Oluwatimilehin Odueso

Oluwatimilehin Odueso

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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About

What I do can be summed up in one sentence: I help media and creative companies grow and…

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Experience

  • Tech Safari Graphic

    Tech Safari

    Nairobi County, Kenya

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    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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    Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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    Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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    Botswana

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    Kampala, Uganda

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    Abuja, F.C.T

Education

  • Nigerian Law School Graphic

    Nigerian Law School

    Activities and Societies: Sub-Group Lead || Litigation Lead.

    Barrister at Law - BL (Qualifying Certificate), Law.

    The Nigerian Law School provides practical and vocational training to Nigerian Bar aspirants in the following modules: Criminal Litigation, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law Practice, Property Law Practice and Professional Ethics & Skills

  • Activities and Societies: Chairperson, The Creative Writers' Club || Director of Research, Advocate Chambers.

    A five -year Civil Law degree incorporating courses classified into Public Law (e.g. Constitutional Law, Criminal Law), Private Law (e.g. Law of Trust, Law of Torts, Land Law), Commercial Law (e.g. Law of Contract, Law of Banking) and Islamic Law (e.g. Islamic Law of Crimes, Islamic Family Law).

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Abuja Literary Society (ALS) Graphic

    Literary Critic

    Abuja Literary Society (ALS)

    - 2 years

    Arts and Culture

    I help organize the Society's events including Open Mic Nights, Book Jams and Poetry Slams. I constitute part of the team that handles the social media accounts for the Abuja Literary Society in order to ensure positive representation of the Society.

  • Volunteer

    Ahmadu Bello Day of Literature

    - 2 months

    Arts and Culture

    As a volunteer for the Ahmadu Bello University Day of Literature (Now Ahmadu Bello University Festival, ABUFEST), I had administrative duties.

    I was part of the organizing team of the festival and I played a pivotal role in ensuring everything, from stage management to guest and vendor management, ran smoothly for the Festival.

  • Chairperson

    Creative Writers' Club, Kongo

    - 4 years 2 months

    Arts and Culture

    As the Chairperson for the Creative Writers' Club, Kongo, I was in charge of running the affairs of the literary community of the Ahmadu Bello University.

    My duties included ensuring my team had the tools, support and funding they needed to succeed. We provided an ambient space for a weekly programme where we discussed current events, shared our literary pieces, engaged in constructive criticism and played critical games.

  • Contributing Editor

    Barren Magazine

    - 1 year 1 month

    Arts and Culture

    I am one of the Contributing Editors for Creative Nonfiction.

    My position includes reading through submissions from the slush pile of the magazine to objectively find which literary pieces fit best into the theme of each issue. For every issue, I read up to 100+ submissions in eight weeks. I also act as a substitute editor for the Main Editors, to help edit selected pieces and ensure they reach their prime formats.

  • Kaduna Fashion and Art Exhibition (KAFART) Graphic

    Exhibition Manager

    Kaduna Fashion and Art Exhibition (KAFART)

    - 1 year 3 months

    Arts and Culture

    At the Kaduna Fashion and Arts Exhibition, I help manage the programmatic activities of the organization. I help handle the internal affairs including organizing annual calendars, recognizing stakeholders and ensuring that creatives in Northern Nigeria are showcased.

Publications

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Courses

  • Facebook Community Manager Certification

    Facebook

  • Problem Solving for Future Managers by Grow with Google

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  • Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms

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  • The Wawa Book Review Young Literary Critics Fellowship

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Projects

  • Entering Tech

    Entering Tech is a one-stop shop for young Africans who want to enter Tech.

    In August 2022, I created the newsletter in my role at TechCabal and within a year, it grew to over 30,000 subscribers with a 30% open rate.

    The newsletter features leaders in Africa’s diverse tech ecosystem who give tips, insights, and course advice on career paths for people looking to explore in tech.

    The vertical also includes a YouTube short series which features one-minute interviews with…

    Entering Tech is a one-stop shop for young Africans who want to enter Tech.

    In August 2022, I created the newsletter in my role at TechCabal and within a year, it grew to over 30,000 subscribers with a 30% open rate.

    The newsletter features leaders in Africa’s diverse tech ecosystem who give tips, insights, and course advice on career paths for people looking to explore in tech.

    The vertical also includes a YouTube short series which features one-minute interviews with high performers in the ecosystem. The series has garnered over 300,000 views since its 2023 launch.

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Honors & Awards

  • First Place, 2020 Punocracy Prize

    Punocracy

    My short satirical piece, "How To Make A True Believer or A Believer's Manifesto in Four Commandments," won the first place prize for the 2020 Punocracy Prize.

  • Shortlist, Nobrow Short Story Competition

    Nobrow Press

    My short story, "The Many Different Lives of Denola," was one of the 12 selected stories, out of 2000+, to win the 2020 Nobrow Short Story Prize.

  • First Place, 2019 Sevhage Prize for Nonfiction

    Sevhage Publishers

    My nonfiction piece, "The Herculean Misconception," cinched the first place for the 2019 Sevhage Prize for Creative Nonfiction.

  • First Place, US Embassy World Environment Day Competition

    United States Embassy, Abuja

    My short dystopian story, "In Our Woods," won first place for the US Embassy's World Environment Day Short Story Prize.

  • First Place, On The Premises Short Story Competition

    On The Premises

    My short horror story, "The Stump," won first place for Issue #28 of On The Premises' Short Story Competition

Languages

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Yoruba

    Professional working proficiency

  • Creoles and pidgins, English-based

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Advocate Chambers

    Public Relations Officer | Chief Research Officer

    - Present
  • Abuja Literary Society

    Member

    - Present

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