campaign budget for 2 years, while managing a team of creative specialists and overseeing creative direction, design, and vendor supervision across a 7-year tenure.

+95%Lead-gen increase, 48h
+68%Brand visibility increase
+44%Campaign ROI improvement
Meta Ads SEO Content Team Leadership
Secondary · Ongoing

Growth Team Leadership

Hostlingo · UK — Africa Market Entry

Manage and supervise a team of 15 growth marketers for Hostlingo (UK) through each cohort's 3-month, multi-channel acquisition campaign targeting six African regions — owning the funnel from landing page through a 7-day email automation sequence and social advertising, with the team held to strict weekly milestones.

3 cohorts/year 15 growth marketers supervised 6 African regions Team Leadership
Secondary · Ongoing

Ecommerce Specialist & Operations Manager

Hagah T-Shirts · Nigeria

Built the brand's WordPress/WooCommerce site and own full-funnel marketing and operations — customer acquisition, paid social, email, and organic — across the entire customer journey from awareness to checkout and retention. Also own creative direction, design, and vendor supervision, including inventory and fulfillment partners.

WordPress / WooCommerce Paid Social Email & Retention Vendor & Inventory Management
Core Pillars

Full-funnel, T-shaped expertise.

Growth & Performance Engineering

Media Buying Architecture

Optimization strategy for scaling budgets across Meta and Google, with active audience testing to drive down cost-per-lead.

Analytics & Attribution

Google Analytics 4 setup, event tracking, and campaign-level attribution mapping.

Conversion Optimization

Landing page testing and funnel diagnostics aimed at lowering acquisition cost, not just raising traffic.

Brand Strategy & Corporate Communications

Creative Campaign Direction

Ad concepts, hook models, and copywriting briefs grounded in a journalism background.

Brand Positioning & Narrative

Audience personas and messaging alignment across multi-region campaigns.

PR & Media Relations

Direct pitching and press coverage — drove an 81% brand visibility increase in the current role.

Career History

The full track record — brand, growth, and the journalism it started with.

Performance highlights live above. This is the complete chronology, including the freelance journalism work that shaped how I find and tell a brand story.

Dec 2025 — Present
Lagos, Nigeria

Brand, Digital Marketing & Communications Manager

Digital Marketing Skill Institute (Agency)

Agency-style role owning marketing communications across a portfolio of 7 brands under DMSI — Hostlingo (UK), Accredital, Tech Immigrant, EduPayLater, Zerocode, and Women for Digital, alongside DMSI's own flagship programs. Direct integrated brand and campaign strategy spanning digital, performance marketing, and Out-of-Home — including OOH creative for the sister consumer-finance brands, and a ₦24M+/yr (~$17,600+/yr) multi-platform paid media budget. Own creative direction and design across all campaigns, and supervise vendor relationships — media buyers, printers, and production partners — from concept through physical rollout across Lagos. Also direct the institute's Growth Marketing Internship Program as Marketing Campaign Manager.

7 brands managed 1,130% avg. monthly ROI 1:8.2 CAC:LTV 81% brand visibility growth via PR
Apr 2023 — Apr 2026
Remote

Communications Lead

MomChat Foundation · UK

Owned brand voice and communications strategy for this UK-based nonprofit — creatives, podcast, YouTube, and social — while organising physical community events and workshops in Lagos alongside the remote digital strategy.

86% engagement growth, 14 days 98% message consistency
Mar 2016 — Mar 2023
Ogun State, Nigeria

Head Publisher & Content Strategist

Louis Lucas Publishing Ltd · Nigeria

Directed end-to-end publishing operations and a ₦200,000/mo (~$147/mo) campaign budget for 2 years, while managing a team of creative specialists and overseeing creative direction, design, and vendor supervision across a 7-year tenure — averaging 3 manuscripts a week from edit to print and Amazon release, plus book launches and press events end to end, coordinating venue, print, and vendor partners throughout.

95% lead-gen increase, 48h 68% brand visibility increase 44% campaign ROI improvement
2022 — 2023
Remote

Editorial Strategist & Freelance Journalist

Independent — Legit.ng, Nigeria Grassroot News, African Change Stories

Delivered insight-driven, social-impact narratives for African SMEs, nonprofits, and media platforms — the storytelling foundation now built into every brand campaign led since.

Best Journalist 2023 — 1st of 120 Fellows, AFYMP
View Journalism Portfolio
Ongoing
Remote

Growth Marketing Campaign Manager

Hostlingo · UK — Africa Market Entry

Manage and supervise a team of 15 growth marketers for Hostlingo (UK) through each cohort's 3-month, multi-channel acquisition campaign targeting six African regions — owning the funnel from landing page through a 7-day email automation sequence and social advertising.

3 cohorts/year, 15 growth marketers supervised 6 African regions
Ongoing
Remote

Ecommerce Specialist & Operations Manager

Hagah T-Shirts

Built the brand's WordPress/WooCommerce site and own full-funnel marketing and operations — customer acquisition, paid social, email, and organic — across the entire customer journey from awareness to checkout and retention. Also own creative direction, design, and vendor supervision, including inventory and fulfillment partners.

Credentials

Education, certifications & affiliations.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma, Public Relations & Advertising

Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos · 2022–2024

HND, International Relations — Distinction

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State · 2015–2018

Professional Diploma in Advertising

Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) · 2026

Professional Diploma, SEO & WordPress Specialist

Women for Digital, with Digital Marketing Skill Institute · Jan 2026

Certifications

Practical AI Workflows for Stronger Paid Campaigns

Digital Marketing Institute, London · Sept 2026

Digital Marketing Certification

HubSpot Academy · 2025

Marketing & Consumer Behaviour

Alison · 2025

Social Media Management & Advertising

Digital Marketing Skill Institute · 2025

Affiliations & Recognition

Associate Member

National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN)

Associate Member

Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) · Jan 2026–Present

Fellow

Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) · Jun 2023–Present

Best Journalist 2023

1st of 120 Fellows, AFYMP