Ben Farber, Senior Graphic Designer: Visual Storyteller, Creative Thinker in Brooklyn, NY

About

A Senior Graphic Designer with over 15 years of industry experience within internal creative groups and brand consultancies; my skill sets are wide ranging from concept development to project management and print production, I posses proven leadership experience and a diverse creative background. I’m capable of developing strong client and vendor relationships. My professional experience encompasses identity design, branding and cross platform marketing. I am a visual storyteller at heart, capable of wearing many hats. I am always engaged and curious about the creative process.

I live and breathe brands, I seek the opportunity to make a lasting impression. I thrive in fast-paced creative environments that demand fluent communications and thorough execution. I am a creative thinker with strong conceptual ability.

Areas of strength:

• Strong strategic and iterative design capabilities

• Adept at thinking conceptually while expressing on brand ideas

• Extensive brand building and corporate identity experience

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and work streams

• Highly proficient with Adobe CS6, Powerpoint on the Mac and PC platform

Strategic skills:  Art Direction / Project Management / Branding / Budgeting / Interpreting Creative Briefs and Proposals / Environmental Design

Software and technical skills:  Adobe CS6: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop / Adobe Acrobat / Microsoft Suite: PowerPoint, Word, Excel / FlightCheck / FileMaker Pro / Quark Xpress / Digital Photography and Photo-retouching / Color Theory / Pre-press / Proficient with both Mac and PC platforms / Digital and offset printing

Education

which examined brand development

School of Visual Arts, Continuing Education
Continuing Education

Parsons School of Design
BFA Graphic Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Experience

Senior Graphic Designer

Blackstone

New York, NY

Aug 2017 - Present (7 years 3 months)

I am a lead Graphic Designer in the Marketing and Public Affairs Group, working primarily with Private Wealth Solutions, Public Affairs and core businesses such as Real Estate — for which I design multi-platform marketing collateral, social media artifacts and infographics. I work closely with business groups and colleagues, self managing project plans.
Graphic Design Consultant

Morgan Stanley Inc.

New York NY, United States

* Designed and developed marketing collateral including presentations and brochures * Conceptualized and developed models and renderings for a memorial exhibit translated brand standards into internal and public-facing marketing collateral collaborated with creative and management teams.
Freelance Graphic Designer

The Wall Street Journal

New York NY, United States

* Developed marketing collateral, corporate identity and sales presentations for the marketing and advertising sales division of WSJ.
Senior Graphic Designer

BNY Mellon

New York NY, United States

* Developed and led branded multi-channel marketing collateral projects for many lines of business, managing projects holistically with direct client rapport. * Implemented the rollout of marketing materials within new branding guidelines as an integral member of Corporate Marketing. * Liaised with the Associate Creative Director to coordinate and manage departmental workflow.
B E N J A M IN F A RBE

Brooklyn, NY

benjamin.farber@gmail.com * 718.872.8392 * inkase.carbonmade.com www.linkedin.com/in/benfarber Live. Work. Play.
I am a lead Graphic Designer

the Global Corporate Services group

working primarily with Private Wealth Solutions, Public Affairs and Real Estate - for which I design multi-platform marketing collateral, social media artifacts and infographics. I work closely with business groups and colleagues, self managing project plans.
J.P. Morgan

Chase, United States
AT&T AdWorks

Debevoise & Plimpton
S&P Global Ratings
Oppenheimer Funds
(CIB)

J.P. Morgan
Graphic Designer

Hunter Douglas Contract

Pearl River, NY

* Interpreted business objectives into cohesive marketing as lead designer for internal marketing team. * Created strategic marketing collateral which reinforced the brand values in print and targeted email campaigns. * Developed wire frames and user interfaces for marketing microsites and product websites. * Redesigned a 100 page sales and marketing binder resulting in 25% growth for the contract window coverings business. K E Y A C H I E V E M E N T S Richard B. Fischer Memorial and Conference Room: Developed the concept for a memorial wall for former Morgan Stanley President and Chairman, commissioned by Morgan Stanley for its Sydney office. S O F T W A R E & T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S Adobe CC: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Muse * Adobe Acrobat Pro * Microsoft Office * FileMaker Pro * JIRA
C O N S U L T I N

G I actively worked for various fortune 500 firms for over four years. My primary roles were as an Art Director or Senior Graphic Designer, where I executed on cross platform brand development projects. I was tasked with designing marketing collateral and visual assets for social media and internal platforms which often involved complex infographics and data visualization. I collaborated closely with Senior Managers, Product Development Leads and Strategists. At S&P I designed and produced a large thought leadership publication, which was featured at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference.
Production Design Consultant

Panasonic

Secaucus NJ, United States

* Resolved print and production issues, developed marketing materials and implemented branding within busy internal production and design department coordinated projects and managed on time production.
Senior Graphic Designer

MJHS

Brooklyn, NY

* Developed, Designed and produced, two member magazines with a circulation of 50,000. * Conceived, created and produced marketing initiatives and internal employee engagement communications for the MJHS Foundation.
Graphic Design Consultant

Bank of New York Mellon

New York NY, United States

* Designed and produced marketing collateral including brochures, for numerous business lines I implemented brand guidelines.
Wolff Olins

Freelance Production Designer

New York, NY

* Designed an array of external business development projects, including print collateral, case studies, presentation boards, as well as retouched photography these projects were essential to pitching and winning clients including Pitney Bowes, WaMu, Target, Project RED and Living Proof.
TIAA

(CIB) *
Neuberger Berman
Graphic Design Consultant

Gruzen Sampton Architects LLP

New York NY, United States

* Interpreted sketches and renderings from architects and developed RFP's and bid submissions for developers and stakeholders.

Awards

Taproot Foundation; volunteer interface designer

Affiliations

ADC

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Ben Farber

Director and Associate/Full Professor, Myron E. Ullman Jr. School of Design, College of DAAP

Director, Industrial Design