Stephen Olowo

Brand Designer with experience building visual systems and marketing assets for fintech startups, tech communities, and digital products. Skilled in translating strategic ideas into cohesive brand experiences across digital, print, and event campaigns. Experienced in cross-functional collaboration, creative execution, and maintaining brand consistency across multiple touchpoints.

Brand Designer at LonePay Africa (2025-03 – Present)

Early-stage equity-based design hire at a pre-launch African fintech building payment gateway and API infrastructure for SMEs and developers across Africa.

• Redesigned the investor pitch deck from scratch, elevating visual quality and narrative clarity ahead of fundraising conversations.
• Built and maintained the brand identity system across social media, product communications, and pre-launch marketing campaigns.
• Established a higher visual standard for the brand, taking ownership of design quality across all outward-facing materials.

Brand Designer at Grazac Technologies (2024-12 – 2026-05)

Technology innovation workspace and tech academy.

• Delivered over 270 design assets supporting brand awareness, growth campaigns, and community engagement across digital, print, and experiential channels.
• Designed large-format event and booth visuals that strengthened Grazac Academy's on-site brand presence and audience engagement.
• Collaborated in brainstorming and creative strategy sessions to develop campaign concepts and communication ideas.
• Managed visual output across internal and external brand materials, ensuring cohesion across all brand touchpoints for a growing audience.

Brand Designer at Prooval (2024-12 – 2026-05)

Knowledge monetization platform for African creators.

• Designed the brand illustration system and core visual assets from scratch following the platform's pivot and rebrand from Hackthejobs to Prooval.
• Built out social media design templates and digital assets to establish visual consistency for a growing creator community.
• Produced pitch deck and presentation materials supporting investor outreach and partnership communications.
• Iterated on brand assets across multiple rounds of feedback, refining the visual language to reflect the platform's new positioning.

Lead Designer at YALI Network Ogun (2025-08 – 2026-03)

Youth leadership program under the Obama Foundation.

• Led the visual design direction for the YALI Ogun 2025 conference and related campaign materials.
• Designed event collateral including banners, certificates, awards, jotters, social media assets, and presentation visuals.
• Created motion graphics and screen visuals for live sessions, panels, and event displays.
• Partnered with a two-person design team to deliver cohesive visual output across print, digital, and live event formats for 500 attendees.

Brand Designer at Ogun Digital Summit (2025-02 – 2025-11)

Annual technology and innovation summit hosted in Ogun State.

• Designed campaign visuals across Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X for a large-scale technology summit.
• Developed proposal and pitch deck presentations for sponsors and strategic partners.
• Created screen visuals for fireside chats, speaker sessions, and event presentations.
• Designed campaign visuals across Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X for a summit that drew 2,500 attendees and 3,500 registrations.

BSc in Physics – Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria (2019 – 2024)