David is a seasoned freelance producer and multidisciplinary visual storyteller with more than fifteen years of hands-on experience across commercial broadcast, branded content, digital campaigns, and post-production. Having worked with leading agencies including Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Y&R, Saatchi & Saatchi, and DDB Needham, he brings a rare combination of production management expertise, creative problem solving, and cinematic visual sensibility to every project. Throughout his career, David has contributed to broadcast commercials, web campaigns, branded entertainment, trade show media, and digital-first storytelling for major brands including Chevrolet, Sprint, Hewlett Packard, Life Technologies, and the Drive Channel. His background spans pre-production, on-set production, coordination, unit production management (UPM), and post-production workflows, giving him a deep understanding of both the creative and operational sides of content creation. Notable projects include “Got Milk”, “Comeback” for Chevrolet, “Speed Dating” for Sprint, Hewlett Packard’s “Red, Orange, Blue, Green” campaign, and multiple branded web series projects produced through Center of the Universe in Long Beach, California. Known for being adaptable, collaborative, and calm under pressure, David has worked across agency, commercial, and independent production environments throughout California. In addition to his production career, David is also an accomplished fine art photographer and mixed media artist. He earned his BFA in Photography from California College of the Arts, graduating Summa Cum Laude and receiving multiple academic and artistic honors, including the Fine Art All-College Honors Award and the Alva and Hugo Steccati Endowed Scholarship. His artistic work has been exhibited in galleries and juried exhibitions throughout the United States and reflects a cinematic eye shaped by decades of storytelling experience. David’s combined background in film production and fine art gives him a distinctive creative perspective — balancing strong organizational leadership with visual intuition, narrative awareness, and a deep appreciation for atmosphere, pacing, and human connection. He is currently seeking freelance opportunities in commercial, branded, television, film, and digital content production, and is open to collaborating on projects ranging from agency campaigns and independent productions to documentary, creative, and emerging media work.

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David is a seasoned freelance producer and multidisciplinary visual storyteller with more than fifteen years of hands-on experience across commercial broadcast, branded content, digital campaigns, and post-production. Having worked with leading agencies including Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Y&R, Saatchi & Saatchi, and DDB Needham, he brings a rare combination of production management expertise, creative problem solving, and cinematic visual sensibility to every project. Throughout his career, David has contributed to broadcast commercials, web campaigns, branded entertainment, trade show media, and digital-first storytelling for major brands including Chevrolet, Sprint, Hewlett Packard, Life Technologies, and the Drive Channel. His background spans pre-production, on-set production, coordination, unit production management (UPM), and post-production workflows, giving him a deep understanding of both the creative and operational sides of content creation. Notable projects include “Got Milk”, “Comeback” for Chevrolet, “Speed Dating” for Sprint, Hewlett Packard’s “Red, Orange, Blue, Green” campaign, and multiple branded web series projects produced through Center of the Universe in Long Beach, California. Known for being adaptable, collaborative, and calm under pressure, David has worked across agency, commercial, and independent production environments throughout California. In addition to his production career, David is also an accomplished fine art photographer and mixed media artist. He earned his BFA in Photography from California College of the Arts, graduating Summa Cum Laude and receiving multiple academic and artistic honors, including the Fine Art All-College Honors Award and the Alva and Hugo Steccati Endowed Scholarship. His artistic work has been exhibited in galleries and juried exhibitions throughout the United States and reflects a cinematic eye shaped by decades of storytelling experience. David’s combined background in film production and fine art gives him a distinctive creative perspective — balancing strong organizational leadership with visual intuition, narrative awareness, and a deep appreciation for atmosphere, pacing, and human connection. He is currently seeking freelance opportunities in commercial, branded, television, film, and digital content production, and is open to collaborating on projects ranging from agency campaigns and independent productions to documentary, creative, and emerging media work.

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David is a seasoned freelance producer and multidisciplinary visual storyteller with more than fifteen years of hands-on experience across commercial broadcast, branded content, digital campaigns, and post-production. Having worked with leading agencies including Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Y&R, Saatchi & Saatchi, and DDB Needham, he brings a rare combination of production management expertise, creative problem solving, and cinematic visual sensibility to every project.

Throughout his career, David has contributed to broadcast commercials, web campaigns, branded entertainment, trade show media, and digital-first storytelling for major brands including Chevrolet, Sprint, Hewlett Packard, Life Technologies, and the Drive Channel. His background spans pre-production, on-set production, coordination, unit production management (UPM), and post-production workflows, giving him a deep understanding of both the creative and operational sides of content creation.

Notable projects include “Got Milk”, “Comeback” for Chevrolet, “Speed Dating” for Sprint, Hewlett Packard’s “Red, Orange, Blue, Green” campaign, and multiple branded web series projects produced through Center of the Universe in Long Beach, California. Known for being adaptable, collaborative, and calm under pressure, David has worked across agency, commercial, and independent production environments throughout California.

In addition to his production career, David is also an accomplished fine art photographer and mixed media artist. He earned his BFA in Photography from California College of the Arts, graduating Summa Cum Laude and receiving multiple academic and artistic honors, including the Fine Art All-College Honors Award and the Alva and Hugo Steccati Endowed Scholarship. His artistic work has been exhibited in galleries and juried exhibitions throughout the United States and reflects a cinematic eye shaped by decades of storytelling experience.

David’s combined background in film production and fine art gives him a distinctive creative perspective — balancing strong organizational leadership with visual intuition, narrative awareness, and a deep appreciation for atmosphere, pacing, and human connection. He is currently seeking freelance opportunities in commercial, branded, television, film, and digital content production, and is open to collaborating on projects ranging from agency campaigns and independent productions to documentary, creative, and emerging media work.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Independent Photorgrapher & Artist at David Marchetti Photography
December 30, 2021 - Present
Samples of work at davidmarchetti.com
Rideshare Driver at Uber
July 1, 2023 - Present
Freelance Broadcast Producer at Various Organizations
December 30, 1995 - December 29, 2016
Center of the Universe (Long Beach, CA) // Freelance Producer; Goodby Silverstein & Partners (San Francisco, CA) // Freelance Producer; Saatchi & Saatchi (San Francisco, CA) // Freelance Coordinator & UPM; DDB Needham (San Francisco, CA) // Freelance Coordinator

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography at California College of the Arts
September 9, 2019 - May 20, 2022
Honors, awards and recognition include: Graduate with High Distinction, Recipient of the Alva and Hugo Steccati Endowed Scholarship, Emeritus Scholarship, CCA Faculty Scholarship Award, Fine Art All-College Honors Award/Scholarship, 2D Scholarship for Scholastic Excellence and Curatorial Committee, Inside/Out CCA and Georgia State University Campus Art Exhibition and CCA Editorial Committee, Humble Pie Literary Magazine, Volume 19
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts & Humanities at MiraCosta College
August 22, 2016 - May 17, 2019
Honors, awards, and recognition include: 4.0 GPA, President's Permanent Honors List, Phi Theat Kappa Honors Society, Honors Scholars Program Graduate, President's Volunteer Service Award 100+ Service Hours, President's Letter of Accomodation for Student Service
Film & Television Program (non-degree) at Academy of Art University
September 9, 1996 - June 1, 2001
Production Focus

Qualifications

Group Art Shows
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
The Artist Tree, Oxnard, CA (2023) Artlounge Collective, Los Angeles, CA (2022-2023) Oliver Art Center, CCA Senior Exhibition, Oakland, CA (2022) Perry Family Events Center, All-College Honors Exhibition, 350 Kansas St. San Francisco, CA (2022) Test Strip Exhibition, CCA, Oakland CA (2022, 2021) David Jones Gallery - Kansas City, Missouri (2019) Front Porch Gallery – Carlsbad, CA (2019) Oceanside Municipal Library, “Station Eleven” // N.E.A. - Oceanside, CA (2018)
Publications & Radio Shows
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021
CCA Radio, Live Poetry Reading / Humble Pie Literary Journal with Media Host Arina Kremova (2021) Feature Story, CCA Instagram, “Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village” (2021) Humble Pie, CCA Literary Arts Journal, Volume 18, “The Bells, The Bells” (2021) Pandemic Artifact Time Capsule Zine, “Invisible Wounds” Photographs (2021) San Diego Woman Magazine, “Survival is Not Enough,” pp. 58-59 (2018)
Todd Hido and Paul Schiek Photography Workhop / Residency
January 5, 2025 - January 30, 2025
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Juried Art Shows
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2024
Covet Gallery, Oceanside, CA (2024) Light Space & Time Art Gallery “Abstracts” (2021) Oceanside Museum of Art, “Six Words” Exhibition - Oceanside, CA (2019)

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Software & Internet, Retail, Transportation & Logistics