Elizabeth J. McMartin, Creative Director and Principal
For more than 20 years, Elizabeth McMartin, EJ Communications has been creating marketing communications for small and large businesses, non-profits and government institutions. She brings a breadth of experience to each project from working across multiple industries and disciplines.
In addition to graphic design services, EJ Communications provides advertising media management and ad placement services for print, radio, TV and online marketing and advertising.
EJ Communications is an award-winning design firm, with several “Excellence in Design Awards” for print and web from the American Marketing Association, Central Virginia Chapter. Elizabeth has been a member of the American Marketing Association for more than 20 years.
Extensive Catalog Experience Elizabeth has been involved in the consumer catalog industry, providing consult, graphic design and photo art direction for well-known consumer catalogs including Monticello, Plow & Hearth, Gold Violin, Faith Mountain, AutoSport, and Baseball Direct.
Prior to launching EJ Communications, Elizabeth was the Creative Director for International Auto and AutoSport, a consumer mail-order catalog company. She was responsible for graphic design, copy writing, and printing of all communications and marketing materials including: 2 consumer catalog titles; print, radio and TV advertising; newsletter; and direct-mail marketing. She managed the printing and postal distribution of 2.8 million annual catalog circulation. She served as the Creative Director for the start-up of the AutoSport Catalog, which successfully grew from 75,000 to 2.7 million annual circulation in it’s first 3 years.
Editorial Background Elizabeth brings a strong editorial background to her work with clients from her experience as Group Editor at Kelly Communications, a publishing company that specialized in direct-mail health-related newsletters. She was the founding editor of 2 publications—Medical Benefits and HealthAction Managers. She is a graduate of the Stanford Professional Publishing Course.
E.J. Communications is a SWAM Certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Certification #651024