RYDON Creative

Ryan Donovan

Award-winning creative producer and director turning ambitious ideas into razor-sharp creative work that moves audiences and drives business results. Principal Creative Producer at Capital One. Founder of RYDON Creative, making AI-powered films held to the same craft bar as live action.

Telly Award/Shorty Award/Screened at the United Nations

Principal Creative Producer, Capital One

Brand films inside a regulated Fortune 500 bank.

Brand films, broadcast spots and social campaigns, produced from concept through delivery.

Find What Fuels You: Lorenzo's Story

Capital One

Creative Concept Developer

Branded series cut into 30-second broadcast and CTV spots in two days. The YouTube versions passed 9.8M views.

Creating Legendary (& Major League) Customer Experiences

Capital One Café

Producer

A longtime Downtown L.A. Café customer at Capital One's events during MLB All-Star Week 2022.

Unveiling NYC's Newest Café Gem

Capital One Café

Producer

A look inside a Capital One Café in New York City.

Selected work

Documentary, campaigns and award-winning direction.

When We Reach

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Director, Writer, Producer

A three-film PTSD and suicide prevention series, including an animated episode. Telly Award, Best Video Direction (Social Impact).

Watch: Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3

Yours in Power (Trailer)

The ONE Campaign

Executive Producer, Director, Editor

A three-part documentary on women activists, shot in Nigeria, Benin and South Africa. Screened at the United Nations.

Girls Count (Launch Film)

The ONE Campaign with Droga5 and YouTube

Production Lead

The world's longest digital video petition for girls' education. 750,000 people made videos, helping secure $3B in education funding.

How Africa Is Hacking Its Energy Crisis

Discovery Digital Networks

Co-Producer, with journalist Laura Ling

Filmed in Tanzania. Shorty Award.

About

The idea is the spark. Creative is the fire.

I’m an award-winning creative director, brand strategist, video producer, photographer & content marketer with over 13 years of experience developing high-impact global creative campaigns, brand productions, & experiential activations for Fortune 500 companies, advocacy NGOs, creative agencies, & international organizations.

I’ve led global teams of designers, filmmakers, editors, copywriters & social media strategists to deliver razor-sharp creative that inspires action, cultivates brand equity, and drives business results.

I bring a seasoned background in creative campaign development, film production, video editing, brand redesigns & creative partnership management with consumer brands like Apple, Amazon, & Fossil, as well as media platforms like YouTube, BuzzFeed, & The New York Times.

As generative AI rapidly transforms the creative landscape, I’ve jumped headfirst into AI-powered filmmaking, building new production workflows and mastering emerging tools that are redefining what’s possible. Because keeping a razor-sharp creative mind means staying fluent in the technologies, techniques, and storytelling craft shaping the future of creative production.

I’m currently channeling my brainpower as a Principal Creative Producer at Capital One.

Telly Award  /  Shorty Award  /  PR Daily Award

  • 2025 to nowPrincipal Creative Producer
    Capital One
  • 2021 to 2025Senior Creative Producer
    Capital One
  • 2024 to nowFounder
    RYDON Creative, independent creative studio
  • 2020 to 2021Creative Production Director & Client Lead
    Green Buzz Agency
  • 2015 to 2020Creative Production Manager
    The ONE Campaign

Contact

Let's make something.

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