Kevin Du Plessis
Art Director, Copywriter & Graphic Designer
Johannesburg, South Africa
0712896480
be.net/kevindples0577
An all round creative, very well inclined to do PR, marketing and media work with skills in Adobe Creative Suite, photography, graphic design, excellent writing and language skills, social media experience, product design and development, artmaker.
Work Experience
North-West University
Editor-in-Chief & Layout designer at Student Newspaper
• Marketing, media relations and social media
• Appointing & managing the chief editorial team
• Generating content
• Graphic design and layout
• Copy editing and fact checks
• Finances and advertising
• Column writing and general reporting
• Appointing & managing the chief editorial team
• Generating content
• Graphic design and layout
• Copy editing and fact checks
• Finances and advertising
• Column writing and general reporting
October 2012
- October 2013
Potchefstroom, South Africa
NWU Gallery
Assistant curator, project manager, marketer, photographer & graphic designer
• Managing, updating & loan contracts of the NWU Art Collection Database.
• Marketing: website, social media, media liaison, design, writing press releases.
• Assistant curator at the NWU Gallery: installation, logistics, report writing, communicating with the artists, technical, etc.
• Project manager: projects concerning audience development and community projects such as Spoken Word Poetry, Garden Jazz & Wine Tasting events, book projects.
• Photographer: documenting all gallery related events and documentation
• Marketing: website, social media, media liaison, design, writing press releases.
• Assistant curator at the NWU Gallery: installation, logistics, report writing, communicating with the artists, technical, etc.
• Project manager: projects concerning audience development and community projects such as Spoken Word Poetry, Garden Jazz & Wine Tasting events, book projects.
• Photographer: documenting all gallery related events and documentation
January 2014
- December 2015
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Generalis Art Studio
Project Manager for visual arts and events coordinator, graphic designer and marketer.
• Managing the art studio and exhibition projects for visual artist Yannis Generalis.
• Assisting with event coordinating for the events company Salamander Design Concepts.
• Digital and physical marketing of three divisions of a family company.
• Photography and graphic design.
• Working closely with a community of artists in collaborative projects.
• Assisting with event coordinating for the events company Salamander Design Concepts.
• Digital and physical marketing of three divisions of a family company.
• Photography and graphic design.
• Working closely with a community of artists in collaborative projects.
January 2016
- Present
Johannesburg, South Africa
Bare Medium
Freelance Copywriter, Graphic Designer, Marketer
Copywriting
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
January 2015
- Present
South Africa
Gay Pages Magazine
Art Director, Researcher, Feature Writer, Graphic Designer
Art Director
Ad Design
Research
Copy Editing
Shoot management
Book Layout
Feature Writing
Journalism
Lifestyle
Social Media
Online Editor
Ad Design
Research
Copy Editing
Shoot management
Book Layout
Feature Writing
Journalism
Lifestyle
Social Media
Online Editor
March 2017
- September 2019
South Africa
TIS: TASK Interior Styling
PR, Graphic Design, Artmaking, Media Management & Graphic Design
Copywriting
PR
Media Management: websites, social media, photoshoots, etc.
Graphic Design
Artmaking
Administration
And much more...
PR
Media Management: websites, social media, photoshoots, etc.
Graphic Design
Artmaking
Administration
And much more...
October 2019
-
South Africa
Education
North-West University
Bachelor of Arts Language & Literature Studies
Creative writing
English Language & Literature
Translation and Copy Editing Studies
French 2
Philosophy
Art History
English Language & Literature
Translation and Copy Editing Studies
French 2
Philosophy
Art History
January 2009
- December 2011
Potchefstroom, South Africa
North-West University
Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree - English
Modernist Literature
Postmodernist Literature
Romantic Poetry
Research Methodology
16th & 17th Century Literature
Postmodernist Literature
Romantic Poetry
Research Methodology
16th & 17th Century Literature
January 2012
- September 2013
Potchefstroom, South Africa
NWU School Of Business & Commerce
Course in Project Management
Project Management
January 2015
- November 2015
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Languages
English (Native),
Afrikaans (Native),
Awards
Swedish Embassy South Africa
1st prize Photography Award for Swedish Innovations Photography Competition
2015
Aardvark - Aardklop Awards
"Most Groundbreaking Production" - for our project "#ArtKlop Art Safari for Kids"
2016
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Copy Writing,
Graphic Design,
Marketing,
Photography,
Project Management,
Social Media,