Vermilion

Creative Gone Good
4845 Pearl East Cir, Suite 101, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
https://www.vermilion.com
Vermilion

Vermilion Overview

Year Founded
1980
Employees
Under 49
Minimal Budget
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Average Hourly Rate
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Vermilion is an integrated branding and marketing agency in Boulder, Colorado, specializing in purpose-driven organizations. A Certified B Corporation and Women-Owned Small Business, Vermilion serves nonprofits and foundations, outdoor and environment, health and well-being, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) clients. Founded in 1980, the advertising agency builds brands worth believing through strategy, creative, websites, and digital marketing.

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Vermilion Portfolio

Vermilion - Brand Development
Branding
Brand Development
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
3 Months
2026
Vermilion - Website Design & Development
Web Development
Website Design & Development
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
8 Months
2026
Vermilion - Creative Campaign & Assets
Integrated Marketing
Creative Campaign & Assets
Government
$20K - $100K
12 Months
2026
Vermilion - Branding, Graphic Design, & Campaign
Branding
Branding, Graphic Design, & Campaign
Agriculture
$100K - $250K
12 Months
2026
Vermilion - Agency of Record
Creative Services
Agency of Record
Consumer Goods
$100K - $250K
18 Months
2025
Vermilion - Website Design & Development
Website Redesign
Website Design & Development
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
16 Months
2026
Vermilion - Naming & Brand Development
Branding
Naming & Brand Development
Health Care
$20K - $100K
4 Months
2025
Vermilion - Brand & Website Development
Branding
Brand & Website Development
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
18 Months
2024
Vermilion - Branding & Website
Branding
Branding & Website
Agriculture
$20K - $100K
18 Months
2026
Vermilion - Website Design & Development
Web Development
Website Design & Development
Public Safety
$20K - $100K
24 Months
2026

Industries

  • Nonprofit
  • Wellness & Fitness
  • Consumer Goods
  • eCommerce
  • Arts
  • Recreation & Travel
  • Agriculture
  • Food and Beverage
  • Other
  • Higher Education

Client Types

  • Startups
  • Small Businesses
  • Medium Businesses
  • Enterprise / Corporate
Branding Expertise
Branding Expertise
  • B2B Branding
  • Brand Design
  • Brand Messaging
  • Brand Positioning
  • Brand Strategy
  • Naming
Business Consulting Expertise
Business Consulting Expertise
  • Strategy Consulting
CMS Platforms
CMS Platforms
  • WordPress
Creative Expertise
Creative Expertise
  • Creative Copywriting
  • Creative Strategy
  • Illustration
  • Photography
Digital Marketing Expertise
Digital Marketing Expertise
  • B2B
  • Copywriting
  • Digital Advertising
  • Integrated Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Marketing Strategy
Graphic Design Expertise
Graphic Design Expertise
  • Illustration
  • Logo Animation
  • Visual Communication
Market Research Expertise
Market Research Expertise
  • Data Analysis
  • Interviews
  • Market Analysis
  • Surveys
PPC Expertise
PPC Expertise
  • B2B PPC
  • Display Advertising
  • Google Ads
  • Instagram Ads
  • LinkedIn Ads
SEO Expertise
SEO Expertise
  • B2B SEO
  • Generative Engine Optimization
  • Mobile SEO
  • SEO Consulting
Social Media Expertise
Social Media Expertise
  • B2B Social Media Marketing
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest Marketing
UI/UX Expertise
UI/UX Expertise
  • Interactive Design
  • UX Audit
  • UX Strategy
  • Usability Testing
  • User Research
Video Production Expertise
Video Production Expertise
  • Scriptwriting
  • Storyboarding
  • Video Editing
  • Educational Videos
  • Video Filming
Web Design Expertise
Web Design Expertise
  • B2B
  • Landing Page Design
  • Mobile First
  • Responsive
  • Website Redesign
  • eCommerce
eCommerce Expertise
eCommerce Expertise
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Vermilion Clients

Trout Unlimited
Protect Our Winters
East Coast Greenway Alliance
Maine Community Foundation
Tipping Point Community
Western Resource Advocates
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council
WellPower
Community Foundation Boulder County
University of Colorado
City of Boulder
Boulder County
Pivot Bio
Appalachian Mountain Club
Nestlé Purina
Wana Brands
Quinn

Vermilion Reviews


Reviews from Google Maps are available on this profile.
The best in Boulder! In my professional capacity, I've partnered with Vermilion for brand development, web design, and paid search campaigns. They always surprise me with fresh, new ideas, and their team is a joy to work with. If you need a trusted partner, you can't go wrong with Vermilion! "
Ian Houser's Review Sourced from Google
Vermilion is top notch. RMEQ formerly Out Boulder has worked with this team for decades. We have used them for rebranding and wayfinding and we would never consider another firm. "
Mardi Moore's Review Sourced from Google
We know people come to greenway.org to plan their East Coast Greenway adventures. With this redesign, we’re also highlighting the critical ongoing work to advance the trail, while offering efficient tools and resources for trip planning.Vermilion did an outstanding job helping us speak to the Greenway’s varied audiences. The new site is both highly functional and visually compelling, and I’m excited for our supporters to explore it. "
John Martin's Review Sourced from Google
There are are few companies that I can speak to the consistent quality and excellence of their product and their people as much as I can with Vermilion. For years, this is the only company that I would work with when it came to branding and design. Their ability to take complex issues, think creatively, and come up with bold and beautiful ideas was best in class. Even now, after so many years of having them as partners, I still consistently go back to them. Their commitment to social issues and community as well as really paying attention to the trends of the times, helps make them a relevant and invaluable partner in whatever type of work you may be in. If there were six stars, I would give it to this company. I believe in them and their people. "
Ben Miller's Review Sourced from Google
Vermilion is the type of creative agency that production companies dream of working with, but can never quite seem to find. We finally feel like we’ve found long term agency partners in Vermilion. They craft brag-worthy creative (without the egos), are fair, genuinely care for the vendors they bring on to their projects and embody the role that agencies should bring to clients and the campaigns they build. It’s a rare gift as fellow creatives to get to step out onto a foundation that has already been carefully laid before us and get to enrich concepts together to make a real impact for the clients we serve. "
Molly McKinney Walker's Review Sourced from Google

Vermilion Team Bios

Partner, Creative
Sarah Halle
Partner, Creative

Her deep creative, strategy, and PR experience make her a triple threat; her mixed metaphors will keep you on your toes. Married to a fellow agency vet and stepmom to two teen girls who keep her informed of burgeoning Gen Zisms.

Growth & Impact Director
Craig Spalding
Growth & Impact Director

Craig knows purpose-driven organizations after 12+ years of brand marketing for B Corps and CPG brands, he brought his client-side experience to the agency world. Loves reading, urban parks, the Alamo Drafthouse, and hiking Colorado's mountains.

Digital Director
Mike DuFresne
Digital Director

Packs 15+ years of digital marketing experience across paid advertising, email, social, mobile, and more. Father to a three-year-old daughter; husband to a wife; frequent hiker, camper, and backpacker.

Partner, Strategy
Thaddeus Napp
Partner, Strategy

Husband to a husband and father to a son, Thad grew up a country kid in Hygiene, CO and followed his passion for people and storytelling to a film degree and time in reality TV. In 2010, he got lucky with a freelance gig and professional mentors at Vermilion and couldn't get enough.

Account Director
Jessica Hakanson
Account Director

Brings a unique perspective to creative problem-solving, partly thanks to her Advertising and Philosophy degrees. Feels lucky to put her passion for doing good into practice working with inspiring brands at Vermilion and raising future changemakers (two young kiddos) at home.

Lead Developer
Joe Battenburg
Lead Developer

Raised by both humans and computers, Joe helps bridge the gap between the two. When he's not at home watching screens and listening to music, hes out among his fellow humans doing the same at movies or concerts. Definitely not a robot.

Partner, Client Service
Susan Aust
Partner, Client Service

Honored and humbled to lead the agencys vision, culture, business, and client and community relationships as a Partner after being a Vermilionaire since 1992. Learned the art of client service from

Experience Design Director
Paul Richard
Experience Design Director

Born and raised a Coloradan in every sense of the word, Pauls DIY self reliance and inadvisably large list of interests make him a veritable Swiss Army knife of design. Hes also trapped in an exponentially-expanding balloon of hobbies. Help.

Senior Copywriter
Ellen O'Clover
Senior Copywriter

Graduated from Johns Hopkins with a creative writing degree and has used it to write for big brands, small brands, and young adult novels. Shares her house with a rocket scientist and two bulldogs named Puffin and Lilly.

Senior Account Manager
Sam DeLonge
Senior Account Manager

Sam might be the biggest advertising nerd youll ever meetshe chose watching commercials over cartoons as a kid. After earning her MBA in Sustainability from Colorado State University, her drive to pair creativity with climate impact led her to Vermilion. At home, she keeps pace with two young kids a

Art Director
Jake Marty
Art Director

Likes things better when they look good so hes just doing his part to make the world a more beautiful place. Loves running, biking, photography, skiing in the mountains and chasing his two little kiddos as they chase the dog.

Art Director
Erin Coldiron
Art Director

Formed a critical eye for (her own) poor handwriting in childhood, which has since shaped her design acuity across all project types. Keeps herself entertained with dog snuggles, good books, and house projects.

Growth & Impact Coordinator
Alanna Wisniewski
Growth & Impact Coordinator

Combines her marketing and account management skills to get to the heart of client challenges while building meaningful relationships. Her incessant curiosity sparks thoughtful questions and drives her culinary exploration in the kitchen. You should really invite her to your next dinner party.

Finance Director
Tracey Pulvermiller
Finance Director

Raised by parents who billed at the breakfast table, Tracey has over a decade of experience managing small-but-mighty agency finances. She manages all things money so designers can keep designing and developers can keep developing. New Yorker at heart; Coloradan by choice.

Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Sam Peterson
Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Known as a golden retriever in human form, Sam brings warm, buoyant energy to every project. Unlike a golden retriever, she nerds out over data and well-made dashboards. Despite being told that her Psychology/Communications double major would be unmarketable, she delights in applying both daily on b

Art Director
Kevin Bonner
Art Director

Started his career working for small boutique agencies in San Francisco before calling Colorado home. Find him hiking, snowboarding, listening to live music, sipping a beer, hanging with his kids, or wrestling his dog (whos a popular visitor at the Vermilion office).

Vermilion Awards

CBCA 2026 Business for the Arts Awards
DBJ 2026 Leaders in Small Business Award
The One Club for Creativity - Chautauqua Brochure
The One Club for Creativity - RMEQ Rebrand
Ad Club Colorado The Fifty - RMEQ Rebrand
Indie Agency News Top 40: Weirdos + Underdogs