I am 'damola olofinlua
Writer, Editor, Publicist & Marketing Communications Strategist
I have over a decade experience in news reportage, content writing, ghostwriting, publication, public relations (PR), editing, media relations, academic writing, social listening, and events management.
I have edited some of the best books—fiction and non-fiction—by Nigerian and non-Nigerian authors across the world.
You can find some of my writing on QZ, Bella Naija, YNaija, BusinessDay, ThisDay, Next, among others. Read my blog.
I have also worked in diverse capacities with leading organisations and brands in Nigeria and abroad, including the prestigious School of Media and Communication (SMC) of the Pan-Atlantic University Lagos.
In 2015, while at SMC as Research Assistant to Dr. Richard Ikiebe, he produced a critical publication, Nigerian Media Leaders: Voice beyond the Newsroom [Volumes 1 &2], a book that comprehensively chronicles the Nigerian media from the independence till 2010. The publications featured interviews with about 100 foremost Nigerian journalists in print, electronic and online.

What I Do
2010
Graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University
2011
Managed PulpFaction Book Club and organised Book n Gauge
2011
Promoted to Managing Editor of Island Explorer Magazine
2012
Copyedited the Caine Prize shortlisted novel, The Whispering Trees by Abubakar Idris Ibrahim and Excuse Me! by Victor Ehikhamenor .
2012
Managed the Media75 Project for the Pan-Atlantic University and produced Nigerian Media Leaders Voices (1 & 2) and multiple audio-visual materials.
2014
Edited Don’t Die on Wednesday by Michael Afenfia
2014
Graduated from the University of Lagos
2015
Edited The Spark , Naija No Dey Last by Pius Adesanmi
2015
Led marketing communications for SystemSpecs , Remita , HumanManager and Paylink
2020
Managed Michael Afenfia, got him a traditional publishing deal with Masobe for The Mechanics of Yenagoa