HELLO

I’m Ryan Stephens

I love making things for brands, bands and advertising agencies that tell stories and connect us.

Here’s a recent conversation I had on The Pop-Marketing Podcast with Joe Cox about my experience consuming and creating “surf & skate culture”. And this one is about how I created an alter ego, so I could write sad songs but remain a happy person.

CONTACT Phone: (760) 622-6877 Email: electricseaweed@gmail.com

SKILLS Creative Strategy, Cross Functional Team Management, Creative Direction (Art & Copy), Vendor & Media Partnerships, Graphic Design, Illustration, Claymation, Script Writing, Songwriting

BRAND EXPERIENCE Napster, Volcom, …lost, Matix, Oakley, RVCA, DVS, DC Shoes, és Skateboarding, Broadcast Wheels, Wend Waxworks, Ghostly International, Old Navy, Domino's Pizza, Allstate, Hallmark, DeVry University, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Windex, Glade, Raid, Huggies, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Jimmy Dean, Goodwill, Hershey’s, Cargill, Spirit Airlines, Missouri Lottery, Children’s Hospital, Applebee’s, USAA, Facebook, Vans, Alteryx, Oscar Mayer, Kraft-Heinz, Quiksilver, Dickies, Stanley 1913, Primary Color Music

AGENCY EXPERIENCE Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, Barkley, Vitro, SapientRazorfish, Publicis, VMLY&R

RECOGNITION THE ONE SHOW: Shortlist Branded Entertainment Long Form Video Episodic Series for Vans “Weird Waves, Season 1”

SURFER POLL AWARDS: Best Series for Vans ”Weird Waves, Season 1”

CANNES LIONS: Shortlist Promotion & Activation for Huggies “Baby Fitting Room”

MASHIES AWARDS: Best Use Of Short Film for Huggies “MommyAnswerGrams”

FACEBOOK AWARDS: Shortlist - Film Craft for Huggies “MommyAnswerGrams”

FORBES 2013: Named Goodwill in “America’s 25 Most Inspiring Companies.”

ADDY: Silver Campaign for Goodwill “Find The Good”