HEY,
I’m a multidisciplinary creative with 10+ years of agency and brand experience focused on problem-solving.
I never chose a single lane. With a background in design, advertising, and illustration, along with a personal practice that spans everything from rock carving to embroidery… I’ve built a career on versatility. Early on, I worked at a small studio where I filled whatever gaps existed: branding, strategy, copywriting, art direction, type design, illustration, animation, and even projection mapping. I learned to love new challenges and new ways of thinking. Working across every aspect of a project taught me to think holistically, allowing each decision to inform the next while mastering whatever tool best solved the challenge.
I’m currently working as a freelance Creative Director. I’d love to collaborate on your next project, or just grab a coffee.
Please reach out at ben.h.gallegos@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
GrandArmy (Creative Director) 2017 to 2022
Freelance Creative Director from 2022 to current
Snapchat 2024 to 2025
Outdoor Guide 2012-2015
Climbing route setter 2012-2015
Farmer 2010-2012
CAPABILITIES:
Activations, Animation Direction, Art Direction, Brand Collaborations, Brand Copywriting & TOV, Brand Design & Standards, Brand Strategy, Cell Animation, Character Illustration, Content Creation, Content Strategy, Creative Direction, Directing, Editorial Illustration, Illustration Systems, Interior Design, Launch to Market, Longform Copy, Marketing Strategy, Naming, Photography & ProductionProp design, Physical Painting, Prop styling, Post-Production, Script Writing, Spatial & Environmental Design, Stone working, Sewing, Type Design, and more.
CLIENTS:
Apple, A24 Films, Adidas, Analog:Shift, Bogle wine, Comedy Central, Converse, DPTMNT,
Ford, Gimlet, Google, Justin Timberlake, KITS, KITH, LesMills, Mad Solar / Kid Cudi,
Nice and Frank, Nike, NOLS, OTTO WERKS, Paddle&Par, Snapchat,
Sidewalk Labs, Tuft & Needle, Vans, Virgin Orbit, Yondr,
And more…
AWARDS
ADC. Young Guns 17 Finalist. 2019
American Illustration Winner 38,39,40. (2019, 2020, 2021)
Communication arts Illustration annual. 2019
Communication Arts Typography annual. in 2017
It Doesn't Not Work group show. NYC 2016
Society of Illustrators group show. NYC 2015