MassArt’s Illustration and SIM Departments Present: 

Visiting Artist Talk with Dave Schlafman

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

2:00-3:15 pm

Pozen Center for Interrelated Media

Dave Schlafman ’04 (Illustration & SIM) is a seasoned design leader with over 15 years of experience building and leading teams at the forefront of emerging spaces, including transmedia storytelling, social robotics, interactive video, and games. 

In 2017, Dave joined Netflix to lead the Interactive Experiences team, working at the intersection of story, design, and technology on projects like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Today, he leads the Netflix Games Product Design team, shaping the future of gaming for both game developers and Netflix’s 300 million members worldwide.

He also co-founded the digital studio CloudKid, where he previously served as Co-Creator and Executive Producer of Fizzy’s Lunch Lab (PBS Kids) and developed original properties and pilots for top children’s media companies, including Nickelodeon, Houghton Mifflin, and Cartoon Network.

Questions? Contact Alumni Relations at alumni@massart.edu.

Event co-sponsored by the President’s Office and Alumni Relations at MassArt.