Litho & Digital Print Services / Social Media Content Creator - REVARO - Muldersdrift
(2025-10 - 2025-12)
Concrete & Equipment company. Reporting to Terence Clutty, Marketing Department.
- Design, layout and preparing print-ready artwork
- Adverts for relevant magazines
- Brochures and booklets
- Online files for sales department distribution
- Creating Social Media posts (LinkedIn, Facebook & Instagram)
- AI played an important role in creating eye-catching posts for Revaro's intended earth moving industry
- Creation of needed backgrounds to enhance the product being advertised
Lead Graphic Designer - Corporate Junction - Wynberg
(2023-02 - 2025-07)
Signage Company based in Wynberg. Reporting to Belinda.
- Design, layout and preparation of print-ready artwork
- Ensuring artwork and layout in accordance with relevant project regarding signage installation
- Setting up detailed installation sheets of technical aspects and layout of signs being manufactured
- Showing inner profile, side profile of returns, arrangement of LEDs wiring as per sketched brief
- Creating realistic mock-ups of manufactured signs and how they would appear where installed
- Considering height, placement, directional placement, lighting and eye-catching elements
- Setting up artwork for wide format print
- Creating mock-ups
Graphic Designer - ROCAM Signs
(2023-04 - 2023-06)
3 Month Contract. Primary client FNB. Reporting to Cherice Steenkamp, Human Resources.
- Ensuring all responsibilities fell within FNB CI standards as FNB nationwide were revamping their Head Office, all branches and subsidiary branches
- Wide-format print and artwork preparation for internal and external signage and light boxes
- Efficiency, attention to detail, and correct authentic representations regarding visual proofs
- Teamwork with projects delivered in accordance with FNB and Rocam timelines while multitasking non-related clients
- Use of Mimaki wide-format printer
Freelance Graphic Designer - Karen Urlberger Graphic Design & DTP
(2016-01)
Freelance DTP service offering flexible work arrangements.
- Logo & Brand Identity
- Business Cards & Corporate Stationery
- Posters, Banners & Signage
- Social Media Graphics
- Website Graphics
- Print ready Artwork & Pre Press Setup Ready
- Photo editing & retouching
- Customized wallpaper design
- Offered flexibility around young son
- One to one client interaction
- Remotely operated during COVID period
- Maintained existing clients and acquired new business, both digital and pre-order litho work
Print Graphic Designer / Digital Publisher / Layout Artist & Typesetter - Phobian Forms
(2012-04 - 2016-01)
Reporting to Nick Vikos.
- Qualified in Litho and Digital Wide-format print services
- Branding, package design, typography, digital & print repro environment
- Understanding of print colour separation for PC-to-Plate processes, colour breakdown
- Highly qualified knowledge of both CMYK & RGB processes for media print & digital
- Conceptualize designs; prepare mockups, and final designs for printing
- Develop designs based on clients' requirements with appropriate software
- Excellent communication skills with clear and concise communication
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
- Create visual elements such as logos, original images, and illustrations
- Meet with clients to understand briefs
- Update clients on progress, changes, and adjustments
- Work in tandem with clients on designs based on requirements, modifications, and feedback
Print Graphic Designer & Digital DTP Typesetter - Status Forms
(2008-10 - 2009-10)
Production, Litho & Digital Environment. Reporting to Kotie.
- Branding, typography, digital & print repro environment
- Understanding of print colour separation for PC-to-Plate processes, colour breakdown
- Highly qualified knowledge of both CMYK & RGB processes for media print and digital
- Conceptualize designs, prepare mockups, and finalize designs for printing
- Develop designs based on clients' requirements with appropriate software
- Excellent communication skills with clear and concise communication
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
- Follow CI rules & brief
Graphic Designer / DTP Operator - Up & Down Signs
(2007-04 - 2007-08)
5 Month Contract work. Reporting to Nadia.
- Litho Print Designer & Digital Wide Format Layout Artist/Pre press
- Printing of Business Cards, Flyers, Brochures, Banners, Invoice Books
- Street signage, directional signage & Marketing in accordance to CI rule
- Highly customer orientated in a retail environment
Designer / DTP Operator & Layout Artist - Parrot Products
(2012-05 - 2024-12)
Print & Digital contract work. Reporting to Liezel Kok.
- Create/design accessories to fit purchased products from Parrot Products
- Design artwork as per clients request/specs
- Branding stationery, silkscreen print, litho print, laser print setup
- Ensure artwork correctly sized to suit product purchased
Graphic Design / DTP Layout Artist - Craison Freelance
(2005-01 - 2006-12)
Freelance work. Contact: Lisa Jerome.
- Flyers, Business Cards, Brochures, Magazines, Company Profile
- All work and projects rendered include all responsibilities of freelance graphic design
- Setting up artwork in accordance with the company's profile
- Preparation of visual presentations
- Communicate Craisons intended message of the project visually to their specified audience with type, colour, and images
Junior Graphic Designer & DTP Typesetter, assistant to Head Designer - Master Print
(2003-06 - 2004-03)
Reporting to Shawn Bailey.
- Assist Head/Lead Designer in all tasks requested
- Assist in the creation of visual content including digital and print
- Designing graphics for Company CI's, presentations, brochures, business cards, posters, logos
- Ensure design work aligns with the company's brand guidelines/consistency
- Adhere to feedback from senior designer, revisions, mockups, colour, and typography
- Artwork print-ready
Design & Web Content Creator / PA to Owner - Astraweb
(2000-04 - 2003-08)
Internship for web design under Bruce Hepburn.
- Learning & understanding to read and execute HTML into web pages
- Learning & understanding/reading HTML code to ensure pages are displayed/working correctly
- Incorporation of JavaScript
- Designing of pages using Photoshop, CorelDraw, Illustrator, Microsoft Word
- GIF Animation
- Developed desire to enter the world of Lithography and Flexographic
