Ghia Koch-Human
@ghiakoch-human
Graphic designer and art director at my freelance practice, creating brand and print work and starting the Bizmoggi designer toy brand.
South AfricaWhat I'm looking for
At City of Cape Town, I worked in the Creative Services Dept. as a Junior Graphic designer, handling design, DTP and client liaison. I later became a Graphic designer promoted to Art Director at Bluebuoy Advertising, where I worked on art direction, design, DTP, studio management and client liaison.
At Ochre Media (JHB), I worked as a Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director. During my freelance work from 2008 to 2013, I started the designer toy brand Bizmoggi.
Since 2014, I’ve worked as a self-employed multi-discplanary artist, freelance Graphic Designer/Art Director and performer. I’m especially interested in production-level, templated or asset-management work, such as presentation slides, vector tracing and asset clean-up, and Canva templates.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Freelance Graphic Designer/Art Director
Self-employed
Jan 2014 - Present (12 years 9 months)
Self-employed multidisciplinary artist working as a freelance graphic designer, art director, and performer.
Self-employed/Freelance
Various agencies/clients
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013 (5 years 11 months)
Started designer toy brand Bizmoggi and worked with various agencies and clients.
Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
Ochre Media
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Handled art direction and design.
Art Director
Bluebuoy Advertising
Nov 2004 - Dec 2006 (2 years 1 month)
Provided art direction, design, DTP, studio management, and client liaison.
Creative & Production Manager
Oryx Media
Aug 2004 - Oct 2004 (2 months)
Managed design, DTP, and production processes.
Graphic Designer
Bluebuoy Advertising
Aug 2002 - Aug 2004 (2 years)
Promoted to Art Director; handled art direction, design, DTP, studio management, and client liaison.
Junior Graphic Designer
City of Cape Town
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002 (1 year 11 months)
Designed, performed DTP, and liaised with clients in the Creative Services Department.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Peninsula Technikon
National Diploma, Graphic Design
1998 - 2000
Earned a National Diploma in Graphic Design.
The Settlers High School
High School Diploma, General
1993 - 1997
Completed secondary education, passing Grade 12.
College of Digital Photography
Fundamentals of Digital Photography, Digital Photography
Completed a course in Fundamentals of Digital Photography.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
South AfricaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
Social media
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