SUNNIVA “Eva” Wagner’s Portfolio

Maiden name: Sunniva Vadla Dahl

FOLKTALES

Documentary distributed by Magnolia Pictures.

NORWEGIAN TITLE: Kalde snuter, varme hjerter

Spring/Summer 2024 I worked as a translator at Loki Films’ NYC office with Oscar-nominated documentary film makers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. I translated source materials captured in Norway, generated subtitles, and assisted editors with creating smooth audio cuts.

Tools: Avid and InqScribe.

The documentary made its debut at Sundance 2025 and is currently shortlisted for an Oscar nomination!

Read article in Hollywood Reporter.

New York Times Critic’s Pick! Article here.

CURRENT PROJECTS

ARTIST MARKETING CONSULTANT

Northerly’s background

• I founded Northerly Agency in 2016 in NYC, offering marketing, publicity and radio promotion services, as well as artist management, in the music industry. Northerly embraced community in its business strategy, and quickly built a large community of independent bands, artists, and music industry professionals with the intent of forming mutual support and comradery. This lead to a huge success, and Northerly was recruited to join renowned NYC based music industry marketing company Marauder in 2018. See news article.

Today’s focus

• Currently, Northerly is focusing on being a bridge between the music industries in NYC and Oslo through marketing strategy consultancy and connections.

• Goal: I also aim to use Northerly as my channel to publish artistic work and share my knowledge about my true love: Design.

• www.northerlyagency.com

• Tools include MailChimp, Hootsuite, SquareSpace, Canva, Adobe Illustrator

YouTube Studio Manager AT “I KNOW WE SHOULD”

• I Know We Should is an audio and video production team specializing in recording music sessions and placing them in media outlets such as Paste Magazine, No Depression, Relix, FLOOD magazine, Holler Country, and more.

• I oversee the marketing and monetization strategy of the company’s growing YouTube Channel, currently at 51 900 subscribers and counting. I am also spearheading the development of I Know We Should music blog - COMING SOON!

• https://www.youtube.com/@iknowweshould

• Tools: YouTube Studio, Squarespace

PHOTOGRAPHY / GRAphic art PROJECT “BETWEEN MOMENTS”

• Inspired by New York City’s artists and their moments behind the scenes.

• Honors art, peace and joy during a time of a tense political climate such as stillness before motion, preparation before performance, and the energy after art has taken center stage.

• Experimenting with portrait and city-landscape photography.

• Mixing black and white photography with digital colorization and pattern application, including creating the patterns.

• Goal: Gallery exhibition.

• Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, DSLR camera, 35 mm Analog Photography, iPhone

FASHION DESIGN CERTIFICATION

• Currently enrolled at Parsons School of Design (#1 rated fashion design institution in the US) in Manhattan to obtain my Professional Certification in Fashion Design

• Goal: Developing textile and print designs, as well as designing and sewing my wardrobe. I also wish to implement some of the fashion design techniques into my role as an educator, such as for students to create custom t-shirt designs.

EQUIPMENT AND DIGITAL TOOLS

• Content creation: Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, as well as Canva, iMovie, Final Cut Pro

• Equipment: Manual use of Canon DSLR camera and SLR 35mm film, Olympus digital, camcorder, audio recording including Zoom recorders, lavalier, condenser and shotgun microphones, gimble.

• CRM/marketing: Fusioo, Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor

• Social media marketing: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn

• CMS: Squarespace, Hootsuite, Meta Business Suite, YouTube Studio

• DSPs/music related: Spotify for Artists, Amazon Music for Artists, Bandcamp for Artists, SoundCloud

• Office tools: Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, Zoom

• Project management and internal communications: Asana, Slack. Note: I use "Inbox Zero" workflow

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:

PROJECTS I HAVE WORKED ON

Samples of album and EP campaigns I have worked on through Marauder (NYC), Northerly Agency (NYC), Blonde Records (NYC), Autonomic Media (NYC), Shaub Entertainment (NYC), Miss Fixit Agency (Oslo), Cartel Management/Cartel Records (Hollywood).

Link to press release for EP MAKE A SCENE (released Mar 2024)

THE WAVY AWARDS

• Co-creator, Project Manager and Marketing Lead for The Wavy Awards. Feb 2021 - Nov 2021, NYC

• My responsibilities included organizing all tasks, documents, and workflows, ensuring deadlines and budgets were met.

• The inaugural Wavy Awards included participation from Punk Legend Kathleen Hannah.

• Presented by New York City Media and Entertainment.

• TheWavys.org

• Article in Variety

ADDITIONAL music industry WORK EXPERIENCE

Marketing Manager at Blonde Records

• Role entailed implementing marketing strategies and campaigns for the company and its roster. Feb 2021 - Oct 2021, NYC.

Artist Management at Shaub Entertainment

• Worked with artist manager Christa Shaub (former manager for Rihanna) on marketing strategy and tour planning for clients, including Luke Elliott.

• Taks included strategizing and implementing digital advertising campaigns, overseeing European marketing campaigns, and European tour planning, including structuring itineraries, travel, and accommodation. Sep 2016 - Mar 2017.

Office Manager and PR at Cartel Management, Cartel Records

• Tasks included concert and tour booking, music marketing, administrative tasks, and personal assistant for supermodel Marisa Miller. 2007 - 2008, Hollywood.

MUSIC VIDEO

Line Producer, Camera Operator, Assistant Director. NYC, 2015 - 2016

1. The Hollows - "Jamestown." Premiered in Pancakes and Whiskey.

2. The Hollows - “From the Mountain to the Sea." Premiered in Billboard Magazine.

Art Director, Raging Nation Films, Hollywood 2007

1. The Pack - “Ridin’ In My Car”

2. Montana feat. DJ Unk - “Rock On”

3. Circus Diablo - “Loaded”

• Wrote articles including interviews with Best Coast, Tove Styrke, Jose Gonzales (feature), and Thomas Dybdahl, as well as album reviews and online news updates

• In charge of the two columns "Dine Bilder" (photos shared by readers) and "Pop Pip" (a collection of tweets tweeted by musicians)

• Contributed to the annual "Festival Guide"

• Represented the magazine at ByLarm, an annual music business festival i Oslo

• Proofread the magazine before print

• Translated articles from English to Norwegian

Video Journalist at TV Kristiansund                         

• May 2008 - Nov 2008 (full-time), Kristiansund, Norway. Role entailed pre-production of TV programming, on-screen hosting, and video production, including pre-production, capturing footage, interviewing, video editing, and broadcasting.

TV show X-Factor (Monster Entertainment), Coordinator, 2009

• Worked on the production both on location and taping in studio in Oslo, Norway

• Worked with Ravi, Guri Solberg, Guri Solberg, Jan Fredrik Karlsen, Elisabeth Andreassen, Alexander Rybak

TV drama “Bones” (20th Century Fox), Production Assistant, 2007

• Assisted the soundstage production in Hollywood.

California Music Channel, PR and Production Assistant, 2005

• Internship in Oakland, CA. Operated the TV station's call system, assisted the production, and promoted movie premieres.

Seattle Morning News (KCPQ-TV Q13 FOX), Assistant Producer, 2002

• Internship in Seattle WA. Produced entertainment segments for the live morning broadcast, evaluated press releases, suggested musical guests, as well as assisting the production crew.

TV Kristiansund:

X FACTOR:

photography

Concert photography: Marketing campaign for Northerly Agency, 2019, NYC

INSTAGRAM GUIDE:

“Promote your band and grow your fanbase using Instagram!” (Released in 2018)

• I created an extensive step-by-step guide for bands and artist.

• Link to guide

PR and Marketing educational webinar

Watch me host an A2IM Education Webinar with Marketing Specialist Marni Wandner (Formerly at Sneak Attack and The Syndicate) as my guest as we educate record labels and indie bands/artists on DIY Music Marketing strategies. 2018, NYC.

ORGANIZATIONS

Committee member at American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)

• 2017 - 2020: Education Committee

• Jun 2023 - Present: Mentor Committee

President of College Students in Broadcasting at SFSU

• 2006 - 2007. Student-run non-profit organization

Member of Golden Key Honor Society

• Awarded membership in 2004 due to high-ranking academic achievements

Me at A2IM’s Liber Awards, June 2023

MASTERS DEGREE THESIS

With this art film, I aimed at using elements of production design to communicate the character’s inner life.