Jane Eagar | Freelancer Resume

jane eagar i have been in content marketing* for 13 years, having established my design career as an award-winning art director at Getaway Magazine for 12 years. A multi-faceted designer, I curate the overall creative vision on brands and titles and constantly review, rethink and redesign to ensure that content produced remains original, appealing, engaging, relevant and effective at all times. I have vast experience on lifestyle, retail and medical brands like Mercedes, Multichoice, City Press, Hip2B2, Pam Golding, Ackermans, Netcare, Life Healthcare, MediClinic and Bankmed, I have also established myself as an internal comms design specialist, having produced work for FNB, SAB, Ackermans and Pep. I have art directed 5 Pica Award-winning titles, and have been awarded numerous times for design and typography in SA and internationally. I have been lauded for my work twice at the Content Council Pearl Awards in New York. As an editoriallydriven art director, my core strength lies in strategic thinking and conceptualising ideas around content and applying this insight to original and creative execution: be it print, online, mobile or video. Design experience covers magazines, books, corporate communications, online content; infographics; conceptualising and art directing photographic shoots and videos as well as comissioning illustration. As part of a team, deciding on strategies and creative execution for new business pitches and re-designing existing products all to ensure effective commnunication through original content solutions. I also have extensive experience in project mangement and all aspects of meeting deadlines. art director ¬ content creator ¬ strategist ¬ designer ¬ * Below the line WORK EXPERIENCE π NEW MEDIA PUBLISHING Group Art Director November 2005 -May 2018 (13 years) Conceptualising, designing and creating relevant and original content for brands and titles. Driving creative excellence across all aspects of execution, regardless of the platform – print, digital or video. Experience in the field of health and wellness, lifestyle, medical, mass-market fashion retail, motoring, travel, TV & entertainment and banking & finance. Art Director on following brands: Mediclinic Family; Bankmed Bounce; Sanlam Private Wealth; FNB Siyasiza; Mercedes; City Press iMag; Hip2B2; Ackermans; Sun International Prive; SAB Miller Leaders; Cool Hand; Heart Magazine; Pinnacle Point; Kia Spirit; Board of Executors; Eat In; Eat Out; Multichoice; Netcare; Mango Juice; On the Dot Shift. AWARDS FNB Siyasiza ¬ 2015 Gold - Best Use of Typography The Content Council Pearl Awards New York ¬ 2014 Bronze - Best Use of Typography The Content Council Pearl Awards New York ¬ 2011 Excellence in design - SA Publication Forum Awards Mercedes Magazine ¬ 2010 MPASA Pica Award (Annual, Supplement or Special Issue of the Year - Custom) ¬ 2009 Excellence in Design (overall winner) - SA Publication Forum Awards ¬ 2009 Best Corporate Publication - SA Publication Forum Awards WORK EXPERIENCE Hip2B2 ¬ 2011 Best Customer magazine - Media24 Magazine Excellence Awards ¬ 2010 MPASA Pica Award (Best Tie-in with Integrated Marketing and Corporate Objectives) ¬ 2010 MPASA Pica finalist: Overall Magazine Design of the Year (Customer) ¬ 2010 Best corporate Publication - SA Publication Forum Awards; ¬ 2009 Excellence in design - SA Publication Forum Awards ¬ 2010 Excellence in design - SA Publication Forum Awards π THE PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP Art Director October 2002 - October 2005 (3 Years) Origination, strategic thinking, art direction, magazine design, picture editing, photographic commissioning and all production. Art Director on following titles: LIFE Healthcare, Pam Golding ICON, Nedbank Golf Challenge, RCI Community Guide; Guiltedge Travel AWARDS ¬ 2003 MPASA Pica Award - LIFE Magazine ¬ 2005 MPASA Pica Award - ICON Magazine π GETA W AY MAGAZINE Art Director May 1990 - September 2002 (12 years) Design of editorial pages, maps, graphics and travel supplements; Adverts and promotional material for the Getaway Travel Division and 3 Getaway Shows; Subscription drives and point of sale material for the marketing and circulation team; All logos, advertising and styling for Getaway Gear; Styling and comissioning of photographic shoots in-house and on location; Design of books (Best of Getaway Gallery Photography; Getaway Adventure Guide and Getaway Funny Signs); Studio management, art direction, traffic control and production. Conceptualising features and story ideas. 2001 - Origination and design of Getaway Xtreme, a brand extension covering extreme sports and the adventurous, sometimes outrageous individuals that perform them. AWARDS ¬ 2002 Grand Prix Assegai - South African Direct Marketing Association - LandRover Subscription Drive. ¬ 1993 Mondi Paper Magazine Award - Visual Presentation Category CONTACT DETAILS π ADDRESS 39 Cromer Road, Muizenberg, 7945 π EMAIL & TELEPHONE J a n e @ p r o j e c t o r a n g e. c o. z a- AUGUST 2013 WOMEN’S MONTH ISSUE AUGUST 2013 π ONLINE PROFILE & PORTFOLIO ¬ w w w. l i n k e d i n . c o m / i n / j a n e - e a g a r - 6 5 b 3 a 4 1 9 / ¬ w w w. b e h a n c e . n e t / j e a g a r f 0 7 0 LYTANIA JOHNSON’S MANY ROLES Multi player WINNING TEAMS WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THEM WORK Tasting success COMMERCIAL BANKING CUSTOMER RITA ZWANE 00_ AUG_Cover.indd 1 2013/07/11 9:38 PM mom ¬ surfer ¬ foodie ¬ swimmer ¬ outdoor lover ¬ hockey coach ¬ friend ¬ camper ¬ writer ¬ doer ¬ cancer survivor ¬ optimist ¬ REFERENCES REFERENCES π A N D R E W N U N N E LY Director: Content Strategy at New Media Publishing- A N u n n e l e y @ n e w m e d i a p u b. c o. z a I worked with Jane over many years and on a number of different publications. Jane is a creative and technically very competent Art Director but mostly I appreciated the fact that she’s also an “editorial” art director. She thinks about the stories she’s telling and works closely with the editorial team to make sure art and words come together to form a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. In recent times she also developed strong video story telling skills. I would recommend Jane as a creative, visual story teller in a variety of mediums. π DAVID BRISTOW Former Editor Getaway Magazine, Story teller, Walking ‘enviro-pedia’--Jane is an art director, designer, content creator and strategic thinker. But she is so much more. You would want her to craft your media from start to finish, be at the helm of your yacht in a storm, rescue you in a frozen sea, be fairy godmother to your unborn grandchildren and share a bottle of wine on a mountain top. In short, she is one of the most competent and talented people I know. And I know a few. π CRISPIAN BROWN Group Creative Head at New Media Publishing--MORE REFERENCES OVERLEAF FASHION & ACCESSORIES FINGER MUSIC NOW WAVE YOUR SWEETS Let your fingers do the jamming on this electric finger-drum set. It has a record button, a play-back button and some prerecorded background beats so you can make your own music just by tapping your fingers.* These yummy rainbowcoloured, handmade sweets come in a painted tin can created by a local artist. So while you treat your tongue to some vanilla-flavoured sweets, you can check out the awesome artwork. Bendi board This silicone Bendi board makes typing fun, because it’s – you guessed it – bendy and it feels rubbery to the touch. Not only does it come in funky designs, but it also comes with its own USB port adapter to suit any computer. Plus after you finish your typing, you can roll it up to save storage space.* http://africanmusicstore.co.za smart style Our senses went shopping for the coolest stuff in town. Here’s what they found . . . CHOCOLATE MOUSE This slab of chocolate won’t make you fat … but it won’t taste good, so don’t eat it, okay? Because it’s actually a computer mouse. It’s compatible with a Mac or a PC, and it even comes with a USB port. Its choc-slab design also makes it easy to carry and store.* * BIG (BLUE) IDEAS Lick your lips WANNA WIN A CHOCOLATE MOUSE AND A BENDI BOARD? As you can see, we’re loving the stuff from a shop called Big Blue. But it’s not just the products that make this shop cool. It’s also the smart people who started the business. More than 20 years ago, two South African guys got tired of the corporate world and opened a stall at a flea market. Today, they’ve got 21 shops in Cape Town, Jo’burg and Pretoria. Their advice to you: ‘If you’re lucky enough to know what you want to do, stick to it, don’t give up and it will work out.’ Have you seen a gadget that is smart and stylish? Hit www.hip2b2. com, join the THINK.crew and tell us about it/upload a photo, and you could win the mouse and keyboard above! It may look like ice cream and it may smell like ice cream but it doesn’t taste like ice cream. Why? Because these cute little tubs contain ice cream-flavoured lip balm. Scoop a little onto your lips to keep them soft and supercomfy.* colours … but besides looking Check out the noughts and bright next to your bedside crosses and squiggles on these lamp, its function is to ring your crazy floating candles. Made in SA brains out so you don’t wake up and decorated in lots of bright colours, late for school.* they’ll fill your room with a pretty glow and the sweet scent of vanilla. Mmmmmm. www.bigblue.co.za Feeling cool 28 Nike’s retro wind runner sports jacket was originally made for runners. But somehow, thanks to hip-hop stars, it made its way into fashion. It’s really lightweight, and the nylon fabric lining will keep you cool even when bustin’ a move. www.shelflife.co.za http://africanmusicstore.co.za BY LINDI MITI; IMAGES: SHAVAN RAHIM Is that a cow on your feet? Reebok’s shaggy-looking, fluffy-feeling Gremlins Geezmo Pump sneakers are modelled after a 1984 horror movie called The Gremlins. But there’s nothing scary about this funny, funky footwear – in fact, we think they should’ve been named after a feel-good film. www.shelflife.co.za WAKE UP! This cute mini-alarm clock comes in a range of crazy Smelly candles SEEING IN PINK Not only do these funky sunglasses have UV protection to keep your eyes safe from the sun, but they also have raindrop disco balls that look like bling earrings for those party nights with friends. How’s that for divalicious?* It would take just over a million mosquitoes to drain the blood from the average human body. FACT FILE: Just before the Soccer World Cup of ’66, the trophy was stolen. There was a ransom demand, an investigation, a car chase, and finally the trophy was retrieved by a dog. 29 REFERENCES DANGER ZONE CAN THESE Some things aren’t as dangerous as you think and other seemingly innocent objects could be far more fatal. Danger rating: Believe it or not, these fishy felons don’t like the taste of people. According to a study by Dr Pete ‘Doctor Hammerhead’ Klimley – a marine biologist in California who’s done lots of research on hammerhead sharks – sharks need high-fat meat to power their streamlined bodies. And we humans don’t have enough fat in our bodies to provide a decent meal for a hungry shark. So they usually only attack us by mistake or bite us out of curiosity. South Africa has an average of only one fatal shark attack per year, so really, your chances of being attacked and bitten are pretty small. WORK IT OUT As far as we know, cellphones do produce radiation, but it’s not the ionizing kind, which changes the way cells are made up. 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In 1987, cancer aren’t so bad? / But there’s good news: electricity always takes the easiest route, and patient Melissa Koslosky from sharks tube.com there are many better conductors than the human body. If you get stuck Visit www.you ... Louisiana, USA, lost 75% of in a thunderstorm – listen up, Highveld residents – all you need to do is user/saveourseas her blood and recovered! stay away from easy electrical targets. Don’t touch metal, for instance, and avoid tall trees. Search ‘lightning’ on www.hip2b2.com for more tips. LIGHTNING Danger rating:  WATCH: ANSWER: ((your body weight) x 0,08) x 0,05 = (answer) 10 TOASTERS Danger rating: Danger rating:  SHARKS Danger rating: ... CELLPHONES π ADELLE HORLER Group Head of Content and Video at New Media Publishing- a d e l l e. h o r l e r @ n e w m e d i a p u b. c o. z a If you can survive being hit by lightning, surely you can handle puny kitchen gadgets? Think again. If someone sticks a metal knife into a toaster, they could get a 220-volt electric shock … and, given that any current over 0,1 amps could be fatal – this could either kill them or turn them into that guy from Tron: Legacy. WORK IT OUT & FALLING COCONUTS FACEBOOK YOU? dangerous than a shark? What makes a coconut more Why should your burger come with a ‘Warning’ label? WIN BY WILL SINCLAIR. IMAGES: FLICKRJEFF KUBINA; FLICKR/ WELLCOME.AC.UK; FLICKR/ CHRIS PIRILLO; FLICKR/MATT MORAN; FLICKR/ISHTEXTURE; FLICKR/JASON PARKS; FLICKR/HOT GOSSIP; FLICKR/CULINARY GEEK; F;ICKR/HORIA VARLAN; FLICKR/ KRISTINA D.C. HOEPPNER π BRENDAN COOPER Head of Internal Communications at New Media Publishing-- Wanna win a HIP2B2 MP3 player? Work out how much current (in amps) would pass through a person if they touched a 220-volt wire! The equation you need is I=V/R, where I is current, V is voltage and R is resistance. Assume that a human body’s resistance – or how hard it is for a current to flow through it – is 100 000 ohms. SMS ‘HIP’ followed by your answer to 31445, along with your name and school. Standard rates apply. Competition closes on 30 Sept 2011. In 2009, Brand Ambassador Simone Abramson from Cape Town came up with a smart set of wooden toaster tongs that people could use to get their toast out without getting a shock. And it wasn’t just good for people – it was made out of alien vegetation, so it helped the environment too! In 2005, 28-year-old South Korean gamer Lee Seung Seop collapsed and died after playing StarCraft online for 50 hours straight. Crazy, huh? That would never happen to you. After all, all you do is chat on Facebook and email your friends links to funny YouTube videos. Right? The trouble is, social media keeps us indoors at our computers – so instead of seeing our friends in person, we spend more time alone at home. And too much me-time can be bad for your health. Seriously. According to American psychologist Dr Aric Sigman, it can change the way your DNA works and even reduce your body’s ability to fight off nasty diseases. And that’s just the physical side of things. Dr Himanshu Tyagi, a psychiatrist in London, reckons that people who get too used to the fast pace of online social networking could start to find the real world ‘boring and unstimulating’. Not if Lady Gaga has anything to do with it … Danger rating:  According to statistics, you only have a one in- chance of dying from a coconut falling on your head. So next time you’re at the beach and you feel the urge to lie under a coconut palm, go right ahead. The chances are very good that a coconut won’t fall out of the tree, land on your head and ruin your holiday. Instead, lie back and ponder the brain-busting question of … how the heck can a falling coconut kill a human being? WORK IT OUT: To answer this question, we need to work out how hard a coconut hits a person’s head when it falls from a palm tree. When something falls, it’s pulled downwards by gravity (g), which is 9,81 metres per second. Meanwhile, coconut palms can grow to up to 25 m tall, and the average South African person measures 1,6 m. So, by the time a coconut hits a person’s head, the distance (h) it has fallen could be as much as 23,4 m (height of the palm tree minus the height of the person). To work out how fast it’s travelling at that point, we can use this equation: Velocity = √(2gh) = √(2 x 9.8 x 23.4) = √458,64 = 21.4 m/s = 77 km/h Now imagine a car hitting your head at that speed. Ouch. LAUGHTER While your odds of dying of laughter are slim, it has been known to happen. For example, a 52-year-old ice cream truck driver died while laughing in his sleep in Thailand in 2003 (you’ve got to feel sorry for his wife, who tried to wake him up), and in 1975 a 50-year-old English bricklayer fatally L-ed his AO during an amusing TV show. In both cases, the victim died of a heart seizure: the sudden burst of hilarious energy proved too much for their hearts to handle. Laughter may kill the odd person, but for everybody else it’s pretty good medicine. Dentists use laughing gas (known to humourless scientists as nitrous oxide, or N2O) to reduce Danger rating: pain and help their patients relax. SUPER SITES We have YouTube for videos, Google for answers, Twitter for comments, MXit, BBM and WhatsApp for chat, and Facebook for sharing embarrassing pics from your best friend’s party. But what other sites do you love? Email your top five websites to-, along with your name, school, grade and why you love them, and you could win one of five HIP2B2 MP3 players! SILLY STATS have a one in we know that you So how do by a of getting killed- chance you just compare – coconut? It’s simple billion) in a year (say, a the total deaths if a cause of death. So, with the specific we but only four (that billion people died a by a coconut, there’s know of!) got hit 000) (or one in 250 000 four-in-a-billion to you. chance of it happening FACTS In 2003, an American filmmaker named Morgan Spurlock ate only MacDonalds meals for 30 days, for the movie Supersize Me. The diet caused mood swings, headaches, tiredness and even heart palpitations. π DON PINNOCK Writer, investigative journalist, criminologist, environmental activist, photographer- d o n @ p i n n o c k . c o. z a Spy Freshlyground’s Zolani Mahola is keeping her feet firmly on the ground as the band hits the road – old-school style – for its 10th-anniversary nationwide tour. Zolani is just wrapping up a television shoot and the crew is catching the last of the natural light in the picturesque garden at the new Full Stop Café in Parkhurst when we arrive. She’s in Joburg for a few days preparing for Freshlyground’s 10thanniversary South African Tour 2011 – yes, it’s been 10 years! ‘It does feel a little incredible. It’s quite cool to know that I’ve made real connections with these six people and that we’ve made a mark on the South African music scene and, one hopes, on our society,’ says Zolani. Although she admits that being the lead singer of such a successful band can go to one’s head, she’s centred by the knowledge that she’s only one part of it. As the masterful lyricist behind Freshlyground's captivating songs, Zolani’s secret to success over the years has been her talent for storytelling, both on stage and in her lyrics. She’s telling a few tales today. ‘A lot of the stories I write are a snippet of a situation, like in the song Manikiniki, which is about an Eastern Cape woman who travels to Joburg in search of her husband and discovers he’s living with her aunt. Sometimes the stories are our own – for example, an experience I had in Mauritius with my boyfriend that resulted in the song The Dream of Love.’ The band’s national tour, running until December, is a long-awaited story. It’s a dream come true for Zolani because Freshlyground is being sponsored to perform free concerts for their underprivileged fans – they’re loading their instruments and equipment into a truck and driving from town to town in South Africa. ‘I think the biggest way a person can give back is by being a source of inspiration’, she says, ‘to show people that they, too, can follow their dreams.’ doo-be-doo Zolani Mahola dynaMite diVa by Palesa MaduMo photography antonio del hoyo StyLINg Palesa MaduMo you’re obviously not a party girl ... Nope, I’m a homebody. I watch movies and do quite a bit of reading – I’ve really grown into a typical Cancerian. do you have a secret ritual before the start of a show? Not really. I just focus on the show and playing my heart out. What's the best advice you've ever received? I've really taken to heart something a friend's mother once said to me: ‘Before enlightenment, wash the dishes. And after enlightenment, wash the dishes!' What do you consider your soul food? Awareness – always being present in the moment so that I don't wake up one day to find that I’ve been somewhere else. What's your cellphone ring tone? It’s usually on silent. What song is in your head at the moment? That song by The Soil about the guy wanting to marry the girl. It’s very sweet. and what lies ahead in the next 10 years? We’ll see where Freshlyground takes us next. But I want to have kids and do some acting. 4 I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU