Nice to meet you 👋

Concepting, designing, and prototyping to solve
problems and create exceptional experiences

Blending The Physical & Digital Worlds For Safe, Immersive Experiences

Hey there! My name's Angelica, and I specialize in crafting unique physical/experiential/digital experiences through creative concepting, experience design, prototyping, & emerging tech.

Over the years, I've been involved in everything from concept development, design, and development to vendor management and installation. Recently I've been working on projects that re-imagine the definition of experiential to the digital space to promote immersion and create memorable experiences for audiences at home and safely in-person. Past projects include experiential, multi-sensory retail concepts, metaverse, generative AI, motion capture, immersive web, non-traditional advertising, immersive dining, VR, AR, voice-activated skills, touch-reactive tables, holistic experience redesign, virtual humans, & more.

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to inquire about remote collaboration opportunities (creative direction, experiential design, creative technology), speaking engagements, teaching and mentoring, or if you'd like to chat over a virtual latte ☕

Capabilities

Creative

  • Creative Direction
  • Concepting
  • Brainstorm facilitation
  • Experiential & Event Design
  • Storyboarding
  • 2D & 3D Mockups
  • Graphic Design
  • Storyboarding
  • Sound Design

Media

  • Video Editing
  • Audio Editing
  • Podcasting
  • Speaking & Training

Leadership

  • Pitching
  • Mentoring
  • Scoping
  • Vendor Management

Strategy

  • Event & Experiential Strategy
  • User Research
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Campaign activation strategy
  • Workshop Facilitation

Misc

  • Ballroom Dancing
  • Ballroom Instruction

Technology

  • Rapid Prototyping
  • VR & AR
  • Multi-sensory tech (smell machines)
  • Generative AI
  • Immersive Web
  • 3D Environments
  • Projection Mapping
  • Gesture Control
  • Motion Capture
  • Virtual Humans
  • Traditional Mobile/Web
  • Gamified Metaverse-like experiences
Notable Clients
Featured in

2023

Coming soon

2022

Hanze University
Guest Lecture: A journey into creative technology

Circuit Stream
Interview with an XR Designer: Angelica Ortiz

2021

LW&D Miami
An immersive Exploration of spatial experiences (interactive)

2020

VCU Brandcenter Alumni Panel
Experiential: What is it and how has it changed due to COVID?

2019

VCU Brandcenter Guest Speaker
Immersive In the Experiential Age: where experiential and emerging tech meet

Juniors in Tech
Q&A with Angelica Ortiz: How to get a career in experience design and ethical emerging tech

2018

VRAR Association Richmond
Augmented Reality Panel: Current state of Augmented Reality and other topics

Awards
Clio logo

Clio Bronze
Life Interrupted, 2022

Young Monks logo

Young.Monks + Cannes Silver
Interactive Category, 2022

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CINEMA 4D
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ILLUSTRATOR
PREMIERE
AFTER EFFECTS
AUDITION
SKETCH
ARDUINO
HTML
CSS
C#
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