A bit more About Me

An overview of how I got here, my skill set, and some of the clients that put their trust in me.

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South African

Freelance Designer
and Art Director

Hi there, thank you for stopping by.
Allow me to introduce myself… My name is Sean Viljoen. I am a creative problem solver with a love for all things art.

Years of Industry Experience

A qualified multi-media designer, Art Director, and Digital Marketer; A gifted Illustrator, curious photographer and passionate artist. I strive for fresh and inspiring ideas, great teamwork and awesome creative execution.

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noun. /'mævərIk/ /'mævərIk/ a person who does not behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinions.

Based on a recent Behavioral Overview test run on my behalf the results lean towards maverick;
you can have a look at the test below to get a better understanding of my personality.

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Where I’ve been

Work Experience

We all have our journey, it’s not only a straight line, but separate elements that bring us to a certain point. Below is my journey, and how I got here.

Education

Transvalia High » 2007
AAA School of Advertising » 2008 – 2010

Work Experience

Network BBDO » Jun 2010 – Mar 2011
DavinciEdisonBell » Apr 2011 – Jun 2011
JWT (Freelance) » Nov 2011 – Feb 2012
Strawberry Worx » Jul 2012 – Sep 2013
Breed Social Media » Oct 2013 – Sep 2016
Publicis Machine (Freelance) » Jan 2018 – Mar 2018
Faben (Freelance Retainer) » Mar 2022 – Aug 2022
Demographica (Freelance Retainer) » ad-hoc 2022 – 2024
Promise Group (Freelance contractor) » Sep 2025 – March 2026
SV Freelance (Freelance contractor) » Sep 2016 – Present

Awards

Silver Pendoring » Ouma Rusks

Additional Courses

Complete Web Developer bootcamp » Colt Steele
Advanced CSS and Sass » Jonas Schmedtmann
Learning Maxon Cinema 4D » Infinite Skills
The Complete Digital Marketing Course » Daragh Walsh
Cinema 4D Special Effects Techniques » Infinite Skills
SEO-2023 Complete SEO Training » Udemy
After Effects CC 2023 » Joe Parys
UX & Web Design Master Course » Joe Natoli
AdWords 101 » Jeffrey Lane
Social Media Marketing – Complete Certificate Course » SO ME Academy
Modern JavaScript (Complete guide, from Novice to Ninja) » Shaun Pelling

My Creative Proficiencies

I have mostly been self-taught; Spending after-hours learning and applying new techniques. Here are a few of my proficiencies and what I can offer as a creative.

Adobe Photoshop

With a great background in the industry, I have finely honed my photo editing and image manipulation skills. With Adobe products being as well integrated as they can I use all vector and pixel software as one unit.

Adobe Illustrator

With the cross-integration of the Adobe suite and the love for illustration and vector artwork, I am extremely proficient in Illustrator. I use this tool for all logo designs and vector artwork. From illustration through to full-on poster and printable designs.

Adobe InDesign

I am highly proficient in InDesign. For all types of layout and mass document designs. The ability to use both photoshop, illustrator and Premier combined with InDesign I can create highly interactive documents.

Premier Pro

A love for film and a need for film editing, I started exploring this tool more and more while I got a better grasp of Social media and festival post party editing. I use Adobe Premier combined with After effects and audition to effectively create a high-end edited video.

After Effects

A love for Illustration sparks a love for making those drawings move. I use Adobe After Effects build awesome motion graphics. Either to use on its own or to integrate with some of Adobe’s other editing software.

Adobe XD & Figma

Highly proficient in both CMS and custom web design, I also am highly proficient in Adobe XD and Figma for wireframing and Prototyping. This allows for both the planning phase as well as the actual site build to go seamlessly. Allowing for structured creativity if you will.

HTML, CSS & WordPress

I know my way around the front-end a a website and can code in both HTML and CSS. Aditionally, I am well versed in WordPress and help many clients build sites that can easily scale up or larger sites with all the bells & whistles.

SEO & Digital Marketing

I have a whole set of tools in my arsenal. This allows me to do competitor research, find the right keywords, implement them on a website, track the performance of all marketing campaigns and adjust the tactic for better traffic and an over-all better ranking.

3D Modelling & Rendering

I have a good understanding of 3Dimensional digital art. I have used some of these tools and I am still in the learning phase. While saying this I am also in the process of learning app development i.e Unity as well as Blender.

PastClients

An extended list of some of the past brands I’ve had the pleasure of working with. From SME’s, all the way to large brands. I don’t discriminate, I am here to help businesses succeed. Mercedes Benz SA Vodacom