Senior Marketing and Content Specialist

I build marketing strategies, and make the content that drives them

8+ years across content, marketing, growth and creative execution. I plan the strategy, create the assets (Website, Copy, Video, Photo, and Design), and execute across SEO/AEO, email, community, social, and events. Bilingual (EN/FR)

Deji Ayoola
01 — Background

Creative by nature. Growth-minded by choice.

Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, I always had a natural head for numbers and systems. But while I loved science and research, I was equally drawn to creative expression. Like many young Nigerians, I was advised to bet on a stable path, so I set my creative interests aside to study Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, but my obsession with creativity never let me go.

Over the last 8+ years, I've committed myself to mastering multiple creative disciplines while delivering work that commands attention. As a filmmaker, I documented the daily life of the Vice President of Nigeria, worked on film projects that were nominated for and won international awards, and directed brand campaigns that generated millions of impressions across the African continent.

Today, the work I'm proudest of sits right at the intersection of deep creative intuition and measurable business outcomes. I built Talstack's marketing engine on a lean $30K annual budget, growing it into a quarter of the company's revenue. Before that, I led a 13-person creative team, scaling our output from 0 to 20 hours of video content a month while keeping content ratings at 9/10.

I don't shy away from a steep learning curve, either. When I decided I wanted to move to Canada, I spent a year teaching myself French. Today, I'm fluent in both English and French.

02 — Experience
Content Marketing Lead · Talstack
Built and executed the end-to-end organic engine across SEO/AEO, email, community, social, and events; ran demand generation programs generating 30 MQLs/month across Sub-Saharan Africa; led GTM for new product releases; and managed Talstack's external partnership portfolio, including British International Investment (BII), growing marketing's revenue contribution from 2% to 25% in 2 years.
Jan 2025 — Now
03 — Tools
Productivity
Claude (Code, Design Co-work), ChatGPT, Gemini, Google Workspace, Notion
SEO & Analytics
Ahrefs, GA4, Google Search Console, PostHog, Google Sheets, Excel
Creative
Figma, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve
CMS / CRM / ESP
Zoho CRM, Mailchimp, Attio, Apollo, YAMM
Website Creation & Management
Webflow, Netlify, VS Code, Claude Code
05 — Honors & Awards
Winner — Best Movie, West Africa (Brotherhood — Aerial Cinematographer)
Issued by AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards)
May 2023
Nominee — Best Documentary (Road2Blow — Director)
Issued by AFRIFF (Africa International Film Festival)
Nov 2021
Nominee — Best Documentary (Road2Blow — Director)
Issued by AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards)
May 2021
06 — Education
PGD, Mass Communication & Media Technology
Lead City University
2022 — 2023
BSc, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Ibadan
2013 — 2015