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Izelle Taljaard

@izelletaljaard

I craft high-converting, multi-channel design systems that help brands and marketing teams elevate their visual presence.

South Africa

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With a Master’s degree in Journalism & Media Studies specializing in UX/UI and Web Design, I bring nearly a decade of experience creating scalable design systems and high-impact collateral for international clients. My capabilities cover print and digital collateral including branding, brochures, flyers, sales guides, pitch decks, and editorial booklets—built for efficient updates and consistent branding. On the digital side, I design reusable social media kits, banner ads, newsletters, and brand identities, as well as Framer and WordPress site layouts, UI/UX components, and design systems using HTML and CSS. Experienced in photo editing, retouching, video editing, and animation, I execute across the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite, Figma, Framer and Canva to deliver production-ready assets on tight turnarounds.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Independent Contractor

Current

Brik.co.uk

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Design brochures, wall cards, web assets, and other marketing materials for a boutique real estate company based in London. Edit photographs and design documents for sales, sale guides, renters' rights flyers, and editorial booklets for print.

Graphic Design Print Design Photo Editor Marketing Materials Web Design

Mid-Weight Graphic Designer

The Unisure Group

Feb 2020 - Jan 2024 (3 years 11 months)

Conceptualised and designed compelling advertising campaigns across print, digital, and social media. Led creative sessions, introduced videos and animations, and integrated AI image generation and 3D modeling.

Graphic Design Branding Advertising Social Media Video Editing Animation AI Image Generation 3D Modeling Cross Functional Collaboration

Freelance Multi-Media Designer

Self Employed

Jan 2016 - Feb 2020 (4 years 1 month)

Designed logos, business cards, album artwork, video animations for YouTube, lyric music videos, film conceptualization posters, websites, and other marketing collateral for freelance clients.

Logo Design Branding Video Animation Web Design Marketing Collateral

Bookseller

Bargain Books

Mar 2019 - Jan 2020 (10 months)

Handled sales, bookkeeping, organising orders, distributions, deliveries, and returns. Monitored inventory and stock levels, created book displays, worked with publishing companies, and processed online orders.

Sales Bookkeeping Inventory Management Customer Service Order Processing

IT Help Desk Technician

Rhodes University

Feb 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Maintained and repaired university and student computers. Troubleshot and repaired network systems, hardware, and software issues, and assisted students with IT-related problems.

IT Support Troubleshooting Hardware Repair Software support Network Systems

Part Time Designer

Beeld Newspaper, Your Family Magazine, Cue Newspaper and Gro

Jan 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years 11 months)

Transcribed interviews, pitched ideas, wrote for online publication, and researched. Assisted writers, editors, and designers, illustrated and designed for daily online and print editions during the National Arts Festival, and worked as a layout designer for daily newspapers.

Design Illustration Layout Design Writing Research Journalism