Steph
What Stephanie does best is build things. From design to creative direction of websites for some of the largest brands in the world; to making independent films selected for screening at Sundance, Aspen, London BFI, and Los Angeles Film Festivals – to name a few; to creating her own action figure company that not only made an impact on popular culture, but received worldwide media coverage from The New York Times, Elle, GQ, The Guardian, MTV, VH1, among others.
Stephanie has a Master’s degree in design from ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and she has spent over a decade in advertising as an experience design consultant and creative director for brands such as: PayPal, Spotify, E*TRADE, Nike, Levi’s, United Airlines, Kimberly Clark, Hilton Hotels, USTA, CitiBank, Coca-Cola.
Before that, she started her career as a software engineer for Hughes Aircraft and then for Northrop Grumman; she then moved to Honda where she created the first interactive multimedia training platform for dealerships nationwide.
A 25-year veteran of digital media, Stephanie answers creative challenges with practical solutions that leverage her background in both independent filmmaking and software engineering. She puts a strong emphasis in visual storytelling, prototyping and critical thinking.
Stephanie was born in Brooklyn, but raised in Los Angeles. She lives between Los Angeles and NYC.