Hello, I’m Katie Engel (she/her)
I’m an experience designer, media producer, and product-focused creative strategist with deep expertise crafting film, interactive, and technology-rich digital experiences and installations that spark imagination and engage audiences of all ages and abilities.
I’m passionate about building collaborative team cultures that deliver meaningful results through bold ideas and beautiful inclusive design.
I hold an MBA and MA in Design Leadership and bring a human-centered design ethos to complex problems.
Expertise
Film & Interactive Media Production
Immersive Experiences
Human-Centered Design
Creative Strategy
User Experience (UX) Design
User Research
UI/UX Testing
Rapid Prototyping
Accessibility
Team Leadership
Project & Product Management
Client & Vendor Relations
Agile Methodologies
Resource Planning
Process Improvement
Budgeting & Scheduling
Data Analytics
Market Research
Clients I’ve Worked With
Museums & Cultural Attractions
Turning big ideas into immersive interactive stories, sparking curiosity from space to pop culture to climate resilience
Norwich University
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Broad Discovery Center
Vue Orleans
Aquarium of the Pacific
National Comedy Center
Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
National Museum of the United States Army
National WWII Museum
World of Little League Museum
George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum
Strategy & Design Consulting (Graduate Work)
Design strategy and consulting for nonprofit and for-profit clients focused on design thinking and marketing
C&O Canal Trust
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
The Johns Hopkins HHT Center of Excellence (HEXCITE)
Reimagine Our Wellness
Documentary & Television
Associate producer for non-fiction television
Investigation Discovery
Seven One Media
National Geographic Channel
The History Channel
KETC/PBS
Court TV/TruTV