Experience

The Fire Tree Design Company (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DTP/ Graphic Design

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  • Full time Graphic designer. Creation and concept for marketing campaigns. • Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives. • Developing design briefs that suit the client's purpose • Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts and developing interactive design • Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time • Presenting finalised ideas and concepts • Keeping up to date with emerging trends. • Working as part of a team with Printers, Copywriters, Photographers, Stylists, Illustrators, Designers, Account Executives and Web developers. • Retouching up and editing models pictures we shoot for our promotions • In store signage - Price points, Cash desk Posters, Directional signs etc. Show less



Studio 24 Advertising

• South Africa

• Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2010

  • Layout of monthly leaflets, adverts & posters for retail company. • P.O.S design. • Retouching of images. • Uploading of final artwork to ftp sites. • Proofing artwork. • Repro. • Layout of monthly leaflets, adverts & posters for retail company. • P.O.S design. • Retouching of images. • Uploading of final artwork to ftp sites. • Proofing artwork. • Repro.



Independent Newspapers

• Newspaper Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Desktop Publishing Specialist

  • Feb 2001 - Oct 2007

  • Responsible for Layout and publication of weekly Educational Study Guide. • Proofing artwork.• Repro finished artwork.

• Desktop Publishing Specialist

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

  IMAGE AND COLOUR CORRECTION• Scanning photographs for various newspapers.• Image Colour Correction and Retouching. • Deep Etching.



Jetline Print on Demand

• South Africa
• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2007

  • Design & Layout of all print media. • Proofing. • Reproduction. • Design & Layout of all print media. • Proofing. • Reproduction.