Minki Kim 9020 Lorton Station Blvd, unit 212 LORTON, VA 22079 703.946.4668 minki.k@gmail.com EXPERIENCE Art Director APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC. April 2012-Present Lead Senior Designer / Studio Manager Laughlin, Marinaccio & Owens Advertising, Arlington, VA. March 2006-April 2012 Collaborate with creative directors and art directors in designing advertising materials for clients. Manage five junior designers and mechanical artists, review and approve designer proofs, provide hardware and software support for design department, interview and hire new designers. Recent projects include: ¥ Art direction of nationwide movie theater print collateral for National Guard ad campaign starring Kid Rock, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, and 3 Doors Down. ¥ Art direction for the award winning Gamer ad campaign for the National Guard. ¥Design recognition for best-performing direct mail product in agency history Graphic Designer Laughlin, Marinaccio & Owens Advertising, Arlington, VA. June 2005-March 2006 Designed advertising materials for Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Chevy Chase Bank, and WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority). Designed online assets for Chevy Chase Bank, WMATA and Army National Guard. Senior Graphic Designer Envision EMI, Washington, D.C. Oct 2003-June 2005 Designed and implemented Cold Fusion-based CMS websites across company departments. Handed creative control over event branding, small publication design, poster design, direct mail, flash animation and logo design. Freelance Graphic Designer Washingtonpost Interactive, Arlington, VA. Freelance Graphic Designer Aug 2002-Sept 2003 Created and animated online banners for award-winning news and information site washingtonpost.com. Mac + PC Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Quark, HTML, CSS, Final Cut Pro. EDUCATION + Awards Virginia Commonwealth University School of Communication Arts and Design, May 1999. BFA in Kinetic Imagery, Won Outstanding Senior Award, 1999. Winner of Silver Addys, 2008. Professional Organizations Member of Adclub of Metropolitan Washington Member of AIGA DC Member of DC Asian Pacific American Film REFERENCES Available upon request.