Director and visual artist Shane Griffin has joined Los York as a partner and the global creative director of Los York Studio. Griffin will lead Los York Studio from the New York office, collaborating with both agencies and brands, fostering a collective of artists and multi-disciplinarians to create notable content.

Los York Studio is the mixed-media design and production division of a larger family of enterprises that includes Los York Label, Los York Ideation, Los York Entertainment, and Los York Films, where Griffin is represented as a director.

Griffin has directed films for Apple, Google, Microsoft, Ford, and Adidas, and his work spans a broad range of disciplines from animation and live action, to sculpture and CGI. He has worked with Los York before, including on Apple’s “Let Your Red Out” spot.

Griffin comes to Los York after serving as creative director at VFX house Method Studios, head of motion design at ManvsMachine, and founding partner of creative studio and artist representation agency Sunday Afternoon, based in New York City. He is joined in Los York Studio’s New York office by Garrett Braren, who was recently brought on as executive producer, following stints at 1stAveMachine and Laundry. Los York sr. EP Santino Sladavic will help Griffin lead Los York Studio.