Current
  • Designer at Freelance Designer
  • Photographer (Self-employed)
Past
Education
  • University of Cincinnati
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Jen Rizzo’s Summary

I'm a freelance digital designer, recently relocated to the San Francisco area. My primary interest is human interaction: how we move through and play with the world around us.

If the first two statements weren't enough, let's be frank: I'm a pretty big nerd.

Jen Rizzo’s Specialties:

Cinema 4D, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Macromedia Flash


Jen Rizzo’s Experience

  • Designer

    Freelance Designer

    (Design industry)

    June 2008Present (6 months)

    Freelance designer; specializing in 2D/3D animation.

  • Photographer

    Self-employed

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Photography industry)

    January 2005Present (3 years 11 months)

    Freelance photography for weddings and portraits.

  • Teaching Assistant

    University of Cincinnati

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2005June 2008 (3 years 6 months)

    Teaching assistant for Digital Design Fundamentals, a required class for all incoming DAAP freshmen. The quarter I teach covers Adobe Illustrator and Cinema 4D. The class consists of a large lecture on Monday taught by April Mann, and two back-to-back labs on Fridays led by a crew of 12 teaching assistants.

  • 3D Designer

    FRCH Design Worldwide

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)

    March 2007February 2008 (1 year)

    Specializing in architectural visualization and fly-throughs using Cinema 4D and After Effects.

    Accounts have included Under Armour, Virgin, Sunglass Hut, Godiva, Tween Brands, Columbia Sussex and Hampton Inn.

    I was previously a co-op in spring and autumn of 2007, but I'm remaining there part-time as I finish up school at UC.

  • Intern

    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

    (Architecture & Planning industry)

    March 2006December 2006 (10 months)

    3D intern for the Moynihan Station team in New York, NY.


Jen Rizzo’s Education

  • University of Cincinnati

    BS, Design, 20032008

    Studying digital design while participating in the cooperative education program, alternating quarters of work and study in a studio environment.


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Jen Rizzo’s Interests:

3d, architecture, animation, interactivity, photography, writing, sports, cycling


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