Experience

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  BECAUSE STORIES

  • Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Copywriter

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

    becausestories.comBecause Stories is a storytelling agency that draws on the disciplines of advertising, marketing, public relations and journalism to create and share striking stories for brands, individuals and businesses. I work in partnership with the agency as their resident copywriter. My ...

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  Independent

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Writer / Editor / Content Strategist

    • Jun 2012 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    As a freelance writer, I work on a wide range of writing, editing and proofreading jobs, and am free to pursue additional communications disciplines and ideas.My services include:> Concept and strategy development for brands and marketing campaigns> Copywriting across both online and print ...

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  Spier Arts Trust

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Copywriter and Content Strategist

    • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Spier Arts Trust functions as a patron to South African artists. The core operations of the business are coordinating creative collaborations, creating site-specific, architectural scale artworks, and developing self-sustaining enterprises that connect artists, artisans and art patrons. I was pri...

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  Pulling Rabbits Design & Advertising

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Copywriter

    • May 2010 - Feb 2014
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Pulling Rabbits is a multidisciplinary design and brand-building agency with a focus on clients in the NGO, NPO and social enterprise sectors. The company is small and my role required effective time and task management, switching between projects as the day required, and taking initiative and fu...

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  Atos Origin

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Proposal Specialist

    • Feb 2006 - Feb 2010
    • London, United Kingdom

    Atos Origin is a leading international IT Services company working for clients in all major sectors. I worked in the Business Development department, and mine was a role that demanded effective teamwork, excellent organisation and late nights, all under the pressure of tight deadlines.My responsi...

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  Pulling Rabbits Design & Advertising

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Graphic Designer & Content Writer

    • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Role included:> Corporate Identity, print and web design (involving the entire design process from concept development through to crafting and print management)> Copywriting and proofreading> Client management.

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  Doreen Southwood (MeMeMe)

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Studio Manager & Sales Manager

    • Jul 2003 - Jun 2004
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Role included:> Management of the studio and production of garments, home products and art pieces> Supervision of the seamstress and patternmaker, liaising with agents, suppliers and customers> Store management of clothing boutique MeMeMe.

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  Stellenbosch University

  • Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Art History Tutor (pre-grad)

    • Feb 2002 - Nov 2002
    • Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

    While completing my final year of my BA Fine Arts (Graphic Design) degree, I was asked to take a department role as art history tutor to First Year students. The role included:> Running weekly tutorial classes in art history for 50+ BA students, where we revised and discussed the week's le...