For more than 20 years, Leslie Jayne Benzing has managed, produced and designed identity, publishing, packaging and Web projects for major clients in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. She has supervised art departments both large and small, successfully organizing and directing complicated and varied workflows from inception to completion.

Leslie is currently working as a brand implementation consultant to Office Depot in Boca Raton, Florida. Her agency employment includes SALT Branding, TrueBrand, Satellite Design, AERIAL and Luxon Carrà. Her varied experience encompasses the fields of technology, healthcare, transportation, performing arts, finance and toys, among many others. Her clients include Fujitsu, Landmark Aviation, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting, Datascope Corp., EMBARQ, The North Face, Avery Dennison, Coherent, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Abraxis Oncology, Genentech and American Culinary Institute.

Leslie studied design and painting at The Rhode Island School of Design and has a B.A. (Diploma of Academic Distinction) in Design Studio from The State University of New York.


Skills

Expertise in the following applications:

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Adobe Photoshop

Proficiency in Quark XPress, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, and Microsoft Excel.

Expert understanding of file formats and printing processes; specialist in brand guideline creation. Editorial experience writing text and captions, configuring headlines, proofreading and editing copy. Traditional mechanical and comping skills; abilities in painting, illustration, photography and layout. Understanding of the Macintosh operating system and related hardware; template creation and testing experience on Windows XP and Windows Vista.