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As a AI Creative Producer I drive the execution of organizational goals and digital asset workflows across high-volume studio environments. Experienced in AI-driven creative production, studio operations, retouching and quality control, ensuring market-leading visuals from product turnaround through web activation. Passionate about inclusive AI development and amplifying underrepresented voices through ethical, community-led tech initiatives across Southern Africa. Brings 13+ years’ elite experience in art, photography, studio QC, and AI emerging technologies to bridge technical advances with creative excellence.…As a AI Creative Producer I drive the execution of organizational goals and digital asset workflows across high-volume studio environments. Experienced in AI-driven creative production, studio operations, retouching and quality control, ensuring market-leading visuals from product turnaround through web activation. Passionate about inclusive AI development and amplifying underrepresented voices through ethical, community-led tech initiatives across Southern Africa. Brings 13+ years’ elite experience in art, photography, studio QC, and AI emerging technologies to bridge technical advances with creative excellence.

Maru shka Johannes

Visual Effects Artist, Graphic Designer, Brand Strategist, +6

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As a AI Creative Producer I drive the execution of organizational goals and digital asset workflows across high-volume studio environments. Experienced in AI-driven creative production, studio operations, retouching and quality control, ensuring market-leading visuals from product turnaround through web activation. Passionate about inclusive AI development and amplifying underrepresented voices through ethical, community-led tech initiatives across Southern Africa. Brings 13+ years’ elite experience in art, photography, studio QC, and AI emerging technologies to bridge technical advances with creative excellence.…As a AI Creative Producer I drive the execution of organizational goals and digital asset workflows across high-volume studio environments. Experienced in AI-driven creative production, studio operations, retouching and quality control, ensuring market-leading visuals from product turnaround through web activation. Passionate about inclusive AI development and amplifying underrepresented voices through ethical, community-led tech initiatives across Southern Africa. Brings 13+ years’ elite experience in art, photography, studio QC, and AI emerging technologies to bridge technical advances with creative excellence.

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As a AI Creative Producer I drive the execution of organizational goals and digital asset workflows across high-volume studio environments. Experienced in AI-driven creative production, studio operations, retouching and quality control, ensuring market-leading visuals from product turnaround through web activation.

Passionate about inclusive AI development and amplifying underrepresented voices through ethical, community-led tech initiatives across Southern Africa. Brings 13+ years’ elite experience in art, photography, studio QC, and AI emerging technologies to bridge technical advances with creative excellence.

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Work Experience

AI Creative Producer (Strategic Execution / AI & Emerging Tech) at AI C ReA t iv e P ro d uce r | S outh ern A fr ic a A I E xe cu tiv e | V is ual S tr a te g is t

April 2, 2026 - Present

Leads integration of AI-driven workflows into the brand’s creative production cycle to improve efficiency and innovation. Manages studio workflow optimization by prioritizing imagery pipelines, handling re-touch feedback loops, and accelerating day-to-day e-commerce readiness. Defines technical and creative quality standards for product, show, and marketing imagery, blending technical rigor with artistic intuition. Acts as an AI stakeholder advocate focused on inclusive and ethical AI development and ensures market-leading visual outputs for high-volume imagery and AI-driven visual solutions.

Strategic Execution / Personal Profile (Creative Operations) at Bash

April 2, 2023 - April 2, 2026

High-organization, detail-oriented Creative Operations professional with 13+ years’ experience across high-volume digital asset management, e-commerce studio workflows, and advanced image quality control. Optimizes studio production pipelines, manages high-fidelity imagery, and collaborates cross-functionally to meet strict deadlines. Combines expert-level Adobe Photoshop mastery with asset tracking to implement workflow efficiencies and ensure smooth daily digital activations.

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.

Creative / Imaging Solutions (Digital Asset Management; High-Fidelity Imaging) at Hirt & Carter

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Delivered complex imaging solutions and managed digital assets for large-scale product production. Specialized in image interpretation and high-fidelity digital imaging to support production timelines and quality expectations.

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.

Studio QC (Art & Photography) at Maru shka Studio

January 1, 2013 - Present

Provides elite-level photo services specializing in event and product photography. Manages end-to-end creative workflows for a diverse client base across a 13-year period, ensuring consistent quality and delivery.

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).