With over 12 years of multidisciplinary design experience, I bring strategic thinking, deep technical expertise, and strong creative leadership across brand storytelling, production, and team management. My career spans editorial, digital, motion, illustration, and live-action - with a sharp eye for craft and a calm, can-do approach that helps teams produce their best work. I thrive in collaborative environments where creative and operational excellence meet.

Llewellyn Van Eeden

With over 12 years of multidisciplinary design experience, I bring strategic thinking, deep technical expertise, and strong creative leadership across brand storytelling, production, and team management. My career spans editorial, digital, motion, illustration, and live-action - with a sharp eye for craft and a calm, can-do approach that helps teams produce their best work. I thrive in collaborative environments where creative and operational excellence meet.

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With over 12 years of multidisciplinary design experience, I bring strategic thinking, deep technical expertise, and strong creative leadership across brand storytelling, production, and team management.

My career spans editorial, digital, motion, illustration, and live-action - with a sharp eye for craft and a calm, can-do approach that helps teams produce their best work. I thrive in collaborative environments where creative and operational excellence meet.

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Work Experience

Creative Lead at Perkbox
February 1, 2020 - Present
Led a full brand refresh and directed outputs across digital, motion, and illustration, including a website reskin, campaign art direction, and UI asset support. Managed a multidisciplinary team in a hybrid in-house/agency model, collaborating with marketing, product, and leadership. Implemented scalable asset systems, streamlined video production workflows, facilitated workshops to align strategy and process, and directed freelance creatives. Served as internal traffic manager, overseeing scheduling and timely delivery across the team.
Senior Designer at Perkbox
March 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020
Supported brand evolution and creative direction during a growth phase, contributing to the brand refresh and ensuring cohesive visual outputs across digital and print. Collaborated with marketing, product, and leadership to deliver campaigns, UI assets, and motion content, while mentoring junior designers and coordinating freelance resources.
Senior Creative at Oi Advertising
October 1, 2015 - February 28, 2019
Led integrated campaigns and established the studio’s motion and animation offering. Directed creative concepts, executed 360° brand campaigns, and collaborated across production and account teams to deliver multi-platform content for print and digital. Managed creative strategy, illustration, animation, and campaign visualization.
Content Creative at Big House Content Creative
August 1, 2014 - September 1, 2015
Specializing in whiteboard and explainer animations, led design and animation for educational, advertising, and social content. Exformed as a voice-over artist and storyboard lead, coordinating with writers, producers, and sound designers to maintain consistent storytelling across formats.
Production Designer at South African Fashion Week
January 1, 2013 - July 1, 2014
Part of the in-house design team producing collateral for SA Fashion Week across print, digital, and event material. Managed end-to-end design from concept to final production, including event photography, videography oversight, and creative direction for advertising content.
Creative Lead at Big House Content
August 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015
Lead animator and storyboard designer for whiteboard and explainer animations; voice-over artist; concept design for digital media; collaborated with writers, producers and sound designers to craft consistent storytelling across formats.

Education

BA Honours degree ‘Graphic Design’ at North-West University, South Africa
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013
BA Honours degree in Graphic Design at North-West University, South Africa
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Education