Talent is not the problem. Most creatives reading this already have it.
What’s missing, for a lot of designers, animators, filmmakers, illustrators, and editors grinding it out in Nigeria’s creative industry is the strategic layer.
The part that turns a skilled person into a paid professional. How to position yourself. How to price your work without underselling it.
How to talk to clients without feeling like you’re begging. How to build a portfolio that actually opens doors instead of just sitting there looking good.
Those are learnable skills. And on Saturday, August 29, 2026, Osas Akugbe Bright is teaching them for free.
Who is Osas Akugbe Bright?
Here’s the detail that makes this webinar worth showing up for: Osas didn’t start as a Creative Director. He started as a Background Painter at Spoof Animation.
From there, he moved up to Head of Department and eventually to Creative Director, where he now leads one of Nigeria’s most respected animation studios.
That trajectory, from entry-level to the top of the creative department, didn’t happen by accident. It happened through deliberate skill development, understanding how the industry actually works, and building the kind of professional presence that gets noticed.
Before joining Spoof Animation, he worked as a Concept Artist at Limitless Broadcast and contributed to children’s educational content through the Tibeb Girls project at Whiz Kids Workshop.
Over more than a decade, he’s built creative teams, led productions, and trained the kind of talent that Africa’s animation and creative industry needs more of.
He was recently invited as a guest speaker at the Design & Digital Marketing School where, when asked what he looks for in young talent beyond technical skills, his answer was immediate:
“Attitude”. Many people have the skills. Some even have exceptional ability. But attitude is what truly sets you apart.”
That’s the kind of perspective you get in this webinar. Not theory. Tested, lived experience from someone who has been on both sides of the hiring table.
The webinar is titled “How to Grow From Talented Creative to Paid Professional” and the five areas it covers are exactly the gaps most creatives are still figuring out on their own:
- Career direction and positioning — how to choose your lane and commit to it with intention
- Portfolio building — what a strong portfolio actually needs and how to build one that works for your goals
- Pricing and client communication — how to talk about money professionally and stop leaving value on the table
- Personal branding and visibility — how to become someone clients find, not someone who has to chase every opportunity
- Turning skills into opportunities — the practical bridge between what you can do and what you get paid to do
It’s three hours. It’s structured. And there’s a special add-on for anyone who wants to go deeper: limited one-on-one portfolio review and career navigation slots are available for personal guidance.
Given how rarely a Creative Director with this depth of industry experience opens his schedule to review individual portfolios, those slots will fill fast.
Designers, animators, filmmakers, video editors, illustrators, content creators, project managers, producers, creative administrators and anyone looking to break into the creative industry for the first time.
If your creative work hasn’t yet translated into the career or income you want, this session was built for exactly that gap.
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (WAT)
Platform: Google Meet
Cost: Free
Special Add-on: One-on-one portfolio review and career navigation (limited slots)
Host: Osas Akugbe Bright — Creative Director, Spoof Animation
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