Nigeria

Branding and Identity Design

Branding

Higher National Diploma

Bolutife Awakan

Creative Director

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Leadership

Brand strategy

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Asana

ChatGPT

Notion

Adobe Creative Suite

Stakeholder management

Time management

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Project management

Public Speaking

Analytical skills

3D Animation

Advanced data analytics

AI/ML

Blog writing

Brand positioning

Conversational AI

Content pipeline

Content editing

Content research

Negotiation

2D Animation

Affiliate marketing

Accessibility

Business intelligence

Chatbot

Campaign execution & analysis

Cloud computing

Community management

Content creation

Content strategy

Conversion optimisation

Data mining

Data visualisation

Database management

Deal strategy

Design systems

Email marketing

Email writing

Event organisation

Forecasting and reporting

Game programming

Human computer interaction

Illustration

Information architecture

Influencer marketing

LinkedIn writing

Budget management

Machine learning

Market research

Marketing strategy

Mathematics

CAD design

Integration Testing

Unit Testing

Video editing

Whitepaper/ebook Writing

Viral marketing

Video marketing

User research

Usability Testing

Typography

Twitter writing

Tone consistency

Statical Analysis

Social media marketing

SEO Writing

Sales plan and process

Relationship management

Referrals

Quantitative research

Monetisation

Newsletter writing

Partnership

Probability

Product analytics

PR writing

Prototyping

Product roadmap

Product strategy

Qualitative research

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to maintain trust, commitment, accountability deliver results while handling conflict

Avoiding common dysfunctions

How to determine what is a good balance of skill sets for your organization's needs

Building balanced teams

How to identify star candidates, evaluate technical ability, and close hires

Hiring software engineers

Decision making as a software engineer or lead - how to become better at making the right choices

Making better tech choices

- Content design and development
- Website UX and navigation design
- Visual strategy 
- Brand cohesion strategy

Coho, [Formerly, On Deck Design (ODD)] is a continuous community for experienced designers who want to accelerate their careers and become confident leaders through professional development and access to a trusted network of peers.

- Top 10 mentor in Branding & Design 2025
- Top 1% mentor, 2023
- Over 3,000 mentorship minutes with over 100 mentees in over 16 countries including Nigeria, UK, Ghana, US, Cameroon, Greece, Ethiopia etc.

At Traction, I lead the Brand and Creatives team spearheading a major rebranding project. My role spanned from identifying the risks of infringing on a multinational corporation’s brand identity to developing a wining brand and creative strategy to solve the problem and leading the team to execution that my co-founder referred to ‘stellar’. This strengthened our customer interaction, increased our brand awareness and market share in double digits.

- Spear-headed the development of key brand assets such as brand manual, complete deck templates, email signatures, and social media templates. 
- Developed and completed visually compelling design tasks across several marketing channels daily.

- Created brand collaterals and assets for the year’s festival across states in Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja. Uyo, Ibadan, Ilorin etc.)
- Managed and supervised a remote working team of 18 design volunteers to churn out deliverables
- Provided creative direction for graphic designers, motion designers, videographers, etc, and printers for an excellent final output

• Create and design visual elements such as advertisements, product packaging artworks, logos, brochures, point of sales materials (POSM), social media visuals and posts, newsletters, consumer  fliers, web pages and other communication materials.
• Develop concepts for designs for new product launches and support with print production when required.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to share new design perspectives and ideas.
• Ensure that design is developed and applied consistently in line with specific brand style guidelines.

Bolutife Awakan🇳🇬