William Alton Ortega

William Alton Ortega has over 20 years of work experience in the design industry. William is currently serving as Senior Design Director at THG since April 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Vice-President of Design / Executive Producer at Themespace from May 2020 to April 2022. William also founded their own design studio, ALTON DESIGN STUDIO, where they served as President - Design Principal from January 2019 to April 2022.

Before starting their own studio, William worked at Paramount Pictures for over 16 years, starting as a Director of Design - Parks and Resorts from April 2002 to January 2016 and later as Vice President of Design - Parks and Resorts from January 2016 to January 2019. William has also worked as a Senior Designer at Creative Kingdom from October 1999 to April 2002, as an Art Director at Landmark Entertainment from March 1999 to October 1999, and as an Art Director at Spectra Entertainment from 1997 to March 1999. In the initial years of their career, they started as a Designer at Universal in 1995.

William Alton Ortega obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Theatre Set Design and Technology from the College of Santa Fe, where they studied from 1991 to 1995. Following this, they attended UCLA Extension from 1995 to 1996, although the specific degree and field of study are not provided. There is no information available regarding the start and end years of their enrollment at Artstation, suggesting that their education at this institution may not have been completed or is not applicable to their formal education.