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I am a Corporate Graphic Designer with more than two decades of freelance experience delivering clear, consistent, and brand-aligned design. My specialty spans corporate identity, annual reports, packaging, below-the-line marketing, and production-ready artwork across corporate, packaging, advertising, and promotional materials. I collaborate with stakeholders, printers, and cross-functional teams to sustain brand integrity across multiple touchpoints and have led design teams on national and international projects.…I am a Corporate Graphic Designer with more than two decades of freelance experience delivering clear, consistent, and brand-aligned design. My specialty spans corporate identity, annual reports, packaging, below-the-line marketing, and production-ready artwork across corporate, packaging, advertising, and promotional materials. I collaborate with stakeholders, printers, and cross-functional teams to sustain brand integrity across multiple touchpoints and have led design teams on national and international projects.

Alison Van Zyl

Graphic Designer, Designer, Brand Designer, +4

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I am a Corporate Graphic Designer with more than two decades of freelance experience delivering clear, consistent, and brand-aligned design. My specialty spans corporate identity, annual reports, packaging, below-the-line marketing, and production-ready artwork across corporate, packaging, advertising, and promotional materials. I collaborate with stakeholders, printers, and cross-functional teams to sustain brand integrity across multiple touchpoints and have led design teams on national and international projects.…I am a Corporate Graphic Designer with more than two decades of freelance experience delivering clear, consistent, and brand-aligned design. My specialty spans corporate identity, annual reports, packaging, below-the-line marketing, and production-ready artwork across corporate, packaging, advertising, and promotional materials. I collaborate with stakeholders, printers, and cross-functional teams to sustain brand integrity across multiple touchpoints and have led design teams on national and international projects.

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I am a Corporate Graphic Designer with more than two decades of freelance experience delivering clear, consistent, and brand-aligned design.

My specialty spans corporate identity, annual reports, packaging, below-the-line marketing, and production-ready artwork across corporate, packaging, advertising, and promotional materials. I collaborate with stakeholders, printers, and cross-functional teams to sustain brand integrity across multiple touchpoints and have led design teams on national and international projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Founder & Creative Director at VectorGraphics

January 1, 2004 - Present

Founded and managed a boutique below-the-line agency; Oversaw brand management, client liaison, and freelance design team; Delivered corporate design, advertising, and print production projects; Secured major clients including Premier Foods, Hans Merensky Holdings, Westfalia Fruit, Merensky Timber.

Freelance Designer at Various clients

January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004

Designed for niche publications (Womyn Magazine, Joburg Pride, Theatre on the Square) and served as sole brand custodian for Premier Foods brands: Snowflake, Blue Ribbon, Iwisa No1, SuperSun, Nyala, Impala, BB Bread; Built strong client and agency relationships.

Mid-weight Graphic Designer at Unigraph

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2000

Contributed to campaigns for CitiBank, Zodiac, UNICEF, Premier Foods, Hulett, Westfalia, Merensky Timber; Developed packaging design skills, including die traces and workmaps.

Graphic Designer at Kiley Baker Printers

January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1995

Graphic Designer in pre-press department; Managed imposition, litho/digital printing, and file preparation; Ensured quality control in colour, resolution, and typography.

DTP Operator / Proofreader / Junior Designer at Yellow Pages (Maister Directories)

January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994

DTP Operator, Proofreader, and Junior Designer; Contributed to pioneering team digitising the Yellow Pages.

Copywriter and Fact-checker at Gauteng Provincial Government

January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993

Copywriter and fact-checker; Supported communication projects with accurate content verification.

Senior Graphic Designer and Agency Owner at Vectorgraphics

January 1, 2004 - Present

Founded Vectorgraphics, a boutique below-the-line agency, overseeing brand management, client liaison, and a freelance design team. Secured major clients such as Premier Foods, Hans Merensky Holdings, Westfalia Fruit, and Merensky Timber; delivered corporate design, advertising, and print production projects while maintaining brand integrity across touchpoints.

Freelance Designer at Self-Employed

January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004

Designed for niche publications (Womyn Magazine, Joburg Pride, Theatre on the Square) and served as sole brand custodian for Premier Foods brands including Snowflake, Blue Ribbon, Iwisa No1, SuperSun, Nyala, Impala, and BB Bread.

Mid-weight Graphic Designer and Print Production Trainee at Kiley Baker Printers

January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1995

Graphic Designer in pre-press department; managed imposition, litho/digital printing, and file preparation; ensured quality control in colour, resolution, and typography.