Smiley Stevens is a Filmmaker,
Creative Director/Art Director, and Designer.
She specializes in art + creative direction, marketing, and branding along with visual and conceptual development for film and TV – and has experience in industries including: film, advertising, fashion, skincare, kids and music. She’s art directed multiple campaigns for RALPH LAUREN, LEVI’S and LUCCHESE. Recently, Smiley did the creative direction for Playboy's first print issue since 2020.
Smiley’s creative direction carries into documentaries – where is she recently directed a four-part series for HBO MAX and previously worked on a feature for NETFLIX. She also works with ASTERIA FILM CO and XTR as a Creative Director. She has directed short documentaries for HULU and FACEBOOK.
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 CENTERFOLD, XTR, DOCUMENARY+, TIME STUDIOS, LEVI’S (EYEWEAR, KIDS, BABIES + BASICS), THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, VERIZON, DIGNITY HEALTH, SONY, FACEBOOK, HULU, THE TASTING KITCHEN, NICK FOUQUET, THE HUFFINGTON POST, YAHOO, MAVERICK, HARPO STUDIOS, SAMSUNG, OSEA SKINCARE, TREEHOUSE CO-LIVE, DERMALOGICA & MORE.