Graphic Web Designer

+27-73-225-**** Randburg, Johannesburg

*******@*****.*** www.ignatiouskachingamire.co.za

IGNATIOUS KACHINGAMIRE

GRAPHIC-WEB DESIGNER

EXPERIENCE

**** - ****

Africa Health

Placements

Graphic-Web Designer

Responsibilities:

Highly creative and versatile Multimedia

Designer, with more than 10 years

extensive experience in visualisation of

ideas into creative functional and

interactive design solutions for print and

online media, through computer-drawing,

digital design, branding and any other

pixel craft. After graduating with Honours

Degree in Creative Art and Design I have

been helping diverse and exceptional

companies create highly compelling

corporate Identity (branding), marketing

material and websites. Clear

understanding of modern technology and

latest design trends . Very strong

organisational, communication skills,

Team- player and a good listener willing to

share and impart skills among colleagues

and learn more.

PROFILE

• Meet with Head of Organisational Design (HOD) and creative team, for briefing and brainstorm sessions to determine project scope and set timelines.

• Execution and managing of graphic design projects from conceptualizing visuals based on design brief, to collaboration with printers and delivery of final print product.

• Digital Design – Website design, development and maintenance, emailer design and development, designing visuals for social media covers and posts.

• Print Design – Visualisation and layout of marketing collateral that includes stationery, infographic posters, newsletters, brochures and training materials, ensuring consistence with style guide and emphasis on end-user, and getting them print ready.

• Presenting design concepts and ideas to the HOD and the creative team during critique sessions. Also presenting final print or digital products to departments that will use or implement it. 2014 - 2019

Mpisi Group

Graphic-Web Designer

Responsibilities:

• Management of the complete print and digital design processes for all sub-companies under Mpisi Group, from conceptualization, design execution, presenting concepts and final designs to marketing and management teams, online and print products delivery and distribution.

• Print Design - Designing graphics and layouts for print that includes logos, company profiles, annual reports, brochures, events invitations, calendars, diaries, stationery, presentations and other different marketing collateral.

• Sourcing and branding of corporate gifts that includes t-shirts, pens, mugs and many more.

• Digital Design - Designing and developing websites front-end and back-end using different languages (css, html, php) and online platforms like WordPress.

• Photography - Managing all facets of photo shoots both for onsite (events, warehouse operations and in office) and studio, including scheduling, designing sets, shooting, photo editing, collaborating with relevant departments.

• Video production - Events and company operations video filming and editing.

Graphic Design

Web Design

Photography

Video filming & Editing

Social Media

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Dreamweaver

Premier Pro

Lightroom

WordPress

HTML

CSS

Mailchimp

Everlytic

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

TOOLS

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• Collaborating with marketing, management and different departments teams in executing projects.

• Social Media – Administrate creation of content by different departments, design posts and retrieve social media reports, analyse them with marketing department for their marketing strategy development.

EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Bachelor of Technology in Creative Art

and Design (Honours) Degree

Chinhoyi University / Chinhoyi / Zimbabwe

2003 - 2007

Advanced Level Certi cate

Fatima High School / Lupane / Zimbabwe

2000 - 2001

Ordinary Level Certi cate

Regina Mundi Secondary School / Lupane

/ Zimbabwe

1995 - 1998

EDUCATION

2012 - 2013

CZU Studio

Graphic-Web Designer / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Management - from briefing to completion, that is meeting with clients for project needs analysis, to discuss expectations and desired project outcomes, project costing, project scheduling, project timeline management,

conceptualisation, designing and development process, pitching concepts, and delivery either print or online.

• Keeping everyone up to date on projects status – Management

(Art Director), clients, creative team and leasing with other stakeholders with input into the project.

• Writing and submitting weekly projects report to the Art Director, regarding projects progress status and tasks for each team member.

• Working from a brief with a copywriter, developers and other members of the creative team in project execution and generating design concepts to present to the clients.

• Graphic design - for print and digital formats, ensuring brand consistency across all marketing channels for recognition.

• Website design – front-end website design and development using html, css, php and custom CMS system (Olio), ensuring its user friendly (responsive) and optimised for fast and easy accessibility by making sure technical SEO is implemented. Conducting cross-browser usability testing and across all gadgets.

• Retrieving google analytics reports, analysing them for internal use and reporting to clients.

• Online marketing – Design and developing online banner adverts and e-marketing materials including electronic invites and newsletters.

• Photography – Onsite product photoshoot, take high quality photos, edit them by deep-etching, colour correct and manipulating them into new compositions for online use on websites, newsletters and social media posts.

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EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Tanya Petzer

Head of Organisational Design

Africa Health Placements

Tel: 011-***-****

Cell: 083-***-****

Email: ******@***.***.**

Heilet

HR Supervisor

Mpisi Trading 74

Cell: 063-***-****

Tel: 011-***-**** / 5927

Email: ******@*****.***

Tania van den Berg

CEO

CZU Studio

Tel: 011-***-****

Cell: 078-***-**** / 084-***-****

Email: ****@****.**.**

Collens Katsande

CEO

Siyaka Marketing

Tel: 010-***-****

Cell: 061-***-**** / 072-***-****

Email: *******@**************.***

REFERENCES

2009 - 2012

Siyaka Holdings

Graphic Web Designer

Responsibilities:

• Graphic Design - Lead in the design, development of graphic elements and layouts to establish company corporate identity and branding, and implementing it across all collateral items that includes brochures, flyers, company profiles, advertisements, signages, vehicle branding, indoor and outdoor signage ensuring they are print ready.

• Website design and development using photoshop,

Dreamweaver, css and html

• Developing website banners and banner ads using adobe flash and photoshop

• Website cross browser testing, updating and maintenance

• Leasing with printers who have input in production and delivery of final print products, and communicating with print material suppliers in ordering printing raw materials.

• Helping accounts department to generate quotations for clients, based on project brief.

• Operating wide format printing and cutting machine for printing banners that includes flag banners, roll-up banners, stickers and signage vinyl.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

2008 - 2009

Greystone

Property

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

• Design and layout of monthly property listing magazine and making them print ready

• Designing print adverts and sending them to print houses

• Scheduling printing and leasing with printers on production of magazines.

• Properties photoshoots and editing pictures.

• Corporate branding - designing of stationery, signage and vehicle branding

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