Emeka Uga Laz
Sub-editor, article writer, content creator and Africa correspondence
About
Ingenious media practitioner investigative journalist content writer, Researcher, experience in writing and editing content for users across web and mobile applications, Successful at producing large quality of contents with minimal input and supervision, with a key eye for details, consistently meeting manager and client expectations.
Experience
Sub-editor, article writer, content creator and Africa correspondence - Ioinews.org - London UK (Remote)
(2023-07)
- Built productive relationships with writers, editors, advertisers, designers and other professionals in order to successfully produce world class and generally acceptable contents.
- Supported team to set short-term agenda, achieving wide coverage and addressing content gaps.
- Optimized SEO and design of written content for publication across various platforms.
- Contributed to team focused on maintaining consistent accurate and professional content.
- Generated strategic content for special project to achieve specific objectives
Presenter, Content creator and reporter - Housing view TV - Abuja, Nigeria
(2021-01 - 2022-12)
- Interviewed sources and reached out to informants to obtain stories.
- Sought out stories by pursuing other news and contents.
- Conceptualized, pitched, assigned and monitored stories from original to publications
- Reported to the editor-in-chief about news articles for publications.
- Crafted and implemented strategies to facilitate coverage of different issues and news.
Presenter, Article writer and correspondence Polities and sports - Pilot newspaper/Television - FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
- Evaluated news leads and tips, verifying information through interviews and research to develop breaking story ideas.
- Collaborate with news director to choose stories to publish, while considering audience preferences.
- Crafted and implemented strategies to facilitate different news contents, articles and developing stories.
Presenter, Director, Content provider, article writer, news editor and program producer - TSTV Africa - FCT, Abuja
(2017-01 - 2020-12)
- Produced, Planned and Presented programs on politics, sports, Youth and Social Development
- Interviewed sources and reached out to informants to obtain authentic stories.
- Designed and implemented ideas, strategies, and made efforts to meet the set IKPS.
- Wrote interesting, informative scripts and materials for publications for online platform and broadcasting.
- Identified, assessed and planned programs, managing dependencies and interfaces between projects.
- Resolved program issues and initiated appropriate corrective action, maintaining program integrity and quality.
- Sought and investigated stories via contacts, press releases and other media platforms.
- Designed and implemented innovative change program across all audiences, delivering tangible outcomes in line KPIs.
Abuja Correspondence, Sub-editor and researcher (Freelance) - Amity Global Network - Abuja
(2024-01)
- Covered events such as: News conferences, Charity Event, Government Functions Non Governmental functions social ceremony etc.
Reporter and Correspondence - Abuja Press
(2024-01)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political science - Enugu State University Of science and technology (ESUT)
