Maricel 

Work Experience 

Education

Bachelors - Johnny Carson School for Emerging Media Arts.                          Graduation : May 2023
GPA - 3.8

Work Experience

May 2024 - August 2024

Artist in Residence Intern | Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts - Omaha, NE        

• Develop professional relationship with current Bemis Residents

• Facilitate Bemis Events

• Aid Admin Team in planning event surrounding residency program

• Create video content for marketing purposes

Present

Freelance Designer | Storia AI - New York, NY(Remote)         

• Create quality digital assets and visuals for investor pitches

• Communicate effectively with other team members remotely

• Research marketing trends of AI

• Create video content for marketing purposes

November 2023

Assistant Visiting Fellow | Central Saint Martins -London, UK                         

• Gave lectures on technology implementation in physical spaces

• Oversaw Narrative Environments masters students in their annual Party Brief

• Aided students with conceptual ideas when they hit roadblocks

June 2022

Production Intern | Marshmallow Laser Feast | New York, NY                         Evolver - Tribeca Film Festival

• Built set requirement structures

• Solved technical issues during installment of piece

• Communicated through different levels of the team to ensure team mutual understanding

September 2021
Set Designer | Pixel Bakery Design Studio | Lincoln, NE                             Technologue Americana

• Aided in set design and set needs to ensure a safe and stylized set

• Collected and assembled all props in set in a deliberate and orderly way.  

May 2021
Creative Tech Intern | The Kennedy Center | Washington, DC 
Far Field                 

• Cleaned and Interpreted Motion Capture Data        
• Implemented cloth simulation physics into avatar clothing in Unreal Engine

• Facilitated a live audience through the VR dance performance

Showcases/Awards

Corporeal Gestalt Online Gallery Showcase
   October 2024
OPIA International Gallery Showcase 
   November 2023
Best Student Work - ︎︎︎Aberrant Creativity International Exhibition
   November 2023
Central Saint Martins MFA Open Studios
   November 2023
Visiting Fellow Central Saint Martins
   November 2023
HATCH Heartland 100 Cohort - ︎︎︎HATCH 100
    October 2023
Student Volunteer Siggraph 2023
    August 2023
1st Place - Industrial Light and Magic 72 Hour Film Festival
    May 2023
Most Experimental Film - Johnny Carson AI Hackathon 
    April 2023
Audience Choice Award - Johnny Carson AI Hackathon
    April 2023
Undergrad Fine Art Exhibition Final Selection
    March 2023
Brendan Harkin X Media Lab Memorial Award
    March 2023
Undergrad Special Creative Projects Grant Recipient - $2000
    September 2022

Skills
3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, Graphic Design, Game Engines, Video Editing, Projection Mapping, Narrative Writing, Conceptual Design, Painting , Installation Design, Installation Setup, Directing, Art Directing, 3D Scanning, Photogrammetry, NERF Capture, AI Prompt Engineering, Motion Capture, Motion Data Cleanup


Software

Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite, Google Docs, AutoDesk Maya,  AutoDesk MotionBuilder,  Blender, AVID, Cinema 4D, Arduino, UnReal Game Engine 5, Isadora, QLab, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Procreate, Nomad Sculpt, Motive