Designer with 10+ years' experience designing books, packaging, and various promotional material, Elizabeth has also enjoyed teaching Information Design, Typography, and Publication Design courses at the college level.

POSITIONS  

Independent Contractor: Art Director/Designer
Union Park Press, Boston, MA 
2008–2011
Responsible for design and all production of book covers and interiors, contracting and communicating with illustrators, managing press-ready files and communication with printing companies. Successfully completed all projects before maternity leave.

Freelance Graphic Designer
Boston & Amherst, MA 
1999–2011
Implemented conceptual, design, and photography skills for publishing companies, marketing firms, and professional organizations. Clients include Elsevier Books, Massachusetts Department of Education, Wisdom Publications, The American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Center for Business Innovation.

Adjunct Instructor
Endicott College, Beverly, MA 
2006–2007
Developed a course in Information Design. Topics include Pictorial Instructions, Screen Presentations, Mapping Information, and Personal Cartography. Classes consist of lectures, demonstrations, individual guidance during project work, and group critiques. 

Adjunct Instructor
Boston University Center for DIgital Imaging Arts, Waltham, MA
2005–2006
Taught Typography, Layout & Color; Publication Design II; and Portfolio. Classes consist of lectures, demonstrations, individual guidance during project work, and group critiques. Strong participation in course development. Classes of 30+ students.
 
Graphic Designer/Production Artist
Mattel Interactive, Cambridge, MA 
1999–2001
Concept through completion of software packaging design and supplemental materials for a corporate studio. Illustration of original artwork . Presented concepts, performed press checks, and mentored freelancers. Lines included Myst (Eidos), Sesame Street, Barbie and adult language acquisition titles.
 
Graphic Designer
Wickersham, Hunt & Schwantner Boston, MA (formerly Berenson, Isham & Partners)
1997–1999
Design and production of advertisements, collateral, direct mail and multimedia assets for an integrated direct marketing agency. Clients included MediaOne, Bose, Fidelity Investments, Club Med, Cornell University, and The Financial Times.
 
Production Artist / Pre-Press Technician
Burman Printing, Athens, GA 
1995–1997
Concept through completion and pre-flight of identity systems, annual reports, ads, brochures, and other materials for local clients. Responsibilities included concepting, illustration, color correction, layout, image manipulation, photo retouching, traditional paste-up, archiving, and RIPping, developing, and proofing film.

Residential Counselor
The Crisis Unit: Sweetser Children’s Services, Saco, Maine
The Arlington Halfway House, Arlington, Massachusetts
1991–1995
Fostered communication skills and provided a nurturing residential environment for displaced children, and fostered communication and independent living skills for schizophrenic adults. Initiated a reading group in both locations.
 
EDUCATION
 
Master of Fine Arts (Visual Communication)
Massachusetts College of Art Boston, MA 2006
 
Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts)
Lesley University Cambridge, MA 
magna cum laude
 
SOFTWARE

Expert: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Bridge
Mid-Level: Flash, Dreamweaver, After-Effects, Fireworks, FileMaker Pro

EXHIBITIONS

Good 50x70 Poster Exhibition, La Triellane gallery, Milan, Italy 2008
Fete du Morte (group), The Loring Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA 2006
Benefit Auction (group), Center for Cancer Support and Education, Arlington, MA.  2006

AWARDS

Co-winner 50x70 International Social Justice Poster Contest, 2008