Our Firm

Our strong conceptual approach to the development process derived from our background. The founders of The Creative Department came from the advertising world (and in fact, that’s where our name originated too) and that influence continues to be evident in our work today. However, the scope of services we provide has grown well beyond those associated with ad agencies. As our client list grew and our relationships with clients deepened, we found ourselves being asked to take on communications projects of almost all kinds – annual reports, employee communications, sales promotion, corporate identity programs, trade shows, print advertising, direct response advertising, sales meeting support, video production, and, more recently, web site design and electronic communications.

In addition to providing creative solutions to communications problems – in terms of graphic design and copywriting – we also provide complete project management, from concept development and budgeting, to production scheduling and supervision, in both print and electronic media. Please take a look at our work.

We’ve been fortunate to build long-standing relationships with our clients and suppliers. We attribute the strength of these relationships to our people. We think you'll agree that our values reflect yours.

Staff

We’re hands on. The partners of The Creative Department, Gene Burns, Pam Eitzen, and Dale Parenti are directly involved in the daily management and all creative supervision. Each partner brings a solid background based in formal design education together with significant years of practical experience to each assignment. We have a strong support staff, including senior consultant and founder Phil Eitzen, which allows us to tackle numerous assignments large and small.

Our Value Proposition

The breadth of our services speaks well of our versatility and experience, but it also suggests that the core creative skills that launched The Creative Department three decades ago continue to be relevant today.

We see every project as an opportunity to combine thoughtful, fresh ideas with careful execution. We take pride in our ability to respond creatively while adhering to the realities of established schedules and budgets.