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Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Cape Town And Johannesburg

The time spent as Editor on the Business Day HomeFront and Sunday Times Neighborhood involved, sourcing and editing content, subbing all articles and writing original native material. The initial requirement was was to produce the two publications every two weeks. But later turned into being published online every week with a print edition hitting the.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Turn-key Custom Publishing Contract to produce SAPOA's property industry, business to business magazine, both digitally, online and in print.The contract included creating SAPOA's Register, and being able to be available for other turn-key work, such as the Annual Innovative Awards for Excellence coffee table book, annual research literature and.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• I reported directly to the MD and owner of the company. The initial objective was the rationalising of all production systems and procedures, as well as to look at reducing costs, both in personnel and print, as well.
• Day to day running involved working with the finance department signing off invoices as well as salaries, dealing with legal matters, recruitment and sadly dismissals, generally making sure that all personnel turned up.
• Oversight of the studio meant ensuring workflow was being adhered to, holding regular weekly and close to deadline, daily production meetings, guiding and making decisions on media placement on flat plans as well as.
• Monitoring of the creative process and ensuring that the style and design standards was adhered to, and where necessary, recommend and alter design. Have a last look at material prior to print.
• Print purchasing meant finding suitable printers who were able to 1) print to the required quality, 2) Print on budget 3) Deliver the magazines to the various distribution points.
• A follow on from this was the liaison between third parties, i.e. distribution, mailing and delivery companies.

Bahrain

Responsible for the overall public visual perception of the Al Hilal Group, with specific responsibility of overseeing a 16 strong creative team, offering media solutions to advertisers as well as providing below-the-line design and marketing solutions such as company reports, specialist books and marketing collateral to external clients.

Doha, Qatar

Responsibilities included business development, with the prime objective to get the Al Hilal Group name into the Qatar market, which meant developing client relationships and advertising support for Al Hilal's 10+ magazine portfolio as well as searching out publishing opportunities. Client servicing played a major part in the developing the Hilal Group.

Bahrain

This was a stopgap position, where I was brought in to service and develop the branding and awareness of Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Co) below-the-line. I was also responsible for research and pitch development to enable FP7 to maintain and retain Gulf Air as a client. The work on Channel Marketing involved the examination of retail outlets, brand.

Bahrain

Euro RSCG Promopub decided that they needed a presence in Bahrain; I was requested to head up the Creative side of the operation. The Head of Studio responsibilities included: Managing and coordinating all material, text and images, working up flat plans for publications, generating new concepts, budgeting and overseeing the production of all creative.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Produced Direct Marketing material, local campaigns and Gift with Purchase material, as well as designing and publishing in-house and onboard airline magazines. Clients included, Philips, Davidoff, Lancaster, Chanel, Waterman and Air France, Kuwait Airways, Lotus, Shorouk, and Midwest Airlines in Egypt, Oman Air and Gulf Air. I also produced all multimedia.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The work was varied, producing turn-key below-the-line material for clients such as Ernst & Young Accountants and Auditors, EMI music, Emirates Airlines, Hatta Fort Hotel, Lloyds Bank TSB, Commercial Union Insurance and the UAE Civil Aviation Authority. Developed Multi-media material for Fujairah International Airport and Le Meridian Hotel, Abu Dhabi and.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

This was a one-year project, to develop the Books Publishing Division, and to oversee specialist launch publications, such as souvenir books and annual reports.

London, United Kingdom

Design Studio Manager for the Advertising and Marketing Department responsible for 6 designers, creating advertising and marketing material for Nursing Times, Therapy Weekly and Nature magazine as well a producing daily material for conferences and exhibitions, which consisted of stand design, producing panels and banners and also coordinating the 3M.

Abingdon - Near Oxford - United Kingdom

Responsible for the production of conference material and papers and Surgery, Surgical Nurse magazines.

London, United Kingdom

Various freelance positions, working on a number of titles like Auto Express a weekly magloid for Punch Publications, the Financial Times Magazine and no stint in freelance publishing design in the UK would be complete without a period of time with the Radio Times magazine, laying out listings and designing the occasional cover.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Left the United Kingdom and moved to Motivate Publishing in Dubai, where I was responsible for re-designing and re-launching What’s On magazine, and as a result of the redesign, the stable of magazines grew. With my woman’s magazine experience we acquired Emirates Woman, which I re-designed and re-launched, setting new standards for printing and publishing.

Woolwich - United Kingdom

Responsible for the design and layout of AutoTrade, Electronic Engineering Magazines as well as Travel Trade Gazette

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Started as Assistant Art Editor, my first full time employment, After six months I was promoted to art editor for Nurseryman and Garden Centre Magazine as well as Large Mixed Retail Magazine.

London, United Kingdom

Whilst at college, during my vacations, I worked as an intern for the National Magazine Company as a junior in the art departments of Good Housekeeping Magazine, She and the advertising art department of Harpers and Queen.

Art Teacher Certificate, Art/Art Studies, General

Post Graduate teacher training course

Ba, Communication Graphics

Gce O Levels