I have worked in the creative space for most of my working life. I began showing a focused interest in creating in high school where I learnt to create music and create basic brand kits for some local companies. My interest in creating only grew from there. I have since worked in a local shop which sold books, CDs and musical instruments as a manager, and worked in an affiliated studio as an intern of sorts. I then ran my own business teaching music and repairing/building musical instruments for a few years. During all this time I was heavily involved in the creative process of my local church in the form of worship ministry as well as video and audio production. In 2015 I took a full-time job at a local church as a Worship Service Director. This role gave me opportunity to work with creative production on a weekly basis, and on tight deadlines. During this time I assisted in writing, producing and recording multiple songs for the congregation as well as directing and producing the weekly services. I was privileged to be able to lead teams as we wrote, produced and performed multiple theatre productions, two of which were musicals. I also helped develop systems, from physical audio/video systems, to digital audio/video and network systems for increasing efficiency, productivity and quality of production. I automated many parts of my sub-roles in order to save time so I could focus on the major projects at hand. Through 2020 I was forced to improve my efficiency and capabilities for content creation. From visual to audio I was able to manage teams remotely to continue to serve the local community with well produced pre-recorded as well as live content. In 2024 I had a change of occupation when I was employed as an Advertising Executive at IntegriPure Water Filtration Systems. I have been privileged to work with a very bold and forward thinking team. We ran multiple campaigns and created many successful social media campaigns. It was also a huge accomplishment to have produced an entire documentary as part of the advertising strategy, which I helped research, write, film, direct, produce, edit and promote. In this role I also dabbled in assisting with Customer Relations Management systems, automating tasks and reports for improved efficiency. All in all, I am great at leading teams, and flourish in a creative environment that isn't scared to think out of the box. I love being able to take ideas, and maximize them to their full potential, within limited deadlines and budgets if necessary. I currently work as a drummer and producer for a local band called SmokkelHuiz, and have a decent amount of songs published under the name Kingdoms & Kastles all self-recorded and self-produced in various circumstances.

John

I have worked in the creative space for most of my working life. I began showing a focused interest in creating in high school where I learnt to create music and create basic brand kits for some local companies. My interest in creating only grew from there. I have since worked in a local shop which sold books, CDs and musical instruments as a manager, and worked in an affiliated studio as an intern of sorts. I then ran my own business teaching music and repairing/building musical instruments for a few years. During all this time I was heavily involved in the creative process of my local church in the form of worship ministry as well as video and audio production. In 2015 I took a full-time job at a local church as a Worship Service Director. This role gave me opportunity to work with creative production on a weekly basis, and on tight deadlines. During this time I assisted in writing, producing and recording multiple songs for the congregation as well as directing and producing the weekly services. I was privileged to be able to lead teams as we wrote, produced and performed multiple theatre productions, two of which were musicals. I also helped develop systems, from physical audio/video systems, to digital audio/video and network systems for increasing efficiency, productivity and quality of production. I automated many parts of my sub-roles in order to save time so I could focus on the major projects at hand. Through 2020 I was forced to improve my efficiency and capabilities for content creation. From visual to audio I was able to manage teams remotely to continue to serve the local community with well produced pre-recorded as well as live content. In 2024 I had a change of occupation when I was employed as an Advertising Executive at IntegriPure Water Filtration Systems. I have been privileged to work with a very bold and forward thinking team. We ran multiple campaigns and created many successful social media campaigns. It was also a huge accomplishment to have produced an entire documentary as part of the advertising strategy, which I helped research, write, film, direct, produce, edit and promote. In this role I also dabbled in assisting with Customer Relations Management systems, automating tasks and reports for improved efficiency. All in all, I am great at leading teams, and flourish in a creative environment that isn't scared to think out of the box. I love being able to take ideas, and maximize them to their full potential, within limited deadlines and budgets if necessary. I currently work as a drummer and producer for a local band called SmokkelHuiz, and have a decent amount of songs published under the name Kingdoms & Kastles all self-recorded and self-produced in various circumstances.

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I have worked in the creative space for most of my working life. I
began showing a focused interest in creating in high school where
I learnt to create music and create basic brand kits for some local
companies. My interest in creating only grew from there.
I have since worked in a local shop which sold books, CDs and
musical instruments as a manager, and worked in an affiliated studio
as an intern of sorts. I then ran my own business teaching music and
repairing/building musical instruments for a few years.
During all this time I was heavily involved in the creative process of
my local church in the form of worship ministry as well as video and
audio production.
In 2015 I took a full-time job at a local church as a Worship Service
Director. This role gave me opportunity to work with creative
production on a weekly basis, and on tight deadlines. During this
time I assisted in writing, producing and recording multiple songs
for the congregation as well as directing and producing the weekly
services. I was privileged to be able to lead teams as we wrote,
produced and performed multiple theatre productions, two of which
were musicals.
I also helped develop systems, from physical audio/video systems,
to digital audio/video and network systems for increasing efficiency,
productivity and quality of production. I automated many parts of my
sub-roles in order to save time so I could focus on the major projects
at hand.
Through 2020 I was forced to improve my efficiency and capabilities
for content creation. From visual to audio I was able to manage
teams remotely to continue to serve the local community with well
produced pre-recorded as well as live content.
In 2024 I had a change of occupation when I was employed as an
Advertising Executive at IntegriPure Water Filtration Systems. I have
been privileged to work with a very bold and forward thinking team.
We ran multiple campaigns and created many successful social
media campaigns.
It was also a huge accomplishment to have produced an entire
documentary as part of the advertising strategy, which I helped
research, write, film, direct, produce, edit and promote.
In this role I also dabbled in assisting with Customer Relations
Management systems, automating tasks and reports for improved
efficiency.
All in all, I am great at leading teams, and flourish in a creative
environment that isn’t scared to think out of the box. I love being able
to take ideas, and maximize them to their full potential, within limited
deadlines and budgets if necessary.
I currently work as a drummer and producer for a local band called SmokkelHuiz, and have a decent amount of songs published under the name Kingdoms & Kastles all self-recorded and self-produced in various circumstances.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Afrikaans
Advanced

Work Experience

Trainee Manager / Manager at Chris Quan Book Store / 3:15 Media
January 1, 2011 - October 9, 2025
Managed daily operations, inventory, customer service, and basic media tasks at a bookstore with media activities.
Owner / Guitar Designer at Eternal Custom Guitars
January 1, 2014 - October 9, 2025
Founded and ran a custom guitar business, overseeing design, production, repairs, and customer relations.
Worship Service Director at Deo Victoria Church – Newcastle
January 1, 2023 - October 9, 2025
Led worship services, coordinated volunteers and production teams, and supported church operations.
Operations Manager at INTEGRIPURE - Water Filtration
February 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Oversee filtration system operations, technical problem solving, maintenance and service delivery.

Education

BTh (AFM – NWU) at NWU
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
BTh (SATS) at SATS
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Other