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About me

I am a multidisciplinary creative leader, designer and visual storyteller with 10+ years of experience spanning creative direction, graphic design, fashion, styling, production and interior design.

My strength lies in taking an idea from an initial brief through to a considered, compelling and commercially viable creative outcome. I enjoy working at the intersection of concept and execution—developing the creative vision while understanding the practical detail required to bring it to life.

Throughout my career, I have worked across diverse creative disciplines, giving me a broad visual vocabulary and a strong understanding of composition, colour, typography, styling, materials, spatial thinking and visual storytelling. My fashion design background has particularly shaped the way I approach image-making, product presentation and brand expression, while my production experience has taught me to balance creative ambition with budgets, timelines, suppliers and technical requirements.

I have experience leading creative teams, managing briefs and workflows, coordinating production and working with multiple stakeholders to deliver work to a high standard. I believe good creative leadership is about more than generating ideas—it is about establishing a clear creative direction, creating the conditions for people to do their best work, giving constructive feedback and maintaining quality from concept through to final delivery.

I am equally comfortable developing a visual concept, art directing a shoot, refining a design system, guiding a team or working through the practical challenges of production. I approach each brief by first understanding the objective, audience and brand, then exploring the strongest creative route to achieve it.

I am particularly interested in fashion, lifestyle, branding, editorial, campaign development, visual identity and design-led storytelling. I am also interested in how emerging technologies, including AI, can be integrated thoughtfully into creative workflows to support ideation, efficiency and experimentation without replacing human creative judgement.

What I bring is a combination of creative instinct, multidisciplinary experience, leadership and production discipline. I am curious, collaborative and hands-on, with a strong belief that the best creative work comes from combining a clear vision with purposeful execution.

I am now looking to contribute my experience within an ambitious creative team or brand where I can lead, collaborate, develop ideas and help create distinctive work that has both visual impact and purpose.

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AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractPerm

LocationMahe, Seychelles, South Africa

Skill LevelSenior

LanguagesEnglish and Afrikaans

Tagged Job TitlesCreative Director, Art Director, Fashion Graphic Designer

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Art Direction, Brain storming, Costume Design, Creative, Editorial Design, Event Design, Fashion Design, Garment Construction, Pattern Design, Project Design

Sector Experience

Creative Services, Design, Event Organisers / Management

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