Hola! I’m Belén, a Spanish art director. Some also call me a world-citizen upon living in Málaga, Madrid, Helsinki, Hamburg, and currently New York. I’m a paper cut survivor, spicy intolerant, gamer, and former flamenco dancer.
I love to keep it simple. I was raised between architects. My dad took 9 years to propose to my mum. I got my mum's patience. I enjoy any sports event. I even enjoy Curling. Have you ever seen Norwegian team trousers? You're welcome. I once was locked out of naked in the snow. Finland was great. I started using Photoshop when I was 9. All I did was Pixel Art. I enjoy videogames since I can remember. League, CSGO... you name it, I've played it.
Experience
2021 SEPT-PRESENT
Senior Art Director
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY New York
2018 JUL-2021 SEPT
Art Director
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY New York
2017-2018
Art Director Intern | Miami Ad School
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY New York, R/GA New York, Edelman
2016
Art Director Intern
PUBLICIS
2013-2017
Freelance Ilustrator
MASHME.TV
2013
Editorial Designer
UNHCR ACNUR
Education
2019
Young Lions Creative Academy
CANNES, FRANCE
2016-2018
AD Portfolio Program
MIAMI AD SCHOOL EUROPE HAMBURG, GERMANY
2012-2016
Bachelor in Advertising and PR
UNIVERSITY COMPLUTENSE OF MADRID, SPAIN
2014-2015
Media and Communication studies
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI, FINLAND
2013 JUL-AUG
Competitive Strategy course
LUDWIG-MAXIMILANS UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, GERMANY
2013 JUL-SEP
Design Thinking Action Lab course
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA
2013 APRIL
TV Ads Production&Realization course
ISDE MADRID, SPAIN
Contact
hola@belenaragon.com
Also featured on
Awards & Recognitions
2021
Cannes Lions
SILVER
2021
Art Director’s Club
BRONZE CUBE
2021
Art Director’s Club
MERIT
2021
The One Show
BRONZE CUBE
2020
Young Lions USA
DIGITAL – BRONZE
2020
ANDY Awards
IDEA – GOLD
2020
Art Director’s Club
SILVER CUBE
2020
The One Show
Public Relations – Bronze
2020
The One Show
Creative Effectiveness – Merit
2020
The Webby Awards
Best Media Strategy – Nominee
2019
Shorty Awards
SOCIAL GOOD – BEST IN SPORTS WINNER
2019
Shorty Awards
SOCIAL GOOD – GENDER EQUALITY FINALIST
2019
Cannes Lions
SHORTLIST
2019
Effie Awards
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS – GOLD
2019
The One Show
BRONZE PENCIL
2019
SABRE Awards
BEST CAMPAIGN – ENTERTAINMENT
Trump Era
O1-Visa
ALIEN OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES
2018
Cannes Lions
BRONZE
2018
The One Show – Young Ones
GOLD PENCIL WINNER
2018
2018
Summit International Awards
SILVER
2018
2018
Future Lions
SHORTLIST
2018
SXSW Interative Innovation Awards
FINALIST
2018
2018
Art Director’s Club Germany
x3 MERIT
2018
New York Festivals
MERIT
2017
D&AD New Blood
WOOD PENCIL WINNER
2017
Lürzer’s Archive
STUDENT PRINT PUBLISHED
2017
2017
Future Lions
SHORTLIST
2016
Tú y el Gurú
BRONZE
Languages
SPANISH
ENGLISH
GERMAN
Skills
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS, ADOBE PREMIERE, ADOBE INDESIGN, CONCEPTING, CINEMA4D, STRATEGY PLANNING, UX/UI DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT.