Hi there! I’m Sama Cobham, a multi-disciplinary media professional with a passion for storytelling, visual design, and content development. I’ve built a broad career spanning animation, scriptwriting, production coordination, and creative management, collaborating with BeYouTV, Silverbird, and various agencies across Lagos, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. My work concentrates on turning ideas into engaging, audience-friendly experiences for a diverse range of platforms. I hold a BA in Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in South Africa, plus a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering and training in Project Management and IELTS UKVI. I’m excited to bring creative leadership and hands-on production expertise to roles that blend storytelling with technology and strategy.…

Sama Oghenebrume Cobham

Hi there! I’m Sama Cobham, a multi-disciplinary media professional with a passion for storytelling, visual design, and content development. I’ve built a broad career spanning animation, scriptwriting, production coordination, and creative management, collaborating with BeYouTV, Silverbird, and various agencies across Lagos, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. My work concentrates on turning ideas into engaging, audience-friendly experiences for a diverse range of platforms. I hold a BA in Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in South Africa, plus a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering and training in Project Management and IELTS UKVI. I’m excited to bring creative leadership and hands-on production expertise to roles that blend storytelling with technology and strategy.…

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Hi there! I’m Sama Cobham, a multi-disciplinary media professional with a passion for storytelling, visual design, and content development. I’ve built a broad career spanning animation, scriptwriting, production coordination, and creative management, collaborating with BeYouTV, Silverbird, and various agencies across Lagos, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. My work concentrates on turning ideas into engaging, audience-friendly experiences for a diverse range of platforms.

I hold a BA in Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in South Africa, plus a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering and training in Project Management and IELTS UKVI. I’m excited to bring creative leadership and hands-on production expertise to roles that blend storytelling with technology and strategy.

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Skills

Experience Level

Script
Expert
Character Design
Intermediate
Animation
Beginner

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Regional Director of Programmes and Content Development at BeYouTV
November 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Coordination and direction of regional (Nigeria) content creation for an online TV station based in the US
Animator Trainee/Writer at 3SDaali Marketing and Communications
October 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Character design for Chief Animator. Scriptwriting for children’s animated stories
Librarian at The South-African School of Motion Graphics Medium and Live Performance
August 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Librarian
Graphic Designer/Printing Apprentice at Two-Tone Print
December 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011
Packaging and delivery; Graphic Design
Marketer at Online-Taxi
August 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Marketing and online registration of clients and professional cab-drivers; developing marketing strategies for online technologies for the taxi industry in South Africa
Tele-sales Representative at RRR-link
May 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009
Advertising Tele-sales
Graphic Designer/Concept Cartoonist at Victory Sky International
August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009
Poster Design for Company; Promotional campaign in Nigeria
Computer Industrial Trainee at Shell Production Development Company
December 1, 1999 - January 31, 2000
Public-Affairs Department; Oil and Gas

Education

First School Leaving Certificate at Grange Nursery & Pry School, Lagos
January 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination at Ikeja High School, GRA - Lagos
January 1, 1990 - December 31, 1996
Ordinary National Diploma at Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja, Lagos
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering at Aptech Worldwide Computer Education, Maryland
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture Medium at The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA), Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013
Project Management Training at PRIME CAREERS LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
IELTS UKVI at PRIME CAREERS LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Qualifications

First School Leaving Certificate
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1989
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1996
Ordinary National Diploma
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture Medium
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Project Management Training
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
IELTS UKVI
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction
    Fabled Reality(The story of Oroma the headless girl)

    When old friends and neighbors get to hear the story of an exceptionally beautiful and super intelligent girl called Oroma in their children’s school, they realized it may have been a girl from their past who was accidentally killed by one of them and has come back to destroy their lives