What is The Rivers Agency
Rivers Agency is a full-service design agency located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Services offered include public relations, marketing, print and web advertising, print and web graphic design, web programming and content management systems.
What is The Rivers Agency
Rivers Agency is a full-service design agency located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Services offered include public relations, marketing, print and web advertising, print and web graphic design, web programming and content management systems.
Company Contact Information
Rivers Agency
888-784-8477 Toll free
919-932-9985 Local
919-932-1413 Fax
Website: Official Website
History of The Rivers Agency
Founded by Lauren Rivers in 1993, Rivers Agency began as a small shop with big ideas and a mission to offer the highest level of creative graphic design at a fair price. Throughout the course of the last 17 years, Rivers Agency has grown from a small start-up to a thriving firm that serves more than 40 current and active clients. Rivers Agency is based on high-caliber work, dedicated individuals, and creative results.
Boasting a design team bursting with creativity as well as expertise in strategic marketing and communications, Rivers Agency is able to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the look and feel of your brand. With a mix of expertise in cross-platform design — from print to web to video and beyond — the Rivers Agency team works with you to craft a plan that works for your company and your budget.
Rivers Agency Notable Clients
First Bank
Capel Rugs
mediUSA
UNC School of Pharmacy
ASHA
Rivers Agency Employees
Lauren Rivers, Creative Director
Since establishing Rivers Agency in 1993, Lauren Rivers has served as president and creative director. The heartbeat of the firm, she sets the company’s direction and tone. Lauren graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in studio art. With Lauren’s expert guidance, Rivers Agency has grown into a full-fledged operation, serving hundreds of clients throughout the years.
Sarah Owens, Senior Art Director
Sarah Owens, design director and vice president, joined Rivers Agency in 1996. After earning a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997, Sarah joined the firm full-time, lending her impressive creativity to benefit our agency and its clients. For 13 years Sarah has led our creative process. Her visual talent is equaled only by her skill for copy as Rivers Agency’s award-winning output generally begins with taglines that Sarah writes.
Schuyler Brown, Strategist
Schuyler Brown is a writer and strategist who has worked with some of the world’s most influential brands, including Jaguar, Ford, Renault, Citibank and Nestlé. Before earning his MBA at Berkeley he was a competitive analyst for Renault Automobile’s Cellule Créativité Produit in Paris. In 2002, he left WPP to found FABULOID, his own concern in apparel manufacturing, wholesale and retail, voted a “Best of San Francisco” by Lucky Magazine, Citysearch and 7×7.
Graham Budd, Graphic Designer
Graham Budd, lead graphic designer at Rivers Agency, majored in computer science and minored in studio art and mathematics at the University of Vermont. Equally at home in code or design, Graham works on a broad spectrum of projects including traditional print, web design, customized HTML e-mail delivery systems and much more. As the primary graphic designer, he works directly with clients and the internal design team to realize and execute a company’s creative visions.
Mary Gunn, Graphic Designer
With more than 10 years of experience, Mary Gunn brings a decidedly creative energy to Rivers Agency in her position as a graphic designer. A former art director of well-known Chapel Hill record label Yep Roc Records, Mary excels at effortlessly articulating branding and marketing initiatives through flawless design.
Andrew Reinhardt, Flash Designer
Andrew, a web designer, joined the Rivers Agency team in September 2007. Andrew is passionate about visual media and has parlayed his skills into creating websites that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Andrew’s forté is bringing web sites to life – turning the conventional flat page into a sleek and intriguing presentation – while delicately managing interactive content with databases.
Scott McCandless, Web Developer
Scott graduated from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, in 2002 and accepted a position with IBM. During his eight years at IBM, Scott became a seasoned IT professional with proven skill developing automated web-based tools. Scott is proficient in a variety of programming languages on various platforms and strives to create clean code. He joined the firm as a web developer in 2010 and works closely with the design team to publish the clients’ vision on the web.
Caroline Monday, Public Relations Executive
Caroline Monday brings a fresh perspective and wide-ranging experience in writing and communications to the Rivers Agency team as a public relations executive. Caroline has worked as newspaper reporter and copy editor and recently spent a year teaching English in China. An experienced communicator, Caroline is committed to developing and presenting compelling materials to promote Rivers Agency’s clients.
Melissa Couchon, Public Relations Executive
Melissa is a quintessential writer. She has talent for using less words and saying more. With an undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MA in English literature from NC State University, she has an innate understanding of the power of communication. Melissa is passionate about promoting the unique brand of each client to targeted audiences.
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