Experience

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  Self-employed

  • South Africa

  • Learning Experience Designer

    • Apr 2021 - Present
    • South Africa

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  Cognician

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Learning Experience Designer

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Designing Digital Coaching Guides (COGS) that provide learners with powerful mental models to steer their thoughts and actions.

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  The Training Room Online

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Learning Experience and Instructional Designer

    • Mar 2018 - Apr 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Collaborating with project managers and internal functional teams to craft innovative e-learning solutions in line with client briefs and budgets. Another key responsibility in this position is to assist in identifying and mitigating any risks which may arise during a project.

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  Projects Abroad

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • E-learning Instructional Designer

    • Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Responsible for the overall production of e-learning courses designed to train and assimilate international volunteers, embarking on expeditions abroad. This position involves wearing multiple hats on a day to day basis in being accountable for the research, course design, content writing, multimedia authoring, facilitation and production of each project.

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  Digi Outsource

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Business Communication Course Director

    • Mar 2016 - May 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Designed and executed a course with a specific focus on the language used to express oneself in a multimedia environment.

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  Oxford English Academy

  • ESL teacher

    • Dec 2012 - Mar 2016

    Teaching English as a foreign language to live classes (predominantly adults) from beginner to advanced level. I also conducted a daily discussion lesson in the afternoons and assisted in preparing students for their monthly module tests. Additionally, I have taught a broad range of specialised classes, in group and private contexts such as Business English, IELTS and CAE exam preparation and Academic Skills. Other responsibilities included planning educational outings and running the school’s social activity programme. In September 2013, I was involved in a two month project with OEA, which consisted of the pioneering of two new schools in Libya, one in Misrata and the other in Tripoli. I assisted with the promotional aspects and marketing campaigns of the new schools and provided a voice recording for the radio advertisement. Other responsibilities in this position involved teacher training and level-placement testing. I was also responsible for writing, designing and dispatching the school's monthly newsletter.

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  Premiere Neige Ltd

  • Sainte Foy, France

  • Chalet Host

    • Dec 2011 - Jun 2012
    • Sainte Foy, France

    Chalet hosting at a ski resort in Sainte Foy, France for a winter season. My main job role was to serve guests, staying in catered accommodation, their breakfast and evening 5-course meals. Other duties included housekeeping, childcare and administrative tasks such as food and linen orders, restaurant bookings and client billing for additional services.

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  EF Englishtown

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Online English Teacher

    • Jul 2010 - Jul 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Taught English as a foreign language, online, utilising an interactive classroom and networking tools such as Skype. I was also involved in the grading and testing of students following both private and group lessons. I was occasionally expected to plan and design slides for specially requested lesson topics.

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  Brand inc Creative Group

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Multimedia Designer

    • Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Multimedia Design, specialising in illustration, animation and video editing. The job also involved a degree of web design, graphic design and preparing artwork for print. I was responsible for my own time management when completing briefs and liaising with clients in order to execute a final product that meets their requirements.