Experience

Digital Gaming Corporation

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Jun 2022 - Present

• • Jun 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Work with a Global team of Product Managers, Engineers, Data & Business Intelligence, Customer Support, Product Marketing, Sales, Brand & Marketing across the portfolio of products to continually evolve and ensure the delivery of world-class design solutions. • UX/UI: user-experience, user interface and high fidelity prototyping.• Work with stakeholders to create presentations that encompass new brand development that convey ideas to clients, and ultimately get buy-in for our design decisions.• Contributing and maintaining a first-class creative asset management system for Betway USA, as well as the DGC brand.• Driving & mentoring a team to deliver the best quality of work, pixel-perfect in every way while embracing and encouraging new methods and ways of working.• Conceptualizing new designs and user interactions that are both functional and user-friendly.• Creative designs for Web promotions, social media, affiliates and branded material and campaigns. Show less



DigiOutsource

• South Africa
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2018 - May 2020

  • Developing creative content from scratch. Working within client briefs and with supplied assets • UX/UI: user-experience, user interface, high fidelity prototyping and product testing • Website design • Mobile Design: iOS, Android, and mobile web • Conceptualising new designs and user interactions that are both functional and user-friendly • Web & Email Templates: headers, buttons, backgrounds, iconography, typography • Creative designs for Web promotions, social media, affiliates and branded material and campaigns Show less



Blueberry Creatives.

• South Africa
• Graphic Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • May 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Design and develop graphics and multimedia content for print, web, digital and social media. • Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitches, proposals and projects. • Meet with internal and/or external clients to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the project and do cost estimations. • Present finalised ideas and concepts to internal and/or external clients. • Work to a brief, solve problems creatively and adapt style if needed. • Develop design briefs that suit the client's purpose and brand. • Provide quality control over concepts, processes, deliverables and projects. • Building fully-responsive websites. • Maintaining existing websites and support issues from existing clients • Coding of emailers. • Innovation in front end development and finding new technologies that keeps taking our digital work to a new level. Show less



Prolifik Pixel

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Freelance Designer

  • Mar 2012 - Nov 2017

  Scope of work included but not limited to: • CI and logo design • Marketing • Multimedia • Photography • Print • Digital • Social Media • Web Client portfolio included: • African Bank • Monsenso Healthcare, Denmark • The Orchard Hotel, Singapore • Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa • Webhelp South Africa • 67 Blankets for Madiba Day Scope of work included but not limited to: • CI and logo design • Marketing • Multimedia • Photography • Print • Digital • Social Media • Web Client portfolio included: • African Bank • Monsenso Healthcare, Denmark • The Orchard Hotel, Singapore • Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa • Webhelp South Africa • 67 Blankets for Madiba Day



Désir Intimate Collection

• Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa

• Senior Creative

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  An e-commerce startup where I was involved and contributed to the following: • Take overall responsibility for all on and online and offline work produced for • the brand, including email templates, digital banners, brochures, leaflets, product packaging and website UI/UX. • Establish Visual Brand Strategy. • Campaign management. Core Job Accountabilities: • Design and setup of all online shop backend templates, standards, and layouts. • Take projects from design to basic HTML/CSS, as well as image production necessary for display across multiple devices. • Work with Sr. Web Developer, SEO Strategist, Buyers and Managing Director to arrive at optimal design communication across multiple projects. • Consult and collaborate with Writers, Editors, and Publications to successfully complete projects and campaign across multiple platforms. • Advocate for developing excellent customer experiences within assigned area or category. • Adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines using sound design and problem-solving skills based on analyzed data. • Interpret campaign style guides and vendor requirements, bringing them together into engaging customer experiences. • Ensure consistency with existing brand standards, templates, and style guides. • Take initiative in generating ideas and suggestions on improving assigned area or category. Show less



8 Brand

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Studio Manager/Senior Designer

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Take overall responsibility for all on and offline work produced for all clients, including email templates, banners, brochures, leaflets and website mock-ups. • Manage a team of junior designers to ensure all work produced meets client briefs. • Mentor all team members to ensure progression and improvement. • Project manage all design assignments, ensuring all work is produced on time, to budget and to a high standard. • Hold monthly and quarterly design review meetings with clients to ensure they are satisfied with the work produced. • Liaise with third party providers and agencies as and when needed. • Ensure all design work produced to promote the agency is on-brand and meets the brand guidelines. • Help to source and manage freelancers as and when required. • Work with account managers and business development teams to create design and branding material for client pitches Show less



Lisa Losken Design

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Mid Weight Designer

  • Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Deliver high-level graphic design across all visual communication elements including print and digital communications. • Concept design & finished art preparation of PR related collateral: Press releases, PR Invitations, Look Books & packaging. • Management of product photography, brand campaign concept development, set up, styling and re-touching, colour correcting and deep etching. • Print management, at times from concept to production. • Work collaboratively with Creative Director to develop social media calendars, digital marketing assets, online and off line advertising and promotional assets ensuring consistency across Brand/s assets. • Contribute to the creative development of client visual CI while at the same time being able to accurately follow briefs set by the business. • Logo development, creative concepts and POS activations. • Contributing to monthly social media content and management, as well as building daily posts around press & media updates. • Creation of additional graphic elements to assist in the launch of collections & seasonal/monthly photo shoots. Show less



Duro Group of Companies

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Oversee all design projects, from conception to delivery. • Design original pieces, including illustrations and technical drawings. • Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software. • Apply typography techniques. • Generate ideas to portray concepts and advertise products/services. • Increase user friendliness in digital products. • Maintain and develop brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects. • Liaise with marketing teams to ensure deadlines are met. • Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools. Show less



Scan Display

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2008

  Commercial exhibition work: • Liaise with clients to discuss the brief (themes, ideas or products to be promoted). • Discuss the brief and design concepts with the design team, finalise proposals and present these to clients. • Develop a genuine understanding of the client's brand, products, needs and objectives, as well as the motivations behind customers' buying decisions. • Graphic design and artwork for different displays and exhibitions both large and small format. • Product catalogues, signage displays, corporate clothing, vehicle graphics, banner displays. • Work on quotes - once the design brief and concept are established, the costs need to be calculated to make sure the project is financially viable. • Attend meetings with the accounts and sales teams to take briefs and to present your designs take financial responsibility for a project in terms of meeting budget constraints. • Prep artwork files for print production. • On site visits for graphic installations and handover to client. Show less