Kimberly Merrikin

Graphic Designer

I am a marketing manager with main duties in the graphic design and copywriting arenas for Electric Mirror. I also do freelance design & copywriting on the side. I also do concept design for toys on behalf of Off The Wall Toys. It's pretty awesome.

Resume

education:
Liberty University, BS in Visual Communication Arts 2009
Specialization in Graphic Design, emphasis on print & typography

computer skills:
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
Microsoft Office
Fluent on Mac & PC platforms
60 wpm typing

experience:
Electric Mirror, Marketing Coordinator & Copywriter, April 2011 – present
Writing: Ad copy, Monthly features on current major projects, product descriptions
Design: Print advertisements, printed collateral, emailer campaigns, one-off media requests
Marketing: Small email campaigns, photography acquisition, manage: tradeshows, media asset library, media requests (internal & external), social media
Accomplishments: Established media library management protocol, took over tradeshows management (when they were quite a mess) and established order ensuring time lines were met—with no previous experience, was the key manager in a printed collateral overhaul (100+ pages), have steadily increased social media interaction & followership for seven months

Mars Hill Church Downtown, Volunteer July 2010 – present
Design: Central Blog headers and pull quotes
Writing: Downtown blog—articles written, but not published for scheduling reasons
Productions: Front of House audio—a lot of experience working with bands

Freelance, May 2009 – present
Writing: High volume technical writing for Stripes39, Promotional blogging for Off The Wall Toys
Design: Identity packages, poster design for bands & musicians, concept design for new product lines for Off The Wall Toys, packaging for Off The Wall Toys

Design Internships, May 2008 – May 2009
XTreme Impact Ministries, Liberty University: Promotional print design, 3D animated logo for video use
Integridad Ministries, Santiago, Chile: Logo & press kit design


awesome:
I love Jesus and His church. I also really like typography, music, design, social media, and writing—communication in general (written, sung, visual). I also think that octopi are awesome and capillary action fascinates me—as do plate tectonics, geology, electricity, biology and astronomy. I’m also oddly good at visual color matching.

reference:
available upon request

Location

Seattle, WA

Specialties

  • Print
  • Illustration

Experience

1 year

Education

Liberty University

Awards

LU Juried Student Art Show 2009: 2nd Place Mixed Media LU Juried Student Art Show 2009: Honorable Mention Graphic Design

Affiliations

AIGA