Graphic Designer, Admin, Sales
Resume:
Antoinette Janse van Rensburg
Wilderness, George, South Africa
******@*****.***
Personal Data
Date of Birth: 25 August 1977
Gender: Female
Nationality: South African
Profile:
Highly motivated and driven
Excellent analytical skills
Ability to perform tasks efficiently with determination
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work independently and also as a team member
Focused, energetic worker
Ability to adapt easily and to work under pressure with a sense of urgency
Customer service oriented
Excellent team player with a positive work attitude
Education/ Qualifications 1993 – 2009
Key Courses:
1993-1995 National Senior Certificate - Secretarial Diploma
Subjects: (Office Practice; Computer practice; Information Processing;
Art of Entertaining; Vocational Orientation; Business Afrikaans and English)
1995-1997 Roodepoort College – Cape Wine Academy (N5)
1998-1999 New Horizon Computer Centre – Administrator – Certification Program
2000 Professional Childcare College – First Aid Level 1
2001 Damelin College – Basic Bookkeeping
2002 South African Safety Academy – Marine Fire Fighting; First Aid at Sea
2003 Carnival Cruise Lines – (Miami, Florida, USA, Unicorn) – Crowd Management
2006 SA Print College – Electronic Prepress Certificate – (DTP / Graphic Design)
2009 A.O.C.S. – First Aid Level 1
Career History Present to Past SUMMARISED VERSION
PA/Designer - MCM (April 2022 – Recent)
Duties: Branding of Machines, Communicating with China, General Office Duties, Designing of Adverts for Facebook, Printing (Banners, Gazebos, Signs), Assisting with Sales, Managing Monday.com.
Freelancer (November 2019 – March 2022)
Duties: Contract work for Blitsdruk, Traders Auction, Boardwalk Lodge
Moved to Wilderness (September 2019)
Graphic Designer/Layout Artist - Malnor (April 2017 – August 2019)
Duties: Designing and layout of monthly and yearly magazines. Dealing with clients, creating adverts for them. Ensuring all information is correct and artwork is correct for productions.
Graphic Designer - Jetline Printers (April 2015 – December 2016)
Duties: Designing all type of media, for all types of companies. Getting files ready for print, checking colours, die-traces etc.
Layout Artist - Makro Head Office (April 2014 – March 2015)
Duties: Assisting with templates, Integration and layout of artwork – description of products, making sure that all work has been done correctly, making sure all jobs are on time, and all deadlines are adhered to.
Designer & Admin - Freelance Designer (January 2014 – March 2014)
Duties: Private Clients; design of an outdoor magazine, CD designs, vehicle wrapping design
DTP Operator - House of Print (June 2013 – December 2013)
Duties: Client liaison. Checking & Designing of Artwork; advising clients on artwork; CI Standard on Companies, Layout for POS, Music and Corporate CI
DTP Manager - Sisonke Printers (April 2012 – May 2013)
Duties: Smooth running of department; client liaison; checking and advising clients on artwork; distributing of work; control of workflow; daily production meetings; general admin of my departments staff (4) salaries and overtime. Interviews and new appointments;
Designing of artwork; CI standard on Companies; Ensuring that the company is running smoothly to get great results every month.
Graphic Designer/DTP Operator - Artone Press/HOP (April 2007 – April 2012)
Duties: Localizing international artwork for South Africa. Designing of booklets, leaflets, banners to mention a few. Correspondence with all clients on all levels – Working on Mac, PC’s and Image setter. Printing of Chromalins and Bond Proofs Setting up of Cliché’s, die’s, embossing blocks and spot UV- training of new staff –Assisting the General Manager with designs and correspondence. Meeting deadlines daily.
Career High lights
Selected as College Representative Hostess at selected Business Seminars. Elected as one of five seniors to manage and organise the Seniors Farewell Functions
At Artone Press I was responsible for the planning of their open day and taking charge of it, my responsibilities being the Marketing strategy, designing of all products to showcase our Company and machines. As well as create a theme for the day that would incorporate the Company. The day was a huge success and I received personal thanks from the Managing Directors and Managers.
I was also asked by the Managing Director to write a couple of articles that were published in the Caxton Magazine, to which my personal photo was affixed. Other designing jobs I was given varied from company Mergers to managing director’s retirements – I was also selected on a yearly basis to design the Company’s stationery and Calendar. I Played a major part in the necessary adverts and marketing products for the company
I was requested by clients for assistance in the marketing of their products and/or design of a product for a specific market. My clients were for example to mention but a few: - Universal Music, Select Music, Sony BMG, Coleske, and Nu-Metro. And the products that were designed by me were: -DVD’s, CD’s, Magazines, Flyers, Banners, Posters, Calendars, Point of Sale Products and Standees.
At Rainbow Scan, I got the job to design the Crawford Fourways yearly magazine. I felt very honored to be receiving this, as per the headmaster at the time, (SA Print College) said I had loads of experience, this was my first design after I received my diploma in graphic design.
Technical Proficiencies
Computer Literacy
Proficient in Windows, internet, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
(CS6) Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Freehand, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Pitstop
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