Creative studio and cultural media brand

Client

illroots

Year

2014-2020

I started at ILLROOTS as an intern and grew into a partner role. Over nearly a decade, I helped build ILLROOTS into a creative studio and media brand at the intersection of music, fashion, film, and internet culture — contributing to landmark projects with Travis Scott, Yung Jake, Drake, Toro Y Moi, and dozens more. Our work spanned a popular blog and social platforms, documentaries, live events at SXSW and the Museum of Modern Art, a viral digital award series, and expansive merch drops. Virgil Abloh once tweeted, “I’m making fashion shows for the kids that follow @illroots Instagram and the 'industry' alike…”

Scope of Work

Product
Marketing
Video Production
Event Production
Design
Shopify

Lets

launch

build

create

together.

Email

paytonarriaga@gmail.com

Social

Based in Venice, California

© 2025 Payton Arriaga

Lets

launch

build

create

together.

Email

paytonarriaga@gmail.com

Social

Based in Venice, California

© 2025 Payton Arriaga

Lets

launch

build

create

together.

Email

paytonarriaga@gmail.com

Social

Based in Venice, California

© 2025 Payton Arriaga