Profile Production Designer and visual storyteller with 6+ years delivering brand-led creative across film, live experiences, music, and marketing. Masters in Production Design graduate at the American Film Institute 2026. Bachelor of Architecture, Syracuse University 2018.

Fluent in building complete visual worlds: from physical sets and spatial environments to campaign systems and motion assets. Cross-functional collaborator with a track record across entertainment, consumer products, and executive communications.

       
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Education
The American Film Institute Conservatory
(2024-2024)
Masters of Production Design
Canva Scholarship Fellow 


Syracuse University School of Architecture 
Bachelor of Architecture

International Study of Urban Design in Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai, China.



Employment
KHAIRI X, LLC
Founder / Creative Director
2020 – Present · Los Angeles / Remote

Think Wilder Studios
Architect / Project Manager
2022–2023 · Harlem, NY

Frank White Co .
Design Director
2022 · LA / NYC

Live Nation
Creative Director / Art Director
2021–2022 · Los Angeles

Cogent World
3D Modeler / Creative
2019–2020 · Remote


Reveal Studios
Job Captain 
2020 ·  Burbank

ASD | SKY 
Interior Designer
2019-2020  · Los Angeles

Heller Manys Architects
Designer
2019-2019  ·  San Francisco



Film — Production Design
Biter · Short FIlm · PD
Dir. Jack Cohen
2026

Heat ·  Short Film ·  PD
Dir. Elizabeth “Ella” Danna
2025
Film Independent sponsored

Cemetery Gates · Short · PD
Dir. Ece Tagil
2025

Outsmart Me · Short · PD
Dir. Michelle Kahn
2025

Waffle · Short · PD
Dir. Stori Ayers 
2024

2 Beds 1 Bath · Short · PD ·
Dir. Adia Ivey 
2024

Auction Block Party · Short · PD 
Lonestar Prods. 
2020




Film& TV — Art Dept.

VWWMT · Short · Art Dir. · AFI Thesis 
Academy Award Nominated · 2021

Winner: Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Narrative Short), Milwaukee Film Festival (Directing: Tari Wariebi), Newark Black Film Festival (Best Film), BendFilm Festival (Best Student Film), Palm Springs International ShortFest(2023 Winner),  Denver Film Festival (Best Student Domestic Short)

Nominee: Sundance Film Festival(Best Short Film), Americana Film Fest (Shorts), African Movie Awards Film Festival (Best Diaspora Short Film), Casting Society(CSA) (Outstanding Achievement in Casting- Short Film)


Hunted · Short · Art Dir. · Dolby Labs & GhettoFilmSchool · 2022

Shoebox · Short  · Art Dir. · 271 Films / Rising Voices · 2021

Halfsies · Short · Art Dir. · Beach Summer High & Nine10 Prods. · 2021

The Neighborhood  · TV Series · Drafter · PD Wendell Johnson · CBS Studios · 2020






Music Video

Avril Lavigne — Love It When You Hate Me · AD/Set Dec.
VMA Nominated
· 2022

Kevin Gates — I'm Him 2 · Art Dir. · 2025

Masego — SYWM · Set Dec · CD Jesse Boykins III · 2022

Majid Jordan — Summer Rain · Art Dir. · 2021

LANY — ex i never had · Art Dir. · 2021

Hitmaka ft. Ty Dolla$ & Queen Naija — Quickie · Art Dir. · 202 1

Nija — 7 Music Videos · Art Dir. · 2021


Jefe Replay — 4 DaysArt Dir. · Lonestar Prods · Dir. Denzel Deranime  · 2020







Commercial / Live
Overseas FIt LLC. - Creative Director / Set Designer  · 2025

Megan Thee Stallion — Coachella · Prop Master · 2025

Adidas Community · Art Dir. · Campaign · 2022

Western Digital: Create What's Next · AD/Set Dec · 2022

Broke, But Make it Bougie Art Dir. · Commercial / Coffee Table Book · Dir. Noahmin Taye · 2022

ComplexLand 2022· Frank White Co. / Lexus  · Design Dir. 
NFT + Apparel · $50K+ gross  · Web3/Metaverse activision







Animation
Naruto Shippuden — Set 3 Launch TrailerBackground Animation · Futaku Studios / VIZ Media · Remote

Art Force ·  Original Anime Series · Creator / Writer / Animation Credit · Futaku Studios w/ Tommy Thayer (KISS) · Licensed original IP · Press: Full In Bloom






Brand & Fashion    
Greater Than Beauty · Campaign Set Design / Art Direction
 Clean Skincare & Welnnes Brand 2025

Vale Forever  · Graphic Design · Fashion / Apparel ·
Independent Streetwear Label 2022




Skills
Design & Production








Software








Collaboration






Production Design / Art Direction /
Brand Systems / Campaign Toolkits / 
Set Design / Spatial Design / 
Typography & Layout / 
Executive Presentations
Modular Templates /
Motion Graphics /
3D Modeling / Storyboarding



Figma / Adobe InDesign / Illustrator / Photoshop / After Effects / Premiere Pro
Blender / Rhino / SketchUp / Canva / 
Revit / TwinMotion / AutoCAD / Enscape / KeyShot / Z-Brush /Keynote



Cross-Functional Teams / Executive Comms / Fast-Paced Production / Iterative Feedback / Stakeholder Mgmt / Slack / Budget & Resource Planning



Awards
AFI Canva Fellowship 2024
Merit scholarship recipient · $40K award · 1 of 6 nationally · As featured in Deadline Hollywood


Voice x Street Theory NFT Residency Selected Resident Artist · Spring 2022 · Blue Labyrinth 5 featured drop · Voice.com

VMA Nomination — Art Director
Avril Lavigne — Love It When You Hate Me · 2022

Academy Award Nomination — Art Director
WWMT · Official Sundance Selection · 2021






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KHAIRI REYNOLDS
Production Designer · Art Director · Visual Storyteller
Architecture, Brand Systems, Film & Entertainment


PRODUCTION DESIGNER · ART DIRECTOR
Visual Storyteller & Spatial Designer
2024–25 AFI Canva Fellow · Deadline Hollywood
MFA Production Design · American Film Institute
B.Arch · Syracuse University School of Architecture
Film · Music Video · Live Events · Brand Campaigns
Animation · Architecture · Los Angeles, CA


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