Creative, detail-oriented Visual Strategist and Producer with 13+ years of experience at the intersection of high-end visual production, graphic design, and emerging digital technologies. I translate complex concepts and data into high-quality, engaging visual assets across digital platforms, campaigns, and publications—while maintaining strict brand stewardship and scalable production workflows. I lead end-to-end creative direction, develop brand-aligned visual systems, optimize multimedia pipelines, and enable cross-functional teams through training and structured toolkits. I’m also skilled at communicating performance insights in clear visual reporting for leadership and stakeholders, and I collaborate across diverse partners to deliver high-impact storytelling.

Marushka Johannes

Creative, detail-oriented Visual Strategist and Producer with 13+ years of experience at the intersection of high-end visual production, graphic design, and emerging digital technologies. I translate complex concepts and data into high-quality, engaging visual assets across digital platforms, campaigns, and publications—while maintaining strict brand stewardship and scalable production workflows. I lead end-to-end creative direction, develop brand-aligned visual systems, optimize multimedia pipelines, and enable cross-functional teams through training and structured toolkits. I’m also skilled at communicating performance insights in clear visual reporting for leadership and stakeholders, and I collaborate across diverse partners to deliver high-impact storytelling.

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Creative, detail-oriented Visual Strategist and Producer with 13+ years of experience at the intersection of high-end visual production, graphic design, and emerging digital technologies. I translate complex concepts and data into high-quality, engaging visual assets across digital platforms, campaigns, and publications—while maintaining strict brand stewardship and scalable production workflows.

I lead end-to-end creative direction, develop brand-aligned visual systems, optimize multimedia pipelines, and enable cross-functional teams through training and structured toolkits. I’m also skilled at communicating performance insights in clear visual reporting for leadership and stakeholders, and I collaborate across diverse partners to deliver high-impact storytelling.

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Work Experience

Visual Strategist at Cape Town, South Africa AI
April 2, 2023 - Present
Operate as a creative and production lead managing branded digital workflows and quality control. Transformed creative processes into scalable digital applications and developed proprietary tools for generating high-fidelity, brand-aligned digital imagery. Established rigorous quality standards for high-volume outputs, built structured weekly performance reporting, and created digital playbooks/how-to guides and workshops to upskill cross-functional teams working with advanced digital imaging workflows.
Creative Producer at Southern Africa AI
April 2, 2023 - Present
End-to-end creative direction and high-end production workflows for diverse corporate and private client portfolios, specializing in high-fidelity product, food, event, and editorial photography. Translate client briefs and conceptual narratives into compelling, high-quality visual media assets; partner with global and local stakeholders to drive regional initiatives promoting technology at the intersection of social impact; manage communications and community ecosystems to amplify underrepresented voices and champion ethical digital development across Southern Africa’s Women in AI community.
Digital Asset Management
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Executed complex, large-scale imaging solutions and managed secured digital asset registries for high-volume corporate production demands. Specialized in high-fidelity layouts, image reinterpretation, advanced retouching, and maintaining consistent visual standards across complex design outputs.
Graphic & Web Designing at PA/Office Administrator
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2023
Graphic and web design support alongside office administration duties (details not fully provided).

Education

at IT Business College (Claremont)
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010
High Matric at Grassy Park High
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Qualifications

Full Stack Development – IT Varsity
January 1, 2025 - July 27, 2026
Adobe Photoshop CC Advanced Course + AI – Udemy
January 1, 2025 - July 27, 2026
Practical Application of Gen AI for Project Managers – PMI
January 1, 2025 - July 27, 2026
Certified in AI Fundamentals – DataCamp
January 1, 2025 - July 27, 2026
Intro to Generative AI & Prompt Engineering – Cloud Security Alliance
January 1, 2025 - July 27, 2026
Guinness World Records™ (Title Holder)
January 1, 2025 - July 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Software & Internet, Education