Creative Director Celebrates 15 Years with Ervin Marketing

Raising her champagne flute high, Ervin Marketing’s Vice President and Creative Director Erica Schwan offered the first toast during a celebration held in honor of her 15-year anniversary with the company. Erica saluted her coworkers for their creativity and inspiration, and offered a warm thank you to Sallie Ervin — the woman who brought her on board during the agency’s early years.

Sallie then offered her own toast, praising Erica’s talent as an art director and her commitment to creating great work for Ervin Marketing’s clients.

As coworkers sipped a bit of bubbly and sampled hors d’oeuvres, Sallie and Erica recounted their years together … the work they’d accomplished and the many clients they’d served.

Erica’s portfolio at Ervin Marketing includes TV, print, Web, direct mail and collateral for clients such as Hallmark, Mary Engelbreit, Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance, St. Louis Community College and the US Department of Defense. More recent clients include Ford Motor Company, THF Realty, The Outsource Group and the hospitals of SSM Health Care.

Asked to describe the most fulfilling part of her work, Erica does not hesitate: “The beginning of a project.” She explains, “You’re starting with a clean slate, and working with talented people … and the ideas that come out of this group are so fun. We’re better than the sum of our parts. It’s exciting!”

Meet Erica, Sallie and the rest of Our People, and learn more about the ideas we put into the work at Ervin Marketing.

Posted: April 1, 2008