Mercedes Milligan

Current

Editorial Assistant at Animation Magazine

Past

Special Projects Associate at Animation Magazine
Asst. Instructor / Instructor, Cartooning at Arts for All
Online Retail and Fulfillment at A1 Specimens

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Mercedes Milligan’s Summary

Editorial assistant and writer with several years experience in monthly magazine and daily online production covering animation and visual effects across all entertainment platforms. Emphasis on editing, proofing, research/compiling projects and general editorial coordination for print and web, with writing experience covering independent film, short film and television projects. Interested in freelance or permanent editing or proofing positions, review or op-ed assignments for web or print with potential to unleash some sass.

Mercedes Milligan’s Specialties:

Multi-tasking, long and short-term project juggling, intense grammatical scrutiny, working knowledge of nerd subcultures, high stress tolerance.

Mercedes Milligan’s Experience

Editorial Assistant

Animation Magazine

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years)

Kickin' butt and taking names in the field of animation and vfx journalism.
Special Projects Associate

Animation Magazine

(Publishing industry)

June 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 3 months)

Anything and everything, darling.
Asst. Instructor / Instructor, Cartooning

Arts for All

(Arts and Crafts industry)

October 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 9 months)

Multi-location after school arts instruction, grades K-5. Assisting in clay, paint, and drawing projects, materials handling, class supervision, set-up/breakdown. Leading cartooning projects in basic construction, shape, and character creation.
Online Retail and Fulfillment

A1 Specimens

(Retail industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year)

eBay-based mounted insect specimen dealer. Duties included managing item descriptions, images and page design; organizing items in storage; managing completed orders and shipping/fulfillment. And feeding the company scorpion.