Experience

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  VWV

  • South Africa
  • Events Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Freelance Executive Producer

    • Oct 2002 - Present

    Creative and experienced Producer and Director of corporate events. Specialising in all areas of event production from Client Service, Account Management, Project Management, through to show production and direction as well as show calling of large scale events (FIFA WC Opening & Closing Ceremonies being the highlight of my show calling career to date!). Strengths include account management and client service, budget management (from small budgets up to $6M conference for 3500 delegates) and leading a large team to produce dynamic experiential events.Work experience includes producing events in the USA, Europe, UK, South Africa and a number of other sub-Sahara African countries.

  • Client Service Director - Cape Town

    • Oct 2017 - Oct 2018

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  Illumination

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa but work internationally

  • Owner / Executive Producer - Corporate Events Management and Production

    • Oct 1995 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa but work internationally

    Creative freelance Producer and Director of corporate events. Specialising in all areas of event production from Account Management, Project Management, through to show production and direction as well as show calling of large scale events. Strengths include account management and client servicing, budget management, and leading a large team to produce dynamic experiential events.Work experience includes producing events in the USA, Europe, UK, South Africa and other sub-Sahara African countries.

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  Audio Image

  • Kyalami, Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Senior Event Manager

    • Aug 1991 - Oct 1995
    • Kyalami, Johannesburg, South Africa

    My first foray into the events industry. First specialised in video production, from designing and directing video productions through to editing my own videos for the events.Learned all elements of event production and was soon producing and directing all elements for events; from soundtrack design and editing, video productions, through to event design and direction.

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  Freelancer (self employed)

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Video Producer, Director and Editor

    • 1990 - 1991
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    I worked with the BBC, Visnews and local media houses in producing, directing and editing local interest stories for foreign news stations. Co-produced documentary for National Geographic on the Socio-Political Situation in South Africa during apartheid.Co-produced documentary 'South Africa 1990 the year of change'.

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  K4TV News

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Video Producer

    • 1987 - 1990
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Produced, directed and edited magazine programme inserts for local television stations.

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  Freelancer (self employed)

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Foreign News Producer

    • 1986 - 1987
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Freelanced for Reuters as an editorial assistant straight out of University. Worked as an editorial assistant with a local video production team on producing anti-apartheid videos for the Swedish & Indian television networks as well as covering the news events of the political uprising during this time for various international news channels.News Stringer for 2 Dutch Radio stations - KRO & RTV during the State of Emergency