Experience

Liquid Thought
• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Project Administrator

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Amisha Zanetti Art

• Freelance Illustrator

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2023

  Commissioned hand illustrated pencil and ink and digital art for clients. - Illustrations for academic literature - technical illustration, gestures and poses - flora, fauna, botanicals - Wall art and illustrations for childrens rooms - Portraits of pets and sport stars - Artwork for special occasions - personal pictures illustrated for Christmas, engagements and birthday gifts Commissioned hand illustrated pencil and ink and digital art for clients. - Illustrations for academic literature - technical illustration, gestures and poses - flora, fauna, botanicals - Wall art and illustrations for childrens rooms - Portraits of pets and sport stars - Artwork for special occasions - personal pictures illustrated for Christmas, engagements and birthday gifts



Social Impact Arts Prize (a Rupert Art Foundation Initiative)

• Project Coordinator (Media and Creative)

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2023

  Key Responsibilities: Created briefs for creatives, planned and managed workflow and deliverables. Worked closely and collaborated daily with the Creative Director and Operations Manager, adjusting quickly and efficiently to changing priorities and conditions. Supplied clear communication to SIAP finalists, drivers and audio visual team to ensure that important details were not missed. Created and maintained daily schedules and itineraries for SIAP judges and finalists and provided reminders as appropriate. Liaised and negotiated with various media houses on media packages. Kept a record of daily postings across SIAP social media accounts. Documented and created reports on paid and complimentary media across all channels. Carried out research and supplied reports on flights, carbon footprints, media costs etc. as required. Arranged meals, accommodation and transport for finalists, organizers and the audio visual team. Booked venues for finalist workshops. Arranged and accompanied SIAP judges on gallery and museum tours. Collaborated with the Rupert Museum staff and assisted with the planning and hosting of the exhibition opening and the inaugural SIAP gala event, held at the Rupert Museum. Show less



Shop Beat

• South Africa
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager & Traffic Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  Key Responsibilities: Managed the workflow and productivity of the creative and support teams with an objective to consistently get the very best from the team, ensuring high productivity and that project deadlines were always met. Created processes and procedures for efficient workflow. Assigned tasks and tracked the progress of jobs through the studio on Trello. Kept a record of orders, purchases, invoices, new clients, managed petty cash and the company CRM database up to date. Raised and forwarded client invoices in Sage Pay and loaded and processed debit orders monthly, on Netcash. Liaised with suppliers for the development and supply of packaging. Ordered, tracked and monitored the installation of sound equipment. Managed staff leave requests and leave roster, cleaning and maintenance staff. Assisted with the vetting and recruiting of new team members. Show less



Dalmatian Advertising

• Traffic Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

  Key Responsibilities: Planned and managed project workflow and deliverables for a team of 15 creatives. Ensured that projects were distributed appropriately and effectively and that the correct processes were followed. Coordinated project requests and ensured that deliverables corresponded to designated deadlines and briefs. Liaised with certain external suppliers (DTP designer, retoucher) to brief in and track projects & ensure speedy delivery. Held daily and weekly status meetings and managed the daily schedules of the creatives. Updated and informed account managers and relevant stakeholders on project statuses and possible issues. Created timing plans and arranged all internal reviews. Managed, monitored and updated project management tools to create transparency across assignments. Show less



Primedia Broadcasting

• South Africa
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Traffic Co-ordinator

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2017

  Key Responsibilities: Managed workflow from the sales, brand & programming departments to the production unit and back through in compliance with specified processes and time-frames. Managed the diaries & workflows of the creative team. Ensured that deadlines for production work are met through coordination of schedules and allowing for priority work to be completed timeously. Scheduled client & station recordings, event video and photo shoots. Liaised with voice agencies and creative freelancers. Handled bookings for voice-over artists, studios & in-house engineers, photographer and videographers as required. Managed the department’s general administrative tasks. Processed and submitted voice artist invoices and monthly billings documents to the finance department. Ensured that adverts/promos were loaded correctly. Scheduled and coordinated bi-weekly status meetings with the production team. Acted as the back-up support to activators responsible for Sponsorship and Station Promotion campaigns. Show less



M&C Saatchi Abel

• South Africa
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group Awards & HR Coordinator

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

  Due to the positive outcomes in my role as a traffic & awards coordinator for the Cape Town branch of M&C Saatchi Abel, I was promoted to Group Awards coordinator. Key Responsibilities:Managed all awards related projects, awards processes and budgets for both Cape Town and Johannesburg branches of M&C Saatchi Abel, while working closely with the Executive Creative Directors for the Cape Town and Johannesburg offices.Traffic roles still applied to this position. I managed all proactive projects that would be entered into awards, kept track of the production of artwork and entry videos, ensured that awards were adequately researched and correctly disseminated to creatives, and thereafter- that work was submitted correctly and paid for on time.Ensured that the best creative work was seen both locally and globally by submitting select advertisements/projects to local and international publications and online magazines.Assisted with ad hoc HR processes and tasks and worked closely with the HR Manager, to coordinate and facilitate recruitment of new staff for the agency. Show less

• Traffic & Awards Coordinator

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2015

  Key Responsibilities:As a liaison between the client services and creative departments, I managed and trafficked internal and proactive projects, ensuring the smooth flow of work through the agency. Carefully planned and allocated resources (working together with the Ops Manager/ Senior Traffic Manager, ECD and CD’s) to specific jobs, resulting in the timeous delivery of work - this process was monitored from the conceptual stages, right through to ensuring the Digital/TV/print production deliverables were on track and ready on time.Management of the creative teams in Studio (Inclusive of all diaries, scheduling of meetings, reviews, reminders and ensuring that the meetings took place.Management of Freelancers.Worked closely with Account Management across all levels.Strict quality control on briefs - checking details to ensure that they were correct/included.Drew up timing plans to accompany all jobs to ensure that deadlines were realistic and could be met.Monitored the budgets supplied for awards, and worked closely with the Production manger to ensure the overall budget covered all asks.Monitored all jobs in progress, flagging potential issues, and coming up with solutions as early on in the process as possible.Kept track of, and updated daily schedules, as well as a forecast of work for the weeks ahead.Attended weekly status meetings with the account management teams to keep track of all internal jobs.The timeous submission and payment of awards entries and thereafter, the printing, mounting, correct labeling, packaging and courier of all physical awards entry material.Assisted senior traffic and digital project managers, as and when required. Show less



Strika Entertainment

• New Zealand

• Post Production/ DTP layout and finishing artist

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2013

  Key Responsibilities: Final editing of artwork i.e. adding aesthetic effects and finishing touches to improve storytelling. Creating branded design elements. Cleaning up, inking, editing, colouring and embellishing comic illustrations. Adding sponsor branding to the comics. Standardization and consistency checks of illustration detail and colour. Adding and editing text. Retouching artwork and logos. Implementing artwork to comic layouts, checking layouts and print readying of artwork. Show less



wapit mobile search engine

• South Africa
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • Nov 2008 - Dec 2009

  Key Responsibilities: Client liaison – assisting clients with problems and dealing with questions, queries and concerns. Writing text for the website, instructional emails and general documents for the company. Driving awareness by exploring advertising opportunities e.g., banner adverts, print media, online S.E.O. Brainstorming, finalizing, organizing, overseeing preparations and implementing promotional campaigns. Activating accounts. Contacting clients personally, sending out reminders and following up on payments. Filing and systematizing paper work. Assisting Wapit marketing and sales assistants. Sourcing quotes, necessary information and overseeing marketing processes. Show less



Fashion Channel

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fashion Designer

  • Feb 2006 - Jul 2008

  Key Responsibilities : Designing garments that best represent and uplift the image of a specific brand according to proposed strategic marketing visions and objectives, with the intention of attracting attention to and building product appeal for various markets. Advertising the product/brand in the most aesthetically appealing manner, while keeping promotional apparel trendy, contemporary and at the cutting edge of fashion. Producing quotes, sourcing fabric and overseeing manufacturing processes. Our client base has included Uni-lever, Tourism Kzn, Motorola, The Kingdom of the Zulu and Suncoast Casino. Work has entailed designing promotional and corporate wear for such brands as Ponds, Vaseline, Sunsilk, Handy Andy, Axe, Joko, Impulse and Sunlight. Show less