# Kiplagat J. Kiprop - Creative Professional
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Nairobi

## About
I'm a creative professional in both Music & Visual design, with an unabated passion for Design, Entertainment, and Music Business. I boast over 10 years worth of experience in the mentioned creative industries wearing different hats which include; Account management, Content acquisition, Talent & stakeholder management, Distribution, marketing & music promotion. I've worked in Notable companies such as Mdundo.com & Bytedance where I was in both TikTok & SoundOn teams.<br><br>Currently, I'm the Head Of Product at SemaBOX Africa spearheading the building, development & management of different Tech products within our ecosystem.

## Work
### Product Manager | SemaBOX LTD
https://semabox.africa
- Product Management
- Redesigning, deployment & launch of WAZO Podcasts - a podcast distribution mobile application.
- Podcast Production - this included shooting, editing & rolling out different podcasts
- Web Development
- Server-side backend operations
- Graphic, Web & UI/UX Design
- Workflow Design
- Launching WAZO Podcasts
- Redesigning & deploying the new SemaBOX Website
### Music & Artist services Lead - SSA Region | Bytedance - TikTok & SoundOn
https://tiktok.com
- I was responsible for relationships with music content creators (musicians, cover artists, DJs, etc) and record labels within the region.
- Artist Onboarding
- Vertical Video Content Acquisition from artists & labels.
- Cross Platform Music promotion (TikTok & other DSPs).
- Nominating team & entertainment lead during the 2022 Tiktok Creator Awards.
- I spearheaded the creation, execution & management of the Music & Artist Services community department in the greater region METAPSA (Middle East, Turkey, Africa, Pakistan, & South Asia).
- I was the main account manager for Universal Music Group Africa, Sony Music Entertainment Africa & Warner Music Africa.
- Led In-app & on-ground promotion & support for the Nyege Nyege Festival 2022.
- Led in-app promotional campaigns of 2 top global viral songs of 2023 from Africa:
1. Mnike - Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ft. DJ Maphorisa, Nandipha808, Ceeka RSA & Tyron Dee
2. Water - Tyla
### A&R Lead Representative & Licensing Manager - East Africa | Mdundo A/S
https://mdundo.com
- Responsible for managing top 100 artist relations across Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda and handling distribution licenses.
- Artist Onboarding
- Account Management
- Audio Content Acquisition i.e.: Music & Podcasts.
- Project management for music team projects within East Africa
- Pioneering The Pan-African Instagram Live interviews.
- Pioneering The Pan-African Top 100 artist mixers.
- Signing & reactivating 2 Kenyan label deals with:
1. Kaka Empire - King Kaka, Femi One & Jadi
2. Sevens Creative - Nadia Mukami
- Later promoted to Licensing Manager in East Africa, managing 6 Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi & The DRC.
### Digital Marketing Consultant | Savannah Brands - Kenyan Originals
https://https://kenyanoriginals.com/
- Creating Marketing campaigns to drive sales & create brand awareness.
- Assist in creating marketing graphic assets.
- Creating Monthly content & event calendars.
- Covering off-site activations on socials
- Pioneered KO Events dubbed LoKOI Vibe Sessions.
- Introduced influencer marketing.
- Significantly grew Their Social Media pages (1,500+ followers on Instagram & Facebook and 500+ Followers on Twitter).
- Drove online sales through their website.
- Drove on-site Beverage & merchandise sales through events & activations.
### Graphic Designer | Websimba LTD - EatOut Kenya
https://eatout.co.ke
- Designing assets for EatOut's premium events & campaigns:
1. Nairobi Restaurant Week
2. Nairobi Burger Week
3. Nairobi Pizza Week
4. Nairobi Wine Festival
5. Nairobi Beer Festival
- These included OOH graphics (Posters & Billboards), Merchandise, and on-site assets (Tentcards & menus).
- Floor manager during the 2019 Wine Festival
- Redesigning the UI/UX of EatOut's internal reservations application (InResto)
- Part of the creative team behind The 2019 WhiteCap Big Brunch(es)
### Creative & Web Developer | Viral Gorrrila LTD
- Developing Websites for clients
- Designing Marketing materials
- Deployment of ready websites
- Sourcing for good hosting providers for our clients
- Consolidated all Company web projects by creating their Repository on GitLab
### Lead Design Creative | Silicon Solutions LTD
https://siliconsolutions.co.ke
- Web Design & Frontend Development
- OOH & Print Design
- UI/UX Design
- Designed the UI & UX for The Daughters Of Zion (DoZ) App
- Designed & built the front end of a sports betting site called ShikaBet (That was pulled down).

## Education
### Chartmetric | Music Data Analytics
### GoDown Arts Center C/o Harvard Law School | Copyright Law
### GoDown Arts Center | Creative Entrepreneurship
### Berklee College Of Music | Fundamentals of Music Business
### Daystar University | Music Production & Sound Engineering
### Marion Senior School

## Skills
### Product Management
Proficient
### Graphic Design
Expert
### Business Development
Proficient
### Data Analysis
Proficient
### Web Design & Development
Competent
### UI/UX Design
Competent
### Event Production
Proficient
### Music Licensing
Expert
### Music Distribution
Expert
### Music Publishing
Proficient
### Account Management
Expert
### Content Acquisition
Expert

## Interests
### Hobbies
- Swimming
- Playing Bass & Acoustic Guitars
- Studio Session Guitarist
- Image Manipulation
- Singing
- Listening To & Making Music
### Software Proficiency
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premier
- Ableton Live
- Figma

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