Lizabeth Farley
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On-line Portfolio: designsbylizabeth.com
EXPERIENCE
Creative Director - Barlow Communications [08/09 - present] Managed, designed
and finalized for production, variety of projects; newsletters, vehicle wraps, mailers,
signage and banners, brochures, logo and branding, print ads. Also freelance tv art
director for Lerner Advertising and Tapper’s Jewelers. Clients include: Stage 3
Productions, The Social Connection, Wayne County Community College, The
Claymore Shop, Farkas Chiropractic, CMI Medical Imaging, Lupo Chiropractic,
Burton Brothers, Cornwell Pool & Patio, Pools and Spas A-Go-Go, Law firm of Thav,
Gross, Steinway and Bennett. Advanced Skills in CS4: Flash, InDesign, Illustrator,
Photoshop.
Knowledge of After Effects, HTML, CSS, Action Script 3
Senior designer - Vertis Communications [11/07 - 4/09]
Responsible for the design and printing of up-scale ads for the Jewish News.
Newsletters and logo design. Programs include Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign,
CS3.
Creative Director - Marketshare, Inc. [4/05 - 8/06]
Editorial layouts, photoshoots and creation of ads to enhance brand building for
individual businesses in the metropolitan Detroit area. Monthly publication, quick
turnarounds and wide variety of clients. Daily responsibilities included meeting with
prospective clients, photographers, copywriting, retouching of images, providing
direction for junior members of the creative team. Programs include Photoshop,
Illustrator, InDesign.
Art Supervisor - Campbell-Ewald Advertising [4/97 - 12/03]
Supervisor with the Chevy collateral creative group. designed truck and automotive
catalogs and special events promotional materials including posters, mailers and
displays. Worked extensively with photographers on location as well as studio.
Collaborated with retouchers and color proofers. Extensive presentation experience
with clients.
Art Director - J. Walter Thompson [3/96 - 4/97]
Art director with Ford Retail Automotive Group. television, print promotional material.
storyboarding.
EDUCATION
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI - BFA
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI - english major course cirriculum
Cleveland Institute of Art - Cleveland, Oh
Associate Degree - Web design Degree Program, Macomb Community College -
anticipated December, 2010 Course concentration on: Dreamweaver,
Flash, Action Script 3