Taylor A. Baird Email & Phone Number

Orlando, FL, US

Orlando, Florida, United States

• A key player in delivering innovative design solutions across a variety of projects, including theme parks, zoos, aquariums, and brand destinations worldwide. Excelled in conceptualizing immersive guest experiences.
• Led the design of immersive attractions for an international theme park, managing the process from initial concept through execution.
• Directed comprehensive design for a major U.S. theme park redevelopment and a new children’s theme park, focusing on deepening immersive storytelling and enhancing brand integration.
• Crafted detailed designs for a destination resort, marrying immersive storytelling with stringent brand guidelines to create captivating guest experiences.
• Championed innovative office culture by mentoring designers and leveraging AI technologies, significantly improving design efficiency and project outcomes.
• Pioneered concept illustration and product development for historically based attractions, introducing new interpretations to attract wider audiences and extend engagement.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Founded Beaux Creative & Design and managed contracts with clients. Worked on various design projects providing concepts for multiple international theme parks.
• Lead Concept Designer on theme park re-branding project & themed family entertainment center expansion.
• Creative lead on museum redevelopment and multiple international (Mexico, China, and Dubai) design projects.
• Interviewed, hired, and managed vendors for show set and shop drawing production, delivered concept and graphics packages to clients, and organized meetings with various stakeholders.
• Oversaw the mockup production and final design of the show set.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Orem, Utah, United States

• Partners with stake holders (Executive Producer, Director, CFO, and Operations consultants) to address unique requirements for center. Identifies and interviews vendors and consultants for project support. Plans.
• Established creative and thematic direction of Immersive Arts and Cultural Center resulting in extending scope of work from 20-acre development to 120 acres, gaining stakeholder confidence, and progressing to.
• Prepared phased execution plan and created innovative strategy for phase development for center to remain accessible to lower income families while allowing growth for center.

Orlando, Florida

• Developed design with team members and managed vision and creative intent while sustaining requirements by intellectual property owners. Contributed to art direction for attraction queue spaces. Built a collaborative.
• Managed vendor and team in developing media reel to sell theme park concept, which was delivered and utilized by top Comcast executives for approval initiatives. Liaison between vendor and Universal Creative.
• Provided substantial cost savings solutions of +$1M and maintained storytelling and visual intent.
• Concept design for large, highly visible projects, including Universal's Epic Universe, Hagrid's Magical Creature Motorbike Adventure, Super Nintendo World, Fast and Furious Supercharged, and Race Through New York.

Orlando, Florida

• Worked with team members to maintain the vision and creative intent while maintaining requirements by Intellectual Property owner
• Collaborated with vendors on content development
• Played a leadership role in building a collaborative environment and improving communication within project teams and the company
• Provided research imagery, scenic development, fabrication direction with our prop and model shop, design documentation, interactive design, lighting concepts, & architecture styling. Problem solving ideas provided.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Collaborated with operations teams to develop visual design of themed graphics for backstage areas of Frontierland, Epcot, and Fantasyland East Operations. Worked with park operations monitoring guest flow and.
• Enhanced cast member work areas (backstage signage) and improved backstage emergency exit process through creating directional signage for guests, resulting in improved safety of the ride. Designed themed signage and.
• Designed themed signage and graphics for operations teams in WDW, areas included: Magic Kingdom's Frontierland, Adventureland & Liberty Square, Fantasyland, & Main Street USA, Hollywood Studio's Toy Story Land, and.
• Received numerous recognitions and awards for efficiency and positive customer interaction.

Heber City, Utah, United States

• Designed scenes and fabricated scenic elements and props for Heber Valley Railroad's Halloween event.
• Stepped in as show director when the original director fell ill and unforeseen events affected the backstage area.
• Successfully delivered a new sequencing to provide guests with a similar experience, ensuring the event ran smoothly.

Bachelor’S Degree, Production Design - Emphasis In Themed Entertainment Design

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude, TEA @ SCAD ChapterGraduated with high honors

Associates Degree, Cad/Cadd Drafting And/Or Design Technology/Technician

Education record

Activities and Societies: Theater, Drafting, UVU Concurrent Enrollment