Professional Experience
I am a griot. A griot is a West African term for storyteller. I hold a sacred position of witnessing and reciting the stories of people, some of whom are known, but most would disappear into time if not for me.
To learn more about me and view samples of my work, please visit my website: https://www.afrikabrown.com/.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afrika-brown-a52b0a9/
Expertise
Writer
15 Years
Copywriter
10 Years
Social Media
5 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
13 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Business (general)
13 Years
Industries
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
13 Years
Marketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
13 Years
Film/entertainment - all
8 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
14 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Caribbean POSH Magazine (3-5), DV8 Magazine (1-2), White Hot Magazine (1-2), Black Ballot.com, Rubinstein Public Relations, Urban Metro Magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
The Kenkou Group (10+), Vecurity (3-5), Whitman College (1-2), Katherine T. Carter & Associates (3-5), RezBiz, LLC (1-2), Manchild Black Productions (1-2), Get Interviews (1-2), Power Metrics
Other Work History
Social Media creation and profile maintenance for sculptor Kathleen Elliot, visual artist Ken Kaminski and visual atist/sculptor Linda Vellajo.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Hootsuite, WordPress, Asana, Canva, Wrike, Adobe Premiere, Final Draft
Equipment
DLSR
References
References can be furnished upon request.
Awards
2019 Lovesick Film Festival Winner for Best Unproduced Screenplay
2018 Diversity Fellowship, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
2006 Poetry.com for "Sepia Sapphire"
