Brittany Dacoff Resume
Blacklight Creative Agency

Brittany Dacoff

Creative Business Builder | Strategy · Production · Community

Professional Summary

Creative business builder and founder of Blacklight Creative Agency, using visual storytelling as the entry point into full brand ecosystems: strategy, operations, talent management, community programming, events, hospitality, and digital media. Since founding Blacklight in 2020, Brittany has built a full-service creative consultancy serving founders, entertainers, nonprofits, cultural organizations, corporate teams, and community-led brands. She is known for fast execution, solution-driven thinking, and the ability to wear every hat—from shooting the content to writing the contracts, managing the talent, building the systems, and working the room. Equally comfortable behind a camera, in a boardroom, on a live stream, or running front-of-house at a luxury hotel.

Work Experience

Blacklight Creative Agency — Founder & Creative Director

Los Angeles, CA | Oct 2020 – Present
  • Founded and operate a full-service creative agency specializing in brand strategy, visual storytelling, content production, creative operations, and business consulting for founders, entertainers, nonprofits, and cultural organizations.
  • Lead creative direction and production for campaigns, events, brand launches, and ongoing content systems—from concept and shot lists through final galleries, reels, graphics, and delivery workflows.
  • Build scalable brand systems including templates, guidelines, asset libraries, file structures, social content calendars, and publishing-ready exports that help clients move faster with a more consistent visual identity.
  • Provide founder-level business consulting across brand positioning, messaging strategy, competitive audits, service packaging, go-to-market planning, and retainer models, including strategy support for a physician founder.
  • Manage full project lifecycles: scopes, timelines, budgets, vendor coordination, contracts, W-9 documentation, insurance requirements, client communication, and quality control.
  • Produce photography, video, short-form social content, event recaps, documentary-style footage, and graphics for clients and projects spanning entertainment, hospitality, wellness, nonprofit, sports, corporate, and cultural sectors.
  • Portfolio includes real client and project work for Apple, Wilson / 40 Love Foundation, USTA, Create & Cultivate, CAAM, SoFi, Black Girl Tennis Club, US Open, Ritualized Joy, LaRussell, Everi AI, D Smoke & SiR, JJOA, and OCD.
  • Bring accessibility-minded design, fast execution, solution-driven thinking, and the ability to wear every hat—from shooting content and editing assets to writing contracts, managing stakeholders, and working the room.

MCSC Enterprises / MissCrazySexiCool — Talent Manager & Brand Strategist

Los Angeles, CA | Ongoing
  • Serve as Talent Manager and Visual Brand Strategist for Asia Scales (MissCrazySexiCool), a wellness and travel creator with 170K+ combined followers across Instagram (127K) and TikTok (43.7K).
  • Manage creator brand strategy across 3.85M+ combined annual content views and 263K monthly reach, translating audience insights into clearer positioning, content pillars, and monetization opportunities.
  • Negotiate and execute brand partnership deals including Ibiza Soca Festival two-year partnership, HookieLife Entertainment collaborations, and additional festival, wellness, and travel opportunities.
  • Create professional brand media kits, rate cards, partnership agreements, statements of work, sponsorship language, and pitch materials for brand and event partners.
  • Develop cross-platform content strategy across four pillars: Travel, Wellness, Soca/Carnival, and Digital Creator, balancing lifestyle storytelling with commercial partnership goals.
  • Co-produce CrazySexiCool Retreats, curated for-profit retreat experiences priced at approximately $1,500–$2,000+ per person combining festival access, accommodation, community, and VIP experiences.
  • Conduct comprehensive brand audits with actionable recommendations across social analytics, content mix optimization, cross-platform strategy, audience growth, and partnership packaging.
  • Manage international partnership logistics across Malta, Ghana, Caribbean destinations, and festival ecosystems while coordinating timelines, deliverables, partner expectations, and creator presence.

The Wild Seed Collective — Co-Founder & Creative Lead

Los Angeles, CA | 2024 – Present
  • Co-founded an organization providing grants, visibility, programming, and community support for Black women founders.
  • Lead brand identity, storytelling systems, and all creative touchpoints, translating the organization’s mission into a consistent visual and narrative platform.
  • Produce documentary-style content, founder stories, and short-form social assets; coordinate a documentary project with a long-term distribution target that includes Netflix-level positioning.
  • Program and produce community retreats, founder gatherings, and partner events, including Plant Chica programming in Leimert Park.
  • Build partnerships with educational institutions and community organizations, including Pasadena City College, to connect resources, storytelling, and entrepreneurship support.
  • Maintain file structures, naming conventions, content archives, and publishing systems so partners, stakeholders, and collaborators can access assets efficiently.
  • Operate across strategy, production, outreach, event coordination, and community relationship management to move the initiative from concept into active programming.

Omni Hotel Los Angeles — Banquet Server / On-Call Hospitality

Los Angeles, CA | 2018 – Present
  • Serve as an on-call banquet server and event staff member in a luxury hotel environment for 7+ years, supporting high-end private events, banquets, corporate functions, and formal dining service.
  • Execute front-of-house operations with professionalism, reliability, and composure in fast-paced event settings that require polished guest interaction and precise timing.
  • Support guest services, banquet setup, food running, table service, event turnover, and closing duties while maintaining high hospitality standards.
  • Practice attentive upselling, service recovery, and guest relationship skills that transfer directly into client-facing creative work, VIP hosting, and event production.
  • Collaborate with hospitality teams, event captains, kitchen staff, vendors, and venue stakeholders to deliver smooth guest experiences for diverse event formats.

Pasadena City College — College Ambassador & Administrative Staff

Pasadena, CA | 2007 – 2010
  • Served as College Ambassador, visiting high schools throughout Pasadena to recruit prospective students and represent Pasadena City College through outreach and student-facing presentations.
  • Supported the Dean of Sports as an administrative assistant, handling confidential documentation, signed NDAs, conflict-related paperwork, and sensitive institutional processes.
  • Managed stakeholder communications, student and staff interactions, office workflows, and documentation with professionalism and discretion.
  • Built early experience in public speaking, recruitment, community outreach, institutional operations, and confidential administrative support.
  • Brought a student-athlete perspective as a former cheerleader and track & field participant; later attended Pasadena City College and Glendale College for Creative Studies from 2011–2013.

Edit with Brit — Twitch Streamer & Digital Creator

Online | Ongoing
  • Host “Edit with Brit” on Twitch, a live streaming show teaching younger generations photo organization, editing techniques, post-production decision-making, and creative workflow habits.
  • Stream real client post-production workflows after shoots—documenting gigs during the day and editing on-stream at night to turn behind-the-scenes work into educational content.
  • Build an audience at the intersection of creative education, live production, nightlife and entertainment culture, and transparent business-building for emerging creators.
  • Develop sponsorship and cross-promotion concepts, including a pitch for Ice House Comedy Club sponsorship to reach college-age and creator audiences.
  • Use live streaming as a digital media extension of Blacklight’s brand ecosystem: community, education, content repurposing, and audience development.

Education

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA | 2007–2009

Studied Fashion Design with a Dance minor while serving as a cheerleader, Student Ambassador, and Assistant to the Dean of Sports. Built early experience in public speaking, student recruitment, campus outreach, event support, administrative operations, confidential documentation, and working directly with students, faculty, and athletic leadership.

Glendale City College

Glendale, CA | 2009–2010

Completed General Education coursework while continuing as a collegiate cheerleader. Strengthened communication, discipline, teamwork, performance, time management, and leadership skills through academics, athletics, and campus involvement.

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA | 2011–2013

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Focused on entrepreneurship, leadership, business operations, management, strategy, organizational development, marketing, and the foundational business skills that now support Blacklight’s creative direction, client strategy, project management, and agency operations.