Elizabeth Gariti

Brooklyn, NY USA
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Professional Experience

Elizabeth is an Digital Communications Specialist with a focus on content strategy, content creation and "e'' communications. She has been a Content Strategist, Writer and Producer for websites and digital projects in business, film & television, music, advertising, the performing arts and publishing and has expansive knowledge of the digital space. Her writing spans everything from grants to news stories to web advertising copy to functional analysis: promotional e-mails, music reviews, telemarketing scripts, case studies, full-length feature articles and use cases. As a content strategist and web producer, she employs her creative and technical experience to organize, create and maintain websites, digital projects and applications. She is seeking freelance opportunities as a Digital Content Strategist.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
10 Years
Writer
10 Years
Other, Specify
4 Years

Specialty

Entertainment
8 Years
Theater
20 Years
Music
7 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - Ent - Cable (National)
7 Years
Advertising agency
6 Years
Online/new media
12 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

14 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Tribeca Film Festival (3-5), Webby Awards (3-5), Wunderman (3-5), Truax & Company (1-2), UpperEast.com (1-2), ManhattanLocal.com (1-2)

Other Work History

MTV Networks, VH1 Interactive, OgilvyInteractive, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide

Technical Skills

Web design & production, Photoshop and photo/image editing and production

Foreign Language Skills

Some Italian

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project, Access, Visio; Photoshop, Illustrator; Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks; HTML, Javascript, Windows XP, OS 10

Equipment

Dell Inspiron 6000 with audio recording capabilities, image production, video editing and web development capabilities

Awards

2002 Caples Award -- Consumer Website Production

Showcase

Feature Articles

Feature article for UpperEast.com, an informational website about New York City's Upper East Side.
This was a feature article published on Ogilvy & Mather's Intranet. Dove soap, one of Ogilvy's oldest brands, was launched in 1955. This article was written in commemoration of the brand's 50th Anniversary.
Feature article for UpperEast.com, an informational website about New York City's Upper East Side.
Feature article for UpperEast.com, an informational website about New York City's Upper East Side.

News Stories

A news item for VH1.com's "Music First News" about New York City's annual Fringe Festival
A news item about the memorial service for Jock Elliott, Ogilvy's Chairman Emeritus

Music Reviews

A sample of CD reviews published on VH1.com and on CDNow.com from Feb. 1998 thru June 1999.

Copy Writing

Every week, I had to submit 10, 25-word blurbs about new CDs featured on VH1.com's store on CDNow. The poetry skills were invoked!
This is copy for a monthly e-mail sent to employees promoting a digest of articles published on the Intranet.