Garret Kane Valentine is a creative director, founder, and artist working across brand, advertising, AI, film, digital products, and visual culture.
For nearly two decades, Garret has built campaigns, brand systems, launches, films, content platforms, and visual worlds for global brands, agencies, startups, and cultural projects.
His work combines big-agency creative leadership with founder-level speed and hands-on craft — moving from strategy and positioning to concept, art direction, writing, AI-assisted production, film, 3D, sculpture, and launch execution.
Garret has worked across brands including BMW, Coca-Cola, E*TRADE, Dairy Queen, P&G, Vicks, Pepto-Bismol, Captain Morgan, Febreze, Royal Canin, Goodyear, Hawaiian Tropic, Invisalign, Cadillac, Tremfya, Fasenra, Breztri, Novavax, Sarepta, Ecosapiens, and Checkit.
As Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Ecosapiens / Checkit, he helped build a consumer technology and climate brand with a community of more than one million people, leading brand, voice, campaigns, product storytelling, content, and visual direction.
His work and projects have been recognized by Cannes Lions, Effies, The One Show, Clios, London International Awards, Motionographer Motion Awards, and AdAge, and featured by Fortune, Nasdaq, Axios, Forbes, CoinDesk, Yahoo, The Block, This Is Colossal, Bored Panda, and Sculpture Magazine.
Garret is available for creative direction, brand and campaign development, AI image and video direction, content systems, fractional creative leadership, and select full-time creative director opportunities.
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Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Ecosapiens / Checkit
Built and led the brand, campaign system, product storytelling, content engine, and visual direction for a climate and consumer technology startup with a 1M+ community.
Creative Director / Art Director
Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey, McCann Health, Porter Novelli, Havas, KBS+, Pereira O’Dell, Taxi
Developed campaigns, pitches, launches, films, digital work, and brand platforms for major consumer, healthcare, financial, automotive, and technology brands.
Artist / Founder
Garret Kane Studio / Recast Relics / Accomplice
Created sculptural worlds, installations, animated films, physical prototypes, and narrative environments exhibited and featured across art, design, and cultural media.
SELECT BRAND WORK
BMW
Coca-Cola
E*TRADE
Dairy Queen
P&G
Vicks
Pepto-Bismol
Diagio
Febreze
Honda
Hawaiian Tropic
Invisalign
Tremfya
Fasenra
Breztri
Novavax
Sarepta
Checkit
Vanguard
3M
CAPABILITIES
Brand & Strategy
Content Strategy
Positioning
Founder-Led Brand Building
Product Storytelling
Executive Presentations
Creative & Campaigns
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Campaign Development
Launch Campaigns
Film & Social Content
New Business Wins
Royal Canin
Goodyear
Hawaiian Tropic
Invisalign
Cadillac
World Baseball Classic
Reliant Energy
TOOLS & PRODUCTION
Creative Tools
Adobe Creative Suite
Cinema 4D
ZBrush
Octane
Presentation Design
AI & Digital Workflows
AI Image & Video Workflows
Generative Concept Development
Replit / Codex
Content Systems Development
RECOGNITION & PRESS
Awards & Recognition
Cannes Lions
Effie Awards
The One Show
Clio Awards
London International Awards
Motionographer Motion Awards
AdAge Cover Competition
3 Super Bowl Spots
Exhibitions & Cultural Features
Art Basel Miami
The Flatiron Building — Prow Artspace
Pace Gallery
International Solo & Group Shows
Identity & Experience
Visual Identity
Experiential Concepts
Activations
Healthcare Communications
AI, Motion & Systems
AI Image & Video Direction
Generative Concept Development
Motion / Film / Social Production
Creative Systems
Content Pipelines
Physical Production
3D Printing
Sculpture Workflows
Prototype Development
Fabrication / Mixed-Media Production
Press & Features
Nasdaq
Axios
Forbes
CoinDesk
Yahoo
The Block
This Is Colossal
Bored Panda
Sculpture Magazine
Adage
Let’s make it work.
Available for freelance, consulting, fractional creative leadership, and select full-time creative director roles.
garretkaneart@gmail.com | @garret_kane