Shiva Mettke has over 10 years of experience as a creative director, instructor, and artist. She has worked for companies such as Beverly Hills Financial Group, PORD App, and Imperial Art Studios. Her duties have included creating designs, videos, content, and overseeing teams. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in art and has exhibited her work internationally. Shiva is proficient in media production, software, traditional art skills, and multiple languages.

1. Shiva Mettke
630 S. Kenmore Ave. # 406. Los Angeles, CA. 90005
424 . 202 . 0525 - shivatarsa@gmail.com - www.shivatarsa.com
Experience
Creative Director for Beverly Hills Financial Group in Los Angeles, CA.
2014-2015
Duties
To plan and develop work goals and requirements necessary to provide quality service to users.
Supervise assigned staff of writers, artists, production and traffic personnel; oversee their execution of
all creative efforts to insure they are on strategy, on budget, and on schedule, and to execute duties and
assignments as directed in compliance with corporate guidelines and objectives. Creating design for or
a new design to improve existing ones, building design for mobile, tablet or desktop, making layout
concepts and redesigning websites or adapting to mobile and responsive design
Creative Director for PORD App in Los Angeles, CA.
2015-2016
Duties
Create teasers promoting upcoming events. Customize web design to a simpler organized and clear
formatting stands out with attention grabbing headlines and clean relevant images to peak interest,
Produced content to help audience solve their problems by creating surveys for people visited and
interviews posted with key appearances, speakers, clients, talents, etc and/ or how-to’s. Guiding
interns in producing behind the scenes content, directing the group towards my vision
Creative Director for Imperial Art Studios in Los Angeles, CA.
2014-2015
Duties
To provide leadership and convey the vision and values of the company to staff. Oversee creative
consultations to assure appropriate creative strategies, adequacy/accuracy of input, schedules, budgets,
production support, necessary reviews, and client presentations. Creating logos, flyers, business cards,
email signatures, how-to videos and company trailers.
Private After School Instructor for John F. Kennedy School in Berlin, Germany
2013-14
Duties
Developed an efficient visual art program that assisted in bringing out suppressed artistic talents.
Trained and supervised individual elementary school students and oversee their execution of all
creative efforts to insure they are on strategy.

2. Internships
Film & Media with Eric Sherman in Pasadena, CA.
2014
Art Production with Andrea Scrima in Berlin, Germany
2011
Education
A.A. - Associate's Degree in Videography at Glendale City College in Glendale, CA.
2015
Courses:
Aesthetics in Cinema, Animation and Graphic Design, Audio and Video Production, Cinematography I
and II, Creative Writing and Screenwriting, Video Editing and Practicum, 3D Fundamentals
M.A. - Master of Arts at University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany
2013
Courses:
Advanced Drawing Concept, Advanced Photoshop, Art Criticism , Art History and it’s Methods,
Ceramics, Sculpture and Design, History of Contemporary Art, Photography and Performing Arts,
Professional Development, Visual Arts and New Media
B.A. - Bachelor of Arts and Theater at Tatwerk Performed Research in Berlin, Germany
2012
Courses:
Antonin Artaud and Stanislavski, The Art of Performance, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary
Dance, Costume, Makeup and Stage, Emotional Training, Improvisation, Training Breathe and Body
B.A. - Bachelor of Arts at University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany
2012
Courses:
Advanced Photography Lab, Art History and Wax in Art, Dada and Surrealism, Digital Art and Film,
Figure Life Drawing, Gender in Film, Illustration Fundamentals, Mannequin and Felt Workshop, Metal
and Wood Workshop, Sculpture and Silk Screening, The lectures of Sigmund Freud, Visual Culture
and The Holocaust
Technical Skills

3. Media Production
Filming with a RED Scarlet and BlackMagic Camera in RAW format
Digital Camera with interchangeable lens: handheld and tripod.
(Music Videos, Short Films, Documentaries)
Analog Camera: 35 mm Camera, Black/White and Color Development, Hand Enlargement
(Architecture, Travel Documentation, Portraits, Street Photography)
Software:
Adobe Creative Suite - After Effects, Audition, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro
and Photoshop, Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 7, Final
Draft, Motion
Sound Production
Sound production on a Microkorg syntheizer
Arrangement of sounds on the software Logic Pro 9 and Pro Tools
Dubbing, Voice Over and Foley
Additional software:
Proficient in MS Suite and classroom management software
Traditional Skills
Making oil paint with pigments, acrylic paint, watercolor, gesso
Building and priming canvases
Silk screening
Working with metal: bending, cutting and generating new structures
Sculpting with clay
Illustration, nude drawing, sketching, mixed media, collage
Using homemade materials to form new substances such as glue, paint, paper, candles, dyes, inks
Creating human body models for fashion dolls
Sewing and working with felt.
Operational and safety knowledge of a variety of woodworking power tools such as, table, radial arm,
jig and band saws, drills and sanders
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
“Fragments” at Gallery UdK in Berlin, Germany
2012

4. Group Exhibitions
“Night of the Art Walk” at Heaven Estate including the Mayor of Pasadena in South Pasadena, CA
2014
“You Are The Artist” at Hackesche Hofe in Berlin, Germany
2014
“You Are The Artist” at Gallery Je Regrette in Berlin, Germany
2014
“Master's Exhibit” at Gallery UdK in Berlin, Germany
2013
“Grass Grass Launch” at Grass Grass Gallery in London, England
2013
“Katharina Sieverding Show” at Galley UdK in Berlin, Germany
2010
“Reality and Perceptions” at Thomas Schulte Gallery in Berlin, Germany
2009
Screenings
“Kiosk Discussion” at Goethe Institute in Amsterdam, Holland
2014
“KAO Concert” at YOU Messe in Berlin, Germany
2014
“Je’taime Batofar” at Batofar Club in Paris, France
2013
Clients
Photography:
Band Portraits for the band KAO including CD Artwork for the singles: Timida, Sobran, Meine Welt,
Kinder der Großstadt and Mistika
Music Videos:
KAO - a project from Don Cali (Member of Culcha Candela)
Kolumbus Kill (Indie- Rock)
Rautzke (Electronic / Pop)

5. Maria Cozette (Pop Singer based in Los Angeles)
Movie Trailers:
Diana Cignoni (Ground Hero Films)
Thea Mercouffer (Director)
Barry Nana (Barristers Pictures)
Advertisements:
Brad Jones (Beverly Hills Financial Group)
Julio Hechavarria (Imperial Art Studios)
Video Installations:
KAO (Concert for the YOU Messe)
I Am The Artist (Karina Guttman)
Artworks:
Virginia Schulte
Juliana Campo Garcia
Parisa Tarsa
Stephanie Guerami
Alain Antoine

6. Maria Cozette (Pop Singer based in Los Angeles)
Movie Trailers:
Diana Cignoni (Ground Hero Films)
Thea Mercouffer (Director)
Barry Nana (Barristers Pictures)
Advertisements:
Brad Jones (Beverly Hills Financial Group)
Julio Hechavarria (Imperial Art Studios)
Video Installations:
KAO (Concert for the YOU Messe)
I Am The Artist (Karina Guttman)
Artworks:
Virginia Schulte
Juliana Campo Garcia
Parisa Tarsa
Stephanie Guerami
Alain Antoine