About Us – Supermade

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Most organizations don’t have a visibility problem.
They have a clarity problem.

They’re saying too much, or nothing at all. Playing it safe. Blending in. Hoping good work speaks for itself while the world scrolls right past it.

That doesn’t work anymore.

If you want to be seen, you need a point of view. If you want to matter, you need to show up with something real. Not louder. Not trendier. Just sharper. More intentional. More you.

That’s the work.

We help organizations figure it out, bring it to life, and make it hit.

Because when you show up, you should come out smart, and come out swinging.

We bring big-agency experience without the big-agency drag.

No bloated teams. No layers for the sake of layers. Every project is built from the ground up with the right people for the job. Strategy, writing, design, production. Senior where it matters. Focused where it counts.

The world isn’t waiting for your next move.
You have to make it happen in real time. Test it. Push it. Pivot when needed.

That’s how we work. Scrappy. Collaborative. In it with you.
We get ideas moving before they have time to stall out.

Supermade is led by Peter Quinn, a creative director and strategist with a background that runs from art and music into global agencies and mission-driven work. That shows up in everything we do. Cultural instinct paired with real-world execution. Ideas that can live outside a deck.

We help organizations find their voice, own it, and use it with intent.

Because blending in is easy.
Being clear takes work.
And being remembered takes even more.

Creative Director / Strategist

Peter Quinn

Cannes Awards nominated creative director who helps organizations build authentic communication and engagement strategies that shift beliefs and attitudes, and ultimately inspire people to act.

Peter is a strategic Creative Director with extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams to develop and execute impactful brand positioning and marketing campaigns with a proven ability to align creative vision with strategic business goals, engage executive stakeholders, and drive brand consistency. He is as passionate about progressive causes as he is skilled as a facilitator, speaker, teacher, director, hands-on designer and video editor who is equally comfortable with the C-suite as he is realizing how it plays out. From bands to art school to advertising and PR. That's him in a nutshell.

Digital Marketer / Buyer

Brett Gerstein

Helps organizations boost their online impact and acquire supporters with proven methods in social media and paid advertising.

Helps organizations boost their online impact and acquire supporters with proven methods in social media and paid advertising. As a collaborator, Brett plays on our team and has his own thing at Fliptide Media where he services his own accounts. Brett is adept at making smart media buying decisions for large and small organizations and initiatives optimizing resources in strategic ways.

Creative Director / Copywriter

Brian Klam

Mercury award-winning creative director helping organizations find their voice for integrated marketing campaigns with some serious chops in radio.

Brian is a Mercury award-winning creative director helping organizations find their voice for integrated marketing campaigns with some serious chops in radio. Brian shape-shifts between serious and funny never once allowing it be anything but amazingly human. He runs Flying Brick. Together, Peter and Brian have tackled some pretty unique campaigns and beautifully branded initiatives.

Motion Graphics / Graphic Design

Alex Johnson

Alex is a motion graphics designer passionate about progressive causes especially socio-environmental innovation. His work bridges creativity and cause, equipping impact-driven brands with the tools to spark momentum and surge impact. He brings a unique blend of design thinking, communication strategy, and creativity to the moving image.

Director / Editor / Production

Todd Evans

Talented film and video production specialist for docs, broadcast, campaign videos, and feature films.

Yes, Todd is a talented film and video production specialist for docs, broadcast, campaign videos, and feature films. But maybe you didn't know he used to work on the Wire. In Baltimore, that's legendary. But also, when Todd gets on a project, he dives in and sees it through with compassion and grace whether he's shooting, producing, or creating the final edit.

Video Editor / Motion Graphics

Rachel Dwiggins

Rachel is a top-notch editor with serious chops. She hails from National Geographic, where she translated broadcast to digital media.

Yes, Rachel is a top-notch editor with serious chops. And yes, she cut her teeth at National Geographic, where she translated broadcast to digital media. But she's also Directed and DP'd on a feature, been in bands, and dropped her knowledge of horror on multiple occasions. She works full time editing and jumps in with us when we need her amazing skills and sardonic whit.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

RULE#1

THERE’S MORE RISK IN PLAYING IT SAFE .

The world is a crowded place. You don’t want to get lost in the pack. We can take your organization to unexpected places. We can help build your brand, go to market, amplify your voice, and activate audiences. But you have to have an appetite for smart creative if you want to get out in front. There’s greater risk in playing it safe. Great brands lead because they know where they’re going. Where is yours headed?

RULE#2

INSPIRATION ISN’T MANUFACTURED. IT ARRIVES.

Inspiration takes the spark of imagination and the passion for ingenuity. Any story can get told. But how you tell it makes all the difference in the world. There is an art to crafting great work. With the right creative planning, it doesn’t have to be difficult, labored, or expensive. It just has to be done in a way that allows for great ideas to arrive and be let through.

RULE#3

WHY WORK FOR THE BAD GUYS IF YOU CAN CHAMPION GOOD.

Is your organization rotten to the core? It takes a concerted effort to be classified as a supervillian, evildoer, a multinational hitman firm. Dumping toxic chemicals into drinking water, taking unfair advantage of sweet old ladies, shooting babies into space. No thanks. But let’s say your standards are a little higher. Let’s say your organization has ambitious business goals that can be met in a way that also advances the greater good. That’s just where we like to apply our big brains: Creating integrated campaigns and media strategies that hits your target between the eyes and changes the conversation. For good.

RULE#4

EVERYONE THINKS THEY’RE CREATIVE

While it’s true that anyone can be creative, it’s the ability to synthesize strategy with the poetic that creates a moment that separates us with the pack. When you cut the fat off process and account management, you create a scenario for great creative to get through. Brand development, campaign strategy, marketing, copy, video, interaction, social, events, etc., these are just services that any agency offers. What do we do? We take our gloves off. We get down and creative with it. With no guard rails stopping us It’s what sets us apart. It’s in our DNA.