®PEPE HERNANDEZ® IS A ®WRITER®, ®CREATIVE DIRECTOR® AND ®FORMER ATTORNEY®. HIS ®FICTION® IS FEATURED OR FORTHCOMING IN THE ®NEW ENGLAND REVIEW®, ®ZYZZYVA® AND CATAPULT’S ®BEST DEBUT SHORT STORIES®. HE’S A RECIPIENT OF THE ®2026 PEN AMERICA DAU PRIZE®.
®®®INFO®®®
®HERNANDEZJOSEL@GMAIL.COM®
®®®CONTACT®®®
®FREELANCE, WRITER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR®
®SQUARESPACE, WRITER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR®
®WIEDEN + KENNEDY PORTLAND, WRITER®
®WIEDEN + KENNEDY NEW YORK, WRITER®
®DORSEY & WHITNEY, ATTORNEY®
®®®EXPERIENCE®®®
®GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL ????, JURIS DOCTOR®
®UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE®
®®®EDUCATION®®®
®ADAGE: “SQUARESPACE’S PEPE HERNANDEZ SETS NEW STANDARDS FOR IN-HOUSE CREATIVES”@, ®THE NEW YORK TIMES®, ®THE WASHINGTON POST®, ®WORLDSTAR®, ®THE TODAY SHOW®, ®ESQUIRE®, ®NEW YORK MAGAZINE®, ®PEOPLE MAGAZINE®, ®TIME®, ®ROLLING STONE®, ®NPR®, ®THE RINGER®, ®USA TODAY®, ®THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER®, ®VARIETY®, ®INDIEWIRE®, ®COLLIDER®, ®VOGUE®, ®THE AV CLUB®, ®THE DAILY MAIL®, ®ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY®, ®WORLDSTAR AGAIN®, ®CBS®, ®ABC®, ®CNN®, ®FOX®, ®BARRONS®, ®REUTERS®, ®FORBES®, ®SPORTS ILLUSTRATED®, ®SPORTSCENTER®, ®ESPN FIRST TAKE®, ®BLEACHER REPORT®, ®SLAM MAGAZINE®, ®ITSNICETHAT®, ®FAST COMPANY®, ®CREATIVITY ONLINE®, ®ADWEEK®, ®ADAGE®, and ®®®CARWASH.COM®®®
®®®PRESS®®®
®2026 PEN/DAU PRIZE®, ®PUSHCART NOMINATION®, ®EMMY NOMINATION®, ®ADAGE CREATIVE OF THE YEAR®, ®CANNES GOLD®, ®D&AD YELLOW®, ®ONE SHOW BEST OF DISCIPLINE®, ®CICLOPE GRAND PRIX®, ®EYECANDY COMMERCIALS OF THE YEAR®, @ADC BEST OF DISCIPLINE@, ®AICP®, @CLIOS@, ®WEBBYS®, ®EFFIES®, ®THE FWA®, ®VIMEO STAFF PICKS® and ®LUERZER’S ARCHIVE®
®®®RECOGNITION®®®
®®®UPDATES®®®
GET ®UPDATES® ON ®PUBLICATIONS® A ®COUPLE TIMES A YEAR®