PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Julie Karen Davis Maltese ID Card No.: 9716L Malta Address: 2, Lavender ‘B’, Triq Jannara, Birkirkara, Malta, BKR2911 Drivers: Yes Computer Literacy: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, FreeHand,MS Word, MS Excel,

Powerpoint, Outlook, Survey Monkey, Wordpress, Oracle, OpenBet, NetEnt, Virtual Fusion, Console, MyOffice, Chase, SAP, QuarkXPress

Email: juliedraft@gmail.com Mobile: 99361900 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/juliedavis/29/a20/bab Interests: Travelling, photography, live music, reading, yoga, horse-riding, swimming and animals

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: ● Detailed Project Management ● Manage the production of marketing materials, including printed catalogues, posters, newsletters, promotional

items, clothing etc ● Brand-oriented - focused on keeping all work on Brand ● Manage the organisation of exhibitions & conferences ● A highly organised and detail-directed problem solver ● Focused multi-tasker with excellent time management and prioritisation ● Exceptional eye for detail ● Unique blend of core skills and broad-based experience in the print and advertising industries ● Develop strong relationships with customers, suppliers, operations and key stakeholders , thus retaining and

developing business ● Highly effective negotiation skills ● Logistics ● Typesetting/proofreading ● Influential leadership abilities focusing on honesty, integrity and transparency ● Caring and conscious individual with strong listening skills ● Customer Service in igaming sector ● Courses recently completed:

Coaching - awarded best coach (Neuroleadership) Lay Counselling (LifeLine South Africa)

WORK EXPERIENCE: Seeking Publicity (Malta) Oct 2016 – Current Online Marketing company

Position: Office Manager & PA to CRO Responsibilities:

● Processing invoices and liaising with corporate suppliers

● Courier and mail handling

● Petty Cash handling

● Ordering of miscellaneous office supplies

● Expense handling and filing

● Booking shows and organising promotional items

● Assisting with travel and miscellaneous event arrangements

● Providing additional assistance with general day-to-day activities as required

● Preparation of quotations and reconciliation of events

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WORK EXPERIENCE (cont): PaddyPower Betfair (Malta) Feb 2016 – Aug 2016 Online Igaming company

Position: Customer Care Agent Responsibilities:

● Respond promptly and effectively to incoming communication to contacts and exhibiting high levels of attention

to detail (chats, emails etc)

● Provide technical support to customers

● Ensure that more complex customer issues are followed up and resolved in a timely manner

Achievements: ● Trained on Sportsbook, Exchange, Payments, ID&V and Games

Reason for leaving: Not utilising my skill set.

The Unlimited (South Africa) April 2010 – Nov 2015 Financial Services Provider (Marketing Department)

Position: Production Manager

Responsibilities: ● Producing all work created by studio. From business cards, brochures, Point of Sale, clothing, branded

promotional items, once off display cabinets, vehicle branding etc

● Managing the Production Assistant, including doing KPI Ratings

● Placing of all suppliers orders and to process incoming invoices

● Negotiating prices from suppliers while never compromising on quality

● Controlled relationship with mailing house for new customer mailers

● Printing of all internal work on laser printer, as well as maintaining the machine and replenishing consumables

● Checking of work prior to sending to print and checking proofs and attending print passes

● Liaising and briefing of all suppliers

● Researching/sourcing suppliers best matched to producing work required

● Organise events, hiring of stands, branding of stands, delivering printed material to event. Sourcing of all items required for event. From chairs to branded pens and balloons etc.

● Proof reading and setting copy when required

● Organising stills shoots with stylists, make-up artists, models etc

● Drew up contracts for models and ensured renewal fees were paid

● Sourcing of illustrators

● TV and radio production (including sourcing celebrities)

● Ensured SLA’s were maintained, by tracking delivery and quality of product ● Keeping shareholders and stakeholders informed on status of all work at all times

Achievements: ● Revamped a suite at sports ground, from the floor up. Organised suppliers for the following: flooring, carpentry,

purchase of industrial fridges, customised wall paper, aluminium wall signage, chair covers and chairs. Stocked the bar with cutlery, crockery and drinks. Complete new suite project managed from a different city.

● Had a working 950cm diameter clock manufactured. Including prototypes. This was an aluminium clock that had to be plugged into the wall for electricity.

● Coach - awarded best coach of the year 2014

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Reason for leaving: Relocated to Malta.

Say Cheese - Patrick McGee (South Africa) Nov 2009 – Mar 2010 Photographer/Director Of Photography/Director Position: Freelance Producer Responsibilities: ▪ Producing his ads and assisting on Patricks shoots

▪ Updating website (working on Joomla)

▪ Creating databases and mailers

▪ Following up and sending showreels

Reason for leaving: Offered position at The Unlimited

WORK EXPERIENCE (cont): Draftfcb Durban (South Africa) Jan 2002 – Oct 2009 Advertising Agency (Draftfcb bought out Lindsay Smithers Bond) Position: Production Manager/TV Producer Responsibilities:

● Placing of all orders for out-sourced work ● Checking of work prior to repro and print, as well as attending print passes ● Quoting (from concept to print) and submitting final invoice to clients ● Sourcing, liaising with and briefing suppliers ● Shoot co-ordination: stills/film shoots with stylists, make-up artists, models etc ● Sourcing of director’s showreels for tv ad Director selecion ● Working out critical timing paths for the tv ads and/or projects of large scale ● Compiling quotes from production houses and internal cost accommodation flights/per clients etc ● Pre-production meetings to ensure all was on track ● Organising insurance, AAA-script approval. (ACA) Script approval /model contracts v/o fees contracts ● Prop modelling, music composition and licencing, briefing of animal handlers, weather insurance, model sourcing

and contract for models and voice over artists, animation if required, etc, all falling within the role of a TV Producer

Achievements: ● Progressed in my career at a rapid rate. Did everything from Client Service and helping with Finished Art

(Artworker) when artists couldn’t do it, managing studio, traffic manager and production manager. At times I did both roles. I was then offered to move into TV Production, which I loved. This stretched me and taught me a whole new aspect to the Advertising world.

Reason for leaving: Downsize of Durban operation. Retrenched.

Lindsay Smither Bond FCB (South Africa) Oct 2001 – Jan 2002 Advertising Agency (FCB bought into Lindsay Smithers Bond)

Position: Client Services/Account Manager/Production Manager

Responsibilities: ▪ Invoicing and reconciling (actuals)

▪ Checking of work prior to: CD; repro; and print; Attending print passes where necessary

▪ Traffic: chase jobs through → studio; copy; design; layout and prepping; Ensuring deadlines are met

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▪ Communicating with clients on a day-to-day basis, chasing them for copy/pictures etc

▪ Keeping Contact reports of all client correspondence

▪ DTP: amending visuals/creating ads to new sizes, prepping for repro, creating layouts (patterns/ DL etc)

▪ Overseeing of production assistant

▪ Booking photographers and shoots

▪ Working out critical paths

▪ Organising shoots, models, locations, photographers accommodation, travel etc

▪ Booking radio ads, including recording studios, voice-over artists etc

Achievements: ● Rolled my last few positions into one. I was handling Traffic and Production for my team and now I was given the

added responsibility of looking after the client, whom I had to visit and keep contact reports for, as well as ensuring that the work was quoted for, produced and on deadline. I was given more responsibility.

WORK EXPERIENCE (cont): Lindsay Smithers Bond (South Africa) Jan 1999 – Oct 2001 Advertising Agency

Position: Production/Traffic controller Responsibilities: • Managed Clients: Bee Gees (clothing store), Guys & Girls, Almar containers and The Three Cities

• Quoting/cost estimates

• Purchasing repro/print trafficking

• Print passes

• Traffic controller

• Orders

CitiGate (South Africa) July 1998 - Dec 1998 Advertising Agency

Position: Finished Artist

Responsibilities: • Assistant to Creative Director • Job creation from typesetting through to scanning, retouching, layout and mockups/pop up displays

Reason for leaving: Process of relocating to UK. Plans cancelled.

Target International (South Africa) Jan 1995- June 1998 Advertising Agency

Position 2: Production Manager

Responsibilities: • Purchasing of all repro and print, including quoting and invoicing

• Checking jobs before sending them to repro and attending print passes

• Checking all material that came back, passing onto AE’s for client approval

• Sourcing of any promotional items, e.g. balloons, t-shirts, tins, boats, etc.

• Managing studio as well as production assistant (leave applications, appraisals, etc)

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• Controlling the deadlines of all work and deadlines

Position 1: Finished Artist and Production Manager’s Assistant

Responsibilities: • Quoting; Checking jobs before sending them to repro; Checking the material that came back

• Corrected methods/techniques used by designers

• Typesetting and proof-reading

Achievements: • This was my learning ground for everything Advertising, moving from a Repro/Print background. I was determined

that Advertising was where I wanted to be. Hard work, determination to succeed and a willingness to learn is what made this all possible. I went from working in DTP to managing the studio to assisting the Production Manager and then becoming the Production Manager.

Reason for leaving: Company went into liquidation after opening a brand in another city. Made redundant.

WORK EXPERIENCE (cont): PixelArt - Part of Hirt & Carter (South Africa) Jan 1994- Dec 1994 Repro House/Training Facility

Position1 : Training Consultant Responsibilities: • Trained students on Aldus Freehand; Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress

• Made tutorial notes for Photoshop and basic introductory notes to the print industry

• Telephonic support; On-site training at clients premises

• Filling the training courses; Admin work attending daily meetings

• Placing students and DTP operators at various companies

• Taking the apprentices from Hirt & Carter through their required modules (trade training instructor)

Position 2: DTP operator/Typesetter Jan 1993 - Dec 1993

Responsibilities: ▪ Created jobs from layouts provided by clients, including typesetting, placing scans

▪ Recreating logos and creating simple graphics

▪ Made brochures, adverts, booklets, pamphlets, letterheads, business cards, die drawings, packaging, racing sheets

Position 3: Apprentice, Photolithographer, typesetter/dtp Feb 1987 - Dec 1992 Responsibilities: • Prepping work for print from graphic visuals supplied

• Typesetter

• Completed apprenticeship with Distinction

Reason for leaving: Company I trained while at PixelArt, offered me a position.

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EDUCATION: Primary: : Matric - Berea Girls High (exemption)

Tertiary

Institution : Congella Technical College Course : Apprenticeship in Photolithography Duration : 2 ½ years (1989) – received distinction Institution : PNPITB Courses : The Modular Way Course - Trade Training Instructor Duration : 1994 - received distinction Institution : Life Line South Africa Courses : Counsellor Duration : 6 months – 2013 Institution : Neuroleadership Group Courses : Coaching Duration : 10 months - 2014

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