Erin Karriker is a Vice President of Creative at Forbes Tate Partners.

Erin Karriker is a designer and art director specializing in visual communication. With a passion for storytelling, he has over 15 years of experience in brand design and development, creative direction, strategic communication, and political strategy.
 
For the past nine years, Erin has led the in-house design team at Stand Together, the Charles Koch-backed group of business leaders, philanthropists, community organizations, and political activists working to address America’s biggest challenges in communities, education, business, and government. In this role, he has led the brand relaunches of Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Veterans for America, and several venture capital firms.
 
Before joining Stand Together, Erin was a design strategist at Throughline, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based creative agency, where he supported clients at Deloitte and the U.S. Postal Service. From 2014 to 2015, he served as the design director at the U.S. House Republican Conference. In that role, Erin led design for the National Defense Authorization Act, the State of the Union, the House Republican Budget, major media events, and scores of other legislative efforts.
 
Originally from Kannapolis, North Carolina, Erin has lived in Washington, D.C. for over 14 years. He and his dog Winston live in Washington, D.C.