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UX/UI
Aug 2018 - Present (6 years)
I consult with Refresh on UX/UI for Pick n Pay, MobEats App and Mama Money. Occasionally report directly with the head of UX (Georgina Muirhead) for PnP on reverts and work directly with the founder for Mama Money.
Scope of work on Apps/Online/Tablets:
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- UX
- UI
Programs: Sketch, Jira, InVision, Adobe Photoshop CC
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Owner
Ginger and Moon
Cape Town, South Africa
Dec 2016 - Present (7 years 8 months)
I bring skills such as re-branding, graphic design, social media marketing, marketing direction, managing the creative process and using my last 13 years in the design and advertising industry to support my clients in order to make their brands grow.
Client portfolio (https://gingerandmoon.com/):
Virgule (October 2017 - July 2018): Social Media (Content creation and management)
Flash Display Solution (January 2017 - present) - Social Media (including Linkedin). Social media includes: Strategy, design, management and implementation.
Almond Creamery (April 2017 - August 2017) - Marketing Strategy, Social Media Strategy, Re-branding, PR, Web design and development, graphic design, DTP and promotions.
Lucsom.com: Web design and development using Wordpress
Coaltec.ltd: Web design and development using Wordpress
Veniandson.co.uk: Logo design, Web design and development using Wordpress
Virgin Active (freelance): Design and DTP
Medipod - Design, Social Media, PR and advertising (featured in SBR magazine and South Africa Cricket Magazine), blogging, manage websites and Development of marketing strategies aligned with business objectives. Plan and manage daily, weekly and monthly marketing activities independently. Events - we did a wetsuit rinse for Warmwater Weekend and pre-Ironman in P.E., as well as other sporting events.
Karin Bruckner Podiatrist - Design, Google Adwords, Social Media, PR (featured in Good Housekeeping Magazine) and advertising
Job Crystal - Design and DTP
3 Verse (freelance) - Art Direction, DTP and training staff in the Adobe Suite
Q Division (freelance) - Design, DTP and digital design for the V&A Waterfront Christmas campaign
My Pure Earth - Design and DTP
Beckley and Beckley - Design and DTP for TIC (Travel insurance) and eTravel
Counterpoint Asset Management - Design Fund Fact Sheets and QIR, redesign and strategies brand positioning
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Director
Oct 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 2 months)
Empanda Promotions became Empanda Boutique Agency.
At Empanda I provide the creative arm to the partnership. From re-branding, design, marketing direction, managing the creative process and using my last 11 years in the design and marketing industry to support our clients in order to make their brands grow.
Current work:
Medipod - Design, Social Media, PR, advertising and fixing the distribution (did social media and design for Karin 3 years ago).
Karin Bruckner Podiatrist - Design, Social Media, PR and advertising
Flash Display Solution - Social Media (including Linkedin)
3 Verse - Art Direction, DTP and training staff in the Adobe Suite
Q Division - Design, DTP and digital design
Push Fitness Apparel - Apparel design and DTP
My Pure Earth - Design and DTP
Doctor Aseem Malhotra - Web design, project management and blogging
The Almond Creamery - Web design and development, graphic design and DTP
Howard Beckley - Design and DTP for TIC (Travel insurance) and eTravel
Counterpoint Asset Management: Design Fund Fact Sheets and QIR, redesign and strategies brand positioning
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Freelance Manager/Client Service/ Traffic Management/Graphic/Web Designer
Cape Town, South Africa
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 (11 months)
While managing/traffic managing a team of 2 developers, I quote for & design websites. I liaise with clients and freelancers to make sure all parties are happy, proving a high quality of Client Service. I also help brand new companies. Clients: Hi-Q, Sugar Free Revolution, in-search... And as of October 2015 I am on a freelance bases so am ready to design.
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Freelance DTP and Art Director
Bletchley Park
Cape Town, South Africa
Oct 2014 - Nov 2014 (1 month)
Helped Bletchley when their Art Director was on holiday.
Art Directing Bronx Shoes photo- shoot, retouching and designing the billboard to FA.
Design and Art Directing Wealth Corps new CI.
Design and DTP for Lindt Hello.
Along with other smaller clients.
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DTP and Art Direction
Cape Town, South Africa
Jul 2011 - Jun 2014 (2 years 11 months)
I was hired as a DTP artist, my first client being Coca-Cola. Since then I have become head of Coca-Cola making sure all artwork meets the CI and standards of the brand.
My clients vary from SAB (Hansa and Carling), Kimberley Clark (Huggies, Baby Soft, Kleenex and Kotex), Coca-Cola, Justine, Beame and Clover.
I was then promoted to Art Director after helping conceptualise new campaigns for over 2 years. I believe I have grown from strength to strength in this field. I have been given more responsibility inside the Art Directing role and completed a few campaigns from the development of concepts to design, straight threw to finished art which I believe makes me an all round asset.
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3 month contract designer
TBWA Durban
Nov 2010 - Jan 2011 (2 months)
Correspond with the Art Director.
Online banners, Posters, flyers, adverts in magazines, newspapers and instore. All SPAR related
advertisement.
Conceptual meeting would take place where we all contributed our ideas for Spar TV advertisements.
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English Teacher
NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
May 2009 - Aug 2010 (1 year 3 months)
Conversational English Teacher
Preparing daily lesson plans as well as examinations.
(Examinations would take place after each topic had been completed.)
Semester outlines.
Making sure that lesson plans were fit according to each group of students course outline.
Advising students who’s English was poor to study further with certain medias to fit their
weaknesses.
Making sure that students were constantly interested and keen to learn English.
General class discipline and motivation.
Students’ ages ranged from 17 - 26 years old.
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1 month contract designer
Octarine
Mar 2009 - Mar 2009
Brochure, Magazine and layout design
Correspond with the Md and finalize deadlines as well as print requests with the clients.
Design work included Gold Circle.
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Graphic Designer
ABSCISSA.COM, Jokers Masquerade, Fancy Dress Warehouse
Jul 2007 - Sep 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Abscissa.com has two companies under its title:
Jokers’ Masquerade - www.joke.co.uk
Fancy dress Warehouse - www.fancydresswarehouse.com
I was responsible for designing all elements for both companies from Web banners,
E-letters to Brochures, billboards, online web banners and Advertisement leaflets for newspapers.
I responded directly to the Marketing Manager and took on any clients and design responsibilities.
When a line of fancy dress costumes became popular I would redesign the costume giving it our unique branding. As well as designing costumes for the Marketing Manager from scratch and tweaking it when they came back from the manufacturers.
Art directed a photo shoot for Newbury Rugby Team in our costumes to advertise them in the Newbury Rugby magazine.
Setting up print for repro.
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Graphic Designer
Silver Banana
Oct 2006 - Mar 2007 (5 months)
Bellow the line Design
Conceptualizing, Design and layout of Cd’s, Business cards, Flyers, Posters, corporate ID,
Corporate folders, Advertisements etc…
Interaction with client to establish customer needs
Setting up for print in-house and repro
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Graphic Designer
Digi
Feb 2005 - Oct 2006 (1 year 8 months)
Bellow the line Design
Conceptualizing, Design and layout of Cd’s, Business cards, Flyers, Posters, corporate ID,
Corporate folders, Advertisements etc…
Negotiation and ordering of paper, stationery and material
Compilation of quotations to suit customer requirements
Interaction with client to establish customer needs
Setting up for print in-house and repro
Responsible for assuring clients pay the accounts