Enugu, Nigeria — Product & Digital Growth

Chidiebere Daniel
Ifegwu

A product manager and SEO strategist who treats content, growth, and workflow design as one discipline — building the systems that take a digital product from research to measurable revenue.

90%+
organic traffic growth delivered
5+
digital products managed
4
cross-functional teams led
Organic search visibilityJan 2025 — Present
+90%
Traffic growth across brand websites through search strategy and content restructuring
About

Research training meets product and growth execution.

Daniel is a research-trained digital professional working at the intersection of product management, SEO strategy, and AI-assisted workflows. He currently manages digital growth and product operations across a portfolio of publishing and digital platforms at Ariele Publishing, taking products from strategy through execution — researching opportunities, structuring content and product systems, writing PRDs and SOPs, and coordinating the teams who ship the work.

His background is in biochemistry, and that scientific training shows up in how he works: structured research, careful source verification, and statistical rigor applied to marketing and product decisions rather than treated as separate from them. He has used that approach to help transform a publishing website into a revenue-generating directory product, and to design the AI-assisted research and reporting workflows now used across his teams.

Outside client and employer work, he runs Nkowa, a blog dedicated to Nigerian reading culture — an extension of the same editorial instinct he brings to brand content strategy.

Product & Strategy

Product StrategyPRDsUX & User JourneysWebsite AuditsDigital Transformation

SEO & Growth

Search Intent ResearchContent ArchitectureTopical AuthorityInternal Linking

AI & Workflow Design

AI-Assisted ResearchAI AgentsPrompt-Based WorkflowsAutomation

Operations

SOP DevelopmentTeam CoordinationQACross-functional Delivery
Experience

A track record built one product cycle at a time.

January 2026 — Present
Product Manager & SEO Strategist
Ariele Publishing, Nigeria
  • Manages product development and digital growth across a portfolio of five-plus digital products, with current focus including Venture Stori.
  • Leads product strategy, writes PRDs, and conducts product, competitor, and market research to guide improvement and growth.
  • Contributed to transforming a brand website from a publishing platform into a directory product with paid listings — a new revenue model for the company.
  • Increased traffic across brand websites by over 90% through SEO strategy, content restructuring, and systematic optimisation.
  • Designs AI-assisted workflows for market, topic, and keyword research, SEO analysis, link-building, and reporting — using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and DeepSeek.
  • Coordinates four multidisciplinary teams: social media, content management, visual asset design, and website development.
Recognition within six months of joining
  • Most Innovative Staff of the Year, 2026
  • 2nd Position, Staff of the Year, 2026
January 2025 — December 2025
SEO Content Strategy Manager
Ariele Publishing, Nigeria
  • Developed and executed SEO content strategies aligned with business growth objectives.
  • Built pillar-and-cluster content structures to strengthen topical authority and organic visibility.
  • Optimised on-page SEO — metadata, internal linking, structure, and information architecture.
  • Used Ahrefs, Google Search Console, and spreadsheets to evaluate search opportunities and performance.
January 2023 — December 2025
Video Creator & Social Media Manager / Head of Videography
Believer's LoveWorld UNN, Nigeria
  • Led a videography and creative media team across digital content production and event coverage.
  • Coordinated production schedules, filming, editing, and post-production workflows.
  • Contributed to a 100%-plus average increase in engagement through structured content planning.
December 2024 — December 2025
Freelance Editorial Reviewer
Multiple Publishing Houses
  • Reviewed fiction and non-fiction manuscripts for clarity, coherence, tone, and pacing.
  • Produced structured editorial reports and actionable feedback for writers across genres.
January 2024 — June 2024
Medical Laboratory Assistant Intern
Nsukka Healthcare Center, Nigeria
  • Handled laboratory samples and documentation under established safety and quality procedures.
  • Received a 95/100 performance rating during the internship.
Impact

Three ways the work has moved the numbers.

Selected outcomes from product and growth work at Ariele Publishing.

+90%

Organic traffic, brand-wide

Delivered through SEO strategy, content restructuring, search-visibility initiatives, and systematic on-page optimisation across brand websites.

New

A revenue-generating directory product

Contributed to the strategic transformation of a publishing website into a directory product with paid listings, opening a new commercial pathway for the business.

AI

Repeatable research workflows

Built AI-assisted workflows for market, topic, and link-building research and reporting — improving speed and consistency on recurring tasks while keeping human judgement in the loop.

Toolkit

The stack behind the strategy.

AI

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity
  • DeepSeek

Analytics & SEO

  • Google Analytics / GA4
  • Google Search Console
  • Ahrefs
  • Semrush

Product & Productivity

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Notion
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Digital Platforms

  • WordPress
  • Canva
Research & Education

Where the analytical rigor comes from.

B.Sc. (Hons.), Biochemistry

University of Nigeria, Nsukka
December 2025 · Second Class Honours, Upper Division
CGPA 4.13 / 5.0 — Dean's List
Final-year research project — Project & Research Lead

Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Elaeis guineensis Seed Oil

  • Led research activities and coordinated the final-year project team.
  • Conducted literature research, data collection, experimental work, and interpretation.
  • Applied one-way ANOVA for statistical analysis, using Microsoft Excel for data organisation.
  • Navigated extensive source-verification challenges to secure credible evidence for the research questions.
  • Authored and presented the project; the resulting work is submitted for publication and currently awaiting review.

Awards & Recognition

Most Innovative Staff of the Year
Ariele Publishing, 2026
2nd Position, Staff of the Year
Ariele Publishing, 2026
Silver Award, The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition
2019

Leadership & Languages

Head of Videography — Believer's LoveWorld UNN

Directed media coverage for programmes and outreach activities; coordinated creative teams and production logistics.

Community Outreach Volunteer

Participated in and documented community service and charity initiatives.

English
Proficient
Igbo
Native

Building the next growth story — let's talk product.