Amanda Nyakela N. Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Leveraging the power of music to create mutually beneficial partnerships that elevate both the artist's profile and the brand's reach.
• Supported the execution of various deal types generating nearly $10M in revenue for our artists across the Wasserman Music roster.

Remote

• Consulting in the music, TV and fashion sectors with the focus of the African audience and its diaspora
• Producer on season five of the “Afrolit Podcast” featured on Anchor and Apple Podcasts
• Producer on Kweli TV’s original cartoon series “The Matumbilas”
• Producer on “Ginja Sessions” a DJ showcase featuring the best global DJ talent from the African diaspora
• Producer & music supervisor on the upcoming documentary series “A Story About Bongo Flava”

New York

• Executed 30+ influencer programs by sourcing 200+ creators, negotiating fees, issuing agreements and developing and editing outbound client social content. This included facilitating a proper approval process to ensure.
• Developed stellar relationships with clients (DICK's Sporting Goods and The Trevor Project) gaining their trust by coordinating influencer programs with budgets totaling $500K+
• Developed strong time management skills and handled a high-volume and time sensitive work load

Remote

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Developed, designed, maintained and evaluated social media strategies.
• Created visual elements to promote the Pulitzer Center's Education programsand resources.
• Facilitated presentations and Q&As to an array of audiences from K–12students to Pulitzer Center's senior leadership team.

• Planned & prepared episode topics and logistics
• Hosted & recorded episodes with co-host and/or guest via Instagram Live or Zoom
• Edited recordings with Adobe premiere pro and posting on Anchor
• Created content and maintained Instagram to keep listeners engaged in the show and overall brand

Remote

• A free virtual training program that aims to provide aspiring fashion professionals with insights,information and tools to help them enter, succeed and make change in today’s fashion industry
• Participated in the 9 virtual fashion foundational “101” programs
• Engaged in livestream conversations with industry leaders and workshops supplemented with archivalrunway shows, presentations, and talks. Programs were led by Rebecca Mikoff, Jason Wu, MisaHylton, Christian Cowan, and.
• Accessed 30+ hours of fashion-related content throughout the program

Remote

• An industry introduction program created to provide impact-minded individuals the opportunity to learn about working and succeeding in the sports, entertainment, and fashion industries
• Participated in the virtual foundational “101” program and marketing, music, TV, fashion and sport elective tracks
• Engaged in industry-specific, social impact, activism, and professional development courses led by 160over90, Endeavor Content, IMG, Miss Universe Organization and WME executives and clients
• Accessed 60+ hours of industry-related content over the course of the program

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on “How do creative cultures operate among the African diaspora?” specifically the music industry
• Lead and guided class discussions.
• Attended training sessions/meetings to maintain professional knowledge in entertainment industry

Arlington, Virginia

• Shot and sold photo packages to families of their new born babies
• Set up own photo shoot sessions and sales pitching schedule in line with ever changing hospital and parent schedules
• Engaged in a friendly manner with all families and hospital staff

• Assisted with updating and maintaining U Street Music Hall social media presence, including scheduling Facebook and Twitter updates
• Shot and edited 100+ photos of artists that we booked for our shows
• Assisted in guerrilla marketing

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Attend weekly e-board meetings to discuss EP release, artist roster and website content
• Delegate tasks to promotions team in contacting EP artists and updating SDR social media accounts
• Re-launch SDR Instagram account and created promo posts for 2017 EP- release, SDR artists and news in the music industry

• Edited articles and used Squarespace to post on our Blackprint website
• Pitched content for writers that fall into the category of music, fashion, art, celebrities and pop culture
• Oversaw the content and quality of culture articles and ensured that features were topical, interesting andinformative.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Published articles in a timely manner to our Facebook & Twitter accounts as they appear on The Blackprint site.
• Continuously engaged with audience. Replied to inquiries on social media when appropriate.
• Kept The Blackprint relevant by live tweeting and retweeting popular culture events to keep our audiences engagedand entertained.
• Promoted events on behalf of The Blackprint or any co-sponsorship that The Blackprint will be a part of.

Washington D.C.

• Promoted SOC events through Twitter and Facebook posts
• Composed micro news stories for the School of Communication website through interviews and research
• Edited and published press releases and news stories on to school website
• Assisted in the redesign of the school website

Public Relations And Strategic Communications, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Activities and Societies: The Blackprint: Social Media Director, Culture Editor, Photographer • African Student Organization 2017 Pageant.

International Baccalaureate, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 9Th-12Th

Activities and Societies: • Dance: Instructor: Program Director • Garissa Blood Drive: Promotions and Program Director •Student Council.

Precollege Program, Fashion/Apparel Design

Learnt the elements of a basic fashion design sketch and start to develop my own women's wear croquis. This course taught me to.

Precollege Program, Anatomy Of Fashion

Learnt the elements of fashion illustration, collection mood boards and delved into fashion brand history. This course taught me to.