BIO
Darian’s career began as a teenager, working for celebrated nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan as a photo retoucher, as well as journalistic reporting for NY Daily News, an art docent for Takashi Murakami’s KaiKai Kiki collective at the Japan Society, and an assistant stage manager for the Gorillaz at the Apollo Theater.
While studying Film & Animation at Rhode Island School of Design, Darian was a social media influencer & content creator before those terms were integrated into the cultural lexicon. Darian produced award-winning films and fostered the growth of several social media channels (45K+ across Tumblr, Vimeo, Tapastic). Her films continue to be shown and studied as exemplary student work in RISD thesis courses.
Darian continued work in the film industry for the next decade, founding Cheyenne Media and working on over 100 film and video projects including as a lead content producer for NYC historic arts organization, HOWL! Arts.
In 2020, Darian expanded her experience as the head of social media and influencer marketing for esteemed New York agency, Mirrorball.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
TIME OUT MARKET
Designed & implemented a robust influencer program with measurable ROI, engaged 600 influencers, achieved 25% followership growth, 30M impressions, 40K new followers, and 55% increase in monthly engagement rate across four Instagram accounts
SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
20 years experience using the Adobe Creative Suite
PATRICIA FIELD ART/FASHION
Rang the bell with Patricia Field and Lower East Side Girls Club, and Darian’s work exhibited on NASDAQ Tower & Marquee in Times Square
THE LEFT BRAIN GROUP
Led post-production and execution of the first reality TV show made exclusively for Instagram
PAID SOCIAL
Led strategy and execution of over $100K in media spend on Facebook and Instagram
PATRICIA FIELD ART/FASHION
Rang the bell with Patricia Field and Lower East Side Girls Club, and Darian’s work exhibited on NASDAQ Tower & Marquee in Times Square
CHEYENNE MEDIA
Director, producer, cinematographer, and/or editor for over 100 projects, many produced autonomously
THIRD EYE FILM FESTIVAL
Top 25 on FilmFreeway’s 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals list for 3 consecutive years. Founded an international genre film festival and hosted 20 screening events. Curated & screened 99 short & feature films and built an international filmmaker community