Stephen Vallera

Stephen Vallera is a seasoned creative professional currently serving as the Global Vice President of Creative at Smartly since March 2024. Previously, Vallera held the position of Sr. Manager for North America's creative strategy team, KarmaLab, at Reddit, Inc. from January 2019 to March 2024. Prior to that, Vallera was a Creative Director at Meta from August 2013 to December 2018, where award-winning campaigns were developed for major partners across various platforms and regional presence was established in New Zealand. Vallera's earlier experience includes roles as Art Director at Ogilvy and Digitas North America, and foundational creative contributions at Cramer-Krasselt and Plan B. Vallera earned a BFA in Advertising Art Direction from Columbia College Chicago.