enkhbayar munkh-erdene

hello

please, call me enk

I am a Mongolian-born, Midwest-raised, and Pacific Northwest-planted multidisciplinary designer and illustrator. I began my design journey as a freshman in high school when I took my first graphic design class and realized that its combination of problem-solving and visual creation was exactly what I wanted to be doing.

I am passionate about helping people find creative solutions and creating meaningful experiences and interactions through design, and I believe in using design to positively influence and benefit our communities. Over the years, I have collected a range of skills in design, from ideation to production, but am always striving to learn and develop more.

Feel free to get in touch with me at enkhbayarme@gmail.com.

View my resume or scroll down for an overview of my experience and skills.

experience:

Freelance Designer and Illustrator (Ongoing)

Fulfillment Associate and Newsletter Designer at MochiThings (April 2022 - February 2023)

Packed customer orders, organized product inventory, and designed email newsletters.

Marketing Graphic Designer at Museum of Pop Culture (August 2021 - December 2021)

Designed campaigns and supported print and digital production needs for in-museum events, activities, and programs.

Associate Art Director at YES! Magazine (January 2020 - August 2021);
Graphic Designer (November 2017 - January 2020);
Creative Production Manager (November 2017 - August 2021)

Supported digital and print photography and art for editorial, marketing for fundraising campaigns, and both general and event branding needs for the organization.

Contract Designer at Sermon Central (December 2016 - January 2020)

Conceptualized and designed templates for a variety of sermon themes.

Volunteer Designer at Newport Hills Community Church (October 2015 - November 2017)

Designed slides to advertise church ministries and holiday events.

Sales Associate at Family Christian Stores (October 2016 - January 2017)

Assisted customers with purchases and maintained product inventory on the floor.

Digital Production Assistant at Faithlife (June 2015 - December 2015)

Prepared digital image files for display on digital interfaces around the campus.

Lead Designer at The Planet Magazine (WWU) (September 2014 - June 2015);
Shadow Designer (September 2013 - June 2014)

Worked with editors and a small team of designers to produce a quarterly publication.

Graphic Designer at Associate Students Publicity Center (WWU) (October 2014 - June 2015)

Designed print and digital advertisement for on-campus events and services.

awards:

Society of Professional Journalists - Northwest Excellence in Journalism 2019 // Writing, Photography, Design (Small) First Place in Graphics & Illustration

Society of Professional Journalists - Magazine Northwest Excellence in Journalism 2018 // Writing, Photography, Design (Small) First Place in Graphics & Illustration for YES! Magazine

Skills:

Design and Creative:
Editorial & Layout
Print Production
Art Production
UX/UI
Art Direction
Concept Development
Branding & Identity
Typography
Illustration (Digital and traditional)
Packaging Design
HTML5/CSS3 /Javascript

Editorial and Copy:
Writing and editing
Wordpress CMS

Fluent in Mongolian and English

programs:

Design and Production:
Adobe Creative Suite
(Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop,
Premiere Pro, After Effects)
Procreate
Axure Pro
Final Cut Pro X
Microsoft Office
Kodak Insite
Campaign Monitor
Survey Monkey

Project Management:
Wrike, Asana, Trello

education:

Bachelor of Arts in Design, Minor in User Experience at Western Washington Unversity (September 2011 - August 2015)

Written and editorial work:

“A Life in the Gray” for YES! Magazine (May 2021) - Writer and Illustrator

“9 Artists Explore the Pride and Joys of Being Asian American and Pacific Islander” for YES! Magazine (May 2021) - Editor