Francesca Mills

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Upminster, England, United Kingdom

About

I am an articulate, confident person who enjoys challenges and working under pressure. My greatest strengths are my research, communication and design skills. Over the past seven years, I have worked in many theatres gaining new skills that have elevated my way of design. Which led me to completing my degree in 'Design for Performance' in 2022. I am excited to take on new experiences within theatre in my role as a designer as well as in other roles

Experience

  • Costume supervisor at The Walt Disney Company
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    with my team we are in charge of supplying fabric to our makers and help support the designer through fittings. Reaching deadlines efficiently together as a collective unit.

  • Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-employed
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2022 · 3 yrs

    Through my love of drawing and designing I have created many drawings for my old school as well as for friends in their small businesses. Through this artistic outlet I've found a great passion and skill I've carried on through my degree.

  • Scenic Artist at Guildhall School of Music & Drama
    Jun 2018 - Jul 2018 · 2 mos

  • Design Assistant at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
    Oct 2017 - May 2018 · 8 mos

    Together as a collaborative team we created a performance called 'Free nine' and I was in charge of the lighting design and costume design and alterations alongside my colleagues. This was part of the cut 2 technical course with the theatre and supported by the wonderful staff.

  • Model Maker at Royal Opera House
    Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 · 2 mos

    In this internship I developed my model making skills and trained in Auto-Cad and sketch up. This was an amazing opportunity and allowed me to assist my team in the model making design and creating process.