ABOUT
ABOUT
Jayden David Cornelius Phillip
Jayden David Cornelius Phillip
Listen. Learn. Leverage
Listen. Learn. Leverage
1.4M
REACH
2.1M
ENGAGEMENT SIGNALS
20
YOUNGEST BOARD DIRECTOR
Jayden Phillip is a multidisciplinary communications practitioner and creative strategist whose work spans communications strategy, digital media, creative direction, audience engagement and communications technology. His practice is shaped by an interest in how people communicate, how organisations build relationships with their audiences, and how culture and technology continue to influence both.
His journey in youth and cultural work began as a choir member and later expanded through initiatives at his alma mater, Waterloo Secondary School, including Scotiabank Write Away!, a project of the Bocas Lit Fest. At 17, while pursuing his CAPE diploma in Science & Technology, Jayden was recruited as a Junior Core Artist by The 2 Cents Movement.
The following year, he became the Bocas Lit Fest’s first Youth Programming Intern, contributing to the execution of four flagship festivals, two national performance poetry tours and three editions of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam. His work later expanded into digital communications and audience development. Among his most notable achievements was co-strategising the Slam Championship’s social media campaign, helping to generate more than 1.4 million in reach and 2.1 million engagement signals.
His role at The 2 Cents Movement evolved alongside his professional interests. As the organisation’s first Technical Artist, Jayden combined creative production with technology and organisational problem-solving, spearheading aspects of its digital transformation and improving systems supporting its performance poetry, youth engagement and creative consultancy work. In 2025, at 20 years old, he was invited to join the Movement’s Board of Directors, becoming its youngest member.
In August 2025, Jayden joined Paper Based Bookshop as Social Media Manager, where he further explored the relationship between storytelling, digital culture, community and audience behaviour.
Outright Concepts Ltd. has become a central part of his professional development. As Social Media and Digital Community Architect, Jayden works across communications research, social media and reputation strategy, digital community development and communications technology. Through OCL, he has gained experience supporting commercial, cultural and social-sector work while developing a broader understanding of how communication connects with organisational priorities, business objectives and audience needs.
His wider practice extends beyond social media. Jayden has worked across digital strategy, creative and art direction, visual communication, website development, content strategy, photography, copywriting and digital systems. His experience increasingly centres on understanding the problem behind the communication, determining what an organisation is trying to achieve, identifying the people it needs to reach and selecting the most appropriate creative, strategic or technical response.
He has also developed an ongoing relationship with the National Dance Association of Trinidad and Tobago, contributing technical and digital communications support to the organisation before being admitted as an Associate Member in December 2025 by unanimous approval of its Executive Committee. His work in the cultural sector has allowed him to operate across creative practice, organisational development, governance and communications.
In 2026, Jayden broadened his exposure to the commercial advertising industry through an internship with Lonsdale Saatchi & Saatchi, adding agency experience to a professional background developed largely through cultural organisations, consultancy, digital media and youth-focused work.
Beyond his organisational roles, he has provided digital and communications strategy support to social and commercial entities across Trinidad and Tobago, the wider Caribbean and international markets.
Jayden is currently reading for a BA in Communication Studies at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine. His academic interests include communication technology, digital culture, niche media, mass communication and the relationship between media, people and institutions. Increasingly, his academic work provides theoretical grounding for questions he has already encountered through professional practice.
At 22, Jayden is deliberately developing a multidisciplinary career across communications and creative strategy, culture, technology and business. Rather than defining his practice around a single platform or discipline, he is interested in understanding complex communication problems and using research, creativity and technology to develop effective responses.
His professional philosophy remains simple: Listen. Learn. Leverage.
Jayden Phillip is a multidisciplinary communications practitioner and creative strategist whose work spans communications strategy, digital media, creative direction, audience engagement and communications technology. His practice is shaped by an interest in how people communicate, how organisations build relationships with their audiences, and how culture and technology continue to influence both.
His journey in youth and cultural work began as a choir member and later expanded through initiatives at his alma mater, Waterloo Secondary School, including Scotiabank Write Away!, a project of the Bocas Lit Fest. At 17, while pursuing his CAPE diploma in Science & Technology, Jayden was recruited as a Junior Core Artist by The 2 Cents Movement.
The following year, he became the Bocas Lit Fest’s first Youth Programming Intern, contributing to the execution of four flagship festivals, two national performance poetry tours and three editions of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam. His work later expanded into digital communications and audience development. Among his most notable achievements was co-strategising the Slam Championship’s social media campaign, helping to generate more than 1.4 million in reach and 2.1 million engagement signals.
His role at The 2 Cents Movement evolved alongside his professional interests. As the organisation’s first Technical Artist, Jayden combined creative production with technology and organisational problem-solving, spearheading aspects of its digital transformation and improving systems supporting its performance poetry, youth engagement and creative consultancy work. In 2025, at 20 years old, he was invited to join the Movement’s Board of Directors, becoming its youngest member.
In August 2025, Jayden joined Paper Based Bookshop as Social Media Manager, where he further explored the relationship between storytelling, digital culture, community and audience behaviour.
Outright Concepts Ltd. has become a central part of his professional development. As Social Media and Digital Community Architect, Jayden works across communications research, social media and reputation strategy, digital community development and communications technology. Through OCL, he has gained experience supporting commercial, cultural and social-sector work while developing a broader understanding of how communication connects with organisational priorities, business objectives and audience needs.
His wider practice extends beyond social media. Jayden has worked across digital strategy, creative and art direction, visual communication, website development, content strategy, photography, copywriting and digital systems. His experience increasingly centres on understanding the problem behind the communication, determining what an organisation is trying to achieve, identifying the people it needs to reach and selecting the most appropriate creative, strategic or technical response.
He has also developed an ongoing relationship with the National Dance Association of Trinidad and Tobago, contributing technical and digital communications support to the organisation before being admitted as an Associate Member in December 2025 by unanimous approval of its Executive Committee. His work in the cultural sector has allowed him to operate across creative practice, organisational development, governance and communications.
In 2026, Jayden broadened his exposure to the commercial advertising industry through an internship with Lonsdale Saatchi & Saatchi, adding agency experience to a professional background developed largely through cultural organisations, consultancy, digital media and youth-focused work.
Beyond his organisational roles, he has provided digital and communications strategy support to social and commercial entities across Trinidad and Tobago, the wider Caribbean and international markets.
Jayden is currently reading for a BA in Communication Studies at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine. His academic interests include communication technology, digital culture, niche media, mass communication and the relationship between media, people and institutions. Increasingly, his academic work provides theoretical grounding for questions he has already encountered through professional practice.
At 22, Jayden is deliberately developing a multidisciplinary career across communications and creative strategy, culture, technology and business. Rather than defining his practice around a single platform or discipline, he is interested in understanding complex communication problems and using research, creativity and technology to develop effective responses.
His professional philosophy remains simple: Listen. Learn. Leverage.
Jayden Phillip is a multidisciplinary communications practitioner and creative strategist whose work spans communications strategy, digital media, creative direction, audience engagement and communications technology. His practice is shaped by an interest in how people communicate, how organisations build relationships with their audiences, and how culture and technology continue to influence both.
His journey in youth and cultural work began as a choir member and later expanded through initiatives at his alma mater, Waterloo Secondary School, including Scotiabank Write Away!, a project of the Bocas Lit Fest. At 17, while pursuing his CAPE diploma in Science & Technology, Jayden was recruited as a Junior Core Artist by The 2 Cents Movement.
The following year, he became the Bocas Lit Fest’s first Youth Programming Intern, contributing to the execution of four flagship festivals, two national performance poetry tours and three editions of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam. His work later expanded into digital communications and audience development. Among his most notable achievements was co-strategising the Slam Championship’s social media campaign, helping to generate more than 1.4 million in reach and 2.1 million engagement signals.
His role at The 2 Cents Movement evolved alongside his professional interests. As the organisation’s first Technical Artist, Jayden combined creative production with technology and organisational problem-solving, spearheading aspects of its digital transformation and improving systems supporting its performance poetry, youth engagement and creative consultancy work. In 2025, at 20 years old, he was invited to join the Movement’s Board of Directors, becoming its youngest member.
In August 2025, Jayden joined Paper Based Bookshop as Social Media Manager, where he further explored the relationship between storytelling, digital culture, community and audience behaviour.
Outright Concepts Ltd. has become a central part of his professional development. As Social Media and Digital Community Architect, Jayden works across communications research, social media and reputation strategy, digital community development and communications technology. Through OCL, he has gained experience supporting commercial, cultural and social-sector work while developing a broader understanding of how communication connects with organisational priorities, business objectives and audience needs.
His wider practice extends beyond social media. Jayden has worked across digital strategy, creative and art direction, visual communication, website development, content strategy, photography, copywriting and digital systems. His experience increasingly centres on understanding the problem behind the communication, determining what an organisation is trying to achieve, identifying the people it needs to reach and selecting the most appropriate creative, strategic or technical response.
He has also developed an ongoing relationship with the National Dance Association of Trinidad and Tobago, contributing technical and digital communications support to the organisation before being admitted as an Associate Member in December 2025 by unanimous approval of its Executive Committee. His work in the cultural sector has allowed him to operate across creative practice, organisational development, governance and communications.
In 2026, Jayden broadened his exposure to the commercial advertising industry through an internship with Lonsdale Saatchi & Saatchi, adding agency experience to a professional background developed largely through cultural organisations, consultancy, digital media and youth-focused work.
Beyond his organisational roles, he has provided digital and communications strategy support to social and commercial entities across Trinidad and Tobago, the wider Caribbean and international markets.
Jayden is currently reading for a BA in Communication Studies at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine. His academic interests include communication technology, digital culture, niche media, mass communication and the relationship between media, people and institutions. Increasingly, his academic work provides theoretical grounding for questions he has already encountered through professional practice.
At 22, Jayden is deliberately developing a multidisciplinary career across communications and creative strategy, culture, technology and business. Rather than defining his practice around a single platform or discipline, he is interested in understanding complex communication problems and using research, creativity and technology to develop effective responses.
His professional philosophy remains simple: Listen. Learn. Leverage.