Luzuko Bawuti
Cape Town
Summary
Experienced Production and Traffic Manager with over 10 years in media environments. Collaborated with diverse teams across nine magazines and various special supplements. Together with Production Manager help to bring an in-house repro studio in 2015 and ensuring its full operational capacity.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
2
2
years of post-secondary education
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Production Manager for YOU and Brand Extension magazines
Media24
2020.01 - 2026.08
• Manage flow of all projects to ensure deadlines are met and all role players have enough time to achieve optimal quality.
• Monitor projects and track milestones to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Ensure deadlines are met and quality standards achieved while enhancing operational processes and team efficiency.
• Identify bottleneck and address any issues or risks that may impact project timelines and deadliness.
• Monitoring, optimising production process and improving team efficiency.
• Supervising workflow of advertorial material, ensuring material reaches editorial and layout departments on time and coordinating client/author changes and approvals.
• Traffic YOU magazine and assigning work to editorial team.
• Liaise efficiently with production, repro, editorial, art, advertising, and planning departments to streamline communication and workflow.
• Liaise and work closely with individuals in other departments critical to production process to ensure work flow and schedules are coordinated so that deadlines are met, priorities are recognised and procedures are followed.
• Prepare and present status updates on all projects and handling production status meetings.
Assistant Production Manager
Associated Media Publishing
2014.05 - 2017.05
- Led production department and in-house repro department alongside Production Manager
- Assisting Production Manager with all production-related tasks
- Coordinated administration for production and repro departments to streamline operations
- Creating timelines/deadline schedule for Production Department and print orders for all magazines and special projects
- Liaised with factory to ensure timely delivery and insertion of inserts in magazines.
- Work closely with Studio Manager to make sure repro house runs smoothly
- Work closely with marketing department to ensure briefs are executed as per client's instructions
- Sourcing quotes & compiling purchase orders
- Handling all admin-related tasks for Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Oprah & Leisure, Good Housekeeping/Goeie Huishouding & all related special projects
- Organised and maintained files for the entire department, including archives.
- Liaise with accounts department to ensure that all documents are in order so that invoices are signed off and paid in time
Education
Diploma - Journalism and Media Studies
Damelin College
2011.01 - 2013.01
Skills
- Project management
- Print production
- Graphic design
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Windows/Mac OS
- Writing
Volunteer Experience
Right to Know Campaign, Volunteer, 2013-09, 2014-04, Assist the National Organiser with writing sponsorship requests to the donors, Manage Administration, Manage social media (youtube, facebook, website & flickr accounts), Attending meetings concerning media freedom, human rights, secrecy bill and human diversity, Help Provincial Organiser with logistics of events., Help activists with emails, writing press realease & do research, Updating Media contact list
Certification
- Project Management: Monitor & Control Your Project Schedule (Udemy)
- Advanced Project Management (Udemy)
- Project Management Fundamentals (Udemy)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- First Name: Luzuko
- Last Name: Bawuti
- Address: Cape Town
- E-Mail Address: Luzukobawuti@gmail.com
- Primary Phone: 073 2283 102
- Level of Experience: Experienced
- Level of Education: Diploma
- Industries worked in: Non Government Organisation, Print & Digital Publishing
- Areas of Expertise: Production Management, Planning and Organising, Traffic Management
Languages
English
Xhosa
REFERENCE
- Charlene, Rolls, YOU, Drum and Move editor, 083 700 7050, Media24
- Alfie, Steyn, Production Editor, 083 500 5308, Media24
- Lorraine, O’Connor, Production Manager, 0828862424, Associated Media Publishing
Timeline
Production Manager for YOU and Brand Extension magazines
Media24
2020.01 - 2026.08
Assistant Production Manager
Associated Media Publishing
2014.05 - 2017.05
Diploma - Journalism and Media Studies
Damelin College
2011.01 - 2013.01