Justine Benzinger
Chicago IL *****
*********.**@*****.***
Education
University of Cincinnati June, 2012
College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design.
Loveland High School June, 2007
Loveland, OH. Graduated with Honors
Work ExpEriEncE
CHOi Design October 2012-present
Contract Designer. Design research and sketching. Redesigning company business card, website
content and promotional brochures. Organizing marketing content and design competitions.
University of Cincinnati, Orientation Office February 2009-September 2012
Student Office Supervisor. Answer phones, respond to emails, send mailers, organize office
files, create spreadsheets and presentations. Work directly with parents and students as customer
service for the University. Manage Office Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Jack Rouse Associates January 2012-March 2012
Design Intern. Worked in the Design and Research department. Created presentations including
layouts and graphics. Researched design trends, technology and benchmarking. Designed
concept renders for visitor experiences and attraction layouts.
Owens-Illinois June 2011-September 2011
Design Intern. Worked with a group of designers to create glass packaging for Global
Innovations and North American Design. Contributed to sketching, brainstorming, product
research, and concept presentations. (Patent’s Pending)
Frontgate June 2010-September 2010/ January 2011-March 2011
Design Intern. Created high end home goods and accessories. Worked on hard goods products
as well as graphic treatments. Concepted designs, created technical drawings for manufacturing,
and was able to see products all the way through to market Contributed design research
and brainstorming.
Hasbro Games January 2010-March 2010
Design Intern. Assigned to the pre-school team. Participated in brainstorming and game testing.
Concepted, sketched, and created working models for the Sesame Street line.
programs skills
and
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Photoview 360, Sketch-Up, Sketchbook Pro, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Powerpoint. Brainstorming, sketching, rendering, graphics, presentations, communications.
Honors and activitiEs
Orientation Board
Historian. Organized past information, chronicled all social evens, and designed posters, T-shirts,
recruitment information.
Student Orientation Leader
Organized Bound Orientation of 2008 for incoming first years and parents.
References available upon request.