Emily Wise
Industrial Designer
Britax Child Safety
Emily Wise is an industrial designer at Britax Child Safety, where she listens to consumers’ pain points and works to create innovative solutions for strollers and child car seats. Britax® is a global company that strives to help make parents’ lives easier and has been a leader in child safety products for more than 70 years.
Wise’s passion for creative storytelling and her user-centered approach began during her time at North Carolina State University’s ID program and while working at companies such as Walt Disney Imagineering and Hasbro, Inc.
Turning the Tassel: Moving from College to a Career
Recent ID grads from North Carolina State University—Holly Coggins and Emily Wise—share their journey from college into the professional world and offer advice to the next generation of designers.
Both work in Charlotte, NC—Coggins, for a major corporation, Newell Brands, in the structural packaging innovation department with a small consultancy feel; Wise, as an industrial designer at the global company, Britax, designing strollers and child car seats.
Combined, they have worked and interned at ten companies. Now, they’ll reveal lessons they have learned along the way.