# Carla Ziady

Carla Ziady is a remote worker on Himalayas, Studio Manager at Swim Duck Swim, based in South Africa.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@carlaziady

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Studio Manager at Swim Duck Swim managing branding projects from brief to delivery, with creative strategy and design review.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | South Africa |
| Authorized to work in | South Africa |
| Salary expectations | 55k+ ZAR |
| Job categories | Creative Project Manager, Traffic Manager, Project Manager, UI UX Designer, Art Director, Graphic Designer |
| Skills | Creative Project Management, Studio Management, Creative Strategy, Brand Development, Art Direction, Resource Planning, Workflow Management, Project Scoping, Production Planning, Client Management, Stakeholder Management, Brief Development, UX UI Design, UX Research, User Interviews |

## About

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At Swim Duck Swim, I manage branding and creative projects from briefing and scoping through to final delivery. I work closely with clients and the creative team, contributing to strategy, concepts and design reviews.

At IKHOKHA, I managed resource planning, scheduling and project allocation across an in-house marketing and creative studio. I coordinated delivery across a multidisciplinary team and facilitated stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives.

At BLACK BOX DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT, I managed planning, resources and delivery for digital and product projects, and acted as Product Owner on selected projects. I also facilitated UX workshops and sprint planning.

I started in hands-on design and art direction, developing campaign concepts and visual directions at GORILLA CREATIVE MEDIA before moving into project and studio management. I’ve remained closely involved in creative work, including brand development, UX/UI design and copy.
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## Experience

### Studio Manager (current)

Swim Duck Swim. Feb 2025 - Present

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Manage branding and creative projects from briefing and scoping through to final delivery. Manage studio priorities, resources, timelines and project scope, and work closely with clients throughout each project.
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Skills: Project-Management, Client-Management, Creative-Strategy, Design-Reviews, Branding, Resource-Planning, Scope-Management

### Marketing Traffic Manager

Ikhokha. Apr 2023 - Jan 2025

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Managed resource planning, scheduling and project allocation across the in-house marketing and creative studio. Coordinated internal and external project timelines and delivery across a multidisciplinary team.
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Skills: Resource-Planning, Project-Scheduling, Stakeholder-Management, Creative-Briefs, Agile, Scrum, Reporting

### Project & Traffic Manager

Black Box Design & Development. Sep 2020 - Mar 2023

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Managed project planning, resources, schedules and delivery. Managed stakeholder relationships across digital and product projects, and acted as Product Owner on selected projects.
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Skills: Project-Management, Resource-Planning, Stakeholder-Management, Product-Owner, Scoping, SOW, SLA, UX-Workshops, Sprint-Planning, Quality-Assurance

### UX/UI Designer

Black Box Design & Development. Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

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Conducted UX research, interviews and user testing. Developed wireframes and prototypes, and designed websites and digital products.
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Skills: UX-Research, User-Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping, UX-Copy, Figma, Adobe-XD

### Marketing & General Manager

Home Bru Graft Cafe. Nov 2017 - Jul 2019

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Managed day-to-day operations and marketing of an independent cafe and workspace. Managed staff recruitment, training, suppliers, stock, and business administration.
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Skills: Operations-Management, Marketing, Staff-Management, Social-Media, Content-Writing, Event-Management

### Mid Art Director & Designer

Gorilla Creative Media. Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

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Developed campaign concepts and visual directions. Designed creative across digital, social and integrated campaigns, and presented creative work to clients.
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Skills: Art-Direction, Campaign-Development, Creative-Strategy, Digital-Design, Social-Media, Client-Presentations

### Junior Art Director & Designer

Gorilla Creative Media. Nov 2013 - Sep 2015

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Progressed from Junior to Mid Art Director and Designer. Worked with clients including Unilever, GSK, Mondelez International, Merck, Dairy Maid and Nestlé.
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Skills: Art-Direction, Design, Creative-Strategy, Client-Management

### Designer & Brand Manager

Gadget Candy. Jan 2013 - Oct 2013

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Managed design, branding and marketing for a retail device-accessory business. Also managed retail stock and the production team.
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Skills: Design, Branding, Marketing, retail-management, Production-Management

## Education

### Durban University of Technology

National Diploma, Graphic Design. 2010 - 2012

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National Diploma in Graphic Design from Durban University of Technology, completed from 2010 to 2012.
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### Durban University of Technology

Fashion Design, Fashion Design. 2009 - 2009

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Completed first year of Fashion Design before transferring to Graphic Design, on a full scholarship.
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### St Mary’s DSG, Kloof

Matriculation, General. 2008 - 2008. Grade: Distinction

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Matriculation with Distinction from St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, KZN in 2008.
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## Tech stack

- Figma
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe XD
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Trello
- monday.com
- Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Office

To contact Carla, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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