Start with clarity
Translate an ambiguous brief into scope, owners, milestones, and a shared definition of done.
About Dawit
Built through ownership.
I work across technology, product marketing, and delivery—turning ideas into digital products, systems, campaigns, and stories.
Profile
My work sits between technology, operations, communication, and creative production. I have led AI data operations, helped build and deploy business systems, launched digital products, built an education company, managed marketing teams, and produced original documentary work.
The disciplines change, but the operating pattern stays consistent: understand the real problem, give the work structure, align the people involved, and own the last mile. That range helps me translate between technical and non-technical teams while keeping the outcome clear.
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Wyzsza Szkola Gospodarki in Bydgoszcz, Poland. I work in Amharic and English and am based in Addis Ababa.
How I work
Clarity, visibility, follow-through.
Make work visible
Use simple systems that surface progress, risk, decisions, and blockers early.
Align the room
Keep teams, clients, partners, and decision makers moving toward the same outcome.
Own the last mile
Stay with the work through execution, handoff, launch, and close.
Adapt with control
Respond to reality without losing the purpose or the delivery standard.
Experience
A career across disciplines.
Nine chapters connected by ownership, systems thinking, communication, and delivery.
Head of Marketing & Communications
Next Level Marketing and Communications
Leading marketing managers, B2B communication, stakeholder messaging, and the company website.
Project Manager
Eagle Point AI
Led AI dataset operations, client intake analysis, and adoption of an internal workflow monitoring tool across a team of about 40.
Co-owner & Project Manager
Pinnacle AI
Managed concurrent client delivery and co-developed deployed inventory and stock systems.
Media Producer & TikTok Content Lead
EthioBallers
Led a three-person content team and grew the account from 20+ to 6,000+ followers.
Head of Content & Communications
Bana Records
Built a repeatable release system and led a cross-functional creative team.
Product Project Lead
Future Quest
Led an education opportunity platform from early development through launch.
Special Project Manager
Carlos Thornten Sports Enrichment Center
Closed institutional partnerships, delivered funded youth programs, and produced an embassy-presented documentary.
Founder & Managing Director
Headway Travel Firm
Built a profitable education consultancy and scaled it to a team of seven.
Group Leader & Project Coordinator
Wyzsza Szkola Gospodarki
Led a multicultural team through community health outreach work in Poland.
Capabilities
What I bring to the work.
Product & Strategy
Translate complex offers into clear product stories, useful experiences, and plans people can act on.
- Product positioning
- Value propositions
- Go-to-market support
- Technical storytelling
- Service design
Technology & Delivery
Move digital work from ambiguous brief to deployed system with visible ownership and steady execution.
- Technical project delivery
- AI operations
- Web systems
- Agile and Kanban
- Stakeholder alignment
Marketing & Communications
Connect organizations, partners, and audiences through campaigns and communication built around real value.
- B2B marketing
- Campaign planning
- Partnerships
- Stakeholder messaging
- Content systems
Media Production
Build visual stories from concept and field planning through filming, editing, and final distribution.
- Story development
- Production planning
- Cinematography
- Editing and color
- Visual direction
Selected tools
DeliveryNotion · Trello · Slack · Google Workspace
DevelopmentNext.js · React · TypeScript · Supabase
MarketingHubSpot · Content analytics · Campaign planning
MediaSony FX3 · DaVinci Resolve · Adobe tools