AI CREATIVE STRATEGIST · SANTA BARBARA, CA

I help brands scale with AI
without losing the human touch

15+ years directing campaigns for wine & spirits, luxury travel, entertainment and hospitality. These days I build the creative systems that let small teams ship work that looks like it took a big one.

01 — WHAT I DO

End-to-end solutions,built for scale and performance.

From figuring out the plan, to making the work, to building the infrastructure that runs it. Here's what working together actually looks like.

01/ 05

Positioning and identity that actually holds up.

  • Brand Identity & Positioning
  • Visual & Art Direction
  • Generative Creative Direction
  • Content Systems Design
Brand Strategy & DesignAI Strategy & IntegrationMarketing & ContentEcommerceProducts & Platforms
02 — THE SYSTEM

Old-school craft,new-school tools

I came up through global agencies: Nintendo, Netflix, big budgets, late nights. That training never leaves you. But the playbook changed, so I changed with it. Now I pair that visual storytelling background with AI to build content engines for my partners, work that keeps its quality while moving at a completely different speed.

Explore the Portfolio
Input

One brief.

One shoot.

One strategy.

The Engine
STRATEGY
Output
Campaign film
Campaign film
Social cuts
Social cuts
E-comm & PDP
E-comm & PDP
Email & CRM
Email & CRM
OOH & print
OOH & print
Web & landing
Web & landing
Trusted by teams at
  • Nintendo
  • Netflix
  • Chivas Regal
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Sunstone
03 — SELECTED WORK

Case Studiesand recent builds

04 — ABOUT

About me

I'm a creative director and strategist based in Santa Barbara. I spent 15 years inside LA and global agencies directing work for brands like Nintendo, Netflix, and Chivas Regal, where I learned how world-class creative actually gets made: sharp strategy, obsessive craft, and systems that hold up under pressure.

Today I run that same standard through a different practice. I design and build AI-powered creative systems: content engines, brand platforms, and custom workflows that give small teams the output of a big one. The tools have changed. The bar hasn't.

Nick Cabugos