Hi there! I'm Jess. Thanks for stopping by! I'm a Creative Director interested in creating technically complex but soulful experiences through a variety of mediums ranging from experimental film and animation to digital and physical products and installations.
I am currently building Archaea Studios , a creative jewelry & sculpture studio. Previously, I was the Director of Product Design at Mojo, and have worked as an interactive experience director at Google Creative Lab, R/GA, and Disney+. I'm a graduate of Carnegie Mellon's BXA program in Computer Science & Industrial Design.
My work has been featured at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and has been awarded with the Cannes Grand Prix and other distictions at the Webbys, One Show, and FastCo's Innovation by Design Awards.
Awards & Mentions
Tribeca Film Festival Creators Market
2023
SXSW Featured Speaker
2020 + 2021
Y-Oslo Speaker 2021
Brown/RISD Guest Lecturer 2020 + 2021
R/GA Creativity X Speaker
2020
R/GA Futurevision Podcast 2020
FastCo Innovation by Desgin 2022 - Goldman Sachs TxB"
Cannes Grand Prix 2017 - Jet.com "Careculator"
Webbys Shortlist 2017 - Jet.com "Careculator"
One Show Merit 2017 - Jet.com "Careculator"
Facebook Awards Winner 2017 - Jet.com "Careculator"
MIT MHacks Beat the Pandemic Winner 2020
Experience
Founder, Creative Director
Archaea Studios 2023
Silversmithing
Brand/Creative Direction
Archaea Studios
Director of Product Design, Mojo 2022-2023
Product Design Management
Experience Design
Brand Design & Marketing
Mojo
Creative, Google Creative Lab 2022
Creative Technology
Experience Design
Writer & Experience Director,
Doors We Open 2021-2023
Interactive Film
Narrative Writing
Experience Design
Doors We Open
Senior Product Designer, Disney+ 2021-2022
Product Design
Branded Experiences
Disney
Experience Design Director, R/GA 2020-2021
Senior Experience Designer 2018
Experience Designer 2017
Associate Experience Designer 2016
Motion Design
Product Experience
Business Transformation
R/GA
New York
R/GA
Shanghai
Design Direction, Freelance 2020 - Present
Product Design
Motion Design
Startup Consulting
Freelance
Interface Design Intern, Apple 2015
Product Design
Rapid Prototyping
Front End Development
Apple Inc.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
BCSA Industrial Design & Computer Science
Minors in Sound Design, Animation & Special Effects
2012-2016
+ Always Learning at:
Gnomon School of
Visual Effects
Story Development
Fall 2020
School of Visual Arts
Drawing for Animation
Spring 2018
Toolbox
Experience & Motion Design
Figma
Sketch
Principle
Protopie
Adobe After Effects
Google Suite
Webflow
Whiteboards + Stickynotes :)
Story & Animation
Rive
Adobe After Effects
Touch Designer
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk 3D Studio Max
Unreal Engine
Adobe Suite
Twine
3d Fabrication
Solidworks
Rhino
Sketching
Hand Woodworking
Resin Molding
Sound
Ableton Live
Pro-Tools
Code
HTML/CSS
Python
Mel Script
Contact
j.mw.shen@gmail.com
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Design & Development © Jessica Shen 2021