Resume
Daniel Jacob Molayem
Directing · Editing · Motion Graphics — Los Angeles, CA
Director & Editor — 20+ Years
Experience
Founder / Creative Director
2024 — PresentMagima Kids LLC · Los Angeles
www.magima.kids ↗- Built and shipped a suite of six native iOS creative apps for children — video making, music production, game creation — live on the App Store.
- Own the full creative pipeline: brand identity, motion, product video, 3D assets, and a 124-page illustrated book produced end to end.
- Founded and taught an afterschool media arts program at Mt. Washington Elementary, serving 25+ families.
Director
Commercial, short film and media
- National water bottle brand — commercial campaign, two spots.
- Various short films and media.
Co-Founder
8 yearsTheIDEA.LA — Production Facility · Downtown Los Angeles
- Hosted high-end commercial, film and photo productions.
Instructor
3 summersGalileo Summer Camps
Tools
Adobe Premiere15+ years
Ableton Live15+ years
Photoshop10+ years
After Effects5+ years
FigmaWorking knowledge
iOS & web app development
3D asset creation · Three.js · custom tooling
AI & Pipeline
- 01Generative AI for image, video and 3D asset production
- 02Local model deployment and fine-tuning
- 03Agentic workflows — Claude Code, Codex, parallel sub-agent orchestration, MCP integration
- 04Cloud GPU provisioning for burst rendering
- 05Custom software — I build and use my own tools for video editing and video game production
Education
BFA, Film Production
2009 — 2013Chapman University
WWDC 2026
AttendedApple Worldwide Developers Conference — Apple HQ, Cupertino
Work Study
2 monthsEsalen Institute