Emmy® Award winner Cynthia Summers is a costumer designer who brings characters to life on TV and film through artfully and skillfully creating their costumes and accessories. With more than 60 credits (a.k.a projects) to Cynthia's name that range from fantasy to modern day and fashion-driven,  her cool job allows her to take a concept or dream and make it a reality on the screen.   While helping create the characters and building the worlds they live in, she collaborates and works with many different people on each project, including the actors, producers, set design team, and many more.   Her most recent work is on the scary new series “Goosebumps” that’s inspired by R.L. Stine’s bestselling books and is now available on Disney+ and Hulu.  When working on projects that are based on existing books, games, or other creative works (such as the “Goosebumps” series), she goes back to the source and does a lot of research to stay true to the core of the work and what connects it with the audience . When it's something that hasn’t existed before, she follows her intuition, experience, leans into research, and also is highly collaborative with other key stakeholders.  We talk about:   The realities of balancing budget, time constraints, weather and filming conditions, and differing visions/expectations The exciting details of her cool job, How she approaches costume design for diverse characters   Some of her incredible awards and achievements include:   Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Costume Design category for her work on the first season of “The Baby-Sitters Club.” 5 CAFTCAD Awards for the second and third seasons of the Emmy Award-nominated “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” starring Neil Patrick Harris, Won and nominated for 2019 and 2020 Costume Designers Guild Awards, 2 Primetime Emmy Awards (2018 and 2019) in the Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes category. Nominated for a 2021 Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television for season one of “Snowpiercer,” starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs Contact Info: Cynthia Summers - Guest Cynthia's Instagram account Cynthia's website Goosebumps trailer Julie Berman - Host www.womenwithcooljobs.com @womencooljobs (Instagram) Julie Berman's LinkedIn Profile    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wishing you had your own cool job?? Not sure what you want to be when you grow up? In a time of transition or reinvention? Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile? Get Sparked! Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you. Not sure where to start? Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too! Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work. Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".