Mandlakazi's work

Senior graphic designer, digital & print production specialist with 10+ years delivering high-volume digital and print assets for global retail and marketing campaigns. Expert in adapting master concepts across thousands of assets while preserving craft, brand consistency, and technical quality. Proven at scaling output through automation, templates, variants, actions, data merges, and generative AI tools (including Adobe Firefl y). Strong command of Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for both digital (social, programmatic, paid media) and traditional print/repro workfl ows. Highly structured with rigorous quality control, deep knowledge of fi le formats, colour spaces, ad specifi cations, and production pipelines. Agency experience across OLIVER and AdMakers; currently based in Cape Town and available for on-site work. CORE COMPETENCIES - High-Volume Digital Asset Production at Scale (Social, Programmatic, Paid Media, Multi-Language) - Print-Ready Artwork, Retouching & Reproduction (Colour Management, Bleed, Resolution, Pre-Press) - Automation & Workfl ow Design (Figma Variants/Components, Photoshop Actions, InDesign Data Merge, Templates & Scripts) - Generative AI for Asset Extension, Recomposition & Adaptation (Adobe Firefl y, Photoshop Generative Fill, Leonardo AI) - Expert Retouching, Image Manipulation & Brand Guardianship - File Formats, Colour Spaces & Cross-Platform Ad Specifi cations (Meta, Google, Programmatic)
- Rigorous Quality Control, Structured File Management & Versioning - Campaign Concept Interpretation & Thoughtful Adaptation TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES Design & Production: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (Expert) - Figma (Intermediate-Advancing, Variants & Components) - Adobe XD Generative & Automation: Adobe Firefl y (Static & Video) - Photoshop Generative Fill - Pencil Pro (Templates & Automated Workfl ows) - ChatGPT & Claude (Advanced Prompt Engineering) Other: Leonardo AI, Nano Banana Pro/2, Seadance - Google Workspace - Braze (in progress)