Hi, I’m Kyana Mitchell, a visual development artist and product designer who loves bringing characters, costumes, and props to life. I thrive in collaborative environments, turning imaginative concepts into production-ready visuals and files that teams can actually use to build real-world products. I’ve worked on both children’s publishing and IP-driven entertainment, including Nickelodeon projects and toy design for Joyin. I’m always excited to explore new styles and techniques, while delivering polished visuals and practical designs for manufacturing and creative teams alike.…

Kyana Mitchell

Hi, I’m Kyana Mitchell, a visual development artist and product designer who loves bringing characters, costumes, and props to life. I thrive in collaborative environments, turning imaginative concepts into production-ready visuals and files that teams can actually use to build real-world products. I’ve worked on both children’s publishing and IP-driven entertainment, including Nickelodeon projects and toy design for Joyin. I’m always excited to explore new styles and techniques, while delivering polished visuals and practical designs for manufacturing and creative teams alike.…

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Hi, I’m Kyana Mitchell, a visual development artist and product designer who loves bringing characters, costumes, and props to life. I thrive in collaborative environments, turning imaginative concepts into production-ready visuals and files that teams can actually use to build real-world products.

I’ve worked on both children’s publishing and IP-driven entertainment, including Nickelodeon projects and toy design for Joyin. I’m always excited to explore new styles and techniques, while delivering polished visuals and practical designs for manufacturing and creative teams alike.

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Sr. Product Designer at Joyin
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Visual development of costumes, toys, yard inflatables, and print projects. Used Photoshop and Illustrator to create tileable patterns and design files. Provided factories with accurate orthographic turns to create real-world products.
Character & Prop Designer at Nickelodeon, Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Designed characters, costumes, props, and provided polished 2D assets to inform modelers on color and material.
Character & Prop Designer at Nickelodeon, Rugrats Reboot
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Designed characters, costumes and props; provided detailed orthographic drawings; painted over existing 3D models for costume, hair style, and prop changes on characters.
Children's Book Illustrator at Flat Mountain Publishing
January 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
Created concepts, cover art and illustrations for the children’s book 'How did the Hippopotamus get there?'
Sr. Product Designer at Nickelodeon
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
Responsible for visual development and final design of toys, costumes, and deco rations; worked with in-house and overseas teams to guide revisions and approve prototypes for production.
E4, Aerospace Ground Equipment at United States Air Force
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Repair and maintenance of AGE equipment; received early promotion after success in BTZ 'Below the Zone' job package creation; served as part of Luke AFB Honor Guard.

Education

BFA in Media Arts & Animation at Art Institute of Phoenix
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Education, Professional Services
    paper Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish

    Designed on-style characters, costumes and props. Provided orthographies turns as well as rendered color for assets and image cards used in 3D animation pipeline.

    Please contact directly for access to password protected page.
    Portfolio: https://www.twine.net/signin

    paper Rugrats Reboot

    Responsible for designing characters, costumes and props for a 3D animation pipeline. Provided orthographic turns and color so the sculpting team could create on-style models for animation.

    Please contact directly for access to password protected page.
    Portfolio: https://www.twine.net/signin