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Our Story

At Creative Guild, we specialize in marketing strategy, branding, design, media buying, PR and the development of tailor-made websites and digital experiences. Our studio is our zone, our lodge and our lab – a place where ideas are embraced – the good, the bad and even the ugly.

We are driven by a desire to discover and share the next one… the next idea, the next innovation, the next insight, the next compelling message. And we are bonded as a team by our love of good design.

Services

Brand Development

Marketing & Advertising Strategies

Public Relations & Influencer Marketing

Media Management & Buying

Corporate Communications Strategies

Digital Strategies

Digital Marketing

Social Media Strategy & Management

Marketing Automation

Print Design

Web Development

Mobile App Development

Custom Programming

Video Production & Animation

Photography

Copywriting

Merchandising

Clients

AMANA CANADA
ARCELORMITTAL DOFASCO
AURA OUTDOOR LIVING
BARE WAX BAR
CHALKBOARD PLUS
CITYKIDZ
COOP WICKED CHICKEN
DESANTIS DEVELOPMENTS
DOWNTOWN YONGE BIA
FELIX GLOBAL
FRAT’S CUCINA
FRATICELLI’S ITALIAN GRILL
INGLIS HOME APPLIANCES
JENN-AIR CANADA
KRAWCHENKO LAW
MOHAWK COLLEGE
MOMENTUM FITNESS
NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH
PERKOPOLIS
PITA PIT CANADA
TORTOISE RESTAURANT GROUP
TURTLE JACK’S MUSKOKA GRILL
WHIRLPOOL CANADA
WILLIAMS FRESH CAFE
TRAC ATHLETICS
CARMEN’S GROUP
TOPPER’S PIZZA

Meet the Executive Team

Tiffany Simkins

President

In a left or right-brain world, Tiffany is ambidextrous. She loves a creative challenge but is also all about the organizational processes and data analytics that underpin any great marketing initiative. After learning the ropes at a series of full-service design and marketing agencies, it is this balance of interests paired with an entrepreneurial spirit that guided Tiffany to launch her own small agency, Creative Guild, now in its 13th year of business.

Over the past decade-plus, Tiffany has created an environment that helps clients drive business growth through a collaborative, hands-on approach founded in top-notch talent, strategic thinking and attention to detail. She has recently leveraged her 20+ years of experience to co-found modzee Inc., a powerful digital workplace software start-up.

Evan Livermore

Managing Director

Evan is a passionate, creative, results-driven marketer and strategic thinker. Leveraging 10 years of client-side marketing experience before making the jump to the agency world, Evan brings a wealth of expertise not only in marketing strategy but also in the management of complex operational challenges and internal processes. It is this expertise that has lead Evan to the Managing Director role at Creative Guild while simultaneously co-founding modzee Inc., a powerful digital workplace software start-up.

A truly self-motivated professional, in his 13+ years in the industry he has consistently progressed through a series of senior leadership roles and demonstrated a proven ability to build successful brands and high-performance teams that deliver on strategic objectives. Through all of this, Evan has also shown an amazing knack for injecting humour and light-heartedness into the daily grind, keeping everyone focused and motivated by fostering laughter and camaraderie.

Ryan Keaveney

Art Director

Ryan Keaveney is an outstanding artist, designer and digital communications specialist with 10 years of experience in brand marketing and advertising backed by a further 5+ years working in film and television. Ryan’s keen eye and confident approach to design and copywriting has lead him to countless wins with clients including Pita Pit International, JennAir Canada, Whirlpool Canada, MTY Group and Tortoise Restaurant Group.

Ryan’s expertise spans the range from brand and product launches to digital media strategy, photography, video, and user experience design. As our Creative Director, he brings to the table an unwavering ability to visualize in the early stages of ideation how a brand execution will play out through multiple channels and then guide our creative team to execute cohesive and effective creative strategies based on this vision.

Jeff Blay

Creative Director

Jeff is a strategic thinker and creative storyteller who leads our team of creatives and helps our clients find the breakthrough idea that will bring their brand and story to life. He’s a team player who takes pride in building collaborative, diverse creative teams, drawing on experience helping brand, launch and recruit a 30-person boutique creative agency in Toronto. With a decade of experience working in advertising, branding, public relations and digital communications at national agencies in Toronto, he brings expertise in building, growing and protecting brands across public and private sectors including healthcare, energy, tourism and hospitality, food and beverage and consumer product.

Starting his career in journalism, Jeff has a strong background in writing, photography and social media. As a Creative Director, he’s overseen creative strategy, art direction and production for film, TV and photography shoots, web development projects, and national advertising and marketing campaigns. His client portfolio includes Labatt Breweries of Canada, McCain Foods, Sobeys, Beer Canada, The Beer Store, Metrolinx, Enbridge and the Ontario Medical Association. Jeff has also worked as a strategic advisory and digital strategist in election war rooms including the high profile mayoral campaigns in Toronto and Hamilton.

Careers

We’re always looking for passionate, talented people to join our team. If you don’t see a job listed that fits your skill set, send us your resume. We’ll be in touch if a relevant position becomes available.