Award Winning Creative Director & Content Creator
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About

Gavin is an LA based Creative Director + Designer, with an emphasis on all things digital. He has designed and produced a variety of short and long form content that span across a vast range of social media platforms. His past experience includes design for print, interactive (web, mobile, tablet) and UI/UX with an emphasis on branding & identity.

Gavin Alaoen is an award-winning creative living the dream in LA, where he fuels his passion for digital innovation. With 17+ years in the game, he's created and produced a ton of content (seriously, a ton) across every social platform you can think of. Right now, he's the Creative Director at Builders, the non-profit brainchild of Daniel Lubetzky (KIND, Shark Tank). His creative journey has also taken him through the halls of MTV Entertainment Group, Condé Nast, and Nike.

Hit him up at contact@yopanda.work

Social Links:
LinkedIn
Instagram
YouTube

Press:
YOUNG GUNS 19 JURY – The One Club For Creativity
Behind The Screen: Evolution, Innovation, And Inclusion With MTV’s Digital Design Team – It’s Nice That
NYC Is Home Designer Spotlight: Gavin Alaoen – AIGA NY
Gavin Alaoen “He Did It For The Memes” – First Gen Burden
Gusto NYC & Gavin Alaoen on Making Art, Keeping the Internet Weird – Creative Live
McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed” Creator Meets His Inspiration, Is Impressed – VH1
'McKayla Is Not Impressed' Is McKayla Maroney's Favorite New Meme – Gawker
Olympics: McKayla Is Not Impressed With Your Meme – WSJ

Awards & Recognitions:
Shorty Awards, Shorty Impact Awards, The Webby Awards, The Telly Awards, Cynopsis Model D & It List Awards, Complex’s The 25 Funniest Sports Memes of 2012 Winner, Nashville Film Festival Official Selection, International Black Film Festival Official Selection, Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award, Anthem Awards








I like to remind myself of my youthful days T_T