Hi there! My name is Khanya Makaba. I'm a Graphic Designer with a passion for solving beautiful problems and translating business requirements and client requests into effective, timely, and impactful campaigns. I have a deep love for creativity and have gained rich experience working across digital and graphic design, motion graphics, and coding. Over the years, I've worked as a junior art director, digital designer, illustrator, and graphic designer with various creative agencies. I'm passionate about integrating different aspects of communication into unison and bringing new-age technology creatively within marketing campaigns.

Khanya Makaba

Hi there! My name is Khanya Makaba. I'm a Graphic Designer with a passion for solving beautiful problems and translating business requirements and client requests into effective, timely, and impactful campaigns. I have a deep love for creativity and have gained rich experience working across digital and graphic design, motion graphics, and coding. Over the years, I've worked as a junior art director, digital designer, illustrator, and graphic designer with various creative agencies. I'm passionate about integrating different aspects of communication into unison and bringing new-age technology creatively within marketing campaigns.

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Hi there! My name is Khanya Makaba. I’m a Graphic Designer with a passion for solving beautiful problems and translating business requirements and client requests into effective, timely, and impactful campaigns. I have a deep love for creativity and have gained rich experience working across digital and graphic design, motion graphics, and coding.

Over the years, I’ve worked as a junior art director, digital designer, illustrator, and graphic designer with various creative agencies. I’m passionate about integrating different aspects of communication into unison and bringing new-age technology creatively within marketing campaigns.

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Language

English
Advanced
Xhosa
Fluent

Work Experience

Junior Art Director at OFyt (Old Friends Young Talent)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016
OFyt is an advertising agency known for nurturing loads of young talent, offering experience on a creative platform and helping creatives become award-winning with support from the established Old Farts team.
Mid Weight Digital Designer at Honeykome
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Honeykome is a digital and marketing consultancy agency combining new-age technology, filming, and design to produce digital campaigns that work in conjunction with social media platforms to connect clients with consumers digitally.
Digital Designer and Illustrator at Iconic Media
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019
Iconic Media is an agency specializing in media, motion graphics, and coding. The role involved creating visual content and illustrations blending design and technological elements.
Mid-Senior Graphic Designer at Kaitoma Creatives
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Kaitoma is an integrated creative communications agency focusing on bringing different aspects of communication into unison and integrating creative concepts.
Graphic Designer at HKLM
January 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020
HKLM is a strategic brand and communications agency with experience and representation across Africa, where the role involved brand design and communication strategies.
Digital Designer at Oliver and More SA
January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
Oliver SA is a rapidly expanding creative services agency providing clients with dedicated on-site agencies. Role involved digital design projects with a creative twist.
Midweight Digital Designer at ARC SA
January 1, 2021 - June 15, 2024
ARC SA is a CRM communications agency where current responsibilities include digital design and communications.

Education

Matric at Oxford International
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
High School Diploma at Infantry School
January 1, 2010 - February 28, 2010
Diploma at College of Cape Town
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Other, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Consumer Goods
    uniE621 Place beyond the sun
    A tribute to an Aunt and Grandmother for Heritage day. illustrator
    uniE621 Heroine
    Illustration of a beloved mother with a Cape to show that she was a rock. Covid 19 took her.
    uniE621 Be Human. Stay Connected. Get it Done.
    A typography Illustration for a T-shirt. The client was Hollard Insurance