Dane Styler Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

San Diego, California, US

• As a member of a new volunteer training team, I am:
• Developing a program to recruit, train, and continue the education of museum docents
• Creating exhibit information and learning materials for volunteers and museum staff
• Assisting with exhibit installations, including the new MYTHOLOGY OF SUPERHEROES
• Researching and developing educational presentations on comics history and art, world and pop-culture mythologies, psychology, animation, and other topics to volunteers, docents, and museum guests

San Diego, California, US

• Led engaging tours of special exhibitions and permanent collections
• Greeted and welcomed guests, answered questions, and promoted museum memberships
• Mentored volunteers and training docents
• Supported museum operations during events

• Provide development and line editing services for new fiction novel authors
• Guide the production of independent comics for clients such as the musical rock band LES FRICTION

• POWER PLAYERS (Man of Action Studios, 2020)
• Story writer for children's animation series produced by the creators of BEN 10IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC (Innovision Pictures, 2018)
• Cambodia's 92nd Academy Awards nomination, Best International Feature Film (2020)
• Best Picture, Winter Film Awards (2019)
• Best Narrative Feature Film, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (2018)
• Audience Award for Narrative Feature, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (2018)

• Wrote, edited, and published an anthology series, DISTANT SHORES, on ComiXology
• Managed editorial process from art to lettering and file preparation for print and digital
• Scouted, networked, and cultivated relationships with artists, colorists, and letterers
• Collaborated with artists, provided art and composition feedback, and proofread lettering

Austin, TX, US

• Evaluated short and feature film submissions for festival selection
• Scored submissions on storytelling, character development, concept, and structure

• Co-founder and board member of a 501c3 nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth, serving a two-year term
• Directed public relations, communications, and marketing strategies, securing key stakeholders
• Collaborated with designers and artists to create print and social marketing campaigns
• Produced the inaugural masquerade fundraiser by managing promotion, resources, vendors, and event coordination, raising $15,000 for The San Diego LGBT Center’s youth programs

Oakland, CA, US

• Edited, verified, and revised two online textbooks
• Collaborated with faculty to research and develop new chapters and expand the curriculum
• Ghostwrote ten feature articles published in industry publications

Culver City, CA, US

• Contributed editorial expertise to the company’s quarterly industry magazine, EMBER
• Assisted with the story budget, researched topics, edited articles, and ghostwrote for executives
• Provided daily briefings to the Communications Director with concise industry news summaries
• Coordinated a store collaboration with Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand Goop
• Pitched a short film advocating cannabis deregulation, THE NEW NORMAL, directed by Spike Jonze

• Managed the offices of two directors, overseeing schedules, calls, and confidential information
• Streamlined office operations and filing systems to accommodate a fast-growing business
• Coordinated service events, handling billing, expenses, permits, contracts, vendors, and inventory

• Assisted one of two directors for the Cambodian feature film IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC
• Learned about on-location filming production
• Oversaw script revisions

Carpinteria, CA, US

• Oversaw the budgeting, solicitation, selection, and publication of an annual literary art journal, BETWEEN
• Led an editorial team in tracking submissions and fostering relationships with writers and artists
• Collaborated with designers to craft the journal layout and format files for printing
• Stayed ahead of schedule, raised publication standards, and doubled the print order year-over-year

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Oversaw scheduling, meetings, rehearsals, and call times for seven full-mount theater productions
• Identified and solved problems efficiently and volunteered assistance with set load-ins and strikes
• Produced an annual 10-minute play festival for two years, fostering undergraduate artistic development and showcasing emerging talent in the greater Washington, D.C. area

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Liaised communications between the Production Manager, departments, and rotating directors
• Coordinated travel logistics for talent and managed phones, emails, and files for the production office
• Provided script coverage and recorded executive meeting notes

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Coordinated budgeting, proofreading, and layout of stories for the university newspaper, THE BROADSIDE
• Conducted weekly meetings with writers, editors, copyeditors, and photographers
• Orchestrated with the School of Art to offer credit to student artists creating weekly comic strips
• Led the launch of a community news website, CONNECT2MASON, which earned recognition with the Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award in 2008

Master Of Arts (Ma), Mythological Studies With An Emphasis In Depth Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Literature