Darcy Tayler

Email:

dtayler@iu.edu

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Office/program affiliation:

Marketing & Communications

Personnel type:

Staff

Campus:

IU Indianapolis

Biography

Darcy Tayler brings more than eight years of strategic marketing and communications experience across higher education, government, and the nonprofit sector to her role as Director of Marketing and Communications for the IU Indianapolis School of Health and Human Sciences.

Darcy most recently served as Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator for Indiana State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, where she led multi-platform campaigns that elevated faculty research and student achievements. Under her leadership, the college achieved international media coverage on faculty research, a 2,700 percent increase in digital impressions, and a 4,400 percent increase in engagement, driven by data-informed storytelling and a collaborative approach to content creation.

Before moving into higher education, Darcy managed major event marketing and local government communication initiatives for Culture Liverpool and Wirral Council in the United Kingdom, promoting large-scale arts events and city-wide campaigns that connected audiences with local culture and essential healthcare needs. The largest event campaign she managed saw 1.3million attendees over four days.

She holds a BA (Honors) in Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations from Edinburgh Napier University and is currently completing a Master’s in Communication at Indiana State University, maintaining a 4.0 GPA while working full-time.