Experience

Akademia

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Part Time Lecturer

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Soapbox Promo and Gifts

• South Africa
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Owner

  • 2009 - Present

  Starting a business from scratch means that initially one wears many hats simultaneously and I am proud to say, that I have personal experience of every position in my business. I've done everything from production, purchasing, marketing, client relations, administration, finances - I've been the tea lady and the floor sweeper on occasion. Since those early days Soapbox has grown in leaps and bounds and we now employ 15 people on a full time basis and an additional six people on a part time basis. Currently my main focus is on business development and strategic planning.



Medihelp

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Communication Practitioner: Advertising

  • 2005 - 2009

  At Medihelp I was responsible for the planning and execution of a media strategy with regards to advertising. This included both sales advertising and brand awareness advertising. As such I was required to manage the entire advertising budget. I was also involved with event sponsorship and was responsible for the liaison with event organizers, seeing to it that the best interest of Medihelp was being served. Events sponsored included the Medihelp Sunrise Monster (half marathon), the Medihelp Jock Cycle Classique, the Medihelp National Business Relay series (road running) and the Medihelp Bike & Tekkie Challenge.



Medihelp

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • 2004 - 2004

  As Graphic Designer, I was responsible for the design of material used in-house as well as externally. This included profile documents, advertisements, brochures, information booklets, the in-house magazine, banners, flags, event documents, posters, T-shirts. I was also responsible for overseeing the production of these items. When Medihelp changed their corporate identity, I was involved in the implementation of the new identity on all designed material and helped to oversee the appropriate usage of the new identity.



Caxton Media

• Johannesburg

• Art Director

  • 2001 - 2003

  I was the Art Director of Farmer's Weekly magazine and worked together with the editorial team on the production of this weekly magazine. My responsibilities included overseeing all page layout and design functions, the sourcing, retouching and application of photographic material and ensuring that the magazine was made press ready. I was responsible for seeing to it that deadlines was being met and that production commenced on time. I was the Art Director of Farmer's Weekly magazine and worked together with the editorial team on the production of this weekly magazine. My responsibilities included overseeing all page layout and design functions, the sourcing, retouching and application of photographic material and ensuring that the magazine was made press ready. I was responsible for seeing to it that deadlines was being met and that production commenced on time.