Don Allen Stevenson III Portfolio
donalleniii.me documents a path from training artists at DreamWorks Animation (How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls) to Creative AI Pipeline Director at the AI film studio Asteria and AI Lead at Moonvalley, including an OpenAI Sora-made nature documentary and a six-month Meta Connect collaboration that ended in a joint keynote with Mark Zuckerberg.
What makes it work
A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.
Traditional animation-pipeline experience as the foundation for the AI-pipeline title
Years training artists on DreamWorks' actual production pipeline give real weight to a "Creative AI Pipeline Director" title — the job is explicitly about building the workflow a creative team uses.
Named, verifiable collaborations rather than vague brand mentions
A documentary made with early Sora access and featured on OpenAI's own platform, and a six-month Meta engagement culminating in an on-stage keynote, are specific, checkable claims — not "worked with leading AI companies" language.
Shipping small functional tools, not just giving talks
Alongside keynotes, the site lists concrete built tools (a real-time ASCII art engine, a browser-based Gaussian-splat converter) — evidence of ongoing hands-on building.
What AI Creative Directors can take from this
Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.
If you're pivoting into an AI-creative title, show the traditional production-pipeline experience that makes the pivot credible.
Name the specific collaboration and its outcome instead of a generic list of company logos.
Keep shipping small, concrete tools even as your public profile grows — it keeps the portfolio grounded in building, not just appearing.
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