Experience

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  Sugarbird Products & Services

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Founder & CEO

    • Jan 2017 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we create unique gifts & souvenirs that are 100 % locally handmade and proudly South African, perfect for the tourism industry. We also specialise in beginning to end branding, graphic design and web development solutions.My missions consists of :Digital designing - Brainstorming product ideas - Digital Marketing - Printing & production - Packaging design - Web designing - Client management

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  Boulle International

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Property Consultant

    • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Alfoweb

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Mar 2011 - Nov 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    As a designer, I was in charge of managing key client accounts end to end. My remit included business networking and client pitches, taking client briefs, negotiating prices, following up with clients, design and delivery. o Defined briefs according to clients’ objectives to deliver what they needo Project managed multiple briefs to deliver on time and to budgeto Print and digital design, development of corporate & brand identities, social media design, UX web site designo Created compelling content for marketing campaignso Managed monthly e-mail newsletters, websites and integrated content using CMSo Maintaining and updating companies social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) o Negotiated competitive rates with printing agencies

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  Social Lab Group (Ogilvy)

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Campaign Manager & Graphic Designer

    • May 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    I was in charge of designing, optimising and analysing performance campaigns on different social networks (Facebook, Twitter).This opportunity allowed me to master in a short period many aspects of social media and the tools that are used to implement campaigns and measure performance.

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  NuSkin Enterprises

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Graphic Designer & Marketing Assistant

    • Jan 2008 - Feb 2011
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    As a Designer & Marketing Assistant I was in charge of designing print & digital marketing collateral, building up relationships with distributors and negotiating with suppliers and printing agencies.o Designed print and digital marketing collateralo Negotiated competitive rates with suppliers and printing agencieso Liaised with distributors to collect feedbacks on the businesso Suggested and sourced promotional items/gifts and packaging solutionso Photo shootings of productso Managed general administrative tasks

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  Media Planet

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    o Created content and sourced images to illustrate marketing campaignso Designed layouts for newspapers and magazines according to corporate guidelineso Developed Media Planet corporate guidelines

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  Belgium Promotion Supplies

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Graphic Designer

    • Feb 2006 - Jun 2007
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    o Designed layouts of 3D greeting card boxes for POP N’ Playo Designed all kinds of promotional gifts/itemso Took photo shots of products

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  Dentsu Brussels

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Graphic Designer & Art Director Assistant Internship

    • Jul 2005 - Sep 2005
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    2 months Internship as Art Director Assistant & Graphic Designer- Concepts & layouts for advertisements

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  Net Events

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Graphic Designer Internship

    • Apr 2005 - Jun 2005
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    2 months Internship as a Graphic Designer- Concepts & layouts for advertisements

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  Blitz Direct Data & Promotion

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Art Director Assistant Internship

    • Jul 2004 - Aug 2004
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    2 months Internship as a Art Director Assistant & Graphic Designer- Concepts & layouts for advertisements- Storyboards

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  J. Walter Thompson

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Art Director Assistant Internship

    • Jul 2000 - Aug 2000
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    1 month Internship as a Art Director Assistant- Concepts & layouts for advertisements- Storyboards