Operations Manager | Project Manager

Lead day-to-day operations for a multidisciplinary creative studio across production, media, post-production, and IT. Manage end-to-end project delivery, resource planning, capacity management, and cross-functional alignment to ensure high-quality, timely work.

Oversee project budgets, cost tracking, forecasting, profitability, estimates, purchase orders, reconciliations, supplier payments, and procurement. Manage suppliers, freelancers, client relationships, operational risks, quality control, reporting, and continuous process improvement.

Managed the end-to-end workflow of campaigns from briefing through final delivery. Created project timelines, allocated work across creative, production, and media teams, and coordinated resources against capacity and deadlines.

Acted as the central contact between client service and delivery teams. Maintained job records, approvals, and status reports; addressed workflow bottlenecks; ensured quality and brand compliance; and supported budget tracking and reporting.

Worked as a Traffic Manager for Primedia Outdoor, supporting the coordination and movement of work through delivery workflows.

Managed traffic-related responsibilities in an outdoor media environment.

Worked as a Traffic Manager at Spectrum / Flying Circus, coordinating project workflow and delivery activities.

Supported the scheduling, tracking, and progression of work across relevant teams.

Led the post-production department, managing editors and sound engineers. Developed detailed post-production schedules aligned with production deadlines and coordinated workflow across editing, sound design, and final delivery.

Supervised quality control to ensure final masters met technical and creative standards. Managed feedback cycles with directors, producers, and broadcasters, handled production-to-post handovers, and oversaw master delivery to broadcasters.

Worked as a Production Coordinator on Isidingo for Endemol SA.

Supported production coordination activities for the SABC 3 television production.

Worked as a Production Coordinator on Zola 7 for Ochre Media.

Supported coordination activities for the SABC 1 television production.

Worked as a Production Coordinator for the Red Ribbon Khomanani Race project at Bouffant.

Supported production coordination for the event project.

Worked as a Production Coordinator on the Triomf feature film for Red Pill Productions.

Supported production coordination activities throughout the film project.

Worked as a Production Coordinator on Jacob's Cross for The Bomb Shelter.

Supported production coordination for the Mnet television production.

Worked as a Cast Coordinator on Zone 14 for The Bomb Shelter.

Coordinated cast-related activities for the SABC 1 television production.

Worked as an Office Production Assistant on Zone 14 for The Bomb Shelter.

Provided office and production support for the SABC 1 television production.

Studied Motion Pictures Medium with a major in Producing.