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Gumball Dynasty is a network of more than 100 teams and individuals immediately ready for project work or long term creative or strategic placements. Our deep professional bench means quick briefing and kickoffs.

We know everyone is too busy to slow down, and onboarding sounds exhausting. Give us 10 minutes to understand what we can take off your plate. We’ll start building a team.

Reach out. Incredible talent is ready.

Meet a few of our people.

We think “creative” is a requirement, not a role. Whether it’s strategy, writing, design, back end development, project management or even a CMO, we now have more than 150 talented people on our bench who use creativity in every aspect of their work. We're happy to introduce them to you.

We asked our new team members: What work might we recognize, and at which brands did you make a difference?

Creative Lead, Designer

Cara Ragusa

Durham, NC

Recognized work/brands: I've done a lot of design work for Duke Health and Duke University - medical magazines, student guides, hospital annual reports, campaign/event logos, marketing materials, infographics, and a ton more. I also recently completed a highly successful online campaign with RTI International to help gain awareness and support for a new research initiative. The client attributed the eye-catching graphics to the campaign exceeding engagement expectations.

As far as biggest difference/impact, it was for an unknown, struggling inner-city Catholic school. I was brought on to expand their brand awareness and marketing reach, and within three years of my work elevating and transforming the brand (updated logo and campus signage; redesigned websites for internal staff, prospective families, and donors; reimagined marketing materials, advertisements, video; social media campaigns - you name it, I did it). The school saw an increase in enrollment by 68%. They have since had to create wait lists for several grades and it is now a school well known in the greater community.

Graphic Design, Art Direction

Allison Arditty

Bellingham, WA

SIFF: Art directed and designed award-winning campaigns for the largest film festival in North America, the Seattle International Film Festival. My role included concepting photo and video shoots, developing a campaign toolkit for external partners, and designing a diverse suite of printed assets for the festival. The two campaigns I was a part of took home over 15 local and national awards!

T-Mobile: With T-Mobile, I concepted, art directed and executed print, digital and environmental activations for their stores nationwide. My role was nuanced and included leading teams, actively designing, reviewing proofs, guiding retouch, and more. In my time in this role, we successfully drove customer interaction and brand awareness—and T-Mobile went from the #4 carrier in the US to vying for #1!

Zulily: At Zulily, I was a campaign lead, developing the brand's onsite seasonal campaigns with a variety of deliverables in mind—ranging from landing pages to small image composites. In addition, I worked on Zulily's brand refresh, played a pivotal role in the re-design of email assets, developed an email templating system, and worked to create style guides for the brand and campaigns that resulted in significantly reduced creative hours.

Creative Direction, Strategy, Copywriting

Fiona Parkin

Florida

I am lucky enough to have worked on such a wide range of brands around the world and this range gives me insights that can be applied to different industries. Two particular brands that I spent the most time and had the most impact on would be Gillette and GoDaddy.

Gillette: Everybody knows the jingle of this iconic brand. When a brand is so cemented in people's minds there comes a risk of it becoming stale and cliche. I was tasked with coming up with creative that could run in multiple countries that stayed true to its legacy but updated it. We also managed to win a Guinness World Record for them.

GoDaddy: Another task of updating a brand. They had a certain brand perception in the market that did not match their company. I produced so much work here it may be difficult to contain to a few sentences. I began by leading their advertising creative and then my team grew to include social, brand, growth marketing, email, events, blog, and branded content. We positioned the company to be the place for everyday entrepreneurs and found countless inspirational stories around the world of people 'making their own way'. We increased the diversity of the people we showcased and the diversity of businesses. We showcased the economic impact micro-businesses had on their community. And, we used the power of craft and good creative to increase interest in our features and new products. All these efforts produced results like 12% increase in brand search, 20% increase in website traffic and 25% increase in consumer recommendation propensity. Oh, and we won quite a few awards also.