Traver Mudzonga
Art Director
Johannesburg, South Africa"Create like a god, command like a king and work like a slave."
Work Experience
Harare International Festival Of Arts (HIFA)
Stage Manager and Technical Assistant Reps Theatre
Technical assistance and stage management during the Harare International Festival of Arts (HIFA) festival at their Reps Theatre venue
April 2011
- May 2017
Harare, Zimbabwe
GodFirst
Media Intern
As a Media Intern, my role included ideation and graphic design for brand campaigns for each series, event and Junior Youth. Some of the campaigns inclided liaising with external service providers, among them printers and clothing manufacturers. The role included online media management and developing artwork for each platform.
February 2014
- March 2018
South Africa
Consultancy
Art Director | Consultant
As an Art Director, my core competencies involve ideation, brand strategy development, graphic design, photography, talent development, research, policy conceptualisation and brand culture development. My clientele, within the past five years, is drawn across the Not for Profit Organisations, Small-Medium companies, Government Agencies, Tertiary Education and the Cultural-Creative Industries.
May 2011
- Present
Johannesburg, South Africa
Theory X Media (Over The Edge Theatre Company)
Theatre Admin Assistant and Live Performances and Roadshows Manager
Theatre Production management, brand development, advertising, strategic consulting, including business plan & ticket sales strategy development and stage management.
February 2008
- September 2009
Zimbabwe
Dramaturge and Teacher of IGCSE-IB Drama
Praxis approach to facilitating professional rehearsals. Teaching IGCSE Drama from S1 through to S5 and IB Diploma at an international school (2019 – 2020). Competencies in; production research, theatre theoretical-cultural context, Script analysis, character analysis and development, facilitating reflective and psycho-physicality practices towards taking on and off a role, teaching set-stage design, fundamentals of design-aesthetics, and lecturing on Brecht’s epic theatre, Stanislavsky – dramatic plot and Boal’s TO.
April 2016
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Education
Chinhoyi University Of Technology
Btech. Honours in Creative Art and Design
Major in Theatre/Set Design
January 2006
- November 2009
Zimbabwe
University Of Witwatersrand
Bachelor Honours in Applied Drama
Applied drama in education and social context.
January 2016
- December 2016
Johannesburg, South Africa
University Of Witwatersrand
MA in Arts and Culture Management
With a research focused on art-culture intellectual property, my courses included the Creative Economy, Arts Marketing and Cultural Policy Management.
January 2017
- March 2019
Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages
English (Fluent),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Lightroom,
Adobe Photoshop,
Art Directing,
Google Sketch-up,
Graphic Design,
Marketing,
Photography,
Production Design,
Public Relations,
Stage Management,
Studio Management,