Hassan Abdul, Mnipr, Arpa Email & Phone Number

Nigeria

Abuja

Leading a team of professionals to build an avant garde communications agency, strategically positioning its corporate and client service identity for competitive advantage and driving internal communications to create and sustain a winning culture.Some of my direct engagements in the last three years include National Short Term Expert, GIZ-Funded SKYE Project (Implemented by GFA Consulting Group); Agency Team Lead, Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors Re-branding project; Agency Team Lead, USAID-funded Women and Widows Empowerment Organisation COVID-19 EWASH campaign; Media Range Team Lead; World Bank/Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment GEMS project for provision of communication support to SMEs in Abuja; Media Range Team Lead; Execution of MacArthur Foundation media advocacy for the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors; Agency Team Lead, Jaiz Bank Plc New Media Management and Marketing project); Team Lead, general communications advisory and execution to the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors.Media Range Ltd is a rapidly expanding media and marketing communications company headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. We are dedicated to our principal services of providing communications strategy solutions through media planning and buying, creative production and execution, publishing, advertising, brand and reputation building as well as media and public relations across a variety of complementary media.How We Do What We DoWe understand that to implement solutions that meet our clients’ needs, each element of the process must originate from a shared understanding of the objectives to be accomplished.We work together with our clients and partners to provide best-in-class communications consultancy and customer communications planning

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Berge Farrell Nigeria is the sole Partner in Nigeria of Berge Farrell SA (a member of Berge Farrell Group)Berge Farrell Nigeria (BGFN) is a company registered under the laws of the Republic of Nigeria whose registered address is No 28 Gambo Sawaba Street, Behind Zenith Bank, off Third Avenue, Gwarimpa, Abuja. We are a multi-disciplinary Media and Communication firm focused on fulfilling the growing need for integrated and highly specialized brand strategy, design, communication and allied services in various sectors of the Nigerian media and Communication Economy.Leveraging the global Berge Farrell network, we retain the capacity to deliver impressive solutions that help clients define and impactfully communicate their brands to multiple audiences and stakeholders.

Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Dodeka Limited was founded by an agric-business cooperative focused on growing an investment portfolio that comprises a variety of other related assets carefully selected to ensure maximum return on investment.

In this role, I am responsible for managing - on behalf of clients - several stakeholder engagement projects, primarily focused on managing institutions and individuals in government roles towards attaining favorable outcomes for the client.

Abuja

As Head, Digital/Marketing Communications & Publications, led team of professionals for the following:- Conceptualization & implementation of advertisement (above & below the line) for sales of the Bank’s products /services - Conceptualization of Public Relations tactics to support existing and new products - In liaison with other Departments of the Bank, develop and implement periodic promotions for the Bank’s products/services- Liaising with all engaged vendors to ensure delivery of stated objectives.- Monitoring of all promos with Retail Banking and delivery of strategy as approved- Research marketing communications trends for financial products/services- In liaison with other Departments, nurture and sustain marketing orientation for the Bank;- Assist in reputation building, brand & events marketing- Devise result-oriented marketing & statutory publications for internal & external audiences.As HEAD, MEDIA & EXTERNAL RELATIONSJob Responsibilities- Maintain the Bank's media database• Maintain positive relationships with members of the press to promote opportunities for positive reporting of Bank’s activities.• Regular press releases on the Bank’s activities/feature articles• Placement of Corporate & congratulatory advert placements• Implement all company media relations programmes to ensure effective communication of corporate messages.• Evaluate public exposures and perceptions• Respond appropriately to media inquiries and to issues raised in the press.• Organize media reach, radio talk show bookings and press conferences when the need arises• Organize Management engagement with the Media periodically• Regular update of the corporate profile • Consolidate the achievements of Unity Stars Football Club and regular monitoring of their training sessions & organization of tournamentsPCIDSS/ISO270001Was also Project Executive Secretary for the Bank's PCIDSS and ISO270001 re-certification exercises 2014.

Unity Bank Towers, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja

Head, CSR, DIGITAL MARKETING AND EVENTSJob Responsibilities• Supervise the CSR, Digital Marketing and Events Mgt Unit• Implement and coordinate policies as regards the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility programmes • Maintain an accurate record of the Bank’s CSR activities• Generate an annual report of the Bank’s CSR activities• Generate strategic digital marketing campaigns and utilise appropriate digital media platforms to market the Bank’s products.• Enhance brand awareness and reputation among online audiences/ identify relevant online demographics and develop engaging community content suited to their different needs.• Ensure that the Bank has and retains an appreciable share of voice in online conversations.• Coordinate activities (updates, postings, conversations on the Bank’s social media platforms (Facebook, You-tube, Twitter, etc)• Oversee and implement Digital Marketing campaigns to project, popularise and create demand for the Bank’s products and services online• Organise and coordinate successful events for the Bank in liaison with market-facing departmentsHEAD, MEDIA & EXTERNAL RELATIONSJob Responsibilities- Press database• Maintain positive relationships with members of the press to promote opportunities for positive reporting of Bank’s activities.• Regular press releases on the Bank’s activities/feature articles• Corporate & congratulatory advert placements• Implement all company media relations programmes to ensure effective communication of corporate messages.• Evaluate public exposures and perceptions• Respond appropriately to media inquiries and to issues raised in the press.• Organize media reach, radio talk show bookings and press conferences when the need arises• Organize Management engagement with the Media periodically• Regular update of the corporate profile • Consolidate the achievements of Unity Stars Football Club and regular monitoring of their training sessions & organization of tournaments

Abuja

Responsibilities:1. Lead a team of online reporters who provide multimedia content and breaking news for the onlineedition (www.dailytrust.com)2. Work with Media Trust reporters across the country during breaking and developing newssituations.3. Supervise and promote Media Trust’s social media profiles and ensure Media Trust maintains acompetitive lead in the industry.4. In charge of initiating and executing revenue generation avenues for the online edition.5. Ensure that the online editions (desktop and mobile) of the Daily, Weekly, Sunday Trust, Aminiya newspapers are updated regularly and that the site (www.dailytrust.com) is functioning optimally on a day-to-day basis.6. Supervise the process of transferring content from print to the web.7. Suggest and lead implementation of technical and design upgrades for the websites with the overall objective of improving functionality, accessibility and readability.8. Help define and execute policies guiding the company’s online strategy.Major Achievements of note:1. Set up the online operations (editorial, technical, business and administrative) of the newspaper from scratch, with focus on building a truly multimedia platform that will take advantage of all the possibilities made available by the internet as a publishing platform;2. Set up the social media profiles of the newspaper, taking its Facebook page to 100,000 likes organically ahead of all other competitors. The page had over 400,000 fans at departure. The emphasis on multimedia is also evident in the robustness of the newspaper's Youtube account. As at April 2013, it was rivaled only by the accounts of two national television stations.3. Successfully coordinated live online coverage of the 2011 General Elections using the newspaper's team of reporters spread out across the country as well as citizen journalists which was one of the very first coverages of such nature in the history of online journalism in the country;

Abuja

Responsibilities:1. Sourcing for and writing news stories, features and analysis2. Planning and supervising the execution and production of pages3. Copy editing4. Proof reading

Certificate, Creative Design And Digital Communication

Ba, Mass Communication

Activities and Societies: Secretary General, Writers Collective Forum

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