Hans Benardus (Barry) Swart

Head of Creative / Specialist: Graphic Design & Web Editor

Johannesburg, South Africa

Work Experience

Bonitas Medical Fund

Head of Creative / Specialist: Graphic Design & Web Editor

Brand
- Above the line
- All Print advertisements
- All Digital advertisements
- Creation of Brand CI
- Management of Brand CI
- Sing-off on all Brand collateral - Create of unique design
- Produce Brand AV
- Deliver on Adhoc design
- Financial
- Manage cost around each produced element
- Reposition Bonitas brand
- Build Bonitas brand
- Manage Google Analytics
- Be appropriate in the digital space
- Web Site Desing and Maintain - Mini-Site Build & Design
- MobileApp
- UX Design
- App Element Design
- Develop Brand Strategies

Comrades Marathon
- Expo Stand Design - SABCTVElements
- Lower 3rd
- Squeezebacks
- On TV animated Logo

Product Launch
- Creation of all marketing collateral
- Produce product launch AV
- Manage all 3rd stakeholders in the rollout of new collateral
December 2015 - Present South Africa

Mont Blanc Financial Services

Solutions Developer / Brand Manager / Graphic Designer

BRAND MANAGER:
o Monitor, measure and manage brand equity/strength
o Increase brand awareness, relevant differentiation, value, accessibility and
emotional connection
o Develop a brand plan
o Monitor progress against the brand plan
o Drive brand understanding and support throughout the organisation
o Brand messaging – tagline, campaign themes, etc.
o Maintain brand identity consistency
o Help determine identities for new brands/sub-brands
o Reinforcing your brand’s promise at each point of customer contact
o Measuring the ongoing equity of the brand and making adjustments as necessary

GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
o Maintaining & Developing of Corporate ID
o Designing advertisements
o Google Adwords management and Search engine optimization
o Designing E-mailers & Electronic Marketing Material
o Designing & Implementing Web Sites
o Content Management of Websites
o Managing of all Corporate Communication
o Communicating with Various Editors of Magazines concerning editorial and advertisements.
o Managing tasks from concept to completion
o Communication with printers on various projects
o Reporting on a weekly period to CEO concerning the progress of projects.
February 2011 - November 2015 South Africa

Eco Media

Brand Manager

BRAND MANAGER:
o Monitor, measure and manage brand equity/strength
o Increase brand awareness, relevant differentiation, value, accessibility and emotional connection
o Develop a brand plan
o Monitor progress against the brand plan
o Drive brand understanding and support throughout the organisation
o Brand messaging – tagline, campaign themes, etc.
o Maintain brand identity consistency
o Help determine identities for new brands/sub-brands
o Reinforcing your brand’s promise at each point of customer contact
o Measuring the ongoing equity of the brand and making adjustments as necessary

GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
o Maintaining & Developing of Corporate ID
o Designing advertisements
o Designing & Implementing of Expo Art work and Stand
o Designing E-mailers & Electronic Marketing Material
o Designing & Implementing Web Sites
o Managing of all Corporate Communication
o Communicating with Various Editors of Magazines concerning editorial and advertisements.
o Managing the Design Department
o Distributing work and managing its progress
o Communication with Key Clients on various projects
o Designing of Key Clients Billboards and bin advertisements
o Designed templets for various structures e.i: 3x4 / 3x6 / 4,5x 16000 Billboard, and 740mm x 990mm Bin advertisements.
o Managing tasks form concept to completion
o Communication with printers on various projects
o Reporting on a weekly period to CEO concerning the progress of projects. o Managing of various freelance designers time sheets and projects
o Attending of Key functions to represent the company
March 2010 - December 2010 Pretoria, South Africa

Revolution Business Solutions

Principal Graphic Designer & Video Production and Editor

GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
o Maintaining & Developing of Corporate ID.
o Designing advertisements.
o Designing new Corporate flyers.
o Designing E-mailers & E-mail Signatures.
o Designing & Implementing Web Sites (HTML).
o Managing of all Corporate Communication (Digital & Print Media).

VIDEO PRODUCTION:
o Concept development. o Video Editing.
o Cinematography.
o Sound Editing.
o Encoding and Video Output Formatting. o Development DVD content.
June 2004 - November 2009 Pretoria, South Africa

CPT (COMPU PLUS TRAINING)

Graphic Designer Trainer & In-House Designer

GRAPHIC DESIGNER TRAINER:
o Developing course out-lines.
o Keeping up to date with the latest software.
o Student documentation, keeping the students records up to date. o Training students in various programs.

IN-HOUSE DESIGNER:
o Maintaining and continuing with Corporate ID.
o Designing monthly advertisements.
o Designing promotional posters.
o Designing new Corporate flyers. o Designing E-mailers. o Designing invitations for events at the college.
o Designing screen-saver for college
July 2004 - February 2006 Pretoria, South Africa

Education

Centurion High School

Grade 12

December 2000 Pretoria, South Africa

CPT (Compu Plus Training)

Diploma in Graphic Designing

Microsoft Office 2003
Word Level 1, 2 & 3 Excel Level 1, 2 & 3 PowerPoint Level1, 2 & 3 Outlook
Adobe Creative Cloud
Flash
Dreamweaver
Freehand
Fireworks
Adobe Photoshop
Correl Draw
HTML
December 2005 Pretoria, South Africa

Languages

Afrikaans (Native),
English (Native),

Awards

ICON Brand

ICON Brand - Financial: Medical Aid

2017

The Story Of The Creative

Special International Exhibition

2013

Skills

Adobe XD, Advertising Content Management, After Effects, Brand Management Social, Cloud Google Analytics, Corporate Identity Logo, Design Project Management, Design Strategic Planning, Development Digital Marketing, Dreamweaver, Final Cut, Google Adwords, Graphic Design, HTML 5 CSS, Illustrator, InCopy, Indesign, Management InDesign, Media Marketing Online, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Pro Adobe Creative, SEO Marketing Strategy, Social Media Community, Video Editing Brochures, Web Design Brand, WordPress,

REFERENCE

Company : Bonitas Medical Fund
Person : Melanie Le Roux
Contact Number : +27 (0) 83 286 7110

REMUNERATION

R 43 514.44 (CTC P/M)

EDUCATION

2000
Centurion High School
- Grade 12

2005
CPT (Compu Plus Training)
- Diploma in Graphic Designing

2011
VEGA
- Intermediate Photography

2018
Shaw Academy
- Digital Marketing Diploma