James capabilities deck
- 1. James Ngara Capabilities Deck James Ngara Creative | Marketing Designer 1950 Blanshard st, Victoria, BC. web: www.doxavis.com e: mbugusj@gmail.com tel: 1-778-679-8857 2021/Dec
- 2. Hi there! I'm a well-rounded, emotionally intelligent Creative professional and Marketing Designer with four years competence in technical problem-solving ranging from Digital Marketing, and Technology, to communication, and Project Coordination. Additionally, I have two years exposure to Customer service, and Client success. You can always expect me to go over and beyond in order to produce great results! Please visit my website Doxavis.com for a more visual experience of my work Doxavis
- 3. Nice to e-meet you.
- 4. Let’s see some of my relevant design work Partial Project List BC Public Service CL Web Developers Jetstream Agency WITS Programs Foundation
- 5. DIGITAL GAPHICS DESIGN competition BC Public Service Role - Digital Graphic Designer I was screened through to the technical assessment stage of the Digital Graphic Designer competition and was required to design social media graphics, and a reel, basing my designs on social media posts/ reels that are consistent with the look and feel for government social media. Program used Illustrator - used this for graphic design Adobe XD - for responsive mock ups Canva, Photoshop - photo editing After Effects - For animation 1:1" General Gov. Announcement post
- 6. 16:9" General Gov. Announcement post BC Public Service
- 7. Process I designed branded icons and branded the BC map, and used appropriate font to match that of the BC Public Service style. I used strong big text that's readable and tested the colours for accessibility using the WCAG 2.0 contrast checker. 9:16" General Gov. Announcement post BC Public Service
- 8. DIGITAL GAPHICS DESIGN competition BC Public Service Task - Technical Assessment Details Part of this task was to provide 2 separate but similarly branded social media posts. A questions and answer carousel, and a government announcement post that encourages people to download the BC Foundry App. Outcome Clean, readable, BC Public Service branded post that can be used across different devices, including mobile (social media and web) as well as could be printed.
- 10. Landing Page Design Personal Project Role - Marketing Designer My goal on this project was to re-imagine the world through the lens of an educator in tech and develop a clean, modern, simple but captivating landing page that would encourage the audience to desire using AR/VR technology in studying. Program used Illustrator - used this for the design Adobe XD - for responsive mock ups Canva, Photoshop - photo editing
- 11. LOGO DESIGN CL Web Developers Role - Graphic Designer My role was to develop a clean modern, simple but edgy professional dental technician logo. I handled all the design aspects of this project. Program used Illustrator - used this for the design Adobe XD - for responsive mock ups Canva, Photoshop - photo editing Adobe premier pro and After effects to edit video Doxavis
- 12. BRAND IDENTITY Ideation process Took the client through discovery and ideation, conducted brand research, paper sketching, and I developed the design from concept to finish. Process Outcome Delivered a modern, classy, edgy logo that stands out from the clients competitors. Provided letter head and developed a brand guideline for Jet Lab
- 13. Logo application mock-up and Brand guideline BRAND GUIDELINE • Developed great trust with the client • Nailed the logo design on the first iteration • Gained more experience in brand identity and design Achievements
- 14. DIGITAL MARKETING Jetstream Role - Marketing Designer My role was to design a click through landing page in Unbounce for one of Jetstream clients Adobe XD - for initial mock up Canva - photo editing and gif creation Unbounce - for design & publishing the page Illustrator - used this for custom a canvas design Programs used Doxavis
- 15. Jetstream I custom designed seamless background for the page LANDING PAGE DESIGN Process Conducted niche research. Curated copy, and performed QA testing. The client provided a library of images that I sorted out and implemented on the design, taking it from concept to publish on Unbounce. Outcome Happy client and satisfied client. Delivered a clean, simple mobile friendly, responsive click through landing page to drive traffic to Moon Raven's eCommerce site. Doxavis
- 16. Jetstream Achievements • Delivered a neat piece of work without compromising time, quality, or cost of production. • Learned using unbounce for eCommerce marketing. • Provided unique design by creating a custom Viking theme canvas rather than using stock. CLICK THROUGH MARKETING Doxavis
- 17. ReStore eCOMMERCE MARKETING Process My role here was to perform product shots and prepare quality images to be used on the stores on-online shop. This required me to design a small light-box studio in the physical location, where I performed the photo shots, and later on processed the images in Canva before uploading on Square. Outcome Increased their on-line sales on antiques, jewelry and small unique items. I established a solid workflow for producing quality product shots for the on-line sore.
- 18. Pink Shirt Day Car decal design for the 2021 Pink Shirt Day ROLE - Communication & Design Coordinator Reporting to the transition manager, I was in charge of delivering a package of various branded assets and content for the WITS Restart- 2.0 project. This included the Pink Shirt Day car decal design. I handled all the design elements of the car decal including cost of production negotiations with local vendor. Programs used Canva - for application mock ups Illustrator & Photoshop - custom decal design. BRAND IDENTITY Doxavis
- 19. Process Ideation and Iteration. Designed the branded assets, including WITSup avatar, ensured accurate placement of elements, and packaged final files for print. I coordinated the production of the final car decal through 'Better Print' a local service provider. Outcome Delivered branded materials for the successful launch of the 2021 Pink Shirt Day event. In a duration of a week, I took the car decal design from concept to approval and print. Car decal iteration process Asset mock-up, and application BRAND IDENTITY WITS walrus mascot
- 20. • I worked on re-designing the Pink Shirt Day site • In charge of designing the WITS brand guide • Designed over four of the WITS Program posters • Created and animated illustrations for video BRANDING WITS branded assets WITSup avatar 2.0 WITS Brand system Re-designed Pink Shirt Day website WITS program poster Animation video production View More Animation Programs used Pink Shirt Day website - WordPress WITS Programs posters - XD, Canva, Illustrator WITS brand system document - I designed this in Adobe XD Animation video production - Character animator, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier pro, After Effects, published on Vimeo.
- 21. Outcome Designed this infographic for WITS to share with their audience and stakeholders, highlighting the success of the 2021 Pink Shirt Day on-line event and giving an overview of their social media engagement about the event. BRANDING Pink Shirt Day Infographic • Learned creating car decals and project coordination with sub contractors • I learned about WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards, and how to apply them on the WITS video content as well as the website Achievements
- 22. WITS Social Media CONTENT CREATION ROLE - Communication & Design Coordinator I was in charge of the production of video, and multimedia files on the WITS programs foundation's owned Social media platforms, under the direction of the transition manager. I also coordinated usage of French captions and body copy for the social posts. Programs used Canva - social media posts and layouts Illustrator & Photoshop - custom designs SM platforms Tiwtter Facebook Instagram
- 23. CL Web Developers ANIMATION ROLE - Design and Animation My task is to develop motion graphic animation of a jet flying through the screen when a user lands on the Jetlab website(in beta). I handled all the design aspects of this project including the homepage design. Illustrator - vector shaping Photoshop - image editing Adobe XD - Homepage mock-up After Effects - Create animation of procedural clouds, and jet. Media encoder - Rendering out final output Programs used Doxavis
- 24. CL Web Developers WEB DESIGN ROLE - Web Designer My task here is to design a horizontally scrolled Homepage that include animated graphics, as well as animated logo. The target audience being dental technicians. The design should include brand colours, logo and clear layout of content that's simple to read. Programs used Illustrator - vector shaping Adobe XD - Homepage mock-up After Effects - logo animation. Media encoder - Rendering out final output Doxavis
- 25. Process Using some jet references, I created a mood- board and developed the idea to fruition on Illustrator. I created different layers of the jet in order for easy application of effects on After effects. I used key frame process to animate the jet, and used particle system to create procedural realistic animated clouds. CL Web Developers DESIGN AND ANIMATION
- 26. CASE STUDIES Esquimalt Eco Tours CLIENT Esquimaltecotours DELIVERABLES Web re-design SEO and Google analytics Ad-Words account setup Integrating & configuring CTA tactics Landing page & Mail-chimp marketing CHALLENGE EsquimaltEcoTours wanted to improve their existing website look and increase their on-line precense and revenue. Doxavis
- 29. Impact by the numbers after launch 6% REDUCED BOUNCE RATE 4k PAGE VIEWS IN MONTH SIX 1300 GAINED USERS IN MONTH SIX 2% INCREASED DOMAIN AUTHORITY 4% INCREASED GOOGLE PAGE SPEED 3% INCREASED PAGE AUTHORITY Doxavis CASE STUDIES Esquimalt Eco Tours
- 30. CASE STUDIES Esquimalt Eco Tours Marketing materials OUTCOME Delivered a brand new website with clear branding , landing page templates, increased traffic, and repositioned Esquimalt Eco Tours as one of the best Scuba Diving service provider Doxavis
- 31. What do people say about James Ngara ? Doxavis
- 32. TESTIMONIALS "We hired James to help develop three dimensional graphic assets and explore different methods to achieve our desired outcomes with those assets. He also had a great work ethic and care for the work he did, and was always a pleasure to work with. On time, on schedule, and always went the extra mile." “ Charles Lavigne CEO LlamaZOO Doxavis
- 33. James has volunteered and worked with the Victoria Hand Project since February, 2019. During this time, James has worked on various tasks such as graphic design, instruction manual creation, video editing, photogrammetry, and even some CAD work. James showed his strong work ethic on these projects, and would always have a creative take on the tasks at-hand. James also helped the Victoria Hand Project expand our operations to Kenya. He communicated with the partners in Kenya leading up to the project to help find potential patients, and assemble a team that we could work with. James and I traveled to Kenya in February, 2020, where we conducted end-to-end training on how to manufacture 3D printed prosthetic arms. He was a huge help during training. James is a pleasure to have on the team! “ Michael Peirone COO Victoria Hand Project TESTIMONIALS Doxavis
- 34. Design Digital Creative Animation ZBrush Unity 3D Meshmixer Fusion 360 Agisoft Metashape Substance Painter Substance Designer Canva Unbounce WordPress Google analytics Adobe Premier-pro Facebook Ads manager Office 365 Adobe-XD Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Creative cloud Powtoon After Effects Autodesk Maya Character animator My Tool - set 2018 Nov - 2021 Dec Doxavis