Experience

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  Roseworks Design

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Owner, Freelance Art Director & Graphic Designer

    • Dec 1997 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Main Responsibilities: Taking the brief, concept origination, design and copywriting, presentation of deliverables, managing the production process, adherence to budget.Nature of Work: Advertisements, Corporate Identities, Logo Design, Brochures, Flyers, Posters, Invitations, Web banners, Book layout, Packaging Design, Wix Website Design, Copywriting

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  Self Employed Freelancer

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Graphic Designer & Copywriter

    • Mar 1995 - Dec 1997
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Nature of Work: Freelance Art Director & Copywriter Freelance Clients: Y&R, Ogilvy Mather, The Gap Advertising, Berry Bush Advertising, Ad Makers, Wilson Keller/Bosman Johnson Advertising, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Advertising College of SAReason for Termination: I built up enough revenue to set up my own business

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  Y&R

  • Finished Artist / DTP

    • Mar 1994 - Mar 1995

    Nature of Work: Design, Photo Retouching, Finished ArtReason for Leaving: I wanted to start my own business and freelanced back to Y&R

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  Self-Employed Freelancer

  • Graphic Designer / Copywriter

    • Nov 1993 - Mar 1994

    Nature of Work: Freelance DTP operator, Art Director, Copywriter, Casting AssistantFreelance Clients: Y&R Retail, Ad Makers Advertising, Traffik Casting AgencyReason for Termination: I was offered a full time job at Y&R

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  Kalamazoo Business Systems

  • Graphic Designer / Copywriter

    • Mar 1992 - Nov 1993

    Nature of Work: Marketing for Kalamazoo, Mason Stationers, Trend Travel, Graphic Design, Copywriting, Editor & Designer of 3 monthly corporate editorials, part of a start-up division of Kalamazoo called Zoo Productions, directed and edited a corporate video for Apple Technologies.Reason for Leaving: I wanted to pursue other creative opportunities

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  Cape & Transvaal Printers

  • Graphic Designer / Copywriter / Marketing Assistant

    • Jun 1991 - Feb 1992

    Nature of Work: Marketing assistant for The Beaumont Press, copywriting for SA Litho, designed CTP’s Corporate Race Day invitation packsReason for Leaving: CEO offered me a position at one of his other companies

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  Self-Employed Freelancer

  • Wardrobe, Stylist and Production Assistant

    • Nov 1990 - Jun 1991

    During the last few months at varsity and for the first year after my degree, I worked for various production houses on the following TV commercials: Netbank, Sealy Posturepedic, Woolworths, M-Net Environment, Jet Stores, Benson & Hedges and Body MistReason for Termination: I sought more financial stability