An alum of the USC School of Cinema-TV, Ben Karson has a broad background producing multi-platform work for Google/You Tube, Dreamworks TV, American Airlines, Home Depot, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, American Express, and Red Bull among others. He brings deep experience in content — strategy, development, programming/curation, production and post—across advertising, marketing, TV, film, online video, digital, social, audio/podcasts and branded entertainment/storytelling. Known for innovative, hands-on leadership and collaboration, he's been recognized with multiple Addy, Telly, Streamy, Webby, and Shorty Awards - plus screenings at Cannes, Tribeca, Outfest and an AAF Top 10 Campaign of the Year in 2025 for the Ad Council. He was also one of the earliest content curators on the internet, and made an early viral video of a talking cat massaging a dog that he made on his lunch break.
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