Hello, I’m Katie Engel (she/her)
I’m an experience designer and product strategist who shapes digital products and interactive experiences that invite people to explore, play, learn, and connect.
I bring user research, human-centered design, storytelling, and systems thinking to complex problems, helping teams find a clear direction and develop ideas into thoughtful, inclusive experiences. I lead multidisciplinary teams from early exploration through launch, building collaborative relationships where people can question, experiment, and make the work better.
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