Is your advertising as adaptable as your business?
WHO WE ARE
designEDGE is a collaboration of some of the freshest and most experienced minds in the business. We’re a virtual agency created to be responsive and nimble, able to expand or contract depending on your specific needs. Do you require a full-service agency with account, strategy, creative and production capabilities? Or do you simply need a revamped logo knocked out in no time flat? Maybe it's something in-between, with less support upfront and more help on the back end. No problem. Whether you need two, ten, or more category experts, designEDGE is here for you.
designEDGE gives your business the edge it needs. With advertising and marketing that commands attention, defines your brand and most importantly, delivers results. From big-picture thinking right down to the smallest details, we provide all the services you and your business need.
We’ve partnered with start-ups, established brands and mid- to large-corporations. And through it all, we’ve learned how to work smarter and be more efficient. We have eliminated the ridiculous overheads, removed the road blocks and dispensed with the agency red tape to pass the savings on to you. No matter the size or type of your business, we’ll provide the high-level attention and expertise it deserves.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
Brand Strategy
Creative Development
Copywriting & Editing
Photography
Retouching
Art Production
Print & OOH
Video Production
Digital Production
Social Integration
LEADERSHIP
Stephen Ozawa | Creative & Production Strategist
Imagine if your company was 5-10% more efficient and how much more profitable you could be.
Part creative thinker, part production guru, Stephen combines the right with the left into a seamless medley that produces award-winning and results-generating campaigns. A creative problem solver, he strives for the most impactful message while maintaining an eye for the aesthetic beauty of every project.
Stephen’s career spans small to large agencies alike, spearheading production departments and providing analytical insight into the strategic and creative process. He is equally adept in branding, direct response, consumer and B2B marketing. He's worked on a wide-range of accounts including Epson, Denso, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CVS/Pharmacy, KIA Motors, Bacardi, Mattel, Avery-Dennison, Anchor Blue and Universal Studios.
A native Southern Californian, Stephen is an avid fisherman, diehard LA sports fan and always good for a laugh or two.
Marc Shur | Creative Director
When you study media and marketing you learn to be observant of 100% of the space.
Marc has lent his creative expertise to a wide variety of national and regional accounts such as Epson, Toyota, Lexus, Disneyland, McDonald's, Mattel, Murad, JAKKS Pacific, Del Taco, Avery-Dennsion and Guthy-Renker. He takes a strategic approach to branding, ensuring that every project not only looks fantastic but also performs well.
Marc has worked at numerous agencies including, Ogilvy & Mather, Young & Rubicam, Foote, Cone & Belding, Dailey & Associates and J. Walter Thompson. Equally adept with large accounts and start-ups alike, Marc brings a wealth of creative experience and expertise that speak to any marketing challenge.
An award-winning vintage sign photographer, Marc is also a musician at heart and can be heard playing his guitar at a gig coming soon.
Kristina Vargas | Account & Project Director
Kristina has been a multi-tasker for as long as she can remember. So naturally it was a seamless transition when she began servicing clients. She's worked on numerous high-profile accounts such as Netflix, HBO, Hulu, ABC, Proctor & Gamble and Mattel, handling everything from digital to social media to package design. Fully versed as a project/production manager, Kristina is able to provide accurate project information, status and real-time schedules without the dreaded account speak of, "I'll get back to you."
An advocate of continual education and self-improvement, Kristina's diverse professional experience enables her to bring solutions to complex creative problems, achieve business goals and help foster client growth. She searches for new ways that companies and consumers can effectively communicate with one another—the key to brand activation and success.
When she's not busy crossing the t's and dotting the i's, Kristina can be found traversing the multitude of hiking trails throughout the LA basin.
CLIENTS
Clients prior to designEDGE
REFERRALS
"We were forced to re-invent our annual international conference, which was held virtually for the first time. We were so fortunate to find designEDGE. They created a gorgeous interactive program guide, a million light years from the B/W printed book we had offered in years past. They had the vision and the ability to execute with speed, patience, and the creative eye that both thrilled our advertisers and reinforced our brand. We couldn't be more grateful."
Jane Arsham, Executive Director, Children’s Music Network
"designEDGE is very easy to work with – responsive and flexible, often working with material that comes late in the process."
Nancy Mahr, Content Editor, Peninsula Symphony
"Excellent communication and great collaboration with his knowledgeable staff. designEDGE helped me launch my business with logo design, website, social media, event signage and my award-winning vehicle wrap."
Craig Harada, Owner President, Maui Natural Ice
"designEDGE is an amazing marketing team. They implemented great ideas for our business and made everything easy for us!"
Lauren McElroy, Founder CEO, Tickleberry Place