Dan McCauley

Senior Animator / Designer

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Creative Professional living and working in Los Angeles.

Work Experience

Fullscreen

Associate Art Director

Art Directing social media campaigns for TV/Movie studios & brands.
January 2020 - Present Playa Vista, California, United States

Hi5 Agency

Senior Motion Graphic Designer

Freelance Contract
June 2019 - December 2019 Burbank, California, United States

Fullscreen

Senior Motion Designer / Editor

April 2016 - January 2019 Los Angeles, California, United States

McBeard

Animator / Designer

March 2015 - March 2016 California, United States

T.E.N. The Enthusiast Network

Senior Graphic Designer

May 2010 - March 2015 California, United States

Source Interlink

Senior Designer

Senior Designer for the Creative Services Department working on a wide range of projects. Designing layouts for many various magazine titles. Working with sales staff to achieve the goals of their respective clients though print and web ad creation, photography, branding, web design, event signage, brochure design, copywriting and concept development. Coordinating production of these assets with photographers, models, products, automobiles and the client directly. Most of this work ends up as advertising running in one of SIM's many print and online publications:

Bound by Ink, Geek, Heavy Hitters, Recoil, Home Theater, Shutterbug, Stereophile, Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Lowrider, Super Streetbike, Motorcyclist, European Car, Honda Tuning, Modified, Import Tuner, Skateboarder, Surfer, Snowboarder, Powder, Canoe & Kayak, SUP (Stand Up Paddler), Dirt Kings, Mud Life, Off-Road, Diesel Power and many other enthusiast/lifestyle oriented magazines.
March 2010 - February 2013 California, United States

Freelance

Art Director / Principle Designer

Working as a Designer/Art Director and creative advisor for friends and acquaintances I've had the opportunity to work on some great projects including working with various non-profit organizations both local and out of state. Specializing in branding and logo design, business cards, web design, brochures, event signage, album artwork, t-shirts, posters and flyers.

Clients include:
Steve Berke for Mayor, The Little Lighthouse Foundation, Nightmare on the Beach, Hearts & Stars Gala, Ray Lewis Foundation, VR2 Consulting, Chapman Partnership for the Homeless, DJ Matt Postrel, Upperatus.

Also an artist working with a variety of mediums but mainly focused on aerosols, stencils and screen printing. I operate under the name "The New(s)" for this work and have shirts for sale on society6.com and skreened.com. This is where I can be freely creative, often using subversive anti-establishment aesthetics and street art production methods. Very knowledgable in the screen printing process, being self taught, knowing the process from beginning to end, from screen creation, dark room / art studio setup to printing the finished artwork.
June 2008 - December 2018 United States

Alliance Entertainment

Graphic Designer

Worked as Graphic Designer creating ad layouts for Amped, a weekly magazine distributed internally in the music and movie industry, advertising new and upcoming releases of CDs, DVDs and video games.
August 2008 - March 2010 Coral Springs, Florida, United States

Education

The Art Institute Of Fort Lauderdale

Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design

Graduated With Honors
Design Honors Course
March 2006 - June 2008 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

The Art Institute Of Fort Lauderdale

Associate of Science - Graphic Design

Awarded Best Portfolio
Graduated With Honors
Honorable Mention 30th Annual Student Art Show
March 2004 - August 2006 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Advertising, Art Direction, Corporate Identity, Creative Concept Development , Fine Art, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Layout, Logo Design, Mixed Media Art Production, Package Design, Screen Printing, Typography,