Mia Knox
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Knowledgeable Creative Project Manager with hands-on creative, digital, print, and interior design training and expertise. Demonstrated ability to innovate and lead teams, driving projects from concept to completion. Effective communicator and strategic thinker with a history of leveraging market insights and operational acumen to achieve business goals. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Adaptable and reliable, excelling in diverse and dynamic environments. Skilled in resource management and stakeholder engagement.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Entrepreneur | Business Coach | Project Manager
B4-BARE BONES BUSINESS BASICS
12.2020 - 03.2025
- Guide aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners to launch creative and service based businesses, equipping them with roadmap, mentorship, and branding strategies to build strong business foundations
- Coach entrepreneurs to develop vision, product offering, pricing strategies, and to develop scalable systems
- Built strong brand recognition and customer loyalty by delivering high-quality products and services consistently over time.
- Produce and deliver online courses, virtual classes, workshops, and eBooks centered on entrepreneurial success
- Source vendors through freelance platforms to equip businesses with talent solutions
- Empower business owners to make money doing what they love
- Conduct mindset assessments for entrepreneurial development
- Craft strong brand identity, assets, and guidelines
- Create engaging marketing content-social media, videos and blogs
- Build and engage with target audience to foster brand loyalty
Creative Services Project Manager | Public Involvement
RAIMORE CONSTRUCTION
10.2021 - 01.2024
- Deliver seamless execution of creative and public relations projects as project manager and hands-on designer for CEO and President of multi-million-dollar construction firm overseeing $1.9B traffic and safety project
- Engage and educate community leaders, local businesses, and residents on job opportunities and financial benefits of project to gain buy-in through creative digital campaigns, direct outreach, public information events, and educational videos
- Assess project requirements to scope project plan, organize team, and allocate resources
- Act as voice of CEO in written communication to community leaders
- Produce and design creative assets including signage, landing pages, ad placements, email campaigns, and website updates
- Defined customer journey and developed roadmap to attract desired audience and build targeted campaigns
- Vet vendors and build/maintain vendor list of photographers, printers, restaurants, and nonprofits for wraparound services
Interior Designer | Project Manager
MIA KNOX DESIGN
01.2002 - 01.2023
- Provide expert design, organizational, and operational services for commercial clients, community reinvestment initiatives, and event venue, and interior design for residential clients
- Plan and execute design process from conception to installation
- Selected and sourced materials, space planning and procurement of paint, flooring, custom window treatments, fabrics, furniture, and lighting and accessories
- Recruit, select, and manage subcontractors for rehabilitation projects and deliver support to streamline functions
- Designed interior design scheme for $27M, 80-unit certified LEED Gold, multiuse commercial and residential affordable housing project for formerly displaced residents
- Refreshed interiors of 2k sq. ft. flexible event venue
- Brought knowledge of color theory and design to help customers realize goals of living in more organized and beautiful homes
Event Planner | Creative Project Manager
HOLLA MENTORS
03.2019 - 05.2019
- Led event planning from concept to post-event analysis for 150-attendee fundraiser held at historic 5K sq. ft. event space to support nonprofit mentorship program
- Coordinated schedules and timelines for event.
- Designed interior and event layouts, selected vendors, vetted and hired caterers, event rentals, and developed theme with Executive Director and board member
- Raised 45% more funds and increased attendance 25% over previous year by elevating event quality
- Delivered project on time and under budget
Realtor | Pre-Listing Design Consultant
REDFIN, KELLER WILLIAMS 6/2011 – 12/2012
04.2017 - 03.2019
- Oversaw entire life cycle from consult to closing for dozens of home sellers, including listing protocol, process, and timelines
- Researched market conditions, neighborhood, and comparables to make expert pricing recommendations and prevent future price drops
- Made pre-listing design, staging, and repair recommendations to increase listing price
- Coordinated various aspects of real estate transactions such as inspections, appraisals, and financing arrangements, minimizing delays and challenges for clients.
- Educated clients, salvaged at-risk deals, and served as liaison among appraisers, loan officers, clients, and escrow
- Maintained 4.9/5-star reviews from clients
- Built lasting relationships with clients through excellent communication, personalized service, and dedication to their needs.
Set Designer, Art Department | Project Manager
BENT OUTTA SHAPE PRODUCTIONS
03.2011 - 11.2012
- Designed and decorated sets for sitcoms Love that Girl starring Tatyana Ali, Family Time, and The Rev for Bentley Kyle Evans, producer of hit TV Show, Martin
- Participated in pre-production meetings with stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of artistic vision across all departments involved in a production.
- Executed design process from conception to installation in a constantly changing environment with rigid deadlines
- Scoped projects to determine priority, resources, and workforce required to deliver projects on time
- Supervised 2 production assistants and sourced quality vendors at reasonable costs
- Decorated sets for specific scenes and adapted to changes while coordinating logistics under pressure
- Executed contracts with vendors-lighting, décor, and furniture
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
REGIS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, CAInterior Design Certificate -
HERITAGE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Portland, ORSkills
- Google Workspace
- MS Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Canva
- Go High Level
- Basecamp
- Systemeio
- Shopify
- Trello
- UpWork
- Metricool
- Zoom
- Teachable
- Convert Kit
- Leadpages
- Calendly
- Slack
- Wave
- 1Password
- Social: Instagram
- TikTok
- Project Management
- Client Management
- Real Estate Sales
- Digital & Interior Design
- Sourcing & Procurement
- Logistics
- Documentation
- Entrepreneurial personality
- Customer relations
Candidate
Mia Knox, (503) 396-6422, miaknox3@gmail.com, linkedin.com/in/miaknox, Los Angeles, CA, Creative leader with 15+ years driving creative digital and interior design projects from initial planning to final delivery to promote and elevate commercial brands and delight individual clients. Project manager with hands-on creative, digital, print, and interior design training and expertise. Demonstrated proficiency in developing and implementing business and go-to-market strategies while fostering cross-functional collaboration., B4-Bare Bones Business Basics, Entrepreneur | Business Coach | Project Manager, 12/01/20, 03/01/25, Guide aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners to launch creative and service-based businesses, equipping them with roadmap, mentorship, and branding strategies to build strong business foundations., Coach entrepreneurs to develop vision, product offering, pricing strategies, and to develop scalable systems., Produce and deliver online courses, virtual classes, workshops, and eBooks centered on entrepreneurial success., Source vendors through freelance platforms to equip businesses with talent solutions., Enable business owners to make money doing what they love., Conduct mindset assessments for entrepreneurial development., Craft strong brand identity, assets, and guidelines., Create engaging marketing content-social media, videos and blogs., Build and engage with target audience to foster brand loyalty., Raimore Construction, Creative Services Project Manager | Public Involvement, 10/01/21, 01/01/24, Deliver seamless execution of creative and public relations projects as project manager and hands-on designer for CEO and President of multi-million-dollar construction firm overseeing $1.9B traffic and safety project., Engage and educate community leaders, local businesses, and residents on job opportunities and financial benefits of project to gain buy-in through creative digital campaigns, direct outreach, public information events, and educational videos., Assess project requirements to scope project plan, organize team, and allocate resources., Act as voice of CEO in written communication to community leaders., Produce and design creative assets including signage, landing pages, ad placements, email campaigns, and website updates., Defined customer journey and developed roadmap to attract desired audience and build targeted campaigns., Vet vendors and build/maintain vendor list of photographers, printers, restaurants, and nonprofits for wraparound services., Mia Knox Design, Interior Designer | Project Manager, 01/01/02, 01/01/23, Provide expert design, organizational, and operational services for commercial clients, community reinvestment initiatives, and event venue, and interior design for residential clients., Plan and execute design process from conception to installation., Oversee space planning and procurement of paint, flooring, custom window treatments, fabrics, furniture, and lighting., Recruit, select, and manage subcontractors for rehabilitation projects and deliver support to streamline functions., Designed interior design scheme for $27M, 80-unit certified LEED Gold, multi-use commercial and residential affordable housing project for formerly displaced residents impacted by gentrification., Refreshed interiors of 2k sq. ft. flexible event venue., Brought knowledge of color theory and design to help customers realize goals of living in more organized and beautiful homes., Bent Outta Shape Productions, Set Designer, Art Department | Project Manager, 03/01/11, 11/01/12, Designed and decorated sets for sitcoms Love that Girl starring Tatyana Ali, Family Time, and The Rev for Bentley Kyle Evans, producer of hit T.V. show, Martin., Executed design process from conception to installation in a constantly changing environment with rigid deadlines., Scoped projects to determine priority, resources, and workforce required to deliver projects on time., Supervised 2 production assistants and sourced quality vendors at reasonable costs., Decorated sets for specific scenes and adapted to changes while coordinating logistics under pressure., Executed contracts with vendors-lighting, décor, and furniture., Holla Mentors, Event Planner | Creative Project Manager, 03/01/19, 05/01/19, Led event planning from concept to post-event analysis for 150-attendee fundraiser held at historic 5K sq. ft. event space to support nonprofit mentorship program., Designed interior and event layouts, selected vendors, vetted and hired caterers, event rentals, and developed theme with Executive Director and board member., Raised 45% more funds and increased attendance 25% over previous year by elevating event quality., Delivered project on time and under budget., Redfin, Realtor | Pre-Listing Design Consultant, 04/01/17, 03/01/19, Oversaw entire life cycle from consult to closing for dozens of home sellers, including listing protocol, process, and timelines., Made pre-listing design, staging, and repair recommendations to increase listing price., Researched market conditions, neighborhood, and comparables to make expert pricing recommendations and prevent future price drops., Maintained 4.9/5-star reviews from clients., Educated clients, salvaged at-risk deals, and served as liaison among appraisers, loan officers, clients, and escrow., Keller Williams, Realtor | Pre-Listing Design Consultant, 06/01/11, 12/01/12, Oversaw entire life cycle from consult to closing for dozens of home sellers, including listing protocol, process, and timelines., Made pre-listing design, staging, and repair recommendations to increase listing price., Researched market conditions, neighborhood, and comparables to make expert pricing recommendations and prevent future price drops., Maintained 4.9/5-star reviews from clients., Educated clients, salvaged at-risk deals, and served as liaison among appraisers, loan officers, clients, and escrow., Marketing and Sales Management Assistant, Nike World Masters Games, Merchandise Assistant, The Gap, Marketing Assistant, MTA Marketing Department, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Regis University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, University of San Francisco, Interior Design Certificate, Heritage School of Design, Google Workspace, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Basecamp, Systeme.io, Shopify, Trello, UpWork, Metricool, Zoom, Teachable, Convert Kit, Leadpages, Calendly, Slack, Wave, 1Password, Social: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Project Management, Client Management, Real Estate Sales, Digital & Interior Design, Sourcing & Procurement, Logistics, Documentation
Timeline
Creative Services Project Manager | Public Involvement
RAIMORE CONSTRUCTION
10.2021 - 01.2024
Entrepreneur | Business Coach | Project Manager
B4-BARE BONES BUSINESS BASICS
12.2020 - 03.2025
Event Planner | Creative Project Manager
HOLLA MENTORS
03.2019 - 05.2019
Realtor | Pre-Listing Design Consultant
REDFIN, KELLER WILLIAMS 6/2011 – 12/2012
04.2017 - 03.2019
Set Designer, Art Department | Project Manager
BENT OUTTA SHAPE PRODUCTIONS
03.2011 - 11.2012
Interior Designer | Project Manager
MIA KNOX DESIGN
01.2002 - 01.2023
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
REGIS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Interior Design Certificate -
HERITAGE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
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