1. Erin Leitten | Designer/Art Director
www.li2ny.com 631-374-9542
ej.leitten@gmail.com 755 Hancock Place
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Graphic Designer
Attentive, actioning, accomplished graphic designer with small advertising and marketing agency experience. Capable
of developing brand identity, designing ad campaigns, corporate and sales collateral, direct mail, social media, content
creation, copy writing, websites, email landing pages, blasts, banner and web marketing materials; for: b2b, trade and
consumer markets; with an expertise in travel, hospitality, outdoor and food. Natural ability to process direction and
motivate creativity in colleagues; thus producing effective marketing strategies and ad campaigns which achieve
return on investment.
Accomplishments Skills
• Executed creative designs and strategic solutions for all media including; print, Mac and PC Platform
outdoor, web, interactive, social, radio and on-line video. Server/FTP Management
Font Management
• Collaborated with stakeholders, executive, marketing and sales teams in the
conception, visual development and execution of projects.
Analytics/Excel Spreadsheets
• Integrated brand guidelines and industry leading style standards while contributing PowerPoint Presentations
to and applying forefront design, advertising and marketing trends. Acrobat/PDF
• Spearheaded agency social media case study to introduce clients to the medium.
Adobe Photoshop
• Collaborated in business development and client relations’ efforts, including rfp, Scan, Retouch, Color Correction
pitch, presentation, marketing strategy, budget, and project schedule. Photo Shoot Direction
Digital/35mm Photography
Digital Video Editing
Professional Experience Studio and Flash Lighting
• BCA Marketing Communications | New York, NY | ‘06 — ‘10 Illustrator
Graphic Designer: Multi-tasked eight product brands, domestically and InDesign
internationally traveled for on-site presentations and public relations events. Quark XPress
Pre and Post Press Production
• New Media Design | Farmingdale, NY | ‘05 — ‘06 Desktop Publishing/Typesetting
AD Intern: Concept collaboration, team direction, design and completion of Mechanical Ad Specification
non-profit campaign. Awards: Gold BOLI 2006
Front-end Web Design
• Cameta Camera | Amityville, NY | ‘03 — ‘05 Adobe ImageReady
Web/Graphic Designer: Designed HTML eBay web pages, managed e-commerce. Dreamweaver/HTML
Photo/Video Retail Sales: digital, 35mm and lens specialist. CSS/Cascading Style Sheets
Actions and Behaviors
• Western Suffolk BOCES | Dix Hills, NY | ‘02 — ‘03 Email Distribution
Photo/Ad Art/Video TA: Supportive instruction in three technical vocations. Database Management
Email Tracking
Education Copy Writing
• Farmingdale State University | Farmingdale, NY Content Creation
Bachelor of Technology: Visual Communications | ‘03 — ‘06 Storyboarding
Sketch and Composition
• School of Visual Arts | New York, NY Mechanical Mock-ups
Continuing Education: Photography, Advertising/Marketing ‘03 — ‘05, ‘07, ‘09 Print and Web Typography