Brett Atherstone

Mr.

Cape Town, South Africa

Work Experience

Arctic Circle Strategic Brand Institute

Art Director

October 2012 - Cape Town, South Africa

Ogilvy & Mather Sydney

Freelance Art Director

At Ogilvy I was able to work on KFC, Diet Coke and Powerade. Easing their heavy workload, I covered a lot of small jobs and contributed to a few big ones. I gave direction in the editing of TVC’s and produced a tactical TVC for Diet Coke around the Royal Wedding.
March 2011 - May 2011 Sydney, Australia

Lavender*

Freelance Art Director

May 2011 - September 2011 Sydney, Australia

Zoom Advertising

Junior Art Director

At Zoom Advertising, Cape Town I worked closely with a copywriter on a variety of accounts in electronics, mobile, Internet, food and mobile banking. The majority of the work was below the line print work. I was able to work in close teams to pitch and win 2 new accounts.
January 2010 - December 2010 Cape Town, South Africa

Education

AAA School Of Advertising

Diploma in Visual Communications

AAA stands for the Association of Advertising Agencies and is run by advertising professionals. It also is accredited with the International Advertising Association, New York, USA.
January 2007 - December 2009 Cape Town, South Africa

South African Theological Semindary

Diploma in Theology

South Africa

Languages

English (Native),
Afrikaans (Conversational),

Awards

Loerie Award

Student Print Campaign - Formula 1 Hotel

201009

Skills

Art Direction, Graphic Design, Retouching, Web Design, Branding, Corporate Identity, Photography,