I am Naomi Wessels, a senior designer who led the design execution for Mano Marketplace app across Nigeria and Angola, working remotely from South Africa. In my role as Head Designer, I oversaw paid advertising, app UI design, social media assets, print promotional materials, and large-format print, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality output in fast-paced, multi-market environments. My skill set includes extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite and digital platforms. I specialise in high-quality print design, particularly packaging and label design with advanced print finishes, as well as presentation layout, digital, and brand design. Working across diverse design disciplines has refined my aesthetic sensibility and strengthened my versatility across both print and online mediums.

Naomi Wessels

I am Naomi Wessels, a senior designer who led the design execution for Mano Marketplace app across Nigeria and Angola, working remotely from South Africa. In my role as Head Designer, I oversaw paid advertising, app UI design, social media assets, print promotional materials, and large-format print, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality output in fast-paced, multi-market environments. My skill set includes extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite and digital platforms. I specialise in high-quality print design, particularly packaging and label design with advanced print finishes, as well as presentation layout, digital, and brand design. Working across diverse design disciplines has refined my aesthetic sensibility and strengthened my versatility across both print and online mediums.

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I am Naomi Wessels, a senior designer who led the design execution for Mano Marketplace app across Nigeria and Angola, working remotely from South Africa. In my role as Head Designer, I oversaw paid advertising, app UI design, social media assets, print promotional materials, and large-format print, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality output in fast-paced, multi-market environments.

My skill set includes extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite and digital platforms. I specialise in high-quality print design, particularly packaging and label design with advanced print finishes, as well as presentation layout, digital, and brand design. Working across diverse design disciplines has refined my aesthetic sensibility and strengthened my versatility across both print and online mediums.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Digital & Marketing Designer for Marketplace App at Mano Africa App
November 1, 2021 - September 30, 2025
Senior Digital & Marketing Designer responsible for design execution across paid advertising, app UI, social media assets, print promotional materials, and large-format print for Mano Marketplace app, working remotely from South Africa to support multi-market operations in Nigeria and Angola, while upholding brand consistency and high-volume output.
Senior Designer at Freelance (Remote)
May 1, 2019 - October 31, 2021
Senior Designer delivering marketing, packaging, web and social media design for multiple clients including JHG Wines, Bayede! Wine & Spirits, Bound Hospitality Zone, Bonafied Beverages, Brainflash, Headliner Innovade Food Importers, Liquid Energy Juices, UberClean Juicetactics UK.
Blog & Landing Page Designer; Newsletter Designer at Zone UK (Remote)
April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Blog and landing page design; newsletter design for various clients, contributing to IA CCM, Bob Phibbs, Salmon, FEDMINE US, BBJ Group, Hedgehog Lab, Salesability, Covisum.
Design Department Manager; Senior Packaging Designer at Tekco Pac
February 1, 2015 - September 30, 2017
Led design department and packaging design for multiple brands including Van Loveren, Du Toitskloof, Robertson Winery, Kanonkop, Steenberg, Krone, and more.
Web; Print; In House Marketing; Magazine Designer; Video Editing at Freelance (Remote)
January 1, 2009 - January 31, 2015
Freelance designer delivering web, print, in-house marketing, magazine design, and video editing for clients including Media 24, Legends Awards (2009-2011), Via Africa Publishers, Avian to Hotel, Avian to Estate, Trends SA Online Magazine, Renaissance Magazine, The Gallery, Random House.
Book Typesetter; Layout Artist; In-house Marketing Designer at Random House
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Book typesetter; layout artist; in-house marketing designer.
Editor; Layout Artist; Marketing Designer at BlueSky Publications UK
February 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007
Editor; layout artist for monthly & weekly publications; marketing designer.

Education

Digital Design Diploma at Concept Interactive
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005

Qualifications

Silver Flexographic Print Excellence Award (FTASA) 2019
January 1, 2019 - March 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Software & Internet
    paper Chef’s Choice - Brand & Label Design
    Chef’s Choice is a modern wine brand designed for both cooking and casual drinking, bringing convenience and quality into a compact, contemporary format. The identity embraces a bold, minimal approach, built on a striking red, black, and white palette that reflects richness, flavour, and confidence. A simple yet distinctive logo, combining culinary and wine elements anchors the brand and reinforces its dual purpose. The can design focuses on strong shelf presence through clean typography and a balanced layout, with a deep red base subtly referencing the wine inside. The extended label system introduces structured information, flavour cues, and iconography to create an intuitive, user-friendly experience.