Nathan Carver is a creative director based in Los Angeles. He currently serves as the Executive Creative Director at Watson, guiding and connecting the creative and strategy efforts of the agency. Notable partnerships during this time include A24, FX, HBO, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros.

A designer by trade and an ideator at heart, his career has spanned across disciplines and industries with a consistent focus on converging advertising and art.

Most recently, he was nominated to serve on the 2026 Clio Entertainment Design Jury. Prior individual and team accomplishments include a 2025 Grand Clio Award and a 2024 Awwwards Agency of The Year Nomination.

Nathan Carver is a creative director based in Los Angeles. He currently serves as the Executive Creative Director at Watson, guiding and connecting the creative and strategy efforts of the agency. Notable partnerships during this time include A24, FX, HBO, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros. A designer by trade and an ideator at heart, his career has spanned across disciplines and industries with a consistent focus on converging advertising and art.

Most recently, he was nominated to serve on the 2026 Clio Entertainment Design Jury. Prior individual and team accomplishments include a 2025 Grand Clio Award and a 2024 Awwwards Agency of The Year Nomination.

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Executive Creative Director

Watson

September 2023 – Present • Los Angeles, CA

Leading the Creative and Strategy Departments, ensuring agency cohesiveness across campaign development, conceptual ideation, content production, and broader agency initiatives. Reporting to the CEO and overseeing a team of 20 with eight direct reports — the role balances hands-on creative direction with overarching business objectives. Additional responsibilities and accomplishments include:

  • Partnering with studio executives, filmmakers, talent, and agency partners across campaign proposals and production.

  • Building the strategy department from the ground up — helping bolster the agency's capabilities across campaign strategy, conceptual ideation, community management, brand marketing, and talent strategy. 

  • Overseeing new-business pitch development, contributing to an agency-wide win rate of approximately 68%.

  • Working closely with C-suite leadership across staffing, project resourcing, new business, and campaign budgeting.

  • Leading the strategic rebranding of the agency.

  • Select client partnerships include A24, Amazon Studios, Disney, FX, Paramount, Pixar, Sony, Tom Cruise, and Warner Bros.

Leading the Creative and Strategy Departments, ensuring agency cohesiveness across campaign development, conceptual ideation, content production, and broader agency initiatives. Reporting to the CEO and overseeing a team of 20 with eight direct reports — the role balances hands-on creative direction with overarching business objectives. Additional responsibilities and accomplishments include:

  • Partnering with studio executives, filmmakers, talent, and agency partners across campaign proposals and production.

  • Building the strategy department from the ground up — helping bolster the agency's capabilities across campaign strategy, conceptual ideation, community management, brand marketing, and talent strategy. 

  • Overseeing new-business pitch development, contributing to an agency-wide win rate of approximately 68%.

  • Working closely with C-suite leadership across staffing, project resourcing, new business, and campaign budgeting.

  • Leading the strategic rebranding of the agency.

  • Select client partnerships include A24, Amazon Studios, Disney, FX, Paramount, Pixar, Sony, Tom Cruise, and Warner Bros.

Leading the Creative and Strategy departments to ensure agency cohesiveness across campaign development, conceptual ideation, content production, and broader agency initiatives. Reporting to the CEO and overseeing a team of 20 with eight direct reports — the role balances hands-on creative direction with overarching business objectives. Additional responsibilities and accomplishments include:

  • Partnering with studio executives, filmmakers, talent, and agency partners across campaign proposals and production.

  • Building the strategy department from the ground up — helping bolster the agency's capabilities across campaign strategy, conceptual ideation, community management, brand marketing, and talent strategy. 

  • Overseeing new-business pitch development, contributing to an agency-wide win rate of approximately 68%.

  • Working closely with C-suite leadership across staffing, project resourcing, new business, and campaign budgeting.

  • Leading the strategic rebranding of the agency.

  • Select client partnerships include A24, Amazon Studios, Disney, FX, Paramount, Pixar, Sony, Tom Cruise, and Warner Bros.

Creative Director

Watson

March 2022 – September 2023 • Los Angeles, CA

Creating immersive stories and content through art, strategy, and technology for the likes of A24, Amazon Studios, Disney, and FX. Leading creative and strategic development across departments, from initial pitch through content production. Notable campaigns include FX's The Bear, Oscar-nominated TÁR, and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's AIR.

Creative Director

3AM

July 2021 – February 2022 • Los Angeles, CA

Building brand and entertainment worlds through original content and immersive experiences. Clients include Amazon Music, Disney, HBO Max, Mattel, and Netflix.

Associate Creative Director

Sid Lee

May 2020 – June 2021 • Los Angeles, CA

Leading creative development and production across digital, physical, and broadcast media for Dickies, Dos Equis, Kiehl’s, Los Angeles Rams, and Netflix. Notable contributions include co-directing Dickies’ first global brand campaign and developing the original “Go For Dos” tagline for Dos Equis.

Art Director

Sid Lee

July 2017 – May 2020 • Los Angeles, CA

Serving as the lead art director for Netflix brand and editorial social — managing a dedicated team developing fan-centric content across original and licensed titles. Additional responsibilities spanned copywriting, community management, directing content shoots, and daily concept development. Alongside brand efforts, our team also developed film and streaming marketing campaigns for titles like 6 Underground, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Triple Frontier, and The Old Guard.

Freelance Art Director / Designer

R/GA

April 2017 – May 2017 • Los Angeles, CA

Concepted and developed digital assets for Twitter’s #SeeEverySide campaign.

Freelance Art Director / Designer

Grow

November 2016 – March 2017 • Los Angeles, CA

Developed and produced the digital campaign for the launch of Google Home.

Art Director

Possible

February 2016 – November 2016 • Cincinnati, OH

Created digital campaign work for EAS Sports Nutrition, Febreze, Downy, and various P&G brands.

Art Director

Tombras

March 2014 – February 2016 • Knoxville, TN

Launched the first integrated national campaign for Orangetheory Fitness with a continued AOR relationship. Designed and produced a seamless packaging collaboration with Regal Cinemas and Coca-Cola. Developed integrated campaigns for McDonald’s product initiatives.

Designer

Tombras

August 2012 – March 2014 • Knoxville, TN

Concepted and created campaign assets for Smoky Mountain Tourism. Developed and designed seasonal athletic campaigns for The University Of Tennessee. Created web designs for ESPN’s pre-season college basketball tournaments.

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Collaborations

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Clients

A24, Amazon Music, Amazon Studios, CBS, Coca-Cola, Dickies, Disney, Dos Equis, ESPN, FX, Google, HBO Max, Hulu, Kiehl’s, LA Rams, Mattel, McDonalds, The North Face, Netflix, Orangetheory Fitness, Paramount, Pixar, Regal Entertainment, Sony, Tom Cruise, Twitter, Warner Bros., Yahoo! Sports.

Titles

28 Years Later, AIR, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Challengers, Doom Patrol, Digger, Dune, El Camino, Extraction, F1 The Movie, IT, Jessica Jones, Mad Max Furiosa, Mission Impossible, Narcos, Ozark, Stranger Things, Superman, TÁR, The Bear, The Last Duel, The Midnight Sky, The Old Guard, Triple Frontier, Weapons.

Expertise

Leadership

Campaign Vision & Direction
Team & Individual Development
Cross-Functional Leadership
Studio, Filmmaker, & Talent Relations
Creative Production Oversight
Executive Presentations
Creative Operations & Resourcing
New Business Development
Client & Partner Management

Creative Direction

Content Creation
Conceptual Ideation
Art Direction
Campaign Development
Photo & Video Direction
Post Production
Presentation Deck Direction

Strategy

Brand & Entertainment Strategy
Editorial, Title, & Talent Social Strategy
Campaign Positioning
Campaign Rollout & Development
Audience & Cultural Insights
Data & Analytics
Tone & Voice
Community Management Approach
Reach & Amplification Strategy
Presentation Narrative

Design

Digital
Social
Print / Traditional
Key Art
Illustration
Package Design
Compositing
Retouching

Software

Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
After Effects
Premiere Pro
G-Suite
iWork
Microsoft Office

Fine Arts

Drawing
Painting
Pottery
Photography

Education

Tusculum College

Bachelor’s of Fine Arts - Graphic Design
Minor - Business Management
2008 – 2012

Bachelor’s of Fine Arts -
Graphic Design
Minor - Business Management
2008 – 2012

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