Designer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Designer at Freelance Designer
- Photographer (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Teaching Assistant at University of Cincinnati
- 3D Designer at FRCH Design Worldwide
- Intern at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Education
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- 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
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Designer
Freelance Designer
(Design industry)
June 2008 — Present (6 months)
Freelance designer; specializing in 2D/3D animation.
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Photographer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Photography industry)
January 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Freelance photography for weddings and portraits.
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Teaching Assistant
University of Cincinnati
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2005 — June 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.
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3D Designer
FRCH Design Worldwide
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
March 2007 — February 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 2006 — December 2006 (10 months)
3D intern for the Moynihan Station team in New York, NY.
Jen Rizzo’s Education
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University of Cincinnati
BS, Design, 2003 — 2008
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
