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EDUCATION

The University of the Arts
philadelphia college of art and design • philadelphia, pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design (BSID)
august 1988 – december 1992

EXPERIENCE

GIGGLECHICK INTERACTIVE
brick, new jersey • owner/web designer • january 2006 – present

• design and maintain websites for stand-up comedians:
      Jim Gaffigan, Maria Bamford, Tom Papa, Dave Attell,
      Steven Wright, Matt Iseman, Jane Condon and Norm MacDonald

• design layouts for comedians' MySpace profiles
• design email layouts in HTML and send to mailing list members
• create online presence for comedians and promote upcoming appearances

CHARMING SHOPPES INTERACTIVE
new york, new york • senior art director • october 2004 – march 2006

• design and maintain the fashionbug.com and catherines.com websites
• create sales emails and newsletters for both fashionbug.com and catherines.com stores
• work closely with marketing department to create concepts for seasonal online sales layouts

AJILON
saddle brook, new jersey • art director • march 2002 – june 2004

• rebranded the visual language for Ajilon Finance | Office | Legal
  (formerly Accountants On Call, Millennium Staffing
  and Co-Counsel)
• conceptualized, designed & maintained three company internet
  sites as well as global website
• designed, built & deployed company intranet
• created images/illustrations for articles and special events sections
  of the intranet
• redesigned sub-websites such as Pinstripe.ca, Resume.com,
  AjilonLearning.com and CornellInternational.com
• created internal emails & videos for company
• developed wireframes and coding specs for on-going internal
  web-based projects
• created content with RedDot for company intranet
• concepted, designed and coded e-mail marketing campaigns
• created Ajilon banners and sales tools used on various business sites
• actively participated in internal brainstorm sessions and reviews

DIGITAS
new york, new york • art director • october 2000 – june 2001

• managed team of designers, IA, and copywriters through the
  creation of americanexpress.com, aveda.com and glenlivet
• worked with Designers, Film Crew, Editors, and After Effects
  Specialists on American Express Corporate Video
• presented to clients on a regular basis

methodfive / XCEED
new york, new york • art director • june 1999 – september 2000
Note: methodfive was purchased by Xceed in 02/2000.

• web designer / illustrator / internal marketing designer
• developed, executed, and presented web site designs from
  creation to launch
• worked closely with clients, implementing the company's   methodology
• web site design – clients include:

Cybuy.com, Pseudo.com (The Carton,FanFare, QB Club Channel), CoverageConnect.com, Cravath.com, fox.com, Urban Retail Properties, Lenox, Inc. - Lenox Collections, Webstakes.com, Warner-Lambert (PeopleLikeMe.com)

FUSION DESIGN, INC.
jersey city, new jersey • senior designer • june 1997 – june 1999

• web designer / illustrator / internal marketing designer / project
  manager / copywriter
• worked closely with clients such as ABC, Inc.
• managed junior design team
• print design – clients include:

American Broadcasting Company
(ABC in-house magazine Ink, ABC Children First brochures/illustrations)
Miller Freeman Insurance & Technology Magazine (editorial design, illustrations and icons)
Finance & Technology International (editorial illustrations)

• web site design – clients include:

ABC Children First
(designed & maintained web site from 1997-99)
Advance Internet
silive.com / nj.com / masslive.com
Intel “my pad” (promotional advertisements)

NINE WEST ACCESSORIES
new york, new york • product designer • june 1996 – may 1997

• assisted in the development, execution, and presentation of
  new accessory designs
• designed handbags, small leather goods, agendas, and   hardware
• responsible for concepting and technical drawings of hardware,   presentation materials including layouts of market catalogs and
  product sketches, as well as merchandising showrooms for 5
  market weeks
• international travel – worked with manufacturers in Seoul,
  South Korea

SKILLS & PROGRAMS

dreamweaver mx
adobe illustrator
adobe photoshop
macromedia flash
action scription (light)
quark xpress
image ready
microsoft word
bb edit
javascript (light)
css
pc platform
macintosh platform
content management systems
adobe acrobat/reader
technical illustration
mechanical drawing
modelmaking
marker rendering
exhibit design
set design
stand-up comedian
ORGANIZATIONS

Industrial Designer’s Society of America
member • new york chapter - 1996
president 1990 / vice president - 1989 • student chapter
The University of the Arts

Society of Children’s Book Illustrators and Writers
member • 1/2001 - 12/2003

Belmar/South Belmar Saint Patrick's Day Committee
member • 10/2003 - present
create and maintain parade website & help with fundraising activities

Women of Irish Heritage – Jersey Shore Chapter
member • 1/2004 - present

AWARDS

WPLJ 95.5FM NEW YORK
• 2004 WPLJ Charity Golf Tournament Logo - Winner out of 2000 entries

Graphic Design:USA • American Graphic Design Awards
1998 award winner

• Icon Illustrations –
  Miller Freeman
  Insurance & Technology Magazine
• Brochure – ABC Children First
  (Babysitting Guide)
• Web Design – Masslive web site
  (Advance Publications)

Erin Patrice Bennett
906 Sandra Place
Brick, New Jersey 08724

732.458.5027 (cell)
732.232.8002 (cell)
erin@erinsportfolio.com
www.erinsportfolio.com