Graphic Designer Senior
Resume:
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
CONTACT
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LANGUAGES
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2012 - 2024 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
ENGLISH
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
ONLINE PORTFOLIO
WEB/UI-UX PORTFOLIO
» Current Skills
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
Corel Bryce
» Working Life Employment
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.
• Website Design/Maintenance, manage website traffic SEO
• Animated Banners Web and E-mailer Design.
• Pro-actively recommend creative communications for marketing proposals.
• Work with internal business partners to ensure that a creative theme is included throughout all pre-sales
• Design of marketing communication pieces including overall theme development.
• Manage production of all print pieces from conception to completion.
• Deliver the communication package within the agreed upon budget and time-line.
• Creatively seek out new products and maintain cutting edge industry knowledge.
• Spearhead designing and developing visually captivating executions across all facets of integrated communication and branding for digital and print platforms, encompassing social media graphics, advertisements, and email campaigns.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the Creative team, offering insights into trend and market research, fostering creative development, overseeing product design, and refining production art layout.
• Navigate short development cycles, managing shifting priorities, and effectively juggling multiple design projects concurrently.
• Conduct meticulous reviews of all output deliverables to ensure adherence to project scope and uphold quality assurance standards.
• Establish and uphold a system for maintaining organised files and comprehensive documentation, encompassing production specifications, artwork revisions, and project statuses, to optimize workflow efficiency and foster seamless collaboration within the team.
• Integrate constructive feedback from the team, iteratively refine designs as required, and ensure that final deliverables consistently meet and exceed project objectives and expectations.
• Develop, produce, and edit high-quality video content for various platforms, including YouTube, LinkedIn, and the company website.
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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