Raafi Rivero
Founder, Creative Director
Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRaafi Rivero is a creative founder and director with over 12 years leading film, design, and advertising projects that blend emotional storytelling with practical production rigour. As co-founder and Creative Director of The Color Machine and founder of the Unarmed arts-activism project, he delivers award-winning films, commercials, and public art that have premiered at major festivals and reached millions online. He navigates high-pressure shoots and ambiguous briefs alike—having worked underwater, in public housing, and in five-star hotels—and has produced content for Fortune 500 clients, startups, and non-profits. His documentary and branded work has earned a Gold Telly and festival accolades, while his Unarmed initiative has drawn national press and evolved from social media to gallery shows and streetwear. Raafi also brings academic and mentorship experience as a fellow with NJIT’s Newark Design Collaborative and as an adjunct instructor at Columbia GSAPP, helping others hone video storytelling in urban design. Beyond credits, he’s a visual thinker who treats production constraints as creative fuel, consistently turning complex briefs into emotionally resonant work.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Art Semiotics, BA, Art Semiotics at Brown UniversityMFA, Film, MFA, Film at Howard University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (50)
lightbox10
image9
kanban9
jira9
image-gallery9
flarum9
django9
taiga9
rest-api9
docker8
react8
python8
forum8
product-management8
laravel8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
herbrichter/easyshipper
Jan 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:47 commits in 4 months
raafirivero/dunk-child
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
Contributions:156 commits, 4 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 11 months
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