Experience

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  Lobster Ink

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Traffic Manager

    • Oct 2017 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    As a Traffic Manager at Lobster Ink I am responsible for planning content production in collaboration with Project Managers, Producers and Department Heads resulting in a timeline that adheres to the project’s specific workflow requirements and budget, and is accessible and logical to the broader project team and business leaders. Once the project is underway, the Traffic Manager maintains and updates the project timeline via the project management platform and ensures communication of developments to all stakeholders. Other responsibilities include scenario planning, maximising resource utilisation and examining current processes to improve efficiencies. I am also responsible for maintaining data accuracy for reporting, and generating custom reports and visualisations around capacity, project progress, time tracking and performance-to-target scenarios.

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  Strika Entertainment

  • South Africa
  • Graphic Design
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Creative Director

    • Jan 2011 - Sep 2017

    • Conceptualise creative solutions according to client brief for the corporate communications branch of the business• Review and provide direction for creative output at various stages of the production cycle• Script writing• Ensure work being produced is in line with client expectations and target market• Maintain and improve standards for all creative work being produced• Manage multiple creative teams assigned to various projects• Hiring of new staff• Resource and manage external talent

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

    • Creating production schedules and procedures and accompanying documents• Conducting production and creative meetings and briefing work into studio• Allocating projects and managing staff and their workloads• Sourcing and managing freelance artists• Trafficking and tracking jobs through studio and overseeing production of all projects• Ensuring projected timelines are adhered to and monitoring and adjusting these when necessary• Assisting with any issues that arise in studio and solving workflow problems• Communicating with client services regarding design and delivery of artwork• Liaising with clients on production of their projects • Act as a liaison between studio and management• Liaising with printers and other suppliers for quotations and managing outsourced jobs• Approval of supplier quotes and monitoring variations in costs • Ensuring consistency and quality control of print production• Supplying files to printers and signing off proofs • Submitting purchase orders to suppliers and signing off invoices• Manage junior production staff

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  Picasso Headline

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Production Manager & Manager of Advertising Coordinator (Traffic) Dept.

    • Oct 2008 - Dec 2010
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    As Production Manager for all the company’s titles:• Generating production schedules and ensuring these are adhered to by sales, editorial and traffic departments, adjusting these where necessary• Tracking and recording progress of each title’s production process• Dealing with printers for quotes and all production related matters • Liaising with management regarding approval on print quotes and ensuring these are in line with previous print jobs• Creating and sending print and purchase orders• Ensuring consistency in magazine production• Exploring cost effective print specifications• Conducting regular pagination and production meetings• Liaising with sales department regarding progress of sales campaigns• Following up and reporting on issues with advertisers that arise from the finance department• Liaising with distribution department and external distribution companies• Sourcing new barcodes and updating existing barcodes for each edition• Trafficking job bags between design studio, editorial and traffic departments• Acting as a liaison between production departments and sales and management• Assisting with supplying files to printers and signing off of printer’s proofs• Communicating and assisting with any issues that arise with artwork in studioAs Manager of Advertising Coordinator (Traffic) Department:• General management of department staff• Allocating projects and distributing workload amongst staff• Creating and updating workflow procedures and documents (e.g. artwork specifications and tracking sheets)• Tracking progress of collection of advertising material and reporting this to sales and production departments• Assisting with advertisers’ queries and chasing artwork• Assisting with checking artwork including proofing of copy• Assisting clients to supply suitable artwork

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  Tau Sports & Media

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Traffic Controller

    • Jan 2008 - Oct 2008
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • Liaising with clients to ensure accuracy of booking details and contact information• Supplying artwork specifications and deadlines to clients• Quotations for design of advertisements• Chasing of artwork from advertisers• Liaison between sales, clients and design studio• Creating and trafficking job bags• Communicating with clients regarding artwork that does not meet the required specifications and offering advice• Handling queries from clients• Keeping records of communication with clients and progress of projects• Adherence to production schedules• Submit accurate advertiser information documents to accounts department for invoicing

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  Picasso Headline

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Advertising Coordinator

    • Sep 2005 - Dec 2007
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • Confirming of advertising bookings with clients• Chasing of artwork for advertisements• Supplying material specifications and deadlines to clients• Liaison between sales, clients and design studio• Receiving artwork, creating job bags and sending to design studio• Communicating with clients any issues that arise with artwork in studio• Assisting clients with queries and supply of suitable artwork• Tracking and recording progress of jobs• Adherence to production schedules• Correctly allocating advertisers page positions according to flatplan• Signing off of flatplans and printer’s proofs with project managers• Hand over properly completed files to accounts department for invoices

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  The Digital Initiative

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • DTP Operator / Production Manager / General Manager

    • Jan 2002 - Aug 2005
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • Managing production of print work and display units from receiving orders to delivery• Creating and managing schedules so that all jobs are completed by deadline • Telesales / marketing• Consultation with clients and quotations • Receiving and preparing artwork for print• Layout and graphic design• Operation and maintenance of wide format inkjet printer• Liaising with printing companies for quotations and tracking of outsourced work• Finishing of graphics (e.g. trimming and lamination)• Installation of graphics and signage• Invoicing and receiving payment• After-sale service• Ordering and tracking of stock items, display units and prints