Lauren Horzewski-Paniagua Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Design in diverse capacities on a variety of projects for companies and individuals.

Remote

Work directly with founder and inventor of NightBuddies. Designer for (new) plush and packaging. Overseer of brand for licensing. Create visual branding assets for NightBuddies USA media, product photographer, and photo editor.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Provide instruction and attention in a positive and encouraging manner which results in better form, increased confidence and motivation in the players. Aid with refining proper technique and form in both varsity and junior varsity players. Curate a weekly newsletter sent out to parents and players with recaps on the previous week, the upcoming week's schedule, other notable information, and weekly resources for elevating the game of players at all levels.

Remote

Create and revise product documents to communicate product details for licensor approval and manufacturing for Costume Play, Pokémon, Like Nastya, and Squishmallows. Sketch, render, and design developing concepts for licensed costumes, plastic products, and graphics for chip art, plastic, and textile products. Analyze figure sculpts against licensor assets to give written/visual direction as well as communicate licensor’s stated revisions to the sculptor.

Design in diverse capacities on a variety of projects for companies and individuals including: Just Play, The Dr Lisa Company, Toy Life, and more.

Created concepts, chip art graphics, and revised product documents for the Bluey license. Conducted competitive market research.

Remote

Participate in product development for collectible & small doll brands including Hatchimals, B*Pack, Zombaes Forever, and more. Draw overlays and write direction for sculpt revisions. Create and update product documents to communicate most current details internally and to the manufacturer. Perform and compile extensive market research for qualitative purposes of product design.

Sketch Concepts for various clients, prepare competitive toy category reports as the person most knowledgable (PMK), Interact with toy clients (Middle School Moguls, Napa Valley Toys)

Limbe, Malawi/ Los Angeles, Ca

International partnership with the Jacaranda Foundation. Introduced middle school students to my studies in Toy Design. Specifically, the process of concepting and prototyping customized action figures.

Limbe, Malawi/Los Angeles, Ca

My peers from Otis and I partnered with the Jacaranda School for Orphans to instal a series of instillations at their school in Limbe, Malawi.

Orange County, California Area

Selected to be 1 of 300 interns for a one of a kind Disneyland Resort Cast Member experience. Included Disney curated classes in business and professional development. Immersed in the Disney culture and learned what it means to represent the Disney brand.

Orlando, Florida Area

Understood and practiced globally integrated guest relations, family dynamics, and hospitality. Created ‘magical moments’ for guests processing meal orders by handling them in a courteous and effective manner, while maintaining proper ‘Disney Look’ and safety etiquette.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Managed conflicting priorities when a guest requested large coffee traveler during peak business volume, simultaneously completed the traveler order while managing the pre-existing responsibilities resulted in guest satisfaction.

Miller Park Stadium Club

Satisfied guest with available seating whose specific request could not exactly be met, provided them with positive perception of different seating option, resulting in a better experience for watching the game.

Bachelor'S Degree, Toy Design, With Honors

Classes Include: Toy Design I-VI; Design Prototyping I-III; Visual Communication; 3D Visualization; Drawing for Toy Designers; Drawing.

Education record

Art/Art Studies, General

Classes Included: 2D Concepts; 3D Concepts; Digital Arts: Culture, Theory, Practice; Architectural Making II; Architectural Thinking II

Education record

Activities and Societies: Girls Varsity Tennis [Freshman-Senior]; Girls Varsity Tennis Captain [Senior]; Students Against Destructive.