Abdul Majeed Solomon

Experience

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  Independent Newspapers Cape

  May 2003 - Aug 2003

  Internet Café Manager and Junior Graphic Designer

  Daily management and general office duties of the Internet Café.Ensure coffee stock is sufficient for customers who would like to have a cup of coffee while either reading the newspaper or browsing the internet.Logo's designed and flyers and business cards created and/or edited. Typing or CV's or documents.

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  Independent Newspapers Cape

  Sept 2004 - Jul 2008

  DTP Operator

  1 Sep 2007 – July 2008Clients – VariousPromotion: DTP Finished Artist and assistant JUNIOR Repro ArtistSoftware Packages: Freehand MX, Photoshop CS, Quark, Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller, Coral Draw 12, FTP (Upload & download), Quickcut, Websend, ISDN, Transfer & receive Ads via E-mail. Attend to and resolve telephone queries with designers and artist’s designing ads for companies and individuals advertising.2 Sep 2004 – 1 Sep 2007Clients – VariousJUNIOR DTP Operator

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  Salient Strategic Advertising & Design

  Jul 2008 - Feb 2013

  DTP Finished Artist

  Client – Lewis Group (July ‘09 – Feb 2013)Promotion: Team Leader (from Jan 2013) - Senior DTP & Repro Finished Artist plus Adhoc designer: Lewis Account: My Home and previous Lifestyle Living press ads, brochures, posters, & Lewis staff quarterly Team Talk magazine designer.Client – Shoprite (July ‘08 – July ‘09)Finished Artist and DTP

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  J. Walter Thompson Worldwide

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

  Team Leader - Senior DTP & Repro Finished Artist plus Adhoc designer

  Client – Lewis GroupMy Home, Best Home & Electric & Lewis Stores brochures, posters, press ads, leaflets and Point of Sale. Attend weekly status meetings, adhere to and solve trouble shooting with regards to software programs and colleague queries/trouble-shooting.

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  Radar Advertising

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  DTP Manager

  Clients - Old Mutual, Sea Harvest, TOTAL, Nedgroup.Responsible for preparing work across a variety of marketing collateral from print ads to packaging, outdoor, brochures, corporate identities, electronic material and more.

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  Hogarth

  Apr 2014 - now

  Clients:BAT (British American Tobacco)Johnson and Johnson• Fully conversant in the whole Creative Suite package• Experience of POS, retail and packaging• Understanding of printing and finishing, methods and formats, and understand my requirements• Excellent understanding of print processes, specifications, profiles and PDF workflow• Able to interpret creative briefs and create technically accurate artwork• Able to inspect briefs and specs to determine what is required and raise potential issues• Highlight and escalate quality issues• Ability to create and adapt artwork to various sizes maintaining creative integrity with a good eye for detail including basic QC of artwork• Able to work on my own initiative and equally be able to take verbal direction• Ability to solve problems under pressure• Able to manage time and workloads to deliver efficiently• Understanding of Brand Guidelines• A can do attitude and calmness under pressure• Client facing skills• Flexible in my working hours• The gatekeeper of work produced by my team• Strong team leader with great communication skills• Ensure my teams work is evenly distributed• Investigate briefs on my own and have the organisation skills to manage this within my team• Actively share knowledge and support within the team• Able to motivate my team• Managing all leave and absence of the team• In charge of the team’s performance reviews and future Goal• Recruiting of candidates (Freelance, Interns and Permanent)• Approving time-sheets and leave• Confident interacting with account and project managers• Effective communication with account, project managers and within the greater team• Competent knowledge of the on-­site printers / proofing machines and the management of there use and maintenance• In charge of monitoring and updating the font server Show less

  • Print Studio Lead (South Africa)

    Jun 2024 - now

  • DTP Studio Manager

    Jan 2016 - now

  • DTP Team Leader

    Apr 2014 - Dec 2015