ABOUT

Ricardo Baltazar is a Los Angeles based Mexican-American artist currently working as an Art Director at Pinterest on the “House of Creative” team.  In his 8 years at Pinterest he has brought to life a variety of marketing efforts across key audiences. From product GTMs to B2B events, Doc-style user stories and Pride campaigns Ricardo always aim’s to tell meaningful stories that show the positive impact Pinterest has on people’s live’s.

For the last 3 years, Ricardo has art directed and collaborated on the creative development of Pinterest Presents, the brand’s global advertiser summit,  which took the shape of a TV comedy in 2023, and a Sports Comedy film in 2024  weaving together executive keynotes, product announcements, brand and user stories in an entertaining ~45 minute show featuring an ensemble cast comedy actors. 

In 2021 he was named as one of The Drum's Future 50, a list of the best emerging marketers in the world.

Ricardo is a San Francisco State University alum with a B.S. in Visual Communication Design and graduated as department honoree of the School of Design in 2016. 

Outside of work he explores the bounds of his creativity and Mexican roots through the art of Drag alongside an inspiring community of queer artists.