Dave Estrada is a Creative 100, Emmy nominated Creative Director. He currently lives in Los Angeles but still has an irrational love for the Philadelphia Eagles, and VJ Maxx. He is also a Creative Director/Art Director available for freelance. Selected clients include: Biite, Special US, Hyphenated on Meta, Fox Sports, Taco Bell, Resy, Oakley. But let’s rewind.
Dave started his career in 2008 as an Art Director at Goodby, Silverstein, & Partners in San Francisco. He worked on Sprint, Specialized Bikes, Adobe, and HP. He commuted to work on a bike, even in the rain and he’s not even a bike person. He never stopped at stop signs but somehow made it out of there alive. In 2010, he moved to Los Angeles to work at TBWA Chiat Day, a place Dave would call home for just shy of 6 years. He worked as an Associate Creative Director on Gatorade, Miller Lite, ESPN and Nissan. At Chiat, Dave turned a print brief into Heisman House, a multimedia platform now in its 16th season. Also during this time, Dave’s mom’s friends in PA saw his Derek Jeter’s retirement spot for Gatorade on the news. In 2015, Dave moved across the street to 72andSunny, where he worked on Google, ESPN’s SportsCenter, Adidas, Coors and Activision. In 2017 he crossed back over the street again to TBWA Media Arts Lab as a Creative Director on all things Apple - iPhone, iPad, AirPods, Apple Pay, and Apple TV+. Right before the world shut down in 2020, he joined Apple in Culver City as a Creative Director across Apple TV+, Apple Maps, and Apple Pay. In 2023, he joined Mother as a Creative Director on Postmates and Sonic, and then returned to 72andSunny in early 2025 on Cadillac EVs and Venmo.
Dave believes that simplicity is hard to achieve. He worships at the altar of high craft and has a habit of using overly dramatic language. He is not one of those people who’s smug about using the phrase storytelling. He is not related to Erik. Stop asking him that, it’s getting old and he’s never even seen an episode of Chips. Dave would like to work with you. You should contact him.
Dave went to Miami Ad School (Miami Beach, Hamburg, NYC, San Francisco) for Art Direction. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies and Government from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Dave graduated from Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ.
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RECOGNITION
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
Emmy Nominee / Outstanding Commercial / Gatorade: Made In NY
CANNES LIONS
Silver Lion / Film Craft Cinematography / Apple: Sway
Silver Lion / Film Craft Music / Apple: Sway
Bronze Lion / Social / adidas: Creativity gets you noticed (Break in)
Shortlist / Film / Apple: Sway
Gold Lion / Film / Gatorade: Made In NY
Silver Lion / Cyber / Gatorade: Made In NY
Silver Lion / Promo & Activation / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Bronze Lion / Branded Entertainment / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Bronze Lion / Promo & Activation / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Shortlist / Film Craft / Gatorade: Made In NY
Shortlist / Promo & Activation / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Shortlist / Media / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Shortlist / Online Film / Gatorade: Yoga
Shortlist / Online Film / Gatorade: Bro
Shortlist / Online Film / Gatorade: For Real
Shortlist / Media / Nissan: Heisman House
THE ONE SHOW
Silver Pencil / Craft / Art Direction / Postmates: This is Your Brain on Food
Silver Pencil / Film Craft Cinematography / Apple: Sway
Silver Pencil / Film Craft Editing / Apple: Sway
Silver Pencil / Film Craft Music / Apple: Sway
Bronze Pencil / Film Craft Direction / Apple: Sway
Gold Pencil / Film / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Pencil / Film Craft Direction / Gatorade: Made In NY
Silver Pencil / Branded Entertainment / Gatorade: Made In NY
Merit / Branded Entertainment / Nissan: Heisman House
CLIO
Bronze Clio / Sport / Film / Apple: Our Game
Bronze Clio / Sport / Film / adidas: Creativity gets you noticed (Break in)
Grand Clio / Sport / Film / Gatorade: Made In NY
Brand Icon Award / Gatorade
Gold Clio / Film Technique / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Clio / Sport / Film / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Clio / Sport / Branded Entertainment / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Clio / Music / Use of Music / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Clio / Sport / Short Form / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Clio / Sport / Partnerships & Endorsements / Gatorade: Made In NY
Gold Clio / Sport / Partnerships & Endorsements / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Silver Clio / Short Form / Gatorade: Made In NY
Silver Clio / Editing / Gatorade: Made In NY
Silver Clio / Sport / Short Form / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Bronze Clio / Social / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Shortlist Clio / Short Form / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Silver Clio / Sport / Partnerships & Endorsements / Nissan: Heisman House
Bronze Clio / Sport / Engagement / Nissan: Heisman House
INTERNATIONAL ANDY AWARDS
Silver / TV / Gatorade: Made In NY
Shortlist / Branded Entertainment / Gatorade: Made In NY
BRITISH D&AD
Wood Pencil / Branded Entertainment Film / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Wood Pencil / Branded Entertainment Tactical / Gatorade: Made In NY
AICP
Shortlist / Visual Style / Apple: Sway
Winner / Production Excellence / Gatorade: Made In NY
Winner / Best Use of Music / Gatorade: Made In NY
Shortlist / Advertising Excellence / Gatorade: Made In NY
Shortlist / Next Viral/Web Film / Gatorade: Made In NY
Shortlist / Editorial / Gatorade: Made In NY
EFFIE
Finalist / Influencer / Nissan: Project 370Z
NEW YORK FESTIVALS
Third Prize Award / Digital / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Third Prize Award / Film Craft / Gatorade: Made In NY
Third Prize Award / Branded Entertainment / Gatorade: Made In NY
LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Finalist / Film / Gatorade: Made In NY
WEBBY
Honoree / Game Application / Apple: Unleash
Honoree / Short Form / Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Honoree / Online Commercials / Gatorade: Made In NY
Honoree / Sports / Gatorade: Made In NY
Honoree / Sports / Nissan: Heisman House
Honoree / Celebrity / Nissan: Heisman House
MISC
AdWeek Creative 100
Entered in the permanent collection of the Department of Film at the MoMA, Gatorade: Made In NY
Patagonia Film Festival, Best Film, AWOW: Walk With Us
Communication Arts Advertising Annual, Apple: Sway
Communication Arts Advertising Annual, Gatorade: Made In NY
Shots Awards Silver / Online Commercial of the Year / Apple: Fly Market
Creativity Top 5 - 8.17.15, Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It 2.0
Lürzer's Archive v4.1596, Gatorade: Made In NY
USA Today Best Viral Commercial, Gatorade: Made In NY
USA Today Best Sports Commercial, Gatorade: Made In NY
#7 and #8 YouTube Ad Leader Board, August 2015 / Gatorade: Tip, Gatorade: High Knees
#1 Most Read Advertising Story of the Year (AdWeek), Gatorade: Made In NY
#2 Most Read Advertising Story of the Year (AdWeek), Gatorade: Sweat It To Get It
Shorty Award Finalist / Social Media / Nissan: The Briefcase
Shorty Award Finalist / Video / Nissan: The Briefcase
Sammy Award Winner / Best Social Creative / Nissan: Project 370Z
Sammy Award Winner / Best Facebook Branding / Nissan: Project 370Z