UGC & Short-Form Ad Creative

Ads peopleactually wantto watch.

I make UGC and short-form ad content built to stop the scroll, communicate the product in seconds, and actually drive action — native to the platforms people already live on.

Reel / 2026

Tap sound on — this one's a real cut.

UGC AdsPerformance CreativeProduct VideoSocial ContentHooks That ConvertPlatform-Native
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Selected Work

The reel speaks
first.

A mix of real cuts and demo concepts. Every piece is built the same way — hook first, product fast, made to be watched all the way through.

GLASÉ — Glass-Skin Serum
01Real Work

GLASÉ · 2026

Glass-Skin Serum

Product UGC AdWatch
KETTL (demo) — Cold Brew, Hot Take
02Demo Concept

KETTL (demo) · 2026

Cold Brew, Hot Take

TikTok / Reels CampaignWatch
FLEXR (demo) — The 3-Second Test
03Demo Concept

FLEXR (demo) · 2026

The 3-Second Test

Direct Response AdWatch
MAISON N. (demo) — Quiet Luxury
04Demo Concept

MAISON N. (demo) · 2025

Quiet Luxury

Lifestyle Product VideoWatch
NOVO (demo) — Before You Scroll Past
05Demo Concept

NOVO (demo) · 2025

Before You Scroll Past

Problem → Solution AdWatch
ROAM (demo) — Honestly? It's Good.
06Demo Concept

ROAM (demo) · 2025

Honestly? It's Good.

Testimonial-Style UGCWatch

Capabilities

What I actually
make.

Not a menu of services — a way of working. Everything starts with the hook and ends with an asset you can post today and spend behind tomorrow.

01

UGC Ads

TikTok · Reels · Paid Social

Authentic, native-feeling content that looks like a recommendation, not a commercial. Made to blend into the feed and stop the thumb.

02

Performance Ads

Direct Response

Short-form creative built around hooks, retention, product benefits, objections and a clear CTA. Engineered for the metric, iterated on the first three seconds.

03

Product Videos

Commercial Assets

Clean, visually engaging, product-first content for brands that need stronger creative assets than a white-background photo.

04

Social Content

Organic Short-Form

Content designed to make a brand feel relevant and native to the platforms people actually spend their time on.

How It Works

Five steps,
zero guesswork.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Understand the product, the audience, the offer and the goal. What are we actually trying to make someone do?

  2. 02

    Concept

    Develop hooks, angles, scripts and creative direction. This is where the ad is won or lost.

  3. 03

    Shoot

    Film with attention to pacing, framing, lighting and authenticity. Native energy over stiff production.

  4. 04

    Edit

    Turn footage into fast, platform-native creative — captions, sound design, retention-first cutting.

  5. 05

    Deliver

    Polished, ready-to-post assets in every ratio you need, plus hook variants to split-test.

Houston, TX
Gabe — founder of Gabe's Creatives
Creator, not agency

About

I'm Gabe. I make short-form ads and UGC that don't feel like ads.

Gabe's Creatives exists to help brands make content that feels native to the platforms people actually spend time on — not polished-to-death commercials that get skipped in half a second.

I obsess over hooks, pacing and the first three seconds, because that's where attention is won. I build creative that works organically and holds up when you put real money behind it. One person, fast turnaround, and a real point of view — not a faceless content mill.

Based in

Houston, TX

Working

Worldwide / remote

Turnaround

Days, not weeks

Why Brands Work With Me

No fluff.
Just work that performs.

01

Native to TikTok & Reels

Content built for how people actually watch — vertical, fast, thumb-stopping.

02

Hooks that earn the scroll

The first three seconds are treated like the whole ad. Because they basically are.

03

Fast-paced editing

Retention-first cutting, captions and sound design that keep eyes on screen.

04

Authentic delivery

It reads like a recommendation from a friend, not a script read off a teleprompter.

05

Product-first storytelling

The product is the main character — shown, not just mentioned.

06

Built for organic + paid

Creative that performs in the feed and holds up when you spend behind it.

Contact

Got a product that deserves better creative?

Prefer to just talk it through? Email is fastest. Tell me the product, the goal and where it's running — I'll come back with an angle.