About Us
Founded by writer and editor Pam Losefsky, Caret Communications combines Pam’s nearly 20 years of communications experience with the skills of a cadre of proven professionals. Putting together teams of people with just the right mix of creative and technical expertise for a given project, Caret Communications saves organizations the time and worry involved in cobbling together a creative group that shares a common vision for a publication or family of materials. Caret understands how content, photography, design, and printing all work in concert to achieve your communications goals.
WRITERS and EDITORS
Pam Losefsky has directed the publications and media relations department of a top-20 U.S. business school, held various communications-related positions with national trade associations, taught high school English and creative writing classes, and freelanced as an editor and writer. As director of publications for the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, Pam published an award-winning semi-annual magazine for nearly ten years and produced countless marketing brochures. She earned an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from Susquehanna University and a graduate degree in English from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Margaret Talbot has 20 years’ experience editing books, periodicals, and web content for professional publishers in both New York and Austin. Her undergraduate degrees, in business (marketing) and English, are from Trinity University, and she currently is working toward a master’s degree in theological studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Forget about the words…the right photograph can make any publication speak for itself. Whether your publication calls for stunning environmental portraits, broad cityscapes, finely lit products, or action shots, we can call on our extensive network to find and work with the photographer who can deliver the images you need.
Some Great Image Makers
Mike Muller (www.mullerfoto.com)
David Omer (www.davidomer.com)
Marsha Miller
Robert Baumgardner (www.robertbaumgardner.com)
Andrew Yates (www.andrewyates.com)
Jon Pattillo (www.jonpattillo.com)
Sasha Haagensen (www.sashaphotos.com)
Mark Bixby
Paul Bardagjy
Robert Pandya
DESIGNERS
Caret Communications has worked with design firms in Austin and around the country, from nimble freelancers to full service agencies. We can pair any project with the designer whose style is best suited for your brand, or can work well on a creative team with the firm of your choosing.
A Few Of Our Favorites
Whittington & Co. (www.whittingtonandco.com)
Grafico, Inc. (www.grafico-design.com)
Kern & Co. (www.kernandcodesign.com)
Sibley Peteet (www.spdaustin.com)
Anne-Charlotte Patterson (www.southerncombustion.com)
fd2s (www.fd2s.com)
PRINTERS
All printers are not created equal, and Caret Communications knows the right questions to ask to ensure that your job goes to the one that can produce it both at the highest quality and most efficiently. Having built multi-year relationships with many of the printers in Central Texas and beyond, Caret can manage your printed piece from building the spec sheet to making the final press check.
Some Printers We Know Well
Whitley (www.whitleyco.com)
Lithoprint (www.lithoprint.com)
CPY (www.cpy.com)
American Printing and Mailing (www.unionprinter.com)
Horizon (www.print-horizon.com)
CSI (www.csiprinting.com)