Experience

GreymatterFinch

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior DTP/typesetter

  • Jul 2019 - Present

• Senior DTP

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Self Employed

• Gauteng

• Freelance

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2019

  Graphic Design and DTP for various clients. Graphic Design and DTP for various clients.



Hogarth (Ogilvy)

• Senior DTP / Finished Art

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2019

  DTP, Layout and Finished Art. - DStv - KFC - Sun International - Castle Lager - CSA (Cricket South Africa) - Pizza Hut, Lucozade, GSK,... - Various other. DTP, Layout and Finished Art. - DStv - KFC - Sun International - Castle Lager - CSA (Cricket South Africa) - Pizza Hut, Lucozade, GSK,... - Various other.



Black Khaki Advertising

• Rosebank

• Designer / Head of DTP

  • Feb 2007 - Dec 2012

  Graphic Design and DTP for various clients. Duties included everything from business cards, billboards [upscale of visuals for large scale printing], photo manipulation and retouching [advanced], annual reports, logo design, etc. - Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles (Prime responsibility) - Clover SA - Kemtek - North-West University - Redken, L’Oreal, Kerastase - Various other. Graphic Design and DTP for various clients. Duties included everything from business cards, billboards [upscale of visuals for large scale printing], photo manipulation and retouching [advanced], annual reports, logo design, etc. - Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles (Prime responsibility) - Clover SA - Kemtek - North-West University - Redken, L’Oreal, Kerastase - Various other.



Colorseps

• Rosebank

• Senior DTP / Designer and Studio Manager

  • May 2005 - Jan 2007

  Conceptualisation & creation of various media for print, from original brief to signed off final. Planning and applying large impositions. Preparing material for various print processes. Printing positives / negatives. Layout and design of various publications (Magazines and newsletters) - AutoMobile: Magazine for the RMI (Retail Motor Industry) - Rolling Insperations: Magazine for QuadPara Association of South Africa - ABB Engineering: Internal Communication for ABB Engineering - WesBank: Internal Communication for WesBank - Benchmark: Internal Communication for WesBank - ExcelYES: Internal Communication for Excel Service Stations. Show less



WASSP Advertising

• Bedfordview

• Senior DTP / Designer

  • Jul 2004 - Mar 2005

  Conceptualisation & creation of various media for print, from original brief to signed off final. - Midas Group (Prime responsibility) - Various other. Conceptualisation & creation of various media for print, from original brief to signed off final. - Midas Group (Prime responsibility) - Various other.



SA Auto Trader

• Randburg

• Team leader (2IC), DTP, Design and Paginator

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2004

  Planing & controlling of the workflow & design staff (Including Freelancers) Creation, duplication and adjustment of advertisements Customer liaison Planning of the imposition Pagination (Layout) of sections in magazine Sending runs to printers according to deadline Analysing and correcting errors on a weekly basis. Planing & controlling of the workflow & design staff (Including Freelancers) Creation, duplication and adjustment of advertisements Customer liaison Planning of the imposition Pagination (Layout) of sections in magazine Sending runs to printers according to deadline Analysing and correcting errors on a weekly basis.