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MoonsportVenue Producer
Sep. 2023 - Oct. 2023Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaMy role was as Venue Producer for the live sports event taking place at multiple stadiums in Cape Town for WXV.2 - which is the World Rugby tear two qualifiers for Woman’s 15 Rugby World Cup in 2025. My role was to ensure that whatever contractual agreements were made between multiple sponsors by broadcasters both international and local, that they are executed on the day of the matches. All while making sure my production crew for the stadiums Big Screen & Entertainment, are happy, fed well, delivering top quality and energized!
Ideas In ActionProject Manager
May. 2022Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaCreative Project Management solutions: from assessment, implementation, execution & training. Creating solutions within Hospitality, Film Production, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Change Management and System Development Design.
Afrokaans Film & TelevisionFreelance Production Coordinator
May. 2022 - Aug. 2022Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaProject Management for the Production of an International Reality TV Series being filmed in Cape Town.
HiSide EventsEvents Designer at Hiside Events
Jun. 2021 - Apr. 202219 Rembrandt Street, Petervale, Johannesburg, 2181, South AfricaCorporate Events & Experiences Designer
The HISIDE GroupMarketing and Systems Manager
Jan. 2020 - Jun. 2021City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Elgin AfricaTravel Consultant
May. 2019 - Jan. 2020Elgin, Grabouw, Western Cape • Responsible for managing new business conversion- leads, old client follow ups & online enquiries • Existing Client Liaison / Query Handling • Obtaining the enquiry brief from the clients and then designing a fitting proposal and quote • Quotes, Proposals and Rates loaded on travel operation system - online. • Formulating the creative solution to the clients brief and budget • Negotiating and liaising with various travel suppliers and their contracts • Sourcing of suppliers: Accommodation, Transport, Guides, Restaurants, Activities & personalised add ons • Project Manage from inception to completion • Adhering to our Conservation and Sustainability policies • Responsible to pay suppliers, invoice clients, manage monies and towards deadlines • Ongoing correspondence with clients via email, messages, skype, telephone calls within their timeline • Co-ordinating operations of itinerary, suppliers and budget on call in each country • Full Administration and Operations of travel systems • Overseeing of Financials for each operator towards each trip • Working within and towards optimising profit margins for each trip. • Ongoing conceptual planning of new trips and market research • Vetting suppliers, venues and operators through site inspections and networking events. • Photography and research for social media post management • Booking Form, Operation Documents, Costings and Function Sheet upkeep and management
Elgin EtcExperience Designer
Apr. 2019 - Jan. 2020Cape Town Area, South AfricaDesigning medium to high end authentic experiences for clients in and around South Africa. Throughout adventure, cuisine, wine, environment sectors towards the gaining of education and experience that pushes the envelope of quality and value.
Carbon Conscious DesignInterior Design Project Manager
Mar. 2019 - Jan. 2020Cape Town Area, South AfricaSustainable Interior Design and Project Management within the residential, hospitality and commercial spaces. Through resourceful design management, keeping to Johannesburg timelines, with Cape Town smiles. • Prospect for potential new clients & turn this into increased business - all avenues
• Sales and Marketing strategies towards sales and project gain (Brainstorm to Execution)
• Existing Property Broker Liaison / Query Handling
• Developing initial ideas and acquiring key information about potential projects, discussing detailed requirements
• Formulating the Building Assessment, Feasibility Study(Space and Company), Change Management Strategy Assessment, Concept Design, Design Solutions, Space Plan, Interior Design and Construction executions
• Design Solution Costings relevant to the clients brief and budget, optimising profit margins
• Liaising directly with the clients for the full project timeline
• Formulating and managing of the back end company systems
• Conceptualising Marketing strategies for client, developers, architects, and broker markets
• Constantly adhering to organisational, analytical and teamwork skills
• Representing the client's and/ or organisation's interests
• Using IT systems to keep track of people and progress
• Producing ‘sample’, ‘mood’, ‘concept’, ‘manufacturing’ boards for presentation to clients;
• Sourcing products, e.g. fittings, furniture, lighting, finishes, decoration and dressing, and providing samples for clients;
• Managing other designers, project manager, business developer, and draughtsman. • Keeping up to date with new developments in the design industry - specially Environmental/ Sustainable design
• An awareness of building and safety regulations; knowledge of the wider construction and design industries.
• Understand the company’s goal and purpose, enhance performance & Brand awareness
• Social Media Marketing strategy and execution - activations and management
Sa Wine OnlineIndependent Wine Consultant
Dec. 2017 - Nov. 2019Cape Town Area, South Africa• Creation of business idea, product and execution, towards BOM and forecasting
• Management of outsourced wine making process and sourcing
• The overseeing of outsourced wine warehousing, distribution and logistics. • Creating marketing content for the social media portals, website and ongoing events as well as all Social Media Platform activations and management
• Management of outsourced suppliers of wine branding design, website, back end activations
• Maintaining website back end, logistics and activations plugins, and online payment portals
• Marketing strategy and executions within the wine network and industry • Concept and creation of wine events - tastings and pop ups
• Management of admin and accounts, operations, budget manipulation, finance forecasting and deadlines
• Management of bringing in new business - cold calling, research, inter-company leads, old client follow ups
• Customer service, product queries, logistics problem solving and product quality control. • Negotiating and liaising with various suppliers and their contracts
• Managing the Wine brands and events - wine tastings experiences. • Managing the upgrade of the existing brands, and creating the new ones • Streamlining the Winery, Warehouse and farm processes
• Obtaining & Executing the Event briefs from the clients/ suppliers
• Formulating the presentation and relevant costings to the clients brief and budget
• Liaising directly with the clients from start to finish of each event
• Negotiating and liaising with various suppliers and their contracts
• Full Administration of the Project Management systems for the office
• Overseeing of all company financials, admin, sales and marketing
• Working within and towards optimising profit margins
• Conceptual planning and logistics
• Managing of the Directors diary and company objectives
• Formulating and managing of the back end company systems
• Executing staff management and HR systems
• Managing Admin and Accounts
Lothian VineyardsHouse and Events Manager
Nov. 2016 - Jan. 2018Elgin, Grabouw, Western CapeI was the Manager for an 8 bedroom luxury vineyard villa in the Elgin Valley just under an hour outside from Cape Town. I had the combination of tasks from staff and hospitality management, wine tastings, client breakfasts and entertaining, event management (corporate, leisure and wedding), marketing strategy, sales, client liaison management, brand awareness and campaigns, site inspections, sales conversation, operations, budget management, social media platform management and maintenance management.
OnTarget Interiors Interior Design Sales Consultant
Jul. 2015 - Sep. 2016Johannesburg Area, South Africa• Prospect for potential new clients & turn this into increased business.
• Cold call as appropriate within the market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
• Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging network.
• Responsible for bringing in new business - cold calling, research, inter-company leads, old client follow ups, Existing Property Broker Liaison / Query Handling
• Developing initial ideas and acquiring key information about potential projects, discussing detailed requirements
• Understanding clients' needs and the needs of the people using the building, developing design concepts solutions
• Formulating the Building Assessment, Feasibility Study(Space and Company), Change Management Strategy Assessment, Concept Design, Design Solutions, Space Plan, Interior Design and Construction executions
• Conceptualising Marketing strategies for client and broker markets
• Constantly adhering to organisational, analytical and teamwork skills
• Ability to motivate people and manage team towards the common goal
• Providing advice on the management of projects
• Projects dealing with the Residential, Retail, Industrial and Commercial premies
• Producing 'sample' or 'mood' boards for presentation to clients;
• Sourcing products, e.g. fittings, furniture, lighting, finishes, decoration and dressing, and providing samples for clients;
• Working in a team with other designers, project manager, business developer, draughtsman
• An awareness of building and safety regulations; knowledge of the wider construction and design industries
• Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships towards company growth.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs.
• Submit weekly progress reports and ensure data is accurate and entered into the system for forecasts.
• Understand the company’s goal and purpose, enhance performance & Brand awareness.
Laurie Owen InteriorsManaging Assistant
Sep. 2014 - Jun. 2015Bryanston, Johannesburg>Responsible for bringing in new business - cold calling, research, inter-company leads, old client follow ups
>Existing Client Liaison / Query Handling
>Obtaining the Design brief from the clients
>Formulating the presentation and relevant costings to the clients brief and budget >Liaising directly with the clients from start to finish of each project
>Negotiating and liaising with various suppliers and their contracts
>Project Management from inception to completion
>Full Administration of the Project Management systems
>Overseeing of all company financials, admin, sales and marketing
>Working within and towards optimising profit margins for each project.
>Conceptual planning and logistics
>Contractual negotiations
>Managing of the Directors diary and company objectives
>Formulating and managing of the back end company systems
>Running of the company NGO
>Running the retail store front
HiSide EventsEvent Coordinator
Mar. 2010 - Aug. 2014Johannesburg Area, South Africa • Responsible for bringing in new business - cold calling, research, inter-company leads, old clients • Existing Client Liaison / Query Handling • Obtaining the Event brief from the client • Formulating the creative solution to the clients brief and budget • Liaising with various Heads of Departments for each client • Negotiating and liaising with various suppliers and their contracts • Sourcing of suppliers: Venues, Decor, Entertainers, Catering, Furniture, Fixed Structures, Gifting, Branding, Transfers, Accommodation, Stationary, Technology and General Administration • Project Manage from inception to completion • Designing and creating the event in all its complexities: Venue decor and styling, Catering concepts, AV and Technical creation, Event branding and overall concept, Entertainment and Musical Choreography and Theming • Co-ordinating of programmed spaces and the movement of people within the designed Event spaces • Management of the Event team and suppliers • Full Administration of Event Management systems • Overseeing of Financials for each operator towards each Event • Liaising with suppliers and their contracts • Working within and towards optimising profit margins for each event/ project. • Ensuring monthly Sales targets are met and exceeded (Corporate clients) • Conceptual planning and logistics, and contractual negotiations
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