Circa Brand Agency

Circa Brand Agency Brands built around what matters. Marketing is only as good as the brand behind it. Your audience will know you, recognize you, and be obsessed with you.

We help organizations clarify their message, strengthen their brand, and maximize return on creative.
đź“ŤHQ Nashville | Remote offices across the U.S. By honing in on your strategic brand identity before building out any collateral, we drive differentiation in the market and consistency across campaigns. We call this approach creative that counts.

Meet Emily Little.As Brand Director, Emily brings a curious, holistic approach to building brands that work. She has a k...
09/09/2026

Meet Emily Little.

As Brand Director, Emily brings a curious, holistic approach to building brands that work. She has a knack for stepping into complex or ambiguous challenges, finding the opportunity within them, and turning big-picture ideas into thoughtful, actionable solutions.

Working across brand strategy, identity, digital experiences, and activation, Emily connects the dots between how a brand looks, sounds, and functions. She’s equally comfortable shaping creative direction, mapping a better user experience, working through a technical challenge, or helping a team find its way forward. Whatever the challenge, she brings a healthy dose of curiosity, a deep understanding of the craft, and a belief that the best solutions balance the needs of the business with the needs of the people it serves.

Over her 10 years at Circa, Emily has had the opportunity to work across more than 130 clients, leading teams, growing client partnerships, and building systems that make creative work better and more efficient. She’s especially energized by the messy middle, when something isn’t quite working and there’s an opportunity to rethink, reframe, and make it better.

When she’s not working, Emily is training for the NYC Marathon, getting her hands dirty in a ceramics studio, or hunting for the next greatest pastry.

We’re so grateful to have Emily on the Circa team!

A little peek at what’s been taking shape behind the scenes.The new Circa website is coming soon and we can’t wait to sh...
08/21/2026

A little peek at what’s been taking shape behind the scenes.

The new Circa website is coming soon and we can’t wait to show you the whole thing.

Circa Brand Framework // Phase 2 of 4: IdentityTurn strategy into something people can experience.
08/17/2026

Circa Brand Framework // Phase 2 of 4: Identity

Turn strategy into something people can experience.

Circa Brand Framework // Phase 1 of 4: AlignEvery great brand starts with clarity. CircaCreates
08/06/2026

Circa Brand Framework // Phase 1 of 4: Align

Every great brand starts with clarity.

CircaCreates

When Manuel Zeitlin Architects transitioned from founder-owned to employee-owned, the new co-owners partnered with Circa...
07/22/2026

When Manuel Zeitlin Architects transitioned from founder-owned to employee-owned, the new co-owners partnered with Circa to subtly transition their branding to reflect these changes and distinguish the entity from its founder, Manuel Zeitlin.

We're grateful to Ethan and the MZA Architecture • Interiors team for trusting us with a brand evolution that honored their legacy while preparing them for what's next.

Thanks for the kind words and for being such thoughtful collaborators.

A sign is often the first interaction someone has with a business.Seeing ours go up next to our studio neighbor's Firma ...
07/16/2026

A sign is often the first interaction someone has with a business.

Seeing ours go up next to our studio neighbor's Firma Studio is a reminder that branding doesn't happen in isolation.

The strongest brands become part of something bigger. They shape the places we share, support the businesses around them, and contribute to the character of a community.

We're grateful to have our name on the building, and even more grateful to share it with neighbors and clients who believe thoughtful design is worth investing in.

07/14/2026

Q2 kept us moving.

Building foundations.

Bringing structure to growing brands.

Taking stories from strategy to campaign.

Creating tools for sales teams and showing up in the moments that matter.

From landing pages and brand architecture to sales sheets, trade shows, and in-person workshops, the work looked different from project to project, but the intention behind it didn’t.

Meet Sonya.As Brand Director, Design, Sonya has a gift for finding what feels true before putting pen to paper. She beli...
07/01/2026

Meet Sonya.

As Brand Director, Design, Sonya has a gift for finding what feels true before putting pen to paper. She believes the best brands are uncovered through curiosity, collaboration, and careful attention to detail.

Working from our Greenville studio, she helps brands translate who they are into visual systems that are both thoughtful and enduring.

With decades of experience spanning studio, agency, nonprofit, music packaging, and corporate design, Sonya's work has been recognized with Addy, Telly, PRSA, and Print Magazine honors. But ask anyone who's worked with her, and they'll probably tell you the same thing: she's the kind of creative partner who makes everyone around her better.

When she's not designing, she's outnumbered at home by her three feline roommates—Poppy, Little Man Jack, and Itsy, who was rescued from the top of a Walgreens sign and never quite outgrew her name.

The easier content becomes to create, the easier it becomes for brands to sound exactly like everyone else.We're seeing ...
06/18/2026

The easier content becomes to create, the easier it becomes for brands to sound exactly like everyone else.

We're seeing it every day: more content, more channels, more tools… and less differentiation.

In our latest Note, we're exploring why brand systems matter more than ever in the age of AI, and why the brands that stand out will be the ones with the clearest foundation behind it.

Read more here: https://circabranding.com/why-brand-systems-matter-more-in-the-age-of-ai/

Meet our Senior Account Manager, Val Schinke-Holzer.Val brings more than a decade of integrated marketing and brand stra...
06/02/2026

Meet our Senior Account Manager, Val Schinke-Holzer.

Val brings more than a decade of integrated marketing and brand strategy experience, helping clients navigate the intersection of strategy, creative, and production. She excels at building strong relationships, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring great ideas move smoothly from concept to ex*****on.

Throughout her career, Val has worked across healthcare, automotive, food & beverage, retail, and wellness industries, supporting brands including Taco Bell, Smokey Bear, Sunkist, Planet Fitness, and the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Outside of work, you'll likely find Val on the slopes, out for a run, or scaling a rock wall.

We're grateful to have Val on the Circa team.

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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