Darcy Dahl 
. posable creative figurine .
1664 Park Ave., 2B • NY, NYUSA
darcy@darcydahl.com   
 917-509-1659

20 years affecting singular solutions for a variegated list of clients, media,  resources and budgets produced a proactive and versatile communicator wielding an exhaustive skill set and oversight into the operations of creative client-based solution providers with deep emphasis on user experience, identity branding, design, social media, interactive environments, motion graphics, video and print.
Objectives
Lead a team that identifies and realizes solutions for client identity goals.
Apply a passion for developing environments that realize solutions to client requirements.
Leverage 20 years of collaboration on creative solutions for video, interactive and print media.
Satisfy a variety of market demands within exacting budget and schedule requirements while maintaining and advancing professional standards. 
Create a work environment that fosters creative communication and growth.

EXPERIENCE:
Independent Contractor - UX Design for Web and Mobile Apps, Branding, Business Consultation, Illustration, Style Guides, CMS-based Web solutions, SEO
2003-Present.
	•	Consult with business operators on identification plans integrating consistent use and look across all client-facing experiences. i.e. web, product branding, e-commerce, social media, SEO.
	•	Integrate programing and design teams by developing user interface for iPhone apps and web-based applications.
	•	Help filmmakers to develop original content for entertainment DVD titles and corporate multimedia design. Maintain collaborative relationships with DVD production facilities and creative service providers (including producers, web and multimedia programmers, designers, copywriters, 3D artists, compositors, and editors).
	•	Execute and Manage all stages of design / production. 

Marketing Director  - 2007 - 2009, Haven Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY
	•	Work with artists, curators and directors of gallery to develop strategy for and implementation of the marketing / branding needs of  Haven Arts Gallery (including logo design,  web design and implementation, print ads, flyers, posters, video and internet).
	•	Facilitate drawing lab / teach figure drawing.

Design Director - 10/2001 - 3/2002, Tapehouse Broadband, NY, NY
	•	Directed design of Broadband’s corporate identity, logo, reel, and ancillary marketing materials. 
	•	Designed interface, supervised audio / inferno sessions, directed 3-d graphics, compositing and editing. 
	•	Collaborated with marketing staff to win contracts for DVD entertainment titles based on efficient, streamlined production methods while maintaining maximum design usefulness and appeal. 
	•	Worked with filmmakers on design of DVD, packaging, and ancillary marketing materials.

Design Director - Coaxing the Muse - 5/1999 - 10/2001, Zuma Digital, NY,NY
As Director of Design after over a year as Zuma’s principal independent contractor for design
and motion graphics production:
	•	Moved company from dependence on DVD production towards the realization of a comprehensive design studio by increasing emphasis on value-added original programming, concept development, and broadcast graphics.
	•	Directed design of the award-winning DVD, Final Fantasy.
	•	Developed synergy with sales that was instrumental in establishing and maintaining accounts with Kenneth Cole, A&E Network, Columbia Tri-star, Sony, Fox Lorber, BBDO, and TIAA-CREF...
	•	Hired and trained the design/motion graphics staff. 
	•	Refined client’s goals and determined efficient routes to them, from budgets and scheduling to production with an advanced understanding of all the nuances of the DVD medium. Utilized a full spectrum of artists (from interns to Renderman shaders) and tools (from Photoshop to Inferno).

Sole Proprietor
1/1990 - 5/1999 • DDMS/13m NY/NY
Freelance (Milestones):
	1.	‘94-Mexico City Science Museum 
	•	Senses Exhibit
	1.	‘96-National Science Center - Interactive Video Disk Kiosks
	•	UX design
	•	Animation
	•	Character Development
	•	Audio Production including direction of Voice Actors.
	•	Script Writing
	•	Creative development
	•	design, illustration, motion graphics
	•	3D modeling, texturing and animation 
	•	Hired and directed designers, programmers, 3D artists
	1.	‘96-Epcot Center - ATT kiosk – design
	•	 “Director” programming
	•	Script development.
	•	Animation
	1.	‘96-98 -Giraffe Films, Inc. 
	•	Digital Matte Painting
	•	 Special Effects Supervisor
	1.	‘97-Yamamoto Moss 
	•	After Effects instruction and production.
	1.	‘98-Zuma Digital 
	•	Design and Motion Graphics production of Hundreds of DVD Entertainment Titles 

Skills: 
Communication 
Budget, Time, Project, Resource, Team, Client and Asset Management
Design - Discovery
Illustration, Interactive Video, Motion Graphics, Presentation
Artist (CV available upon request)

Software Related
Expert with Adobe’s Creative Suite, including After Effects since CoSA. BBEDIT, Final Cut Pro, Shake, Maya, Electric Image, Quark, Powerpoint, Flash, Director,  Microsoft’s Project,  OmniGraffle Pro, Filemaker Pro, Multi-Platform. Inferno, HTML, CSS, PHP,  mySQL, Apache,  Web Standards Junkie).