Seyi Specialborn Creative Director/Copywriter

by Seyi Specialborn
(Ibadan, Nigeria)

Skills
Script and Screenwriting
Advertising Copywriting
Film and Musical Video Directing
Graphics Designing and Illustration
Basic Film and Musical Video Editing

Profile
Screenwriter/Director, LIVING IN NIGERIA:
A 24-minute Student’s Film Project on Nigeria, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
December 2007

Producer, Screenwriter, NINU AYE (Under The Sun):
An award winning commercial movie based on students’ prostitution and its aftermath.
July 2008.

Screenwriter, TALES BY MOONLIGHT:
An episodic children’s drama series on Nigerian Television Authority, Ibadan Network Centre, Nigeria, November 2008.

Director and Copywriter, V-COM Telecoms Adverts:
A Television Commercial shot as a sample project, December, 2009.

Producer, Screenwriter and Director, AWOYE (Retribution):
A film that addresses the dangers of campus cultism, unprotected sex and abortion. It has been rated by the media as a major tool towards re-branding Nigeria, March 2009

Editor-In-Chief, the Footprint Magazine:
A student-campus magazine initiative that was published to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of University of Ibadan, Nigeria, November, 2008
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Repertoire
Electronic Media Advertisement from Premise through Concept to Copy
Print Media Advertisement from Premise through Concept to Copy
Public Relations, Negotiation and Proposing

Education
Diploma in Data Processing and Graphics Design
Specialborn Creativity Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
January 2000 – January 2002

Advance Diploma in Graphics Design and Creative Visualization
Specialborn Creativity Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
January 2003- December 2003

Professional Diploma in Theatre Arts and Media Advertising,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
June 2006 – December 2008

B.A., Theatre and Media Arts (In view)
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Employment History
Instructor/Graphics Artist,
Amstrong Plus® Communication, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

January, 2002 – June 2003

Creative Manager/Consultant,
Specialborn Creativity®, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
July 2003 - June 2006

Production Manager/Columnist,
Insight Newspaper, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
March 2003 – June 2006

CEO/Creative Director,
SMS Multimedia, (Filmmaking and Advertising) Ibadan, Oyo State,
July 2006 till date

Graphical Illustrator Consultant,
African Newspapers of Nigerian PLC, the publisher of Nigerian Tribune
January 2009 till date

Publications
JUSTICE
Author/Publisher, a drama text on Community Theatre/Theatre for Development (TFD) published by SMS Multimedia, Ibadan, Nigeria. ISBN

GUDE
Author/Publisher, a drama text on HIV/AIDS: Its precautions and how to live happily with the virus, published by SMS Multimedia, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. ISBN

Awards/Nominations
Living In Nigeria, University of Ibadan’s entry film for BOBTV Awards, Lagos, Nigeria January 2008

International Young Screen Entrepreneur of the Year (IYSEY)
Organized by British Council in conjunction with Bank PHB, Nigeria, August 2008

Footprint Magazine, Best Class Achiever,
Courtesy of Association of Theatre Arts Students, University of Ibadan, December 2008

Other Qualities
Good and eloquent communication skill
Good command and mastery of the use of English Language both in speaking and writing
Incisive speaking, persuasive writing, ardent listening and analytical mind
Ability to work with or without supervision either individually or collectively
Ability to form images, pictures and ideas in the mind
Good leadership and organizational skill
Ability to learn very fast


Other Interests
Uniqueness of idea and innovative approach towards executing projects
Capacity building and impartation of skills followers
Encouraging others towards individual and collective achievements