Kim Galovich – Web Developer | Writer

About

I'm Kim, a Chicago-based web developer with 12 years of web design experience. I'm also a writer, game designer, and occassional professor. I focus on simple, playful online experiences.

Me IRL

What I do:

Web Design Responsive & mobile-first. UX/UI design. Figma & Adobe Suite.

Front End Development HTML, CSS, Javascript. Problem-solving. QA testing

Shopify Development End to End Development - Shopify Plus, D2C & wholesale.

Copywriting Mediocre fiction writer, better copywriter. Basic SEO planning.

Interactive Design Playful bits & bobs. Brand-specific flourishes and fun.

Customer Journey Map out stages in the customer journey funnel.

Lead Marketing Drip email marketing, customer referrals, landing page design.

Customer Retention Subscription strategy, rewards program planning.

Click and drag to draw!

here's some of my recent work:

Web Design & Development | eCommerce Strategy | Email Marketing

Jazz vs Waffles

Designed & launched pure html/css website designed to capture the retro theme and playful nature of the browser-based Unity game. Provided all images, assets, SVGs & copy. Created subscription sales/pricing strategy. Provide ongoing marketing support via social planning, discord management, & email marketing.

Live Site

New Shopify Store Design & Development | Animation | Email Marketing

House of YES!

Designed, built, QA tested (soon to launch) Shopify site for new children's food brand. Built-in wholesale customer integration. And provided SVG animations to give site movement & energy based on brand guildelines. Designed & implemented Email Marketing Lead and Retention campaigns.

Live Site

D2C Shopify Redesign | Shopify Plus Support | Theme customization

Chike D2C

Provided Shopify development based on Figma design files. Modified existing Shopify theme to fit current & future design needs. Provide ongoing development & app integration support.

Live Site

Shopify Design & Development | Wholesale Store Setup

Chike Wholesale

Setup Wholesale store in Shopify Plus with custom catalog pricing. Created order form layout to streamline ordering for wholesale customers. Provide ongoing support.

D2C & Wholesale eCommerce Strategy | Email Marketing

RXBAR D2C & Wholesale

Joined RXBAR as the 6th employee, growing from start-up to a major player in the protein bar space to becoming a part of the Kellogg's portfolio. Managed D2C & wholesale email marketing as well as the website. As the company expanded into grocery, transformed website into an important sampling tool.

Global expansion strategy | GDPR compliance | In-market Research

RXBAR International

Oversaw Canada & UK eCommerce launches. Trained UK employees on website & marketing strategy. Provided in-market planning & recommendations.

Interactive poetry | experimental | scroll effects

In Rainbows

An interactive poem, using canvas and scroll effects in Javascript to bring it to life. Works best in Google Chrome and Firefox. Basically, anything but Safari (sorry ios users).

Play Now

Interactive poetry | experimental | terminal game

Command Line Interactive Poetry

An interactive poem designed in the style of a retro computer terminal. Provided all writing & development. Experimental writing.

Play Now

Web Design & Development | Retro

Obadiah

An ode to bad websites of the 1990s. There's no greater message or point here other than it brings me joy to make the worst looking website I could think of. Make sure to get the golden acorn.

Live Site

Fiction Writing | Interactive Storytelling | Browser game

The Cabin

An interactive, branching narrative created in Twine. Browser-based game with save features & inventory system. Provided writing, development, design, & and all assets.

Play Demo