Multiple reflections of Jess captured inside a geometric mirror installation with a magenta backdrop

Creative, Credible & Consistent

My approach

I’ve built my practice through years of doing the work: on the ground, behind the scenes, and in the room(s) where decisions get made.

Each project is an opportunity to create something distinct, beautiful and evocative.

I don’t chase trends. I build the work that defines them.

I’ve built my practice through years of doing the work: on the ground, behind the scenes, and in the room(s) where decisions get made.


Each project is an opportunity to create something distinct, beautiful and evocative.


I don’t chase trends. I build the work that defines them.

Services

Creative Direction

Creative Direction

Creative Direction

Strategy

Strategy

Strategy

Brand Partnerships

Brand Partnerships

Brand Partnerships

Production

Production

Production

Marketing

Marketing

Marketing

A black-and-white image of a close-up eye inside a camera lens
A tabletop filled with design sketches of a glass sneaker bottle, paintbrushes, a mold, a bottle of 1800 Cristalino tequila, and a potted plant
Promotional poster for ComplexCon held in Long Beach, CA on Nov 4–5, 2017, featuring logos of participating brands including Nike, Adidas, Puma, Fear of God, Off-White, and over 150 others
A white table with DSLR and medium-format cameras, laptop, and monitor displaying black-and-white portraits in a photo studio
Times Square digital billboard showing Drake with the text: “Certified Record Breaker – On 9/3/21, CLB became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day. Congrats, Drake.”
A black-and-white image of a close-up eye inside a camera lens
A tabletop filled with design sketches of a glass sneaker bottle, paintbrushes, a mold, a bottle of 1800 Cristalino tequila, and a potted plant
Promotional poster for ComplexCon held in Long Beach, CA on Nov 4–5, 2017, featuring logos of participating brands including Nike, Adidas, Puma, Fear of God, Off-White, and over 150 others
A white table with DSLR and medium-format cameras, laptop, and monitor displaying black-and-white portraits in a photo studio
Times Square digital billboard showing Drake with the text: “Certified Record Breaker – On 9/3/21, CLB became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day. Congrats, Drake.”
A black-and-white image of a close-up eye inside a camera lens
A tabletop filled with design sketches of a glass sneaker bottle, paintbrushes, a mold, a bottle of 1800 Cristalino tequila, and a potted plant
Promotional poster for ComplexCon held in Long Beach, CA on Nov 4–5, 2017, featuring logos of participating brands including Nike, Adidas, Puma, Fear of God, Off-White, and over 150 others
A white table with DSLR and medium-format cameras, laptop, and monitor displaying black-and-white portraits in a photo studio
Times Square digital billboard showing Drake with the text: “Certified Record Breaker – On 9/3/21, CLB became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day. Congrats, Drake.”

selected clients

Saint Laurent

Saint Laurent

Saint Laurent

i-D Magazine

i-D Magazine

i-D Magazine

Coach

Coach

Coach

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren

Complex

Complex

Complex

Def Jam

Def Jam

Def Jam

Highsnobiety

Highsnobiety

Highsnobiety

300 Entertainment

300 Entertainment

300 Entertainment

By the numbers

$487MM+
$487MM+

Combined Revenue Generated

169+
169+

Partnership Collaborations

2+
2+

Years of experience

0+
0+

Accolades/awards

  • Dozens of 35mm photo slides scattered across a lightbox, each featuring a close-up of a person’s eyes
  • Jess in a colorful organza top holding a point-and-shoot camera to her eye, mid-photo at an event
  • Large, draped fabric panels covered in vibrant paint splatters suspended in a white gallery space
  • Jess smiling and lounging on a white couch beneath a large pop-art poster that reads “FRAGILE” in bold red and blue
  • A classic Arriflex film camera with matte box and prime lens mounted on a tripod on a city sidewalk
  • A neoclassical marble sculpture of a woman in flowing robes, eyes closed and hand raised to her head in a dramatic pose
  • Dozens of 35mm photo slides scattered across a lightbox, each featuring a close-up of a person’s eyes
  • jess in a colorful organza top holding a silver point-and-shoot camera to her eye, mid-photo at an event
  • Large, draped fabric panels covered in vibrant paint splatters suspended in a white gallery space
  • Jess smiling and lounging on a white couch beneath a large pop-art poster that reads “FRAGILE” in bold red and blue
  • A classic Arriflex film camera with matte box and prime lens mounted on a tripod on a city sidewalk
  • A neoclassical marble sculpture of a woman in flowing robes, eyes closed and hand raised to her head in a dramatic pose

contact

jessmendes28@gmail.com

jessmendes28@gmail.com

jessmendes28@gmail.com

7435 N Figueroa St. No. 41055 Los Angeles, CA 90041

7435 N Figueroa St. No. 41055 Los Angeles, CA 90041

7435 N Figueroa St. No. 41055 Los Angeles, CA 90041