Our expert analysts researched and ranked the top branding agencies in California that help businesses form a strong identity and foster customer loyalty. You can filter listings by team size, reviews, budget and city to find the right fit for your business needs.

Best California Branding Agency Rankings

886 Companies - Rankings updated: August 19, 2026

Each agency undergoes DesignRush evaluation for professional expertise and genuine client satisfaction to assist your search. Some featured placements are paid.

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  • Spohn Design

    Communicate. Educate. Motivate.

    Spohn Design is a boutique graphic design firm with over 30 years of experience in creating success stories for our clients. Fluent in both paper and pixels, we plan, design and deliver integrated marketing, websites, advertising, video and 3D/CGI to get results...

    Location
    Redondo Beach, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Portfolios Count
    17 Projects Listed
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  • Felice Agency

    When it has to be incredible.

    The Felice Agency is a full-service branding and marketing company in Phoenix and San Diego known for Madison Avenue quality regardless of your budget...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (15)

  • Apex Web Studios

    Design Deliver Dominate

    We convert businesses into brands by building booming and beautiful online presences for them...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $40/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
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    4.4 4.4 (2)

  • Tentackles

    Your strategic partners in data-driven, user-inspired, & future-ready digital innovations.

    Tentackles is a premier UI/UX design agency, serving global clients since 2018. We specialize in innovative and user-centric digital solutions that captivate audiences and drive conversions. Our expert team crafts visually engaging and seamless user experiences. Need top-tier design? Connect with us...

    Location
    Walnut, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $20/hr
    Portfolios Count
    16 Projects Listed
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    4.6 4.6 (5)
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  • Sagon-Phior

    Marketing Agency That Blends Creative Branding With Emotional Advertising.

    Sagon-Phior is a full-service creative agency specializing in emotional marketing and brand growth...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (8)

  • BEXBRANDS

    Obsessed with Function. Driven by Design.

    BexBrands specializes in developing genuine communication touchpoints to foster brand-customer relationships. Our services span advertising and graphic design in print, web, email and social media to maintain brand consistency. We excel in package design, finding your unique mark in the marketplace...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • Brand Orbit

    Results-Oriented Communications

    Brand Orbit builds marketing and communications tools in a highly oxygenated environment of integrity and innovation. Our clients tell us their companies' programs are thriving...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (1)

  • Flat 6 Concepts

    A Boutique Luxury Branding Agency

    Located in Los Angeles with clients worldwide, Flat 6 Concepts is a boutique luxury branding agency that caters specifically to the high-end market...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $195/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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  • Venture Media

    Social Media, Content Marketing & Podcasting Agency

    Content marketing agency helping brands grow audiences, generate demand, and turn attention into revenue through social media, SEO, AI discoverability (GEO), podcasting, and full-funnel systems...

    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • ProMailing Solutions

    Marketing, simplified.

    PM Solutions specializes in advertising and content marketing for social media, websites, print, radio, billboards and blogposts. The focus is on brand promotion, SEO, increasing visibility, digital advertising and increasing target engagement...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $65/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
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    4.5 4.5 (2)

  • TringPlus Studio

    Moving Human Experience Forward!

    We revolutionize businesses with breakthrough design innovation. As a full-service creative agency, we excel in crafting and building inventive digital experiences that seamlessly integrate across all platforms and brand touchpoints. Our expertise spans the entire spectrum of design, ensuring every...

    Location
    Union City, California
    Number of Employees
    250 - 499
    Average Hourly Rate
    $40/hr
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
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  • ChrisRubinCreativ (CRC)

    Want to GROW and extend your brand? You need Movere.

    At CRC, Movere stands for emotionally-resonant branding & messaging that moves people: it lights up their heart (giving them the feels), and sparks their mind, motivating them to take action (read: sales). Movere is what delivers actual results to our clients... Growth, extension, and expansion...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • Gyst Design

    Smart Design, Strong Concepts.

    We focus on creating comprehensive branding and identity systems, products and packaging, exhibitions and events, websites and apps, marketing and advertising, and aim to foster ineffable experiences for humans (and also sometimes dogs)...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $120/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • Jacob Tyler

    Our Creative Kicks Ass and Makes Names

    At Jacob Tyler, we deliver creative experiences and marketing strategies that amplify your brands reach, breed customer loyalty and boost your bottom line. Founded in 2000 in San Diego, California, Jacob Tyler is a branding agency and digital marketing agency that helps clients with all of their creative and...

    Location
    Del Mar, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)
    5.0 5.0 (21)

  • Pace Digitals

    Affordable & Creative Design Company

    Pace Digital is a cutting-edge digital marketing agency offering innovative solutions for businesses. With expertise in SEO, social media marketing, web design, and more, we help clients optimize their online presence and drive targeted traffic. Our team of experts utilizers data-driven strategies to deliver...

    Location
    Oakland, California
    Number of Employees
    1000 & Up
    Average Hourly Rate
    $70/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
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    4.6 4.6 (3)
    1.0 1.0 (1)

  • Amasta Media

    Your digital partner blending strategy, design, and technology to drive growth.

    Whether you need strategy, consulting, hiring support, or a fresh website, we partner with you to build solutions that fit your goals, budget, and long-term growth...

    Location
    Dublin, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
    Visit Website View Profile
    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • Zinzin

    Creating Names With Profound Meaning

    Zinzin is a dynamic naming and branding agency that specializes in crafting impactful product and company names. Contact us to know more!...

    Location
    Berkeley, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
    Visit Website View Profile
    5.0 5.0 (1)

  • Straight North

    Make Every Click Count!

    Straight North is a full-service Internet marketing firm that works with you to customize the best mix of online marketing from PPC and email campaigns to SEO-based responsive websites to provide results that move the needle...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    18 Projects Listed
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    4.5 4.5 (28)

  • Bolder Agency

    We brand the companies that are hardest to explain. AI · Robotics · Biotech · Energy · Deep Tech

    We brand the companies that are hardest to explain. AI · Robotics · Biotech · Energy · Deep Tech...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    14 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (1)

  • Donna Melger Designs

    Your Vision. My Expertise. Powerful Branding & Web Design.

    We help Brands & Businesses stand out online and thrive in a connected world. Crafting user-friendly websites and impactful brand identities to help brands and businesses thrive online...

    Location
    Santa Cruz, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • The Creative Pack, LLC

    Brand Results You will Love.

    We are a full service creative studio, specializing in packaging design for brands/retailers...

    Location
    Manhattan Beach, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    13 Projects Listed
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  • HypeLife Brands

    Supercharge Your Growth Marketing With a Results & Data-Driven Approach

    Established in 2001, HypeLife Brands is a progressive music marketing + brand development + marketing agency helping consumer-focused lifestyle startups & challenger brands engage the Millennial Generation...

    Location
    Oceanside, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
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    2.3 2.3 (3)

  • SansaraHub

    Digital Marketing Advertising Agency

    Sansarahub, your trusted hub for comprehensive digital solutions. With over 13+ years of experience, we specialize in driving digital transformation to help your business grow, scale, and lead the market...

    Location
    California City, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Portfolios Count
    9 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (7)

  • Lime&Co

    Cultivating Brands. Rooted in Clarity.

    We are a sunny-clear-skies San Diego strategy and design consultancy. For almost two decades now, we’ve been empowering brands to evolve, serve, and lead — inside and out. We dig deep to help companies cultivate brand clarity by aligning their purpose with their visuals and messaging. The result: a...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
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  • Chikara Digital

    Design That Converts. Strategy That Scales

    We build standout Squarespace websites and brand identities that drive clicks, calls, and conversions: optimized for local SEO and Yelp growth across the entire Bay Area...

    Location
    San Jose, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $55/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    13 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (8)

  • Ozan Karakoc Design Studio

    Your Design Partner.

    Unlock your brand's potential with the power of strategy and design...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
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  • Nemomakes

    A Creative Partner For Your Team.

    Nemomakes helps countless companies, startups, founders and entrepreneurs create web and mobile products for their businesses that deliver phenomenal and tangible results...

    Location
    Walnut Creek, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    20 Projects Listed
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  • Brandmagic

    Crafting brands people believe in.

    We specialize in innovative small business branding solutions that empower B2B brands to rise above the competition. Our focus is on UI/UX brand strategy, seamlessly integrating branding and marketing efforts to drive significant business growth...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)
    5.0 5.0 (2)

  • Sketchy Digital

    Were a Full-Stack Creative Studio

    Sketchy Digital is a creative studio that helps SMBs and large corporations to grow their businesses with high quality project management and scaled creation of graphic design and digital illustrations...

    Location
    Walnut Creek, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $80/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    16 Projects Listed
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  • Michael PACE digital

    Designing Web Experiences.

    Michael PACE digital is a boutique creative and digital marketing studio founded circa 2006 in Venice Beach, California. Led by creative entrepreneur Michael A. Pace, the agency offers services including responsive website design, brand identity, motion graphics, video production, SEO/SEM, and full-stack web...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • SICKBOAT

    Automagically Master Your Media

    SICKBOAT is a global design, video production, and 3D motion graphics company using innovative techniques to build premium motion graphic overlays, textures, tools, elements, and video asset packs for visionary production companies, content creators, and filmmakers. Beyond our products, we provide video/photo...

    Location
    Long Beach, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (13)

  • Tribe Agency

    Make Your Brand a Verb

    Brand and Go-to-Market Consultancy for MedTech, Startups, and Entrepreneurs...

    Location
    Newport Beach, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
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  • Open Homes

    The Bays Best Real Estate Photography & Marketing

    Open Homes provides the best real estate photography, websites, Matterport, brochures, floor plans, video, aerial, 3D and more tailored to suit your real estate needs and branded to promote your business...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
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  • Techifye Technologies

    Make Your Business Digital

    In todays dynamic environment, businesses are starting to make their presence online and going global to expand their business...

    Location
    California City, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • Smoking Chimney

    Your imagination, Amplified. Digitally.

    We help ambitious brands leverage video, ad & brand films, branding, UI/UX design, and full-service creative solutions to achieve rapid growth seamless experiences, intuitive results...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $20/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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    4.8 4.8 (6)
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  • SplashPR Agency

    Coloring the World, One Story at a Time

    SplashPR Agency is a full-service PR and Digital Marketing Agency also specialized in events, headquartered in Los Angeles. We cater our services to artists, fashion designers, food & wine retailers, lifestyle-oriented companies, cosmetics, hospitality establishments, nonprofit organizations & corporationsB2B...

    Location
    Santa Monica, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
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    4.4 4.4 (5)

  • Just Digital

    Your Marketing & Growth Partner.

    A top-rated digital marketing and design agency based in California. We help small to medium-sized businesses grow with paid advertising, content marketing, website design and branding...

    Location
    Beverly Hills, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    10 Projects Listed
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    4.8 4.8 (83)

  • VSDesign

    Visionary Sparks, Global Diffusion.

    Designing Scalable, User-First Products for SaaS, AI & Beyond...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $45/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    11 Projects Listed
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  • Magnetic Creative

    Promising Global Branding With a Human Element

    We take pride in our versatility, having collaborated with various brands across different industries, including consumer goods, B2B, Enterprise and Tech, consumer electronics, food and beverage, as well as outdoors and lifestyle brands...

    Location
    Temecula, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (4)

  • McLean

    McLean: Creating Triumph in Every Package.

    McLean, a leader in brand and packaging design, sees branding and packaging as the core of your business. We understand our partners and their consumers, enabling us to create compelling solutions that enrich consumers' lives. We work with businesses of all sizes, using our team of highly-trained specialists...

    Location
    Walnut Creek, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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  • BrandingBusiness

    Let B2B Branding Get Momentum!

    BrandingBusiness is a reputable B2B branding strategy and development consultancy dedicated to assisting B2B companies in establishing, evaluating, and positioning transformative brands...

    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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  • FYC Labs

    Digital Solutions that Drive Your Business Forward

    For over a decade, FYC Labs has been a leading design and development agency dedicated to empowering businesses. We offer a range of services including engineering expertise, UI/UX web and product design, and strategic guidance...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    11 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (2)

  • Blac Flag

    Innovation Through Automation

    Blac Flag is a full-service creative, development, and growth partner for brands that need more than pretty pictures. We design and build high-performing sites, apps, and automations, then back them with SEO, email, and paid media that actually drive revenue...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
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  • YZZY Agency

    Our Creative Agency Specializes in Crafting Captivating Visuals.

    Yzzy Agency is a Los Angeles based creative studio founded in 2008, specializing in branding, UI/UX design and web development for startups and small businesses. With over 15 years of experience and more than 650 projects completed, Yzzy delivers visually compelling and user-friendly digital solutions that...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
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    4.3 4.3 (1)
    5.0 5.0 (13)

  • Colibri Digital Marketing

    Lead With Love

    A B Corp-certified digital marketing agency committed to marketing that models and supports business for good for you, for us, for our gorgeous green planet, and for everyone we know...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
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    5.0 5.0 (21)

  • Dojo Media

    Design & Development, Branding, PPC, SEO

    Our expertise and experience are shared with clients to aid in the development of initiatives. The rules of the Digital game are in a constant state of flux; our mission is to help ambitious brands compete at a high level in a constantly shifting market environment. Additionally, we enjoy excellent design...

    Location
    Union City, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    13 Projects Listed
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  • Dillie

    Media innovation for beauty and personal care.

    Dillie is a media innovation partner for beauty and personal care brands. We specialize in AI video marketing by building, scaling, and optimizing branded content and performance driven media. Breaking through with trending content to produce quality, unique branded assets, we ideate and activate...

    Location
    California City, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $25/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
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    4.3 4.3 (1)

  • Desert Society

    Generating Creativity

    Whether marketing memorable brands, or designing alluring interiors, at Desert Society were passionate about generating creativity to help the people and businesses of the SoCal region shine that much brighter...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
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    5.0 5.0 (1)

  • Jmac PR

    Building Brand Awareness & Executive Impact

    JMAC PR is a Los Angeles-based boutique communications agency specializing in PR support for tech startups. We partner with founders and leadership teams to amplify their stories, shape market positioning, and drive meaningful media coverage. Through bold storytelling, targeted outreach, and audience-first...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
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  • SG Cartel

    Creatives With Agency

    SG Cartel is a global creative services coalition headquartered in Los Angeles, specializing in fashion, luxury, beauty and premium lifestyle. We build culturally resonant brands through creative strategy, storytelling and narrative architecture, graphic design, campaign concepting and content production...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
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