My name is
Ria-mari Truter
I was born in 1989 in Bloemfontein, South-Africa to wonderful, supportive parents and an insufferable older brother that I adore. I finished school in 2004 and was told that I needed to get some qualifications behind my name now that I'm finished with school. At that time I had no idea what I wanted to do. My dad and I started sifting through colleges and subjects, trying to decide what I want to do with my life. I ended up choosing graphic design and started studying shortly after.
I completed my studies 2 years later and I started freelancing. In the next few years I met my husband, got married and gave birth to 2 beautiful boys. When my first son was 8 months old I got the crazy notion to start my own design firm. After 3 years of acting as creative director, I felt my passion shifting towards branding and helping business owners-to-be to start their company with a solid foundation to ensure a better chance for a successful future.
In 2018 I met my current team of creative crazies and felt the need to join Prostudio. I learned a lot and explored even more creative avenues. Honestly, I cannot wait to see what Prostudio will bring me next!
I completed my studies 2 years later and I started freelancing. In the next few years I met my husband, got married and gave birth to 2 beautiful boys. When my first son was 8 months old I got the crazy notion to start my own design firm. After 3 years of acting as creative director, I felt my passion shifting towards branding and helping business owners-to-be to start their company with a solid foundation to ensure a better chance for a successful future.
In 2018 I met my current team of creative crazies and felt the need to join Prostudio. I learned a lot and explored even more creative avenues. Honestly, I cannot wait to see what Prostudio will bring me next!
Education
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Experience
Prostudio| Windhoek, Namibia
Brand Strategist / Graphic Designer |July 2019 – Present
graphic designer, brand strategist, content creator
Brand and content strategy, graphic design, content creation, brand design. Auditing of social media and brands in general, researching target markets, brand personas and brand archetypes. Coming up with social media campaigns when needed. Assisting a team of designers with strategies and campaigns. Art directing and styling various photo shoots.
Brand Strategist / Graphic Designer |July 2019 – Present
graphic designer, brand strategist, content creator
Brand and content strategy, graphic design, content creation, brand design. Auditing of social media and brands in general, researching target markets, brand personas and brand archetypes. Coming up with social media campaigns when needed. Assisting a team of designers with strategies and campaigns. Art directing and styling various photo shoots.
BOLD Brand Studio| Windhoek, Namibia
Founder / Brand Strategist / Graphic Designer |Mar 2017 – July 2018
Owner, creative director, graphic designer, brand strategist
Brand strategy for female entrepreneurs and small businesses. General graphic design; corporate identities, logos, business cards and other corporate stationary, branding kits, invitations (digital and print), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters and other layout design, signage, vehicle branding. Web design and maintenance of company website as well as those of clients.
Founder / Brand Strategist / Graphic Designer |Mar 2017 – July 2018
Owner, creative director, graphic designer, brand strategist
Brand strategy for female entrepreneurs and small businesses. General graphic design; corporate identities, logos, business cards and other corporate stationary, branding kits, invitations (digital and print), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters and other layout design, signage, vehicle branding. Web design and maintenance of company website as well as those of clients.
Glowfish Creation Studio| Windhoek, Namibia
Owner / Graphic Designer |Oct 2013 – March 2017
Owner, creative director and admin clerk all-in-one to self-owned company
General graphic design; corporate identities, logos, business cards and other corporate stationary, branding kits, invitations (digital and print), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters and other layout design, signage, vehicle branding. Web design and maintenance of company website as well as those of clients.
Key Achievements:
Owner / Graphic Designer |Oct 2013 – March 2017
Owner, creative director and admin clerk all-in-one to self-owned company
General graphic design; corporate identities, logos, business cards and other corporate stationary, branding kits, invitations (digital and print), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters and other layout design, signage, vehicle branding. Web design and maintenance of company website as well as those of clients.
Key Achievements:
- Successfully managing and directing company.
- Successfully securing one of Namibia’s biggest and most prestigious marketing & events companies as exclusive client.
- Maintaining excellent relations with recurring customers.
- Sponsoring design for the Cancer Association of Namibia, which included general design, website design and maintenance, basic videos for events
Sign Design| Windhoek, Namibia
Graphic Designer | Jul 2013 – Oct 2013
Temporary graphic designer
General graphic design; corporate identities, logos, business cards and other corporate stationary, branding kits, invitations (digital and print), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters, signage, vehicle branding.
Key Achievements:
Graphic Designer | Jul 2013 – Oct 2013
Temporary graphic designer
General graphic design; corporate identities, logos, business cards and other corporate stationary, branding kits, invitations (digital and print), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters, signage, vehicle branding.
Key Achievements:
- Learned to successfully brand vehicles
- Improved corporate branding design skills
Lifestyle Magazine| Windhoek, Namibia
Graphic / Web Designer |Jan 2012 – Jul 2013
Working mainly as graphic designer, but supplied basic web designing skills as well.
General graphic design; Logos, business cards, advertisements, flyers, posters. Monthly layout of Lifestyle magazine. Supplying content, ideas and layout design for Maerua Magic (local newspaper for Maerua Mall in Windhoek). Designing of websites, not only for the company but also for clients.
Key Achievements:
Graphic / Web Designer |Jan 2012 – Jul 2013
Working mainly as graphic designer, but supplied basic web designing skills as well.
General graphic design; Logos, business cards, advertisements, flyers, posters. Monthly layout of Lifestyle magazine. Supplying content, ideas and layout design for Maerua Magic (local newspaper for Maerua Mall in Windhoek). Designing of websites, not only for the company but also for clients.
Key Achievements:
- Initializing a higher standard to Lifestyle Magazine.
- Successfully managing the Maerua Magic project and leading a team of 2 salesmen and a graphic designer.
- Creating a fun and creative work environment for the team
- Dramatically improving Web design skills and started using Joomla.
Institute for Information Technology (IIT)| Windhoek, Namibia
Graphic Designer / Illustrator |Nov 2009 – Dec 2011
Graphic designer and illustrator for IIT and its E-campus* initiative.
General graphic design; Logos, business cards, advertisements, flyers, posters. Creating digital illustrations for the E-campus* initiative using Adobe Photoshop. Creating small Adobe Flash animations for educational purposes. Giving art/drawing training for the Visual Media class (2 week intensive training), marking and grading of tests and exams. Making basic adjustments to the E-campus* website using Adobe Dreamweaver.
Key Achievements:
Graphic Designer / Illustrator |Nov 2009 – Dec 2011
Graphic designer and illustrator for IIT and its E-campus* initiative.
General graphic design; Logos, business cards, advertisements, flyers, posters. Creating digital illustrations for the E-campus* initiative using Adobe Photoshop. Creating small Adobe Flash animations for educational purposes. Giving art/drawing training for the Visual Media class (2 week intensive training), marking and grading of tests and exams. Making basic adjustments to the E-campus* website using Adobe Dreamweaver.
Key Achievements:
- Initiating better team work and project management to E-campus.
- 95% of all deadlines reached.
- Significantly improved illustration skills
