Benjamin Farber

Creative Explorer. Visual Thinker

General info
Creative Explorer. Visual Thinker
New York
Senior Graphic Designer with the mindset and storytelling abilities of an art director. I have 15+ years of experience developing brands, the last nine in the financial services sector. I have experiential and multidisciplinary creative experience. I truly enjoy facing design challenges and conceptualizing visual solutions.

Core Skillset: 
• Adept at expressing conceptual brand ideas
• Conversant with UX and Figma
• Able to juggle both ideation and execution

I possess the creative acumen and technical skills to hit the ground running on day one. I offer you design, leadership and a strong work ethic as well as presentation skills. I am passionate about creating brand identities that resonate.
Ben Farber: Visual Thinker
New York
Dec 2023 - Nov 2024
Senior Graphic Design Consultant
Lazard Asset Management
Worked in close collaboration with channel marketing, as an intergral member of the design team—I leveraged my extensive brand building skills to visualize and execute an enitirely new brand vision from the ground up. I created core visual assets and marketing templates.
New York
Aug 2017 - Dec 2023
Senior Graphic Designer
Formerly a staff designer in the Global Corporate Affairs business, I worked with Private Wealth Solutions, Growth, Credit and Real Estate and other internal business units. I designed marketing collateral, social media artifacts and infographics in a new. I worked closely with colleagues and vendors, iterating on new brand assets with project management.
New York
May 2017 - Aug 2017
Senior Graphic Design Consultant
J.P. Morgan Chase
I tasked with piloting a program for the cybersecurity team, I developed visual assets for internal platforms that involved complex infographics and data visualization. I collaborated with Senior Managers, Product Development Leads and colleagues.
New York
Sep 2015 - Nov 2016
Senior Graphic Design Consultant
Designed a large thought leadership publication featured at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference. I collaborated with the Associate Creative Director and other key stakeholders. I was responsible for design, pre-press and print production. The publication led to an increase
in website traffic of 15,000 visitors in the following months.

Developed and produced a wide range of collateral projects in a new brand system; projects involved art direction, data visualization and targeted thematic photo research. I procured a new vendor and developed print quotes.
New York
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Freelance Graphic Designer
Oppenheimer Funds
Delivered solutions that supported the visual and creative development of the brand for the Creative Services group, including infographics, thematic front-end photographic UI assets, brochures and other print collateral.
Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
Senior Graphic Design Consultant
J.P. Morgan
Designed multi-channel marketing and print collateral for the Corporate & Investment Banking group with a primary focus Financial Analysts in the Markets and Investor Services businesses.

Partnered with the Creative Director and CMO of the group as well as internal and overseas colleagues, designing targeted on brand marketing.
New York
May 2014 - Oct 2014
Freelance Graphic Designer
Neuberger Berman
Exercised agile creative and decision making prowess for projects including branding, corporate identity, marketing and sales materials (presentations, brochures, sell sheets) from concept to production as Marketing Operations Group member.
New York, NY
Feb 2010 - Dec 2013
Senior Graphic Designer
Developed and managed branded multi-channel marketing collateral projects from concept to completion, a wide variety of print collateral for numerous lines of business. Liaised directly with the Creative Director to coordinate and manage departmental workflow. Collaborated with a diverse team of marketing managers and writers, to enhance group’s effectiveness.
New York, NY
Jul 2008 - Sep 2008
Freelance Production Designer
Produced a diverse array of external and internal new business development projects; from case studies, presentation boards, and retouching photography. Clients included: Project Red, Pitney Bowes, Washington Mutual, Carter's.
Education
Providence, RI
Sep 1991 - Jun 1995
BFA, in Graphic Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Graphic Design course work focused on: Typography, Color Theory, Visual Language, Exhibit Design and Design History
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