Anime & Manga Society

Founded and led a student organisation from three founding committee members to a community of over 100 paid members through recruitment campaigns, event management, branding initiatives, volunteer leadership, and community engagement strategies.

Key Results:

👥100+
Paid Members

📈3 → 100+
Community Growth

🗓️2 Years
Leading Society Operations

🎉20+
Events, Activities & Meetups Organised

🤝Student Union
Stakeholder Partnership

Community Growth:

  • Grew membership from 3 founding members to over 100 paid members
  • Developed recruitment campaigns
  • Managed onboarding and member engagement
  • Built long-term retention initiatives

Events & Operations:

  • Planned weekly events and social activities
  • Coordinated room bookings and logistics
  • Managed schedules and communications
  • Delivered community programmes and workshops

Leadership:

  • Recruited and supported committee members
  • Delegated responsibilities
  • Managed society administration
  • Introduced a Shadow Committee programme to support succession planning

Marketing & Communications:

  • Designed promotional campaigns
  • Managed social media communications
  • Created event marketing materials
  • Promoted society activities across university channels

Skills Developed:

  • Community Management
  • Leadership
  • Volunteer Coordination
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Event Planning
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Public Speaking
  • Team Development
  • Problem Solving

Recruitment & Promotion

Organised and promoted society activities through recruitment events, engaging with students, answering questions and encouraging membership growth. Helped coordinate society branding, event promotion and member outreach.
Designed and promoted weekly society activities, including quizzes, workshops, anime screenings, and gaming sessions, helping maintain engagement and support membership growth to over 100 paid members.
Designed and promoted society recruitment campaigns through digital and on-campus channels, helping attract new members and supporting community growth from an initial committee to over 100 paid members.

Leadership Development

Developed and promoted a leadership development initiative designed to identify, recruit, and mentor future committee members, supporting long-term sustainability and succession planning.
Provided members with the opportunity to plan and run a society session, encouraging leadership development, ownership, and hands-on event management experience.

Community Events

Planned and supported themed social events that brought together society members and the wider student community. Encouraged participation through interactive activities, helping create an inclusive and engaging environment.
Planned and promoted themed community events, coordinating logistics, communications, and attendee engagement to encourage participation and strengthen member retention.
Organised social and community-focused events designed to increase engagement, encourage participation, and create inclusive experiences for members with shared interests.

Branding & Merchandise

Designed promotional materials for a proposed society merchandise initiative intended to strengthen community identity and explore additional fundraising opportunities.

Community Engagement & Retention

Created and distributed promotional materials for society events, including themed gatherings and community activities. Used marketing and communication skills to increase event visibility, attendance and member engagement.
Created humorous social media content to re-engage inactive members, encourage attendance, and strengthen the society’s online presence through audience-focused communication.
Celebrated members and society achievements through end-of-year communications, helping foster a welcoming community culture and strengthen member retention.

Founding and leading the Anime & Manga Society provided hands-on experience in community growth, volunteer leadership, event operations, marketing and stakeholder engagement. Growing the society from three founding members to over 100 paid members required balancing recruitment, retention, communications and long-term sustainability while creating an inclusive and engaging member experience.