Elizabeth Akinsanya | Executive & Creative Operations Assistant

About Elizabeth

I'm Elizabeth Akinsanya, an executive assistant with an editorial background in African cultural narratives. I run the administrative side with rigor, from inbox triage to daily briefings, and the creative side with taste, from photoshoot logistics and newsletter strategy to brand partnerships with NARS and Topicals.

The result is one point of contact who keeps your operations clean and your brand coherent.

Education

BA English, University of Lagos (UNILAG)

Certification

ALX Virtual Assistant Certification

Also

Content writer and public speaker

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Services & Packages

Clear scopes, so you know exactly what working together looks like.

Package 1

The Executive Desk

Daily inbox triage and priority flagging
Calendar and scheduling management
Daily plain-text briefings
Vendor and partner liaison
Meeting agendas and minutes
Eisenhower-style task prioritization

Custom quote, scoped to your needs

The Creative Operations Retainer

Everything in The Executive Desk
Cross-platform content calendar and social management
Brand partnership coordination and asset tracking
Newsletter prep and publishing
Content writing: articles, scripts, and captions
CRM and email campaign management (HubSpot, Bunce)
Event and photoshoot logistics with vendors

Custom quote, scoped to your needs

Package 3 · One-time

The Editorial Foundation

Editorial calendar build
Submission-to-publication workflow and SOPs
Contributor onboarding and tracking
Exhibition or programming coordination plan
Handover documentation

Custom quote, scoped to your project

Work Samples

Tap a sample to open it. All templates are adapted from real work, with details removed.

1. Daily Executive Briefing

DAILY EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
For: [Executive Name]  |  [Day, Date]
Prepared by: Elizabeth Akinsanya  |  Sent: [7:30 AM]

1. TOP 3 PRIORITIES TODAY
   1) [Priority]: [why it matters, deadline]
   2) [Priority]
   3) [Priority]

2. CALENDAR
   [9:00 AM] [Meeting], [link/location]
      Prep: [doc attached] | Decision needed: [yes/no]
   CONFLICTS/GAPS: [overlap flagged, suggested fix]

3. URGENT INBOX (reply today)
   - [Sender], [subject]
     Ask: [one line] | Due: [time]
     Status: Draft ready / Needs your input

4. BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
   - Topicals: [deliverable], due [date], status [ ]
   - Tampax:   [deliverable], due [date], status [ ]
   - NARS:     [deliverable], due [date], status [ ]

5. WAITING ON OTHERS
   - [Person/vendor]: [item], follow-up [date]

6. DECISIONS FOR YOU (reply Y/N)
   - [Decision 1]
   - [Decision 2]

7. TOMORROW PREVIEW
   - [Key meeting/deadline]

2. Editorial & Content Workflow SOP

Submission to publication, for a contributor network of 200+ writers

Intake: pitch arrives via form or email, logged in the tracker, receipt confirmed.
Triage: check fit with theme and calendar; accept, revise, or decline with a template reply.
Assignment: assign editor, set stage deadlines, send brief (word count, tone, images).
Edit: developmental edit, then line edit; writer approves changes.
Proof & fact-check: names, dates, quotes, sources, style guide.
Build: format in WordPress, add images and alt text, headline, SEO description, social captions.
Approve & schedule: writer and editor sign off, then schedule.
Distribute: newsletter slot, social posts, contributor tagged.
Close out: archive files, log publish date, send writer the link, record turnaround time.

3. Brand Partnership Tracker

Example: "Skin + Spin" x 1Rebel experiential event

Illustrative layout. Dates are shown as days before the event (T-minus).

Asset	Owner	Draft due	Approval	Live	Status
Save-the-date	Content lead	T-14 days	Brand	T-10 days	Live
IG carousel	Content lead	T-10 days	Brand + partner	T-7 days	In review
Newsletter feature	Editor	T-7 days	Brand	T-5 days	Scheduled

Also tracked: stakeholder list, logistics (venue, product, photographer, costs, deadlines), communications log, risks and mitigation, and a post-event recap checklist.

4. Team Meeting Agenda

TEAM MEETING AGENDA
Meeting: [Title] | Date: [ ] | Time: [2:00-2:40 PM]
Facilitator: Elizabeth Akinsanya | Attendees: [roles]

1. Purpose and objectives          (2 min)
2. Assign minute-taker/timekeeper  (3 min)
3. Review prior action items       (5 min)
4. Agenda items                    (timed, one owner each)
5. Action items: task / owner / due date
6. Proposals for next agenda
7. Evaluation and adjournment

5. Travel Briefing Pack

A destination briefing deck built for a Lagos trip, in this order:

Trip overview and dates → entry requirements → exit requirements → etiquette and cultural notes → events during the stay (date, venue, cost) → budget → contacts and emergency info.

Visa and health requirements are always flagged "verify with official sources before travel."

6. Eisenhower Priority Matrix

Urgent + Important
DO NOW: client deadline

Important, not urgent
SCHEDULE: monthly report

Urgent, not important
DELEGATE: errands

Neither
DROP: time-wasters

Content Writing Samples

An article, a research table, and a brand script. Tap to read.

Article: Remembering the Iva Valley Massacre

An observance piece on post-colonial labour exploitation in Enugu's mining city.

Between 1903 and 1904, the British Imperial Institute began mineral surveys to identify resources worth exploiting, the start of decades of imperialist capitalism. On 18 November 1949, the miners of Iva Valley, Enugu mobilized under the African Mine Workers' Union to protest appalling working conditions and unfair wages. After negotiations with colliery management failed, authorities opened fire on the peaceful protesters, killing 21 people.

The bloodshed sparked national uproar, and nationalists such as Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo joined the call for justice. The miners' bravery became a model for resistance against imperial rule.

Skills shown: historical research, narrative structure, tone for a commemorative audience.

Research: Parks and Cities in California

A Google Sheets research table comparing park counts, area, and population across five California cities, sourced from Wikipedia.

City	Parks	Area (sq mi)	Population
Los Angeles	444	469	3.8M
San Diego	340	325	1.38M
San Jose	200	180	971,250
San Francisco	220	47	808,450
Fresno	80	112	545,550

Skills shown: desk research, data organization in Sheets, source citation.

Brand Script: House of Tara "Legacy of Beauty"

A sponsored video script written in a creator's own voice to mark House of Tara's 27th anniversary.

The script opens with a personal hook, moves into the brand's history and its founder's impact on Nigerian beauty, then walks through an on-camera product try-on and closes with a call to action and campaign hashtags.

Excerpt

"We can't talk about the African Beauty Industry and its impact over the years without mentioning House of Tara. When I was much younger, my mom always had a House of Tara product or two in her makeup bag."

"House of Tara is turning 27! How amazing? Mrs Tara is also passing the baton on to a new Managing Director."

"Cheers to House of Tara and to every girl out there with big dreams. It is doable and we're going to accomplish it!"

Campaign: #HouseofTara@27 #LegacyofBeauty. Shared with House of Tara's permission.

Skills shown: voice matching, brand storytelling, scripting for camera, calls to action.

Case Study

Running operations for a public-facing physician and wellness founder

Situation

A physician, public figure, and wellness founder was managing a high-volume inbox, time-sensitive correspondence, and growing brand partnerships (NARS, Topicals, Substack) with no structured operating system.

Task

Provide full-scope executive assistance, coordinate events for community ventures, and set up one system for tracking brand assets, deadlines, and stakeholder communication.

Action

Triaged the inbox by urgency and drafted replies for approval.
Sent a plain-text daily briefing every morning.
Built a tracker for every brand partnership.
Coordinated end-to-end logistics with vendors, including 1Rebel for Skin + Spin.
Kept newsletter, social, and Substack content aligned to one editorial calendar.

Result

A structured inbox: urgent items surfaced first, with replies drafted and ready for approval.
One tracker for every brand partnership, so assets, deadlines, and approvals lived in a single place.
A consistent daily briefing that gave the founder a clear picture before each day began.
The Skin + Spin event with 1Rebel executed successfully.
Newsletter, social, and Substack content running from one editorial calendar.

Executive precision. Editorial instinct.

About Elizabeth

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