THE SHORT STORY

My name is Daniel S. Ferguson and I have been serving clients as Skylight Digital since January 2000.

I bring 20+ years of experience in print, digital, audio, and video media as a production artist, retoucher, and audio engineer. I specialize in delivering high-quality assets for creative marketing teams while anticipating client needs and desired outcomes. My deep expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud and the Mac platform, combined with skills in audio editing, restoration, and mixing, allows me to produce exceptional results under tight deadlines. I’m a strong communicator, with keen eye for detail, emotionally intelligent, a reliable, intuitive collaborator, and team player.

I’m easy to work with and my broad background, skill set, experience with agencies, publishing prepress knowledge, and adaptability position me to perfectly support your Creative Marketing Team!

THE LONG STORY

  • Intuitive collaborator with Art Directors, Creative Directors, and Project Managers

  • Focused on anticipating client and business needs to deliver effective outcomes

PRINT / DIGITAL

  • Versatile visual production expert with deep knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, prepress, RGB/CMYK workflows nondestructive editing, compositing, retouching, masks, smart objects, spot colors, and clipping paths

  • Fluent in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat. Skilled in audio and video workflows using Audition, Pro Tools, iZotope RX, Premiere Pro, After Effects, plus Sketch, Figma, and the MS Office Suite

  • Extensive experience in the video game creating and adapting key art for high-impact assets for banners, digital storefronts, Amazon pages, POP display, billboards

  • Retouching expertise across a wide range of markets: beauty, fashion, wellness, life sciences, entertainment, lifestyle, editorial, product, editorial, and gaming

  • Tech-savvy Mac platform troubleshooter

SOUND ENGINEER

  • Radio: 104 5-hour shows (520+ hours) with audio restoration, editing, and mixing

  • Podcasts: Dialog editorial and mixing for episodes #1–12 of TAG TALKS: Happy Hour with Ajit Kara; Pfizer podcasts for internal sales channels

  • Demos: Various recording & mixing work for music and voiceover projects

A/V

  • Professional A/V production for corporate, broadcast, and web media

  • Experience with small studio setups, operation, and maintenance

  • Corporate shoots: lighting, sound, one- and two-person interviews, 1–3 camera setups

  • Post-production audio and video editing for corporate videos and podcasts

  • Built image and audio assets for B2B/B2C print and digital ads, magazines, packaging, theatrical one-sheets, branding, and more

  • Live audio: setup, recording, and mixing for acoustic bands, studio sessions, worship services, and small festivals

VALUES

  • High emotional intelligence with proactive team collaboration

  • Strong communication, time management, and attention to detail under dynamic timelines

  • Core tenets: Elevate, Enlighten, Shine

  • Guided by optimism, pragmatism, and gratitude