PROFILE

To excel in my field through hard work, research, skills and

perseverance. To work in a globally competitive environment on challenging assignments that will yield the twin benefits of job satisfaction and steady paced professional growth. SKILLS WORK EXPERIENCE

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2012 - 2022: SENIOR GRAPHIC / UI-UX DESIGNER

PLAN B DESIGN STUDIO®

Contract Senior level position at Plan B Design Studio® in the Design sector in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Benefits: Medical Aid, Annual Bonus.

2007 - 2011 SENIOR GRAPHIC / WEB DESIGNER

PRIMEDIA UNLIMITED

Senior level position at Primedia Unlimited (X/procure®) in the Software Development sector in Johannesburg, South Africa

(Gauteng). Benefits: Annual Bonus.

Reason for Leaving: Moved back to kzn to take care of my mom 2001 - 2006 DESIGN STUDIO MANAGER / WEBMASTER

WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM -UKWENZA STUDIOS

Senior level position at Ukwenza Studios at Wits Health Consortium in Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng). Benefits: Medical Aid, Pension Fund. Cell Phone, laptop.

Reason for Leaving: Retrenched

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AFRIKAANS

ZULU

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

CORELDRAW

ADOBE INDESIGN

WORDPRESS

ADOBE PREMIER

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS

ADOBE XD

FIGMA

CAREER OBJECTIVE

I am a highly motivated and highly skilled individual using my artistic and creative skills in the Design & Development field. PREGI GOVENDER

Senior Graphic / UI-UX Designer

- PET CARE

PREGI GOVENDER

Senior Graphic / UI-UX Designer

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» Current Skills

» Working Life Employment

Adobe Illustrator CC 2020

Adobe Photoshop 2020

Adobe Indesign CC 2020

Adobe Premier CC 2020

CorelDraw 2020

Adobe XD CC 2020 (Web/App Design)

Figma (Web/App Design)

Acrobat Pro DC

Adobe Fireworks CC

Adobe After Effects 2020

Adobe Dreamweaver CC (Web Design)

Adobe Animate

WordPress (Web Design)

Joomla (Web Design)

Bootstrap Studio 5 (Web Design)

Balsamiq (Web/App Design)

Visual Studio

Microsoft Office

MailChimp

Cpanel, Plesk

Elementor, Beaver Builder, WPBakery

Web Hosting

Android Studio 3.2

DotNet Nuke, Drupal

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Senior Graphic /Web & UI-UX Designer

Contract Senior level position at Plan B Design Studio® in the Design sector in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Benefits: Medical Aid, Annual Bonus.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design & produce marketing communications (print & Web) pieces for a variety of clients.

• Edit/Encode Video with Adobe Premier and After Effects.

• Website Design/Maintenance.

• Manage website traffic

• Animated Banners Web and E-mailer Design.

• Collaborate with creative team, internal account teams and clients to develop creative solutions and translate those solutions through a variety of channels.

• Content management, SEO

• Mentor other designers (staff, freelance, interns, etc.).

• Pro-actively recommend creative communications for marketing proposals.

• Work with internal business partners to ensure that a creative theme is included throughout all pre- sale proposals.

• Design of marketing communication pieces including overall theme development, individual piece designs, etc.

• Operate Large format & flatbed printers and vinyl cutters (Roland / HP / Ocè / Zund).

• Manage production of all print pieces from conception to completion.

• Attend press checks as needed.

• Maintain quality check on all pieces.

• Deliver the communication package within the agreed upon budget and time-line.

• Creatively seek out new products and maintain cutting edge industry knowledge. DETAILED INFORMATION

Manager - Senior Graphic Designer / Webmaster

Contract, senior level position at Ukwenza Studios Wits Health Consortium in Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng). Benefits: Medical Aid, Pension Fund. Cell Phone, laptop. Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management and supervision of the Senior Graphic designer, Graphic Designer, Solutions Developer and the Studio Assistant.

• Track resource use and project progress, present new ideas for company.

• Controlling workflow and production.

• Design, develop and negotiate contracts with clients, approves all quotes and selects appropriate print house to be used.

• Assist in costing of all products and any conflicts around tasks and invoices.

• Maintains the Ukwenza Studios website.

• Plan and architect website development and maintenance.

• Lead, guide and mentor web designers and web programmers.

• Build applications, databases and websites.

• Perform analysis of projects’ specifications and issues.

• Content management, SEO

• Manage website traffic

• Maintain and manage web servers, database servers and website hosting.

• Create and implement robust, secure and usable web applications.

• Create websites using SQL Server, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, XML and cascading style sheets.

• Integrate best practices in custom-built web applications.

• Analyze and implement web-based solutions to complex issues.

• Interface with project managers, account executives and clients while building websites.

• PowerPoint presentations.

• Manage Large format printers and vinyl cutters (Roland / HP).

• Mentor other designers.

• Managing the design studio staff and consumables.

• Project management, Liasing with external printers and production houses.

• Prioritising, planning and scheduling all tasks to be completed ensuring that deadlines are met.

• Return the completed layouts to the originator for full proof-reading of all text, approval of pictures and layout and signing off as correct and accepted.

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Senior Graphic /WEB Designer / UI -UX Design

Senior level position at Primedia Unlimited (X/procure®) in the Software Development sector in Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng). Benefits: Annual Bonus. Duties & Responsibilities

• Software User Interface Design.

• Design and update content for all Clicks and Dis-Chem LCD screens.

• Design new skins for updated software before roll-out

• Design & produce marketing communications (print & Web) pieces for a variety of clients.

• Edit/Encode Video with Adobe Premier and After Effects.

• Website Design/Maintenance.

• Content management, SEO

• Manage website traffic

• Print/Web Ad Design, Identity Design.

• Corporate Identity Design and development

• Design of posters, manuals, letterheads, invitations, brochures, in-house stationery, annual and donor reports, display boards, PowerPoint presentations.

• Assisting clients with the conception and layout calculating costs.,

• Present new ideas for company.

• Controlling workflow and production.

• Prioritising, planning and scheduling all tasks to be completed ensuring that deadlines are met.

» Achievements

» Education

Completed

05/2011

1ST - Primedia logo design competition

Fashion Media

04/2009

1ST - Primedia logo design competition

Mall Active

06/2004

3RD - Corel International Design Competition

R. Altman & Asasociates

High School/Grade 12 (Matric)

User Experience Design

Georgia Institute of Technology

Figma - Google Certified

Create High- Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma A+ Certified

CompTIA (Computer Technology Industry Association) CIW Professional (Certified Internet Webmaster)

New Horizons - Johannesburg, South Africa

CIW Associate (Certified Internet Webmaster)

New Horizons - Johannesburg, South Africa

Advanced CSS and Sass:

FlexBox, Grid, Animations and more!

» Personal Information

Languages

English - Read, Write, Speak

Afrikaans - Read, Write, Speak

Zulu - Speak

Drivers License – Code 08

Willing to Relocate

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