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Sophia Figueroa

Sophia Figueroa

Washington, DC, US

 

About 

Sophia is an accomplished designer who finds fulfillment in the holistic design

process and is dedicated to fully realizing accessible design that sparks curiosity,
evokes emotion, and facilitates meaningful encounters.

Employment 

Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD, US, Exhibition Designer

• Collaborates with artists, such as Doris Salcedo, the Ellsworth Kelly Studio, Alex
da Corte, and Kara Walker, along with Glenstone founders and curators, to fully
realize artists’ intent, including but not limited to conceptual design, design
development, lighting design, design documentation, and didactic design.
• Facilitates design implementation through consultant coordination, construction
observation, and contractor administration.
• Serves as lead exhibition coordinator by organizing vast team communication
and responsibility coordination amongst various departments, such as curatorial,
registration, visitor experience, communications, security, and housekeeping for
all exhibition turnovers.
• Creates branded designs for signage, brochures, website, social media, and
other collateral as needed, as the resident graphic designer.
• Managed 2022–2023 design budgets totaling over $100K.

Jul 2021 - current
 

Circa Lighting, Savannah, GA, US, Sales Support Associate

• Facilitated and promote web sales as a customer service representative.
• Conducted quality, professional and proactive customer service.
• Achieved an extensive knowledge base of luxury lighting.
• Mastered proficiency in technical light qualities, architectural lighting trends,
and lighting placement.
• Created effective and collaborative interpersonal relationships with designers,
builders, and retail clients.

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
 

Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD, US, Design Intern

• Created exhibition design proposals through drawing and graphic presentation.
• Documented and measured existing exhibition design for "FEAR EATS THE
SOUL" by Rirkrit Tirvanija.
• Ideated and proposed design solutions for future art installations.
• Created updated graphic design standardization for various digital and printed
collateral.

Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
 

Education 

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, US, Bachelors, Interior Design

Sep 2017 - Mar 2021
 

Areas of Specialization