Over 20 years of cutting-edge creative design leadership.

rrahrens@gmail.com

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Rob Ahrens' design career ignited at The Ad Store, a NYC boutique advertising agency. Rapidly climbing the ranks, he became an art director, conceiving memorable campaigns for brands like Alitalia Airlines, JetBlue, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Vespa.

His passion for entertainment led him to Disney Interactive in LA, where he helmed website design for Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Tron, and Monster University. Partnering with the Pixar Animation Studios and working with their team of artists was one of the highlights of his early creative career.

Transitioning to Fox Broadcasting, Rob took on the role of Art Director of Digital Media.

In 2014, NBC Digital recruited him to build a dynamic design team, which, under his leadership, matched top design firms while maintaining a cohesive NBC brand across various shows. Recognized for their exceptional work, Rob's team earned NBC the title of the "Top Broadcaster on Social."

In 2018, Rob was promoted to VP, Digital Marketing Design, and his team innovative team had expanded to over a dozen creatives, including graphic artists, motion designers, photo editors and meme-artists. Under his direction, his team handled all digital artwork and branding strategy for the Digital Marketing, Digital Product Marketing and Digital Integrations team.

Now, as VP, Global Creative and Copy at Warner Bros. Discovery, he leads a skilled team delivering captivating visual stories and UX copy for global streaming apps like Discovery+, HBO Max, and MAX.