CURRENTLY

 

SCENIC DESIGNER | MILLS JAMES

MILLS JAMES EXPERIENCE TEAM / FEBRUARY 2021 - PRESENT

 
 

EXPERIENCE

 

TEAM EPIPHANY

EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN INTERN / FALL 2019 CO-OP

  • Supported the design team in creating floorplans, models, and renderings for client presentations

  • Communicated with producers, fabricators and printers for the design and installation of multiple events

  • Produced logo lockups and additional graphic design concepts for brands such as Billboard Magazine and Budweiser

  • Served as lead designer of a day-long product co-creation event

MKG

3d event design intern / Summer 2018, Spring 2019 Co-ops

  • Worked as a member of the design team and collaborated with producers to develop and execute events

  • Managed sourcing and creation of props for events

  • Developed renderings and mood boards for client presentations

  • Worked on-site for set load-in and minor production tasks

  • Designed graphics for both digital and print purposes; oversaw installation of printed graphics at multiple events

 
 

MACY’S

retail design intern / fall 2017 CO-OP

  • Interned in the SPACE department on the interior design team

  • Developed floorplans and preliminary 3D models using AutoCAD and SketchUp

  • Designed seating and fixture concepts for a cosmetics department reinvention

  • Compiled material specifications and fixture bid packages

  • Coordinated vendor presentations and maintained materials library

FOSSIL GROUP, INC

WATCH design intern / SPRING 2017 CO-OP

  • Worked as a member of the Michele women’s watch team

  • Produced watch and watch strap renderings using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Solidworks

  • Developed a new packaging concept for the brand

  • Created graphics and curated image boards for social media use

 
 
 

EDUCATION

 

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN / college of design, architecture, art and planning / CLASS OF 2020, CUM LAUDE

 
 

BRECKSVILLE BROADVIEW-HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2014 / BRECKSVILLE, OH

 
 

SKILLS

 

DIGITAL

AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign + Acrobat, SketchUp Pro, Podium, Solidworks, Fusion 360, Google Suite, Microsoft Office

ANALOG

3D printing and prototyping, film + digital photography, hand sketching, rendering, modeling, woodshop tools