Rick Martin | Commercial & Editorial Creative

Rick Martin, Senior Commercial / Editorial Creative

AI Production + Original Music + Sound Design

Your idea. A complete creative vision.

I create commercials, branded short films, and promotional content for brands and agencies. With 20+ years working in the Hollywood/Los Angeles film and broadcast industry, I combine storytelling and editorial craft with generative AI production, compositing, visual effects, original music, voiceover, and sound design—shaping every detail from the first concept to the final frame.

Have an idea worth exploring? I can develop the full production or work alongside your team to bring it across the finish line. Need the idea, too? I can create the concept and take it through to completion.

Generative AI + Creative Production

New possibilities. Experienced direction.

Generative AI expands what we can put on screen. Creative direction, editing, compositing, and finishing give those images a story, a rhythm, and a purpose. These selected projects bring both together.

Concept-to-finish by Rick Martin: written treatments, prompt development, AI image and video generation, storyboarding, music, editorial, compositing, and finishing.

Pass The Dream Coca-Cola spec commercial

A childhood dream becomes a stadium moment, then comes full circle. A soccer story about possibility—and passing it on.

Independent spec concept. Not commissioned by or affiliated with Coca-Cola.

Growing up without a soccer ball, a young boy practices with a crushed Coke can—and one day achieves his dream of becoming a soccer star. Years later, he returns home and finds another child practicing the same way. By gifting him a real ball and sharing a Coke, he passes the dream to the next generation.

Storyboards

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Wild Grounds Coffee spec commercial

A wandering camper, a little misdirection, and a much-needed coffee. Character-driven humor gives way to a cinematic product reveal.

Independent spec commercial.

Wild Grounds begins like a brooding wilderness survival film, following a disheveled man as he pushes through a cold, rain-soaked forest—seemingly lost and in serious trouble. The tension breaks when he emerges at his campsite, toilet paper in hand, to find his wife waiting with freshly brewed coffee. Her dry remark, “I was about to send out search and rescue,” reveals the true nature of his journey. The spot closes with a stylized slow-motion coffee splash and cinematic product reveal, bringing the thought to life: “Not all who wander are lost. Some are just looking for coffee.”

Storyboards

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Garota 30-second promo

I helped Garota shape its visual brand and messaging. Once we defined the brand’s essence and aesthetic, I worked from their pieces to generate AI product and model imagery, then created the logo, brand colors, original music, and video spots.

Garota is a Brazilian-inspired coastal lifestyle brand built around sun, sea, and soul. The product film translates that identity into a warm, cinematic world of golden light, ocean textures, natural beauty, and intimate jewelry details. From the color palette and locations to the styling, imagery, and final brand reveal, every element was designed to integrate Garota’s spirit of effortless beauty, femininity, and quiet coastal luxury.

Storyboards

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Global Roots Video

A humanitarian story of hope, built from client photography, original music, voice-over, and AI-generated B-roll.

For Global Roots, the client provided the script and original photography, which I integrated into a warm, cinematic visual treatment reflecting the organization’s humanitarian mission and sense of hope. The supplied images were brought to life through subtle motion, cinematic image treatment, and an emotive musical score, while AI-generated B-roll filled significant gaps in the available material. Each new shot was carefully developed to match the established aesthetic, blending seamlessly with the client’s imagery to create a cohesive and emotionally resonant film.

Clutter Free Clear Mind Social ads

Selected social creative for a home-decluttering course, exploring different hooks, messages, and approaches to reaching busy families.

The campaign explores relatable moments of household overwhelm through humor, empathy, and recognizable visual hooks. Each concept approaches the problem from a different angle—from feeling lost in your own home to the tension between calm and chaos—while reinforcing the core CFCM insight: lasting organization isn’t about cleaning harder, it’s about fixing the systems that keep creating the mess.

Broadcast + Film

The experience behind the work.

My foundation is 20+ years working in the Hollywood/Los Angeles film and broadcast industry, primarily on promotional material. That experience informs how I build a story, cut to music, refine a moment, and finish a piece.

Mi6 Awards

Video Game Awards

Maker’s Mark

More work available upon request.

Selected experience

  • FX
  • Discovery Creative
  • Fox Sports
  • MTV Networks
  • DirecTV
  • Columbia Pictures
  • Lionsgate Films
  • ABC
  • NBC
  • CBS
  • Nickelodeon
  • NFL Network
  • ESPN
  • The WB

Agency / studio collaborations

  • Stun Creative
  • Flavor
  • Buster Design
  • Buck
  • Troika Design Group
  • Trailer Park
  • Picture Mill
  • Mocean

Credits span freelance engagements and work through production partners.

Services

From concept to final delivery.

Concept + Creative Direction

Ideas, treatments, storyboards, and visual direction built around your message.

Generative AI Production

Directed imagery and motion for commercials, branded short films, promos, and social content.

Editing + Post-Production

Story structure, pacing, compositing, special effects, color finishing, and delivery. Precise control over timing and transitions gives each piece its final shape.

Original Music + Sound Design

Custom music developed through musicianship and AI-assisted creation, paired with sound design and mixing that support the story.

Voiceover Production

AI-assisted voiceover using ElevenLabs, with voice selection, pacing, dialogue editing, and integration into the final mix.

Campaign Versions + Cutdowns

Alternate openings, shorter edits, and platform-specific formats that carry the idea across placements.

Available for complete projects, freelance bookings, and ongoing creative partnerships.

Rick Martin in his studio

About

Storytelling is the through line.

I’m Rick Martin, a creative and post-production professional based in Redondo Beach, California. My work brings together 20+ years of experience in the Hollywood/Los Angeles film and broadcast industry, a musician’s ear, and a hands-on approach to emerging production tools.

I enjoy the whole process: finding the idea, designing the shots, building the edit, and discovering how picture, music, voice, and sound can make a moment land. I work with brands and agencies that need an experienced creative partner who can both develop the vision and execute the details.

Résumé

Combined résumé

Rick Martin

Senior Commercial / Editorial Creative

AI Production + Editing + Compositing + Visual Effects + Original Music + Sound Design + Voiceover

Profile

Creative and post-production professional with 20+ years of experience in the Hollywood/Los Angeles film and broadcast industry, primarily in broadcast and film promotional material. Combines established editorial and finishing skills with generative AI workflows for commercials, branded content, and social creative.

Selected recent work

  • Pass The Dream — Coca-Cola spec commercial
  • Wild Grounds — Coffee spec commercial
  • Garota — 30-second promo
  • Global Roots — Video
  • Clutter Free Clear Mind — Social ads

Experience

Independent Digital Creative

Broadcast and commercial design, animation, compositing, visual effects, promotional graphics, network packages, and theatrical title work. Selected engagements include FX, Discovery Creative, Fox Sports, DirecTV, MTV Networks, Stun Creative, Flavor, Buster Design, Buck, Troika Design Group, Picture Mill, Trailer Park, and Mocean.

Selected responsibilities include senior animation at Buster Design; lead animation and main-title design at New Wave Entertainment; theatrical main-title animation at Picture Mill; and promo design and animation for Fox Sports.

Autonomy Inc. — Senior Designer / Animator April 1999–April 2002

Capabilities

Creative development, storyboards, generative AI production, editing, compositing, visual effects, color finishing, original music, voiceover production, sound design, mixing, campaign cutdowns

Generative AI

Claude, ChatGPT, Veo, Nano Banana, Suno, ElevenLabs, Kling

Digital tools

Adobe Creative Suite, Cinema 4D, Logic Pro, Pro Tools

Education

University of Washington — Bachelor of Arts

Vancouver Film School — Multimedia Program, Certificate of Excellence

Contact

Let’s make your next piece worth watching.

Need a commercial, a promo, or an experienced creative to help finish your project? Tell me what you’re working on and where you need support.

Redondo Beach, California
Available for remote collaboration
© 2026 Rick Martin. Independent spec projects are labeled individually. Brand names and marks belong to their respective owners.