Experience

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  Self Employed - Graphic Design

  • London, United Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa

  • Graphic Designer

    • Feb 2001 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa

    Years of retaining clients like Engen, NHS and EOH with freelance design. - Lead design kick-offs and develop wireframes for website projects (*This includes mapping out the user experience, prototyping and testing.)- Coordinate with other resources when building out a new website - Formulate brand identities for brands with supporting visual assets- Create visual concepts to support multimedia marketing campaigns - Touch on a variety of print and digital projects for corporate clients(*Anything from infographics to flyers, posters, pitch decks, etc.)

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  Idea Corporation

  • Cape Town, South Africa

  • Graphic Designer, Studio Manager & Business Partner

    • 1994 - 2000
    • Cape Town, South Africa

    - Worked on projects from conceptualisation to final product(*These included identity designs, stationary, POPs, newsletters, annual reports, brochures, posters, internal publications, labels and signage)- Create corporate identity strategies for certain target audiences (*Mainly for non-profit, educations, retail and tourism companies)- Manage creative resources and brief in tasks for certain projects- Assist production teams with coordination, budgeting and execution- Manage account management tasks such as briefing and invoicing- Brainstorm new design ideas and pitch new concepts to clients

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  • Production Staff

    • Jan 1991 - Dec 1993

    Various Production-Based Roles:*These roles mainly included the following:- Run messages or items for the film production cast and crew- Undertake errands assigned by production heads and editors- Assist with film screening, sound operation and features selection- Coordinate and plan the video and photography shoots (*on and off set)- Assist video production with the creation of visual assets for specific sets- Edit raw files into video content, including sound editing and visual effects