www.penandpixelstudios.

com (617) 645-0189

dtk274@nyu.edu 66 Saint Nicholas Place
DANIEL KESSLER danieltkessler@gmail.com A61, NY, NY 10032

EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT
M.A., INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE DESIGN HARVARD UNIVERSITY
NYU Gallatin, 2019 (4.0 GPA)
project manager, researcher 2016-2018
B.A., CREATIVE WRITING & theatre Managed team of six researchers from Harvard University, FBI, and the DoD; edited
Oberlin College, 2012 (Graduated with Honors) project proposals, budgeted, drafted NDI agreements, and performed in-person and
remote research.
HONORS CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
Storytelling Game Dev. Grant, Horn Family Fund (2018-2019)
Narrative Research Grant, Horn Family Fund (2017-2018)
book editor, project manager 2013-2017
Research Grant, NYU Game Center (2018) Edited, outlined, and wrote chapters for a book on modern art (publication pending);
Grammar Game Presentation, Come Out & Play Festival (2018)* served as personal assistant to Professor Emeritus Stephen Goldstine, former President of
Literary Committee, SF Playhouse (2012-2018) CCA; interviewed, researched, and organized academic committee meetings.
Literary Committee, Magic Theater (2013-2016) SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE
Writing Residency, Blue Mountain Players (2016)
Writing Residency, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (2015) development, grants manager 2013-2017
Writing Residency, National Theatre Institute (2012) $4.6 million fundraising portfolio resulting from 142 written grant applications, hundreds of
written solicitations, in-person donor cultivation, and 72 corporate and foundation events.
RESEARCH Topics BRAFTON NEWS
Language Development in Young Readers*
Interactivity in Children’s Books* staff writer, tech editor 2012-2013
Digital Media and Digital Children’s Narratives* Wrote and edited hundreds of online articles for Discovery, Publisher’s Clearing House,
Home & Garden, and various technical journals including CNet. Editorial internship led to
full-time position.
INDEPENDENT
SPECIAL SKILLS private instructor 2011-2018
Tutoring and running youth writing workshops throughout New York and San
Francisco; specializing in students with learning and attention differences,* custom
lesson plans, classroom planning, and College Board exam preparation.
literary *grant-funded research
WRITING & EDITING NARRATIVE CONTENT, graphic design
PROPOSAL WRITING, RESEARCH, NEWS AND programming
EVERGREEN CONTENT, YOUTH LITERATURE, ADOBE INDESIGN, ILLUSTRATOR,
FULL MICROSOFT SUITE, OUTLOOK PHOTOSHOP, WORDPRESS, SCRIBNER HTML, JAVA, C#, p5js