Experience

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  Craft Worldwide

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Senior Retoucher

    • Feb 2021 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Craft Worldwide is a globally connected creative production business of over 1,300 makers specializing in content creation, digital, print, broadcast.I have worked on Falstaff, Loreal, Berner Group, Borg Warner, Sagrotan, Aldi North, Aldi South, FlixBus, Kerrygold, Nestle (Thomy), Qualcom and various internal projects.

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  Remote Working Creative

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Remote working creative specialist - Creative direction / Fashion & Product photography retoucher.

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

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  Hungry Lion

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Art Director

    • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

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  Office of Consul of Japan in Cape Town

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Graphic Designer

    • Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Had the pleasure of working on designing and implementing design requests from the consulate (Office of Consul of Japan in Cape Town) that were used on social media, general print and event signage (both general advertising as well as event-day) for the 2018 Centenary Japan Day event.

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  TFG (The Foschini Group)

  • Parow

  • Head retoucher and In-house Photography workflow Managing at the Photograpy Studio (contract vendor)

    • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017
    • Parow

    My position entails, but is not limited to, managing all photography done in the Studio whether it be internal retouching and quality control or to liaise with external people both local and overseas as part of the workflow. I also have the pleasure of overseeing and guiding my two junior retouchers/photographers during periods of high volume.Fabiani and Markham has recently re-launched their updated online trading websites of which the latter I was instrumental in maintaining a consistent look across all product and apparel photography that was done in-house. (A challenge made easier thanks to a very skilled product photographer)Other product photography I retouch/expedite are for Duesouth, TotalSport, Foschini Cosmetics and Sportscene - a list that is growing steadily.

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  iLearn (http://www.ilearn.co.za/)

  • Western Cape

  • Contract Lecturer (Design)

    • Aug 2008 - Jun 2017
    • Western Cape

    Facilitating the students exact needs even if it went slightly outside the general course outline. A little bit extra always goes a long way.

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  TFG (The Foschini Group)

  • Parow

  • Photo Retoucher

    • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015
    • Parow

    Assisted with digital clean-up of product photos.Brand(s): Sportscene. Duesouth.

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  Rapid Sport

  • Cape Town

  • Product Photographer & Graphics Designer

    • Nov 2014 - Oct 2015
    • Cape Town

    Product Photography and Editing.General Graphic Design for web and print/advertising. Printed Advertising Company specialises in Cycling wear and Ski clothing.

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  Milliken Industries: Signage Design and Manufacture

  • Western Cape

  • Designer & 3D Concept Artist

    • May 2012 - Feb 2014
    • Western Cape

    In charge of renderings for new/upgraded KIA Dealership sites according to the product specification guidelines for overseas approval (Korea). Setting up KFC artwork to be installed at upgraded/new sites – brand specific signage. 3D Concept rendering. General design work consisting of signage designs, lightbox designs, rebranding of petrol stations etc.

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  Lashies Clothing

  • Western Cape

  • Web Designer

    • Dec 2008 - Jun 2013
    • Western Cape

    Did miscellaneous updates and photo-editing for the website along with implementing some design overhauls at the clients' behest.

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  redwood design

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • 3D Artist

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Assisted with the design elements and 3D rendering of said elements for a Anglo coal (Pragma) internal branding project.

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  http://www.2ko.co.za/

  • Greenpoint, Cape Town

  • Graphic Design Lecturer

    • Apr 2008 - Dec 2011
    • Greenpoint, Cape Town

    Contract Graphic Design Lecturer. Handled most the short-courses. Students varied from corporates, people from overseas who want to study something quick while on holiday to young and eager high-school students doing some extra studies during their school holidays.I rather enjoy working with students.

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  Keyframe Animation

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • 3D Modeling/Texturing Artist

    • Sep 2008 - Sep 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    3D models of phones for PEP Stores Tv add (Sept 2011)3D modeling and texturing for some photo-realistic models to be used in a Nigerian Television Add (DANGOTE) (Sept 2009)Assisted with a small project deadline (September 2008)

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  E.P.M. Plastics

  • 3D Designer (rapid prototyping)

    • Apr 2010 - May 2010

    Was in charge of modeling a 3D Design which was to go into prototyping for mass production before the start of the world cup.Worked directly with the client refining their design.

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  Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design

  • Lecturer: PC Skills

    • 2005 - 2007

  • Photo Editor and Web Designer

    • 2005 - 2007

    Website maintenance and updates. Editing of fashion shoots from events and student work.Was a very pleasant work-environment.

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  3B

  • Cape Town

  • 3D Designer

    • 2005 - 2005
    • Cape Town

    3B Experimental level design for a new browser-type. 3D Modelling.(Contract work)