About Me

I am  Libby
(Sharon E.) Clarke (she/her/hers)

Resumé

I develop and oversee the creative vision for a wide range of projects as a creative director with a background in brand strategy, fine art, and interaction design. I can:

• design eye-catching and successful marketing materials
  
• create intuitive and engaging user experiences across channels
  
• manage and lead projects and teams as we create amazing solutions
  

I am also a rabid gardener, avid woodworker, and mildly batty animal lover.  

If you are also trying to make this world a better place, let’s work together.

Creative Direction

Education

Activism

Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown, NJ

I create marketing messages, materials, assets and collateral material in support of the entire student journey:

• guide online strategy for the web and social media presences
  
• design marketing materials for key stakeholders across Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs, and Alumni Relations
  
• manage a team of 4

Artist, Creative Director

Director of the Studio School
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ

I ran the school which earned most of the income for VACNJ:

• supervised 80 instructors who taught 1200 students in 160+ classes each quarter
  
• hired, trained, and communicated with staff, instructors,
  
• and interns
  
• designed the branding of the catalog, website, and signage
  
• updated processes and improved the pay scale logic
  

Publications & Information Manager,
Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY

I designed, maintained, and produced the website, print, and online materials for the organization.

• ran the intern program
  
• set up and taught classes
  
• organized workshops and fundraising events
  
• curated, publicized, and set up shows in the collective gallery
  

Assistant Professor
New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York

I taught web, branding, drawing, typography, and graphic design classes as a tenure-track member of the Communication Design department.

• led student design teams in college-wide projects
  
• led interdepartmental committees

Interaction Art Director
Doublespace, New York , NY 

I created all interaction design work for the studio: developed and designed websites, ad campaigns, and branding for a wide variety of clients worked directly with clients through entire process managed freelancers and interns

Select Clients:
Graco, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, DMEF, Cushman & Wakefield, Applegate Farms, Walmart, Yahoo, Cy Vance, Cadogan

Interaction Design Manager / Interaction Designer
Scholastic, New York , NY

I managed freelancers and developed products with the Scholastic Red and Read180 teams. I designed interfaces, online class sequences, and all ephemera: printed handbooks, handouts, and ads

Web Designer
Agency.com, New York , NY