TWO OPEN POSITIONS

• SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTENT DEVELOPER INTERN
• DIGITAL MARKETING INTERN

SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTENT DEVELOPER INTERN (FREELANCE)

Pacetas Agency is a full-service advertising, marketing and event production company servicing government agencies, small businesses and global brands looking to target Africa niche markets within and outside of the United States.

We are committed to creating iconic, niche-focused event brands that connect and strengthen African communities in the continent and the diaspora.

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Social Media & Content Developer Intern to join our growing team

The ideal applicant will possess strong knowledge of various social media sites and will be responsible for contributing to designs, monitoring and posting on our social media networks

Responsibilities

• Monitoring social media trends and implementing strategies to keep up with trends and key to trends.
• Responsible for day to day activities on all our social media pages especially Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram pages.
• Designing strategies to promote brand awareness on social media and developing content to ensure high engagements, also maintain timely interaction with users on social media.
• Posting of daily promotional content for the website blog.
• Sharing of posts, promotional content and so on to relevant groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Preparing and submitting weekly reports on social media performance including growth achievements, engagements, conversions.
• Developing and managing the online brand persona of the business.
• Monitor analytics with social media team to identify viable ideas
• Create engaging social media content
• Assist with streamlining company social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms), ensuring uniform content and tone of voice for landing pages, graphics, and other elements within the communities.

Skills/Requirements

• Excellent Speaking and written communication skills
• Good Command of English
• Content Development Skills
• Must have a solid grasp of all social media networks.
• Experience with social media analytics, including Google Analytics and Facebook Insights

Benefits and Renumeration

• Monthly Stipend of N15,000 to cover data, communication etc.
• Gain connection, exposure and high-class professionalism working with an international organization
• Access to top notch learning and creative working environment and team
• Jumpstart your career to a global stage
• Certificate of Internship
• Work remotely

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to nathaniel@usafricahub.com  using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

DIGITAL MARKETING INTERN (FREELANCE)

Pacetas Agency is a full-service advertising, marketing and event production company servicing government agencies, small businesses and global brands looking to target Africa niche markets within and outside of the United States.

We are committed to creating iconic, niche-focused event brands that connect and strengthen African communities in the continent and the diaspora.

Job Description

• Develop engaging social media posts in line with content marketing strategy
• Assist in the general distribution of press releases and media alerts
• Post, monitor and engage on blogs, emails, forum, and social networks
• Provide social media-based end-user support for clients and staff
• Create Leads and prospects via the social media channels
• Support ongoing reporting for social and paid advertising campaigns.
• Develop customer journey maps and support the team with content mapping
• Research and evaluate competitor marketing and digital content.
• Support the marketing team
• Prepare weekly updates and reports to track growth and success rates of campaigns
• Assist in the creation of signage, mock-ups, email campaigns, and social media content
• Seek and analyze competitor marketing material and digital content
• Create and maintain tracking reports of digital and traditional marketing efforts
• Develop new social media campaigns, considering current and planned promotional activities.
• Any other task assigned by the head of the department

Skills/Requirements

• Excellent Speaking and written communication skills
• Good Command of English
• Content Development Skills
• Must have a solid grasp of all social media networks.
• Experience with social media analytics, including Google Analytics and Facebook Insights

Benefits and Remuneration

• Monthly Stipend of N15,000 to cover data, communication, etc.
• Gain connection, exposure and high-class professionalism working with an international organization
• Access to top-notch learning and creative working environment and team
• Jumpstart your career to a global stage
• Certificate of Internship
• Work remotely

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to nathaniel@usafricahub.com  using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Application Ends – February 29th, 2020 

Recently, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) AGOA Trade Resource Centre, Lagos unveiled the AGOA Textile Visa Stamp. The Textile Visa Stamp according to the NEPC would enable garment manufacturers in Nigeria to have tariff concession on textile and garments manufactured in the country for export to the USA under AGOA.

In this interview, CEO of the NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo in this interview with FRIDAY EKEOBA, explained the Textile Visa Stamp; its importance and benefit for Nigerian garment manufacturers. Awolowo who was represented at the Asian-African Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s inauguration in Lagos recently is of the opinion that the NEPC and the Nigerian Customs Service would synergise to ensure the Textile Visa Stamp is well utilised for the benefit of garment manufacturers to bring more revenue to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Excerpts:

NEPC – AGOA Trade Resource Center recently organised a workshop on utilisation of the AGOA Textile Visa Stamp, can you enlighten the public on this Textile Visa Stamp?
The AGOA Textile Visa Stamp is an instrument established by the US government for use by the AGOA eligible countries for textiles and apparels export into USA. The instrument is to be administered by the Nigerian authorised Customs Officers on the Commercial Invoice of garment manufacturers exporting to the US under AGOA. It is a major requirement for the export of textiles and garment under the scheme and has to be strictly adhered to by Nigerian garment exporters in order to benefit from the tariff concession provided by the Act.

What was the role of the Nigerian Customs at the Workshop?
The esteemed uniformed officers of the Customs were invited to the Workshop because they are the sole administrator of the Visa Stamp. The Stamp is in their custody and they need to be informed on its application and as well as interface with the Nigerian garment manufactures. More importantly, the interface facilitated expression of challenges by garment manufactures in accessing the Visa Stamp from the Customs.

Are the Nigerian Customs officials well trained on this AGOA Textile Visa Stamp’s administration since they are the officials Nigerian exporters would be interacting with at the export desks?
They are now well informed on the Visa Stamp administration so also on AGOA. The Custom Officers were always invited to training programmes on AGOA organised by the NEPC AGOA Trade Resource Center. The garment manufactures now know the locations of Customs officers to access the Visa Stamp.

What would the Nigerian Garment manufacturers benefit from the Visa Stamp?
Nigerian Garment manufacturers have a lot of gains by utilizing the Visa Stamp. Their products – textiles and apparel will enjoy duty-free access to the US market under AGOA. The tariff concession will give made in Nigeria products more competitive advantage over non-AGOA countries that must pay normal tariff rates to enter the United States. They will also be able to retain market share regarding certain apparel products. More jobs related to apparel manufacturing are created through increased production. Trade relationship with US investors and other sub-Saharan AGOA eligible countries counterparts will be built. Through technical assistance provided for garment manufacturers they will be able to comply with US standards as well as international market standards in the garment world.

Nigerians still depend largely on imported garments, especially from Asia. Do you think Nigerian manufacturers can ever meet the garment needs at home?
Indeed, the Nigerian garment markets are saturated with products from Asia but Nigerian garment manufactures through trainings are now informed and have embraced the value chain production systems. They only need to be encouraged and be well funded because, value chain system of mass production is capital intensive and many of the manufacturers are still at the workshop level struggling to meet delivery. If they are well funded for expansion into large factories, backed up with firm-level technical training and government policy support for solely made in Nigeria garments; the Nigerian manufacturers can meet the needs at home because it will be more profitable. Take the case of the use of General System of Mobile (GSM) telephone, it started late in Nigeria, but within a limited period, market women of course now use mobile phones such that Nigeria is now the largest user of mobile telephones in Africa. When there is a will, there will be ways.

What is NEPC’s role in addressing this?
The Council established the Human Capital Development Center (HCDC) in 2006, with modern industrial machines and engaged both local and international garment experts to train and manage the Center for mass production of garments for export under AGOA into the US. In 2016 to be precise, the NEPC engaged five garment experts from The Philippines and four local resource persons to train at the garment factory on how to make garments of international standards within limited time and the value chain system of mass production. Each batch of training at the center was usually for a minimum period of three months on pattern drafting and garment production except for special requested cases. NEPC has consistently offered this service at Zero cost to the trainees and even offered free lunch for students.

The good news is that after graduation, some of the students were retained at the NEPC Factory to perfect their skills and then employed to produce for other fashion designers, a few were gainfully employed by some Nigerian garment factories thus reducing unemployment, others form synergy and established enterprises to mass produce T-shirts for sale and for other industries. Kudos to Vlisco Academy Nigeria, which at one time collaborated with NEPC for training at the HCDC in Lagos. So far from inception, over 850 people have been trained and graduated from the HCDC.

In addition to the above, the NEPC is currently providing technical support for export ready garment companies by bringing into Nigeria and paying for the services of international garment experts from Sri Lanka and Ghana. The technical support started with the Calabar Garment Factory in Cross Rivers State where firm-level training was conducted for over 600 factory hands in December 2018. The garment experts are now at Wessy Creations garment factory in Abeokuta, Ogun State. This is to assist in bringing the companies to the level of mass production in line with international standard practice and for export to the US under AGOA.

With individual efforts, government supports (policy wise and financially) for the existing garment factories, navigation of the numerous garment workshops to factories and establishment of more garment factories, the garment manufacturers can meet the garment needs of Nigerians because we have cheap labour readily available.