alexisvert - cv
DESCRIPTION
Freelance Photographer, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Illustrator, Re-toucher & Fine Artists, based in Johannesburg. alexisVERT - ALEXIS GREEN Capturing moments fulfilled with overwhelming emotional qualities - that heave you into the artwork. Playfully each view conspires a new story upon each on-looker. Creating juxtapositions using colour, styling and the varying personalities of the subject matter. Visionary creative & business entrepreneur; a young woman outspoken, driven and vivacious.TRANSCRIPT
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YOFTEN LEADS TO TROUBLE
*GIRL WITH SHOESEverything & Nothing
PHOTOGRAPHYDESIGNwEB DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION WITH MARKETINGILLUSTRATIONRE-TOUCHINGFINE ARTS
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FASHIONS
FADE...STYLE IS ETERNAL- Yves St. Laurent
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6-9Work history summary
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alexisVERT
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Bubblegum educational design
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Culinary equipment company
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Joie de vivre
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ArdourPHOTOGRAPHY
DESIGNILLUSTRATIONRE-TOUCHINGFINE ARTS
AllureAdvertising
BusinessCouture
InspirationMusic
Beautiful creations
Fashion
DrawingPainting
Making things gorgeousRe-touching
Achieving the impossibleSpeed
1987*GIRL WITH SHOESEverything & Nothing
BORN 25 JUNE 8706250024084
SOFTWAREExtensive knowledgeAdobe - cs5PhotoshopIllustratorIndesign
Mid-levelAdobe - CS5DreamweaverWordpress
Microsoftword, excel & powerpoint
BasicAdobe - CS5FlashFireworksAfter effectsPremiere Pro
Camera5D Mark IIWindows 8 - i7
Work on both mac & pc
i do what i love & love what i do
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"TO A Great MindNOTHING
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LITTLE"ShERLOCK hOLMES
2008-2010TLA
2006alexisVERT
2003-2007Mica & Jacks paint
2012-2013Young & Rubicam
2008Switch
2009/2010Bubblegum
2010/2012Culinary - Schulphoek
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FREELANCING , CONTRACT & CONSULTING
Photography, Design, illustration, Re-touching, Fine Arts, Styling - Photography assistant, Web & Marketing
CLIENTS - Bruce k. Cantrell, Devon Brough, Curious pictures, Blue glue, Cameroon, Ogilvy, Sun International, Just add, Bella donna, Roger Wells, Attra Construction, TLA
2006alexisVERT
Précis
R200/hrFreelancing - 2 weeks
Learnt to workquickly, efficiently, under pressure
Have fun but work hard
Below & Above the line advertising - DTP & DesignSabaru - Billboards, magazine ads, newpaper adsBaracuda - Packaging x7Sanlam - Promotional material concepts, presentations on the campaignWerksmans - Internal documentation; newsletters, letterheadsBMW - Billboards, magazine ads, newspaper adsNewspaper - Calendar design
2008Switch
R9 000/mthPermanent
October 2009 - April 2010Adapt design style
to match briefWork alone confidently
Educational Design Matric Matters - DTP, Design & layout of the weekly newspaper supplementsSocial Media - Facebook & TwitterTV - DTP, lessonsEducational textbooks - DTP, layouts, diagrams
2009-2010Bubblegum
R1015/dayFreelancing
December 2012 - February 2013Work on Global artwork key visuals
360˚ Colgate PalmoliveOptic White, Slimsoft, Double Action, Protex, Palmolive, Internal event invitations, image search, powerpoint presentations, pitch documentations - DTP, Design & layout, promo outfi t
2012-2013Young & Rubicam - Johannesburg
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if... I CALL YOU
DARLINGWILL YOU MAKE ME A LATTE?
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Week nights & Weekends2008 - 2010
Learnt the benefits & downfalls ofowning & running your own company
Importance of networking
How to win a client
Business Entrepreneur - OwnerJHB, CPT & DBN - Runway & Photographic, Character, Parts, Plus Size, Children & Babies
Client meetings & PitchesBookingsMarketing & Design - Branding; CI - Website, Business cards, Email signaturesDocumentation, Social mediaAdmin - Payments, Invoices, Book keeping, Filing and Contracts
CLIENTS
Curious pictures, Ogilvy, Urban degree, TW Steel - A1 gp, Nucleaf brands, Candice Arnold, Fanatx, Bartenders workshop, Sonic energy, White INC, ZTE, Rainbow experiential marketing, Homemark, Zoom advertising, Mywaterloorugby.com, Area 51 productions, Cup
2008-2010TLA - talent management
R15 700/mthPermanent
July 2010 - November 2012Cultured & refined my skills
Learnt about difficulties in re-brandingLove for advertising just kept growing
Photography, Design, Illustration, Re-touching, Web, Styling, Marketing assitant, Re-branding, Admin, Social media
Advertising below & above the line - Design, Conceptualise, Execute; Magazine ads, Retail promotional material - Digital & print, Liase with publishers for artwork & featuresWeb - Basic web coding, Html, Jquery, Flash + Design & management, Help build social mediaPhotography - Products, Food, Advertisements - LifestyleRe-touching - Products, Lifestyle shoots, ModelsIllustration - Campaign, Character creation & Product renderingAdmin - Dealing directly with suppliers & printers, Follow-ups of payments & Invoices
R60/hrWeekends, Public Holidays & Holidays high school, univerosty & college
Love for advertising grewPassion for people
Understanding of businessDedication to be the best
Won best cashier from Visa competition country wide
Displays, Cashier, Admin, Dispatch, Sales
2010-2012Culinary equipment company& Schulphoek
2003-2007Mica - Jacks Paint
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PhOTOgRAPhY - DESIgN - ILLUSTRATION - RE-TOUChINg - FINE ARTS
CLIENTS
BUTTERLOVE BRANDING & WEBSITELogo, Business card, Website & Launch website, Help Set-up Social Media, Photo-shoots & Videos
LES DELICES DE FRANCEBRANDING & WEBSITELogo, Business card, Website & Launch website, Copy for Blog, Help Set-up Social Media, Photo-shoots & Videos
TLA - TWISTED LEMON AGENCY DESIGN - ILLUSTRATION - CODING - MARkETING - SOCIAL MEDIA - COPY
FNB - Product photography & Events Set-upFOx P2 - PhotographyAMPLICON PR - PhotographyLAVO FASHIONS - LogoTINDERBOx - Event photographyLIFE TRAIN - LogoJUST ADD - Event photographyATTRA CONSTRUCTION - Business card designBELLA DONNA - Event poster & ticket designROTARY - Logo, letterheads & Event photography
FEATURED IN
PICTURE THIS - ONE SMALL SEEDISSUE 3, 8 & 10
CHEEKY MAG2010 - STYLIST FOR BRUCE k. CANTRELL
2006FREELANCING , CONTRACT & CONSULTING
*GIRL WITH SHOESEverything & Nothing
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DEVON BROUGH SPRING BREAk- OGIVLY - BLUE GLUE - CAMEROON - SUN INTERNATIONALStyling & co-ordination
BLUE GLUEBusiness card design
BNN - CURIOUS PICTURESStyling, co-ordination, Web concept design, DTP thumbtribe - mxit
BRUCE K. CANTRELLPHOTOGRAPHY ASSITANTStudio Product shoots, Model portfolios, Wedding Assistant, Styling, Voucher design & Social media
ROGER WELLSPhotography assistant - Studio product shoots & Events photography - Re-toucing
FREELANCING , CONTRACT & CONSULTING
*GIRL WITH SHOESEverything & Nothing
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SERVICES
DESIGNAdvertisingPrint - Posters, Postcards, Brochures & flyersRe-branding or creating Corporate Identities - Logos, business cards, letterheads
PHOTOGRAPHYAdvertisingProducts & LifestylePortraits - Adults, Teens, Toddlers, Babies, Family portraits & Corporate profileFashionLookbooksEvents - Commercial, Weddings & Birthdays.The attic - Female nude or implied nude & Male implied nudes
ILLUSTRATIONFashion, Product, Portraiture & Character
RE-TOUCHINGBasic to advanced
FINE ARTISTOils, charcoal, water colours, mixed mediums
WEBSITE DESIGNBasic codingWebsites - WordpressSocial mediaEmailers & Email Signatures
PRIVATE PROJECTS - IN-PROGRESSELAN - NUDE COCkTAIL CHARITY CALENDAR Rocco de Villiers, Bruce k. Cantrell & Piers BraybrookeDirector, Co-ordination, Assist with styling, Design, Marketing, Social media, Web development
CHIC DECONSTRUCTION
Photography, Re-touching, Design, Web development - Magento, Co-Ordination & Styling
*InkFREELANCING , CONTRACT & CONSULTING
*GIRL WITH SHOESEverything & Nothing
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Educational Design
Design, llustration, Re-touching, Basic coding, Social media
Matric Matters - DTP, Design & layout of the weekly newspaper suppliments. Design posters & create bostons educational pageSocial Media - Facebook & TwitterTV - DTPEducational textbooks - DTP, layouts, diagramsIllustration - Character & layouts
LIBERTY - BOSTON - CASIO
DMzEmailer & Email signatureDesign & Basic coding
2009-2010PERMANENT
R9 000 - MONTHOCTOBER 2010 - APRIL 2010
Adapt design style to match brief
Work alone confidently
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PhOTOgRAPhY - DESIgN - ILLUSTRATION - RE-TOUChINg - SOCIAL MEDIA - WEBMARKETINg ASSISTANT
PHOTOGRAPHY: Stock, Interior/Architecture, Product/Lifestyle, Food, Events and Portraiture, Styling of photo shoots of products, working close at hand with a chef/cook for food styling as well. Lastly editing of imagery (from basic to intricate).
DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION: DTP, Posters, Advertisements, Corporate Identity, Billboards, Promotional material, Show stand designs, emails, Price booklets, Brochures, Packaging design, Coffee packaging, Swing tags, Point of purchase and Retail store design - campaigns or whether it have been artworks for the interior or store fronts. Numerous web developments. Signage for pop-up restaurant/take-away.
MARKETING: Conceptualisation of Above and below the line, assistant to supierior Liaising with publications for features - supplying imagery, assisting with show events; co-ordination, PR, content creation & construction of the blog, the set-up of the back-end of the main website. Plus continuing to build the social media platforms; being Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Pinterest. Price booklets; myself having researched and discovering the platform to render the booklets from an excel perspective; unifying the company’s product information from an administrative point directly in our design programs. Thus enabling the departments to work cohesively and cutting work flow by half the time.
ADMIN: Liaising with suppliers for the retail stores and head office for stock of all packaging needs. Following up payments, quotations and seeing that the tasks are carried out efficiently, unless taken over by my superior. Registration of web domains and redirections by Culinary’s host provider. Printing production done internally; Coffee label packaging, Company details, Food products, Lacanche colour swatches, Price booklets, Company profile, Architectural drawings. Management of the iPad; converting videos and adding all business trips for client communication. Creation of TV Content for retail stores; Video conversations and presentation (used for Hostex - show stand). Answering my managers telephone and relaying information for the marketing division in her absence when she was not in the office.
CODING: Emailers, Website (wordpress - blog), email signatures. Having taught myself coding, I carried out basic to slightly advanced tasks where needed.
BASIC IT ASSIST: I helped within the company to quickly assist mainly sales assistants; if their emails went down, computer lagged, adding email signatures. Working closing and communicating directly with IT, if the problem could not be solved easily, that they could then solve the issue at hand.
As well as assisting with the re-branding of Culinary Equipment Company and having re-branded Schulphoek Guesthouse with print media (Business cards, Brochure and AD’s) plus having photographed the Guesthouse along with its food.
2010-2012CONTRACT
R15 700 - MONTHJULY 2010 - NOVEMBER 2012
*GIRL WITH SHOESEverything & Nothing