laura sweet

Creative / Art Direction, Design & Copywriting

Los Angeles, CA, USA
A Creative Director and Art Director in Advertising for such well-known firms as TBWA/Chiat Day, BBDO, Ignited, Digitas, Publicis, Saatchi, DDB, Ogiivy & Mather, Hal Riney, and more. I also taught Advertising Design at ACCD for 8 years.

In 2007, I started a design blog (www.ifitshipitshere.com) while continuing to freelance for ad agencies and take on projects for personal clients and small businesses.

Available for remote freelance only. I welcome unique creative collabs and opportunities, please contact me at lauralsweet@mac.com

Specialties
• digital and traditional art direction for web, print and broadcast advertising • web content (branded entertainment, webisodes and promotional videos) • fully integrated branding • website design • inspiring creative management and leadership

Work Experience

ART

Creative Director / Art Director

I've worked at so many agencies and companies over the past few decades and many of the jobs overlapped. Chances are the latest produced work is not even up on this site yet. I'd be happy to send you a resumé, if you would like. Just ask!
Los Angeles, California, United States

Education

University Of California - Berkeley

Bachelor of Fine Arts

United States

Art Center College Of Design

Advertising Design

United States

Awards

The One Club

One Show awards for Art Direction

Communication Arts

Advertising -print and television

Luerzer's Archive Magazine

Art Direction, print and outdoor

Addy's

Art Direction- print and tv

International ANDY Awards - ADVERTISING Club Of New York

Art Direction /Design

Skills

Art Direction, Branding, Broadcast, Copywriting, Design, Social Media, Web Design,

If It's Hip, It's Here

I also curate a daily design blog that has garnered some press, including features in the Los Angeles Times and Business Week. Come visit!

www.ifitshipitshere.com