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SARAH IJANGOLET AKOL: BABISHAI’S SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

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Introducing Sarah Ijangolet Akol; the new Babishai Social Media Manager

Sarah Marione Ijangolet Akol is an artist and graphic designer based in Kampala, Uganda, proficient in traditional painting but choosing digital art as a medium of expression – including the design of wearable art in the form of t-shirts and other casual apparel.
Having developed and cultivated a passion for art from a young age, Sarah studied fine art in O and A level at Mt St Mary’s Namagunga and Gayaza High School respectively, and attained a Bachelor’s Degree of Industrial and Fine Art at Uganda Christian University, Mukono in 2017. In 2018, she decided to enrich herself with the skill of Illustration, an interest she developed from exposure to storybooks and comics. She hopes to use this skill to illustrate her own book of Ugandan folk tales.
Sarah is passionate about vector illustration and portraiture and is fascinated by Ugandan folklore and mythology, a lot of her work being an exploration of the rich world of Ugandan fantasy and mythos as passed down from generation to generation. She chooses not to be limited in her depiction of Ugandan deities and supernatural beings, allowing her imagination to stretch and mould their visages and appearances to accommodate how truly extraordinary the tales about them are. In doing so, hopes to conserve as many of these folk tales as possible.
Welcome on board, Sarah!

 

 

CALL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MANAGER AND GRAPHICS DESIGNER

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Are you seeking to fulfill your creative potential? Look no further.

BABISHAI SEEKS A SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MANAGER AND GRAPHICS DESIGNER

The Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation, based in Kampala, has been promoting African poetry since 2009, through annual poetry competitions, poetry publications and annual poetry festivals.  We have identified and worked with over a hundred African poets, published three anthologies and held four highly successful annual poetry festivals. In 2019, our tenth anniversary celebrations will be held in Kabale (South-Westsern Uganda) and Kampala. In order to manifest substantial achievements, we seek a professional and qualified personnel for the following position.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MANAGER AND GRAPHICS DESIGNER

 

Below are the desirable qualifications:-

Understands or is willing to follow the vision of Babishai: A Society Immersed in Poetry

Is teachable, loyal and respectful

Knowledgeable of artists, establishments and events surrounding poetry, spoken word and performance especially in Kampala, the rest of Uganda, East Africa, Africa and sometimes, globally

Ability to compose content for social media that is compelling and noteworthy

Capacity to create large followings and healthy discussions on social media

Easy access to the internet, a tablet or computer and a camera with excellent knowledge of their usage

Ability to design e- versions of posters, flyers, using appropriate web-based or computer packages

Understands and applies appropriately the differences between the following:-

  1. Its and It’s
  2. Their and There

iii.            I’m, as opposed to Am

Based in Kampala, Uganda

Available from November 20, 2018.

 

Those interested in this opportunity, kindly email your three-page CV, including referees, an application letter in PDF, to babishainiwe@babishainiwe.com by 15 November, 2018.

Do not hesitate to contact us with any inquiry. We invite you to read our website for more information on our work; www.babishainiwe.com.

 

Note: This is a paid position.

This position has a three-month probation period.