Instructor Spotlight: Elizabeth Hunter


Elizabeth Hunter is an experienced communicator with a background that includes creating successful publicity and marketing campaigns on behalf of top consumer products, consulting firms, luxury brands, and governments.

Hunter attended Fordham College and the Gabelli Graduate School of Business with a focus on business and marketing. She lives in Manhattan and in her free time works as a professional calligrapher, making appearances on location for cosmetic companies, liquor brands, and charities.
As Vice President of Public Relations of the original campaign supporting Absolut Vodka, she worked with 500 contemporary artists and dozens of American fashion designers who created original designs for the brand’s celebrated advertising campaign. She has worked with all major news outlets worldwide, and has been interviewed and quoted on the front page of major dailies, fashion magazines and interviewed on television.

Hunter is a member of the New York Society of Scribes and the International Association of Master Penmen and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH). She tells us that she will write on any surface — and that writing in silver paint is her favorite!

Prof. Hunter teaches the following FIT Precollege Classes:
HSX 133: Fashion Journalism

Teaching Philosophy:

“The world is changing very quickly. I believe that developing polished, strategic writing skills, and understanding the modern media, will give students a distinct advantage in their careers and in their lives.”

Industry Experience includes:
Absolut Vodka
PricewaterhouseCoopers
K2 Investigations
Avon Products
The Country of Japan