Kimberly Arias Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

As Video Lead, I'm tasked with building out a two-year strategy plan that continues our short video work and expands our reach on social media. In addition to this, over the last year, I introduced and lead narrative brainstorms to improve our documentary work. Our newest documentary, titled "1 in 10," published online in March this year and was shown in a private screening—a first for us—in Culver City, CA in partnership with Gold House.

Washington, District Of Columbia

As Pew Research Center’s first full-time video producer, I spent my first few years experimenting with new video products to help disseminate the Center’s complex data to an online audience. Much of my focus was on creating explainer videos that released with reports, and were meant to adopt a more approachable writing style. Along the way, I helped researchers trust and embrace a simpler and more direct writing structure and coached them with being in front of the camera.In addition to this, I continued the Center’s methodology (ie: how we did this) video series, titled “Methods 101,” to pull back the curtain on how we conduct our research. The purpose was to show transparency in our processes.My proudest achievement was pitching a fully animated video series to leadership, receiving buy-in, and releasing the series in the midst of the pandemic with minimal production interruption. Using my personal network of peer creatives, I was able to pull in freelance support and manage the art direction and animation process. The series, “Trust in America,” intended to connect the dots across our research areas to discuss Americans’ trust in institutions, especially as tensions rose in regard to distrust in elections, the police, and the news media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

AIGA DC is an organization that advances design as a professional craft by creating programming that prepares local designers for a constantly-evolving industry. From 2018-2020, I served as President and managed a team of 27 board members. During my tenure, I led our “DC Design Week” trademark efforts and was the first President to partner with the DC Mayor’s office to land an official city proclamation in 2019. The chapter also ran an annual merit-based scholarship program for local creative students and in 2018, we established an endowment to protect its long-term legacy.With 27 board members, 4 advisory board members and 1,200+ community members in DC, Maryland and Virginia, AIGA DC was the third largest chapter of AIGA. And as a (501(c)(3) organization), I ensured we maintained our fiduciary responsibility while serving all our members.

Washington, Dc

I ensured programing, communications, membership, and partnerships teams worked in unison with each other so that AIGA, DC operated as one. I initiated each programming year with a team workshop to set our chapter’s goals and tracked our progress along the way. Additionally, I helped the membership team monitor, retain, and recruit members to keep the chapter healthy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I led the programming team to organize professional development events in the DC metro area, which included the annual “DC Design Week.”

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I led a design team of three and together, we produced numerous marketing campaigns that included an extensive amount of multimedia. We produced pieces for the organization with the intention to register Latinos to vote (ages 18-35). Using animated videos, GIFs, the website, social media graphics, and digital ads, our team helped register over 177,000 voters and reached over 10 million people online weekly during the 2016 election cycle. We also produced event graphics, signage, and print materials for the numerous conferences Voto Latino produced.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Ullico is the only union-owned insurance and investments company. They cover over 2 million members. I worked on the Corporate Communications team as one of two designers serving the company. Together, we produced DTC and B2C ad campaigns, web content, branded merch pieces, social media graphics, and corporate videos.

Bachelors Of Art, Studio Art, Concentration In Graphic Design And Digital Media

My degree in Art Studio, with a Concentration in Design, taught me the foundations of design principles, theory, and typography. This is.

Professional Development / Continuing Studies, Business Of Art And Design

Through MICA's "Intro to Business of Art & Design" semester-long course, I advanced my pitching techniques and learned to balance a budget.

Front End Development

I took General Assembly's Front-End Development 3-month course to become literate in coding languages. I learned CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.