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Vetted Creative Directors in California

Pre-screened and vetted in California.

Creative DirectionVideo EditingAdobe Premiere ProAdobe After EffectsCross-Functional CollaborationVideo Production
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Ian Mintz

Screened

Senior Brand & Visual Designer specializing in art direction and scalable design systems

San Francisco, CA13y exp
Grow TherapyUC Berkeley

Marketing designer/creative lead who builds scalable Figma-based systems for high-volume growth and community creative. Led a Recurly campaign aligned to a brand refresh (including creative testing like light vs dark), and served as the sole designer for Grow Therapy’s inaugural “Grow Forward” summit producing a full suite of event assets plus modular community templates for ongoing programming.

Art DirectionBrand DesignBrand IdentityIllustrationIconographyTypography+45
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Tod Elkins

Senior Video Editor/Producer specializing in broadcast, documentary, and motion graphics

San Francisco, CA44y exp
DC ProductionsHarvard University
Video EditingCopy EditingStory EditingProducingTeam LeadershipMotion Graphics+32
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Stav Ozdoba

Creative Director specializing in multi-platform entertainment marketing and AV content

Los Angeles, CA14y exp
Rubber Sole Creative
Creative DirectionCreative LeadershipContent StrategyMulti-Platform Content Strategy360-Degree Marketing Campaigns360 Content Marketing+55
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Iva Petkova-Antioco

Senior Previsualization & Layout Artist specializing in feature animation and virtual production

Los Angeles, CA24y exp
Lightstorm EntertainmentNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov"
PrevisualizationLayoutCinematic StorytellingCinematic Shot DesignCharacter BlockingCamera Placement+44
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Jason Whitehead

Creative Director & Copywriter specializing in brand storytelling and integrated campaigns

Los Angeles, CA12y exp
FreelanceUC Santa Barbara
CopywritingCampaign DevelopmentBrand StorytellingSocial ContentDigital ContentConcept Ideation+17
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Cameron Tagge

Director-level Podcast Producer & Editor specializing in celebrity and network audio/video shows

Los Angeles, CA6y exp
Osbourne Media House
Podcast ProductionPodcast EditingAudio EditingSound DesignMixingMastering+31
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EA

Ethan Abramson

Senior Technical Artist specializing in XR, game engines, and generative/agentic AI

Los Angeles, CA32y exp
Meta
Technical artArt directionGame content creationGame designLevel designXR world building+62
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VC

Vernon Caisley

Screened

Senior Video Editor specializing in creative post-production for broadcast and branded content

San Francisco, CA15y exp
Encore GlobalUniversity of Wolverhampton

Video editor with 15+ years of experience across major NLEs (Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci, Sony Vegas) and a strong focus on longform YouTube retention through pacing, audio, and recurring hooks. Produced end-to-end, graphic-heavy weekly content for the Ditto Music Channel (self-filmed/edited/narrated/scripted), contributing to a library of 30–40 videos reaching ~5K–200K views each.

Video EditingPost-ProductionCreative DirectionStorytellingEditorial WorkflowsMedia Ingest+58
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Jessica Graham

Screened

Senior Brand & Product Designer specializing in UX for AI and FinTech

Los Angeles, CA11y exp
CleanlabSuffolk University

Senior/brand designer with portfolio work spanning fintech and AI SaaS, including leading the Daylight Grow launch for an LGBTQ+ audience across multiple channels (web, social, email, events, merch, OOH). Expanded Cleanlab’s Figma design system in close partnership with engineering and led visual QA to support fast, high-volume iteration without quality drift; also drove direct mail + landing page redesigns for Happy Money to improve acquisition performance.

Brand DesignBrand StrategyProduct DesignUX DesignUI DesignUser Experience Design+55
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JF

Jahson Fuller

Director-level Art Director & AI-driven Creative Strategist for brand, digital, and experiential work

LA, CA6y exp
Refract GroupSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art DirectionCreative DirectionCreative StrategyBrand CampaignsDigital CampaignsExperiential Marketing+55
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KC

Kristine Colmenero

Director-level Content Marketing leader specializing in SaaS, brand storytelling, and SEO

San Francisco, CA19y exp
LinkLive AI
Content marketingContent strategyBrand storytellingBrand strategyBrand voice and toneMessaging+75
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DC

Darryl Clift

Director-level Senior Editor & Creative Director specializing in trailers and TV promo storytelling

Los Angeles, CA10y exp
Carmel Kid CreativeOregon State University
Creative directionVideo editingTrailer editingStorytellingNarrative developmentNarrative arcs+33
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Anthony Bosco

Director-level Creative Director & Video Editor specializing in film, TV, and video game marketing

Los Angeles, CA11y exp
Freelance
Creative DirectionVideo EditingDirectingProducingCinematography (DP)Motion Design+44
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Neda Khosh

Screened

Director-level Creative & Brand Strategist specializing in luxury retail and wholesale

Los Angeles, CA32y exp
C+P DesignLondon College of Fashion

Luxury-focused buyer/merchandising professional with experience purchasing full women’s, men’s, and home collections (including work tied to Gianni Versace corporate offices in Milan) and serving Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills clientele. Strong in end-to-end brand partnership evaluation and negotiation (MOQs, margins, delivery, exclusivity) and in using OTB, sell-through, and SKU productivity data to optimize assortments across e-commerce and subscription models.

Account ManagementAdobe Creative SuiteBrand ManagementBrand StrategyBusiness DevelopmentClient Advising+50
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Adam Lorber

Screened

Director-level Art Director & Design Leader specializing in brand and campaign creative

Los Angeles, CA20y exp
InflectionUniversity of Miami

Candidate declined to proceed with the text-based/AI screening format and did not share portfolio details, stating a preference to walk a human through their work and assess role/culture fit in a two-way conversation.

Art DirectionCreative DirectionBrandingBrand StrategyBrand IdentityBrand Guidelines+61
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Michael Chaves

Screened

Senior Creative Technologist & Full-Stack UX Engineer specializing in Generative AI and XR

Los Altos, CA12y exp
Astrocade AISan José State University

Design engineer/product designer who built an end-to-end creator + review/moderation system for a UGC platform, spanning automated checks, human QA, final review, and creator feedback. Comfortable working directly with HTML/CSS/TypeScript and component systems, using prototyping and field observation to reduce reviewer hesitation, improve consistency, and prevent creator errors upstream.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptJavaScriptWebGLPython+65
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EB

Eddie Bower

Director-level Audio/Video Producer specializing in broadcast imaging and podcast post-production

Los Angeles, CA33y exp
Danger Zone Media
Audio imagingAudio masteringAudio productionAudio editingAudio restorationPodcast engineering+19
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CW

Christopher Williams

Creative Director specializing in brand systems, performance creative, and AI-enabled workflows

Los Angeles, CA23y exp
SmallGiants AgencyUniversity of Portsmouth
Creative DirectionBrand StrategyIntegrated Campaign DevelopmentDigital CampaignsSocial Media MarketingExperiential Marketing+84
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JM

Johnathan Martin

Screened

Senior Marketing & Data Analytics Professional specializing in customer retention and performance marketing

Agoura Hills, CA9y exp
Rooftop Digital

CRM/lifecycle marketer with healthcare/practice-operations domain fluency who built highly targeted campaigns for a premium insurance-claims product, using customer data signals to find best-fit accounts and generating roughly $800K in incremental revenue. Experienced as a central hub coordinating sales, product, legal, design, pricing/billing, and leadership to deliver consistent messaging without overwhelming customers.

Pay Per Click (PPC)MarketingAdvertisingPublic RelationsSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Social Media+54
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Steve Tenaglia

Director of Brand Content specializing in video production, motion graphics, and storytelling

San Francisco Bay Area, CA29y exp
Zero Point Zero ProductionBard College at Simon's Rock
Brand ContentB2B ContentB2C ContentBrand Content StrategyContent StrategyContent Creation+25
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Johnathan Martin

Senior Marketing & Data Analytics Professional specializing in customer retention and PPC

Agoura Hills, CA9y exp
Rooftop Digital
Pay Per Click (PPC)MarketingAdvertisingPublic RelationsSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Social Media+39
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Paul Albright

Screened

Director-level Creative Director specializing in social media and performance content

Los Angeles, CA5y exp
Fresh Content SocietyIllinois State University

Growth creative specialist who builds and iterates high-volume, platform-native paid social ads for an AI app (Smarter Chat), using performance analytics (hook/hold rates) to engineer creative improvements. Developed a POV/"hidden camera" confrontation concept around infidelity that achieved a $2 CPA and influenced broader creative strategy toward more authentic, unscripted-feeling social content.

Social Media StrategySocial Media MarketingContent StrategyContent CreationVideographyVideo Production+63
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mathew matthews

Director-level Creative Director & Producer specializing in branding and live-stream media

Los Angeles, CA10y exp
Pushing for PinkThe Art Institute of California
Adobe After EffectsAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopArt DirectionBrand Partnerships+18
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