Experience

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  Crisp Media

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Freelance Creative

    • May 2019 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    As a freelance creative, I offer the following services:- Print and digital design (booklets, brochures, magazines, digital magazines, banners, email marketing, social media, etc)- Corporate identities- WordPress websites + ecommerce- Photography and video + editing- Social media content creation

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  Self Employed

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelancer

    • Aug 2015 - Apr 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

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  Imbali Studio

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Head of Design

    • May 2010 - Jul 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    WEB DESIGN: Responsible for the complete design of websites from initial communication with the client, receiving the brief, wireframing, conceptualising and design execution.BRAND IDENTITY AND PRINT DESIGN: Responsible for conceptualising and design of corporate identities based on briefs provided by clients. These would range from logo design, business cards, brochures, right through to vehicle branding. MANAGEMENT: Responsibilities as Head of Design consisted of the following.- Communication: Ranged from getting the initial brief, to solving any design related queries and ideas the client might need assistance with while at the same time also keeping a clear line of communication with the designers.- Scheduling: Assigning and scheduling projects so each could be done on time while also managing the clients expectations with regards to their project’s deadline.- Quality Control: Responsible for checking all design work, not only during the design phase, but also once finalised. (Making sure the client receive visual product as expected.)- The Team: I managed a small team of two designers, as well as myself. I would assist my team with any design related issues they might have. These ranged from initial concept and design queries to any information they might need from the client to effectively finish their project.

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  IdeaPower

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Senior Designer

    • Mar 2009 - Apr 2010
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    WEB DESIGN:Responsible for the complete design of websites from receiving the brief, conceptualising and design. GRAPHIC DESIGN: Logo conceptualising and design.

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  LARA Brand Engineering

  • Junior Designer

    • Jan 2005 - Feb 2009

    WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT:Responsible for the design and development of basic HTML websites from initial concept to final live version. 3D ANIMATION: Worked on multiple projects for brands such as Castrol and BP. These ranged from simple product modeling and rendering for packaging to intro sections for presentations. As a junior designer, I was solely responsible for all modeling and animation in the agency. VIDEO EDITING: Capturing, editing and composing of video footage for brands such as Legend Lodges. Video editing was also my sole responsibility from capturing (not recording) to the final product delivered to the client on DVD.