Anayo Awuzie's Portfolio
Anayo Awuzie's Portfolio
Anayo Awuzie's Portfolio
As StyleBlazers first-ever Editorial Assistant, I worked closely with the Managing and Senior Editors
to create engaging content for the sites 45 million monthly visitors, and helped the site find its
audience. Through managing the sites social media (Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram),
contributing 4-5 articles daily (totaling over 450+ stories), researching story ideas, conducting
interviews, and attending industry events, I played an integral role in growing the site to be one
of the top online fashion destinations for women of color.
My biggest project while there was our 50 States of Style tentpole. I interviewed over 50
fashion bloggers from around the country, wrote fun copy for each of their profiles, and
compiled their best photos into individual galleries. The 50 States of Style tentpole helped put
StyleBlazer on the map in the digital fashion content space.
Molly's
Email marketing
Zuvaa is an online African marketplace for designers around the world to sell their Ankara-based
handmade designs. I was part of the original founding group for Zuvaa, and worked with two
others to launch the site. I handled vendor relations, site inventory, and I occasionally created
email campaigns for the site when we had flash sales.
Email marketing
Email marketing
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FREELANCE
Spring Coats: The short and sweet of it SF Gates fashion blogged, SF Unzipped
5466 Mayland Ave San Jose, CA 95138 /// (408) 218-7755 /// aawuzie@gmail.com
EDUCATION
SKILL
Computer: CMS (Wordpress; Movable Type; Blogger), Windows and Mac OS; Microsoft Office; Adobe
Photoshop & Photoshop Elements; InDesign; AVID Xpress; Quickbooks
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Created slideshows and feature stories with maximum viral potential averaging 300,000 page views/week
Copyedited and researched engaging story ideas to contribute 4-5 fresh posts daily
Conducted interviews with high-profile celebrities and personalities such as Estelle & Hayley Hasselhoff
Handled @StyleBlazer Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram accounts & produced social media
Created Up & Comers column where I interviewed new designers, models and stylists every week
Attended and reported on fashion industry events, shows, and product launches
Conducted interviews, outreached bloggers, and compiled galleries for 50 States of Style tentpole
Zuvaa
March 2014-Present
E-Commerce/Marketing Director
Managed site inventory and helped grow Zuvaa sales to $13,000/month within 3 months of launch
Created e-mail marketing campaigns and drove Zuvaa traffic through SEO strategies
Promoted LookMazing via daily updates on social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and
Tumblr) and conceptualized engaging social media campaigns
Assisted with content generation for feature magazine posts, blogger photo shoots, and various
marketing materials including press releases and brochures
Managed blogger relations, set up marketing campaigns, and new blogger discovery
Created original LookMazing newsletters which saw consistent weekly subscriber growth and
engagement
The Santa Clara Newspaper
May 2011 June 2012
Staff Reporter
Wrote article featured in November 9 issue exposing the ability of maintenance workers to enter into
student housing without knowledge of student which resulted in an administrative change of how students
are notified about maintenance happening in their dorm rooms
Mission Media London (London, England)
October 2010-December 2010
Fashion PR Intern
Garnered publicity for clients through social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter
Made beat checks, data entry of current and future news assignments