Lotanna Ogbuefi - Resume

New Lenox, IL • www.lotannaogbuefi.com • Lo728@nyu.edu

EDUCATION

Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts London London, England
Master of Arts, Character Animation September 2022 - July 2024

New York University, College of Arts & Science New York City, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Major: Economics | Minor: Film Production January 2019 – January 2022

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Human Rights Foundation New York City, NY
Legal & Policy Creative Media Intern July 2023 – Present
- Directing and transforming advocacy campaigns into visually engaging content for social media platforms, including X, Instagram, and YouTube.
- Monitoring daily news from the Africa region and creating strategic social media content campaigns around it.
- Researching and writing essays, profiles, policy briefs, and reports on democracy and human rights HRF's blog.
- Supporting legal and policy initiatives by drafting advocacy letters, UN submissions, legal briefs, and vetting external groups for events and programming.

London International Animation Festival London, U.K.
Animator February 2022 – September 2022
- Conceptualized and pitched a documentary trailer, which was selected for production by festival organizers.
- Directed and animated a one-minute trailer, utilizing video references and multimedia assets to produce research-driven, nonfiction storytelling content.
- Collaborated with festival producers to meet production guidelines and branding standards.

Microsoft Redmond, WA
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Storytelling Fellow February 2022 – September 2022
- Worked with a video team to tell unscripted stories about Microsoft’s technology and impact investing.
- Conducted interviews and worked on the video editing team to produce videos for the Microsoft Stories blog.

Bloomberg New York, NY
News Intern September 2021 – December 2021
- I worked on the production teams of Bloomberg’s Businessweek live radio show and its Weekend Opinion Podcast.
- I wrote radio scripts, booked show guests, and edited the show’s podcast.

Oracle Sandy Springs, GA
Software Development Intern June 2019 – August 2019
- I worked as a program development intern at Oracle’s Warehouse Management Cloud.
- Using Python, I created a log parser to help developers in customer care.

PROJECTS

Akuko Biafra www.akukobiafra.com
Founder July 2023 – Present
- Established Akuko Biafra as a 501(c)(3) non-profit resource for researchers historians, and academics
- Building a digital archive and multimedia storytelling platform dedicated to documenting the Nigerian-Biafran War through oral histories, interviews, and archival research
- Leading the creation of short documentaries based on historical events, collaborating with writers, historians, and interviewees to ensure story authenticity
- Oversee content production across multiple formats, including audio, animated, and live-action video