Experience

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  emotive | Digital Content Agency South Africa

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Owner

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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  John Brown Media South Africa

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Freelance Digital Designer

    • Oct 2019 - Aug 2020
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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  Once Travel

  • Cape Town

  • Contract Marketing Manager

    • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
    • Cape Town

    Managing social media platforms, content planning and creation, email marketing, graphic design, digital strategy, working with paid media specialist for FB, Insta, Google search and display ads. Managing and mentoring interns in creative thinking and design approach.

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  *emotive

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Digital Producer

    • Jul 2005 - Jan 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    - Self employed in this position from 2005, at times in freelance capacity, at other times full time pursuing the growth of my own business- Full service graphic design - from branding, logo, corporate identity to brochures, business cards, brand guidelines and everything inbetween- Digital marke...

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  Joshua Generation Church

  • Sunningdale

  • Designer

    • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Sunningdale

    - Reported to the Creative Director/Head of Communications- Concept and strategy for the church's new website- UI Design- Design of the new website- Developing the website in Wordpress- Design of the church's new app- Concept and strategy of FOR SA's new website- Email newsletter desi...

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  Bamboo Warehouse

  • Cape Town

  • Marketing Director

    • Sep 2011 - Dec 2016
    • Cape Town

    - Reporting to the Managing Director and Sales Director - Increase sales and brand awareness through a successful offline and online marketing strategy- Wordpress website design and development- Website maintenance, updates and management- Social media strategy, planning and content creation (Fac...

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  Intervate

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Creative Director

    • Aug 2008 - Aug 2010
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    - Reported to the Managing Director (Marc Fletcher - see reference)- Managed and mentored 1 junior and 1 mid weight designer- UI Design- Sharepoint theme design and styling- Designed the Intervate website Sharepoint theme (won award with MS Sharepoint)- Wireframing and UX for SAA (South African A...

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  Synergy Corporate Technologies

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Senior Designer

    • Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    - Reported to the Managing Director (Marc Fletcher - see reference) - Managed and mentored 1 junior and 1 mid weight designer- Proposal concepts and pitch documents- Client facing- Client presentations- UI Design- Research into new technologies- Website concepts and designs- Website development (...

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  Tractor Creative

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Design Director

    • Jun 2002 - Jun 2005
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    - Reported to the Design HOD- Managed and mentored 3 junior designers in intern roles- Brand concept, strategy and development for 4 companies in the "Tractor Group"- Concept, briefing and management of photographer, copywriter, Flash developer and web developer for the Tractor Group we...

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  LBi

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Web Manager for Safeway.co.uk - Wheel Group

    • Feb 2002 - May 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    - 4 month contract position with Wheel Group in London, based with their client Safeway.co.uk- Reported to Marketing Manager at Safeway as well as Project manager at Wheel Group- Managed client’s website onsite on behalf of the agency- Website updates- Website online marketing strategies with 3rd...

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  Stonewall

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Web Designer

    • Aug 2000 - Mar 2001
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    - Reported to Creative Director- Web design- Graphic design- Primarily focussed on a US affiliate website* Gained invaluable design mentoring under my Creative Director and grew exponentially in this role as a web designer. I'm very grateful I had this opportunity at Stonewall to kickstart my...