Smiley Stevens is a Creative Director/Art Director,
GRAPHIC Designer + FILMMAKER

Smiley Stevens is a Los Angeles–based Creative Director working at the intersection of brand, film, and culture.

Her work spans fashion, technology, and media — shaping campaigns, directing films, and building immersive creative systems through a distinctly cinematic lens.

She has developed, sold, and directed documentary projects for HBO and Netflix, both of which reached the number one position on their respective platforms.

She has been sought after by Ralph Lauren, Levi’s, Playboy, and Stetson to shape enduring creative frameworks rooted in modern Americana and cultural longevity.

PAST LIFE
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From 2015-2019, she was the Executive Creative Director of RYOT Films, a Los Angeles-based Emmy Award®-winning, three-time Academy Award®-nominated film studio. Prior to that, she co-founded GUNS GERMS $TEAL, a fashion line whose fans include RIHANNA, A$AP ROCKY, KENDRICK LAMAR, JUSTIN BIEBER, AND RUSSELL WESTBROOK.

SELECT CLIENTS

HBO MAX, RALPH LAUREN, NETFLIX, PLAYBOY, PLAYBOY, XTR, STETSON, COVETEUR, DOCUMENARY+, TIME STUDIOS, LEVI’S (EYEWEAR, KIDS, BABIES + BASICS), THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, VERIZON, DIGNITY HEALTH, SONY, FACEBOOK, HULU, NICK FOUQUET, THE HUFFINGTON POST, YAHOO, MAVERICK, OPRAH, SAMSUNG, OSEA SKINCARE, DERMALOGICA &  MORE.