Shawn Ghassemitari is an Iranian-American writer, editor and creative director based in Los Angeles.

A selection of work done between 2016 - 2022

HYPEBEAST

As an Editor for HYPEBEAST, I report on daily news and write feature articles for one of the premier culture platforms in the world. Additionally, I co-manage the HypeArt Instagram and assist on brand partnerships.

Thus far, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing a number of artists, athletes and musicians, such as Christian Pulisic, Andy Kenutis and Inès Longevial to Kamaal Williams, ILL-STUDIO and Trae Young.

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SPIRAL

I’m the founder, creative director and editor-in-chief of an annual publication called SPIRAL. As a lover of football and art, I aspire to push the game forward by showcasing the sport through the lens of culture.

Issue I tackled the topic of ‘Tribalism’ and featured the likes of Matt McCormick and Ryan Russell to Jerry Rice and Sam Rapoport. The second Issue tackled the theme of the ‘Future’ and included interviews with Chris Godwin and PLAYLAB, along with artwork and photography by Pelle Cass and Pete Sharp. Dive in.

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Slanted Magazine: Los Angeles

Slanted is a German publication that explores typography and graphic design. Each issue focuses on a specific city or region and ties in figures who are making waves in their respective fields. For it’s Spring/Summer 2020 issue, they contacted me to write an article on what Los Angeles meant to me.

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Steven Harrington Studio

From 2016 to 2019, I worked closely with LA-based artist, Steven Harrington across projects that ranged Nike and Warby Parker, to Coachella, Dew Tour, Snap Inc. and AAPE. I assisted on graphic design and painting, to project management and social media.

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Amadeus Magazine

I had the pleasure of being a contributing writer for Amadeus Magazine from 2018 to 2020, where I interviewed over 15 creatives that span the worlds of art and design, to music, fashion and photography. Story list includes the likes of Cleon Peterson, Cody Hudson, Chi Modu and Gabriel Alcala. See the full list of articles here.