BIOGRAPHY

A New York City native who spent her high school years in L.A., Melissa Silverman is a visual thinker whose work shows her unique perspective; a perfect blend of real life, comedy and quirk. From studying the unique characters of her downtown neighborhood to exploring remote Icelandic locales (think population of two and some puffin), she's sparked by endless sources of creative inspiration and humor. This eclectic swirl of influences shows clearly in her work.
 
 Melissa got her start directing in the pop culture emporium that is MTV On-Air Promos.  She’s worked with Madonna, Conan O'Brien, Donald Trump, and the Foo Fighters.  At MTV, she conceptualized, wrote and directed many award-winning campaigns, including the VMAs, 20th Anniversary and ‘Coordinates’, the first International Image campaign involving over twenty directors worldwide.

Her commercial campaigns include Starz/Directv, McDonalds, Universal, Revlon, Motorola, Tuborg Beer, and Genworth Financial, among others.  She also earned a recent Emmy nomination for Nickelodeon. Other awards include Art Director's Club, British D&AD, RESfest, BDAs, and Tellys.  Publications include Not Teflon: MTV Design and On-Air: The Visual Message & Global Language of MTV.
 
Melissa is currently developing an animated comedy series called Flim Flam for broadcast television. She is also a widely published photographer. Melissa's photos can be seen at melissasilvermanphoto.com.

And if you ever happen to be in Chinatown, she’ll take you to her local dumpling spot.