Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Daniel currently works in the Marketing & Communications team at MHI Gruppe. He previously co-founded Sakhile&Me, an art gallery for contemporary art with a focus on Africa and her diasporas as well as African-American positions. He has prior experience working at Kunsthandel Hagemeier, Frankfurter Rundschau, PMI, and Deutsche Leasing. Daniel received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Hamilton College and his Master of Digital Communication degree with High Distinction from the University of Sydney.
Co-founded one of the first contemporary art galleries focusing on Africa and her diasporas in Germany. Responsible for all business-related aspects, including exhibition planning, art fair participations, client communications, customs and shipping, sales, marketing, and publishing.
Assist in all aspects of gallery exhibitions and art fair participations including planning, shipments, and sales. Represent the gallery at art fairs such as Art Cologne, Munich Highlights, Cologne Fine Art, and Art Karlsruhe. Responsible for administrative tasks, client communications, and design and production of gallery marketing (e.g. flyers, catalogues, website).
Coded, designed and ran my own website about the NFL and Fantasy Football. Wrote new articles daily and maintained an in-depth database with player statistics. Learned HTML & CSS to help with SEO.
Student activity. Assisted residents of the international house at the University of Sydney with all IT/AV-related questions and queries. Frequently set up network connections and solved various cases of Windows and Mac related software issues.
Work-study. Labeled, moved, and shelved books in the largest library on campus. Assisted with occasional data entries. Frequently helped with customer support, e.g. locating missing books, explaining Dewey Library System to customers.