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Creative agencies in California
192 US creative agencies headquartered in California, 151 of them with a public rating and 3,962 reviews between them. Rates, minimums, and ratings below come from each firm's Clutch profile, Google Business Profile, and own site, as published. The Wall takes no placement fees and refers no business.
192CREATIVE FIRMS
151WITH A PUBLIC RATING
5MEDIAN GOOGLE RATING
$150 - $199MOST-COMMON RATE
$5,000+MOST-COMMON MINIMUM
Best-reviewed creative agencies in California
Ranked by public review volume (Google plus Clutch), not by anything a firm paid for.
- Sparkhouse, Costa Mesa. 5 Clutch (172), $100 to $149 an hour. Sparkhouse is an Orange County based video production and online marketing agency featuring engaging brand videos, animated explainer videos, and much more.
- Storm Brain, Carlsbad. 5 Google (27) · 5 Clutch (126), $150 to $199 an hour. Branding, web design and marketing under one roof — Storm Brain is a Clutch Top 1% agency working across San Diego, LA, New York, Austin and Miami.
- Levitate Media, San Francisco. 4.5 Google (48) · 4.8 Clutch (86). Professional video production services built for real business results.
- AMARQUEZ, Fresno. 4.9 Google (127), $100 to $149 an hour. We help businesses grow in search - Google, Maps, and AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity - with websites and campaigns built for measurable results.
- Bop Design, San Diego. 5 Clutch (127), $150 to $199 an hour. Our B2B web design agency & marketing firm is passionate about creating B2B website designs to attract and convert leads.
All 192 creative agencies in California
| Firm | City | Rating | Rate | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkhouse | Costa Mesa | 5 Clutch (172) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Storm Brain | Carlsbad | 5 Google (27) · 5 Clutch (126) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Levitate Media | San Francisco | 4.5 Google (48) · 4.8 Clutch (86) | n/a | $5,000+ |
| AMARQUEZ | Fresno | 4.9 Google (127) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Bop Design | San Diego | 5 Clutch (127) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Catchword | Oakland | 5 Google (11) · 5 Clutch (116) | $300+ | $10,000+ |
| ADvine | Fresno | 5 Google (115) · 5 Clutch (2) | n/a | n/a |
| Explainly | Sausalito | 5 Google (49) · 4.9 Clutch (39) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Luminoustudios | Los Angeles | 5 Google (57) · 4.8 Clutch (25) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| VeracityColab | Covina | 4.8 Clutch (80) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| The Bureau Of Small Projects | Rolling Hills Estates | 5 Clutch (71) | $150 - $199 | $1,000+ |
| BLVR® | San Diego | 5 Google (26) · 5 Clutch (36) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| Nika Agency | San Jose | 4.7 Google (15) · 5 Clutch (47) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| 500 Designs | Irvine | 5 Google (17) · 5 Clutch (43) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| New Evolution Video | San Diego | 5 Google (43) · 4.9 Clutch (17) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Three29 | Sacramento | 5 Google (18) · 4.9 Clutch (42) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Vardot | Santa Clara | 4.9 Clutch (60) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| Staylime | Redwood City | 5 Google (5) · 4.8 Clutch (49) | $50 - $99 | $5,000+ |
| Clay | San Francisco | 4.8 Google (21) · 4.8 Clutch (32) | $150 - $199 | $50,000+ |
| Kyro Digital | Irvine | 4.7 Google (15) · 5 Clutch (37) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| NameBrand Marketer | Los Angeles | 5 Google (37) · 5 Clutch (15) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Prolific Studio | Palo Alto | 4.9 Clutch (52) | $100 - $149 | $1,000+ |
| Slow Clap Productions | Oakland | 5 Google (9) · 5 Clutch (40) | $50 - $99 | $10,000+ |
| Brandefy | Santa Monica | 5 Google (5) · 5 Clutch (43) | $100 - $149 | $1,000+ |
| Sidebench | Los Angeles | 4.9 Clutch (48) | $50 - $99 | $50,000+ |
| Traina | San Diego | 4.9 Clutch (46) | $150 - $199 | $75,000+ |
| Lemonlight | Inglewood | 4.9 Clutch (44) | n/a | $5,000+ |
| Idea Maker | Irvine | 5 Google (16) · 4.9 Clutch (27) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| Chase Design | Carlsbad | 5 Google (23) · 5 Clutch (19) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Rip Media Group | Los Angeles | 4.5 Google (8) · 5 Clutch (32) | $100 - $149 | $1,000+ |
| Emotive Brand | Oakland | 4.9 Clutch (38) | n/a | $25,000+ |
| Feel Right Inc. | Huntington Beach | 5 Clutch (37) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Urban Insight | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (37) | $150 - $199 | $50,000+ |
| The Miller Group | Los Angeles | 5 Google (13) · 4.8 Clutch (20) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Baunfire | San Jose | 4.9 Clutch (32) | $150 - $199 | $75,000+ |
| Collective42 | Encinitas | 5 Clutch (32) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| The Forged Agency | San Diego | 4.4 Google (21) · 4.9 Clutch (10) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| EIGHT25MEDIA | San Jose | 4.9 Clutch (30) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| metajive | Encinitas | 4.9 Clutch (30) | $150 - $199 | $100,000+ |
| ANML, INC | San Jose | 5 Google (14) · 5 Clutch (15) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Ramotion | San Francisco | 4.9 Clutch (29) | $150 - $199 | $50,000+ |
| JMaverick Studios | Los Angeles | 5 Google (5) · 4.9 Clutch (23) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Fog Coast Productions | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (27) | n/a | $5,000+ |
| McLean | Walnut Creek | 5 Clutch (27) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| BayCreative | San Francisco | 4.8 Clutch (26) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Pill Creative Studio | West Hollywood | 4.8 Clutch (26) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| SLIQ BY DESIGN | San Jose | 5 Clutch (26) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Theory SF | San Francisco | 4.9 Clutch (26) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Nova Era Agency | San Francisco | 5 Google (19) · 4.8 Clutch (6) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| The Naming Group | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (25) | n/a | n/a |
| Visceral | San Diego | 5 Clutch (25) | $200 - $300 | $50,000+ |
| Wunderdogs | San Francisco | 4.2 Google (5) · 4.9 Clutch (20) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| Good Stuff Partners | Larkspur | 4.9 Clutch (24) | n/a | $50,000+ |
| LocalEyes Video Production | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (24) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| Born & Bred. | San Francisco | 5 Google (17) · 5 Clutch (6) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Division of Labor | Sausalito | 4.9 Clutch (23) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| blend | West Hollywood | 4.5 Google (8) · 4.7 Clutch (14) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Enlightened Pictures Inc. | Los Angeles | 5 Google (14) · 5 Clutch (8) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| La Visual | Pasadena | 4.9 Clutch (22) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| N4 Studio® | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (22) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Studio B Films, Inc. | Berkeley | 4.7 Google (15) · 4.8 Clutch (6) | $50 - $99 | $10,000+ |
| Unusual | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (21) | $200 - $300 | $100,000+ |
| Cozy Design | San Diego | 5 Clutch (20) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| CPG Packaging Design & Brand Strategy | US Market Entry for International Brands | Burbank | 4.3 Google (7) · 4.9 Clutch (13) | $200 - $300 | $10,000+ |
| Embark | Corona | 5 Google (2) · 5 Clutch (18) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| 336 Productions | Costa Mesa | 5 Clutch (19) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| London : Los Angeles | El Segundo | 4.9 Clutch (19) | $150 - $199 | $50,000+ |
| LV Productions | San Francisco | 5 Google (7) · 5 Clutch (12) | $200 - $300 | $5,000+ |
| 10 Plus Brand, Inc. | Lafayette | 5 Clutch (18) | $300+ | $1,000+ |
| Citizen Group | Berkeley | 5 Clutch (18) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Focus Media Video Production | San Diego | 5 Clutch (18) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Method | San Francisco | 4.8 Clutch (18) | $150 - $199 | $50,000+ |
| Spring Studio | Danville | 5 Google (7) · 5 Clutch (11) | $100 - $149 | $1,000+ |
| ActiveColor | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (17) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Ammo Studio | West Hollywood | 4.9 Clutch (17) | $200 - $300 | $10,000+ |
| Davel Creative Agency | Glendale | 5 Google (13) · 5 Clutch (4) | $50 - $99 | $1,000+ |
| Froth & Fur | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (17) | $200 - $300 | $50,000+ |
| Stackmatix | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (17) | $300+ | $5,000+ |
| Idea Hall | Costa Mesa | 4.8 Clutch (16) | $200 - $300 | $50,000+ |
| Capitol Tech Solutions | Sacramento | 5 Clutch (15) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Crystal Pyramid Productions | San Diego | 5 Clutch (14) | $100 - $149 | $1,000+ |
| Marchio | Los Angeles | 4.9 Clutch (14) | $300+ | $25,000+ |
| Weberous | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (14) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| Zero One Digital Media | San Francisco | 4.9 Clutch (14) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Zypsy | Covina | 5 Google (7) · 5 Clutch (7) | n/a | $50,000+ |
| ADVIDS | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (13) | $25 - $49 | $1,000+ |
| Beacons Point | Encinitas | 5 Clutch (13) | $50 - $99 | $1,000+ |
| Cut Canvas Creative | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (13) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Farallon | Walnut Creek | 5 Google (2) · 5 Clutch (11) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| Lightspace | San Diego | 5 Clutch (13) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| DDW | Sausalito | 4.9 Clutch (12) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| TADApix AI Studio | Los Angeles | 5 Google (1) · 5 Clutch (11) | $50 - $99 | $5,000+ |
| Zenpack | San Jose | 5 Clutch (12) | n/a | $5,000+ |
| Amasta Media LLC | Dublin | 5 Clutch (11) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| HUb | San Francisco | 5 Google (2) · 4.8 Clutch (9) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Moonstone Interactive | San Ramon | 5 Clutch (11) | n/a | $10,000+ |
| Most Likely To | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (11) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Digital Ink | Carlsbad | 5 Clutch (10) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Iron Well Productions | Irvine | 5 Clutch (10) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Olivine Marketing | San Francisco | 4.9 Clutch (10) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Ready Artwork - Website, Design, Marketing | Monrovia | 4.9 Clutch (10) | $200 - $300 | $5,000+ |
| Adverio - Growth Optimizers | Oakland | 4.9 Clutch (9) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Big Day the Agency | San Diego | 5 Clutch (9) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Duncan Channon | San Francisco | 5 Google (3) · 4.8 Clutch (6) | n/a | n/a |
| Good Pictures | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (9) | n/a | $25,000+ |
| BT Studio | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (8) | $50 - $99 | $10,000+ |
| Mane Co | San Clemente | 5 Clutch (8) | n/a | $10,000+ |
| Picturelab | Mountain View | 4.9 Clutch (8) | n/a | $5,000+ |
| School of Thought | Oakland | 5 Clutch (8) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| SPINX Digital | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (8) | $150 - $199 | n/a |
| UNIT partners LLC | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (8) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Barakah Agency | Torrance | 5 Clutch (7) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| Iron Creative | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (7) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| King Toledo | Los Angeles | 4.9 Clutch (7) | n/a | $25,000+ |
| Rill Insights & Design | Oceanside | 5 Clutch (7) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| SANCHEZ MEDIA | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (7) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| Traction | San Francisco | 4.8 Clutch (7) | $200 - $300 | $75,000+ |
| ZANE Productions | West Hollywood | 4.9 Clutch (7) | n/a | n/a |
| Antonio & Paris | Los Angeles | 4.8 Clutch (6) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| Cutwater | San Francisco | 4.8 Clutch (6) | n/a | $100,000+ |
| Gershoni Creative Agency | San Francisco | 4.9 Clutch (6) | n/a | $100,000+ |
| Juice Design | San Francisco | 4.9 Clutch (6) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| SENSIS | Los Angeles | 4 Google (1) · 4.9 Clutch (5) | $150 - $199 | $250,000+ |
| Shields Films, Inc. | San Clemente | 5 Clutch (6) | $100 - $149 | $1,000+ |
| The Engine is Red | Santa Rosa | 4.7 Clutch (6) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Dunclyde | Culver City | 5 Clutch (5) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Evolve Media | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (5) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| Gumas | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (5) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Roboto Studio | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (5) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| SimpliCreative | San Diego | 5 Google (5) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| DYODE | Fullerton | 4.8 Clutch (4) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Lightdrop | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (4) | $300+ | $50,000+ |
| Optious | Rancho Cucamonga | 5 Clutch (4) | $50 - $99 | $5,000+ |
| Yourhouse Marketing | Los Angeles | 5 Clutch (4) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| barrettSF | San Francisco | 4.8 Clutch (3) | $150 - $199 | $100,000+ |
| Binary Pulse Studios | Irvine | 5 Clutch (3) | $150 - $199 | n/a |
| FINE | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (3) | $150 - $199 | n/a |
| Ghost Agency | Thousand Oaks | 5 Clutch (3) | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| HypeLife Brands | Oceanside | 5 Clutch (3) | $150 - $199 | $75,000+ |
| Kiosk | Novato | 5 Clutch (3) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| Sköna | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (3) | $200 - $300 | $25,000+ |
| Airfleet | Palo Alto | 5 Clutch (2) | $100 - $149 | $25,000+ |
| Epsilon | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (2) | $150 - $199 | $10,000+ |
| Rareview® Creative Agency | San Clemente | 5 Google (2) | $200 - $300 | $10,000+ |
| WHM Creative | Oakland | 5 Google (2) | n/a | n/a |
| Circlemakers Studio | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (1) | $150 - $199 | $5,000+ |
| Clear Digital Inc | San Jose | 5 Clutch (1) | $150 - $199 | $50,000+ |
| Coe Design | San Diego | 5 Clutch (1) | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Frog Design | San Francisco | 5 Google (1) | n/a | n/a |
| JUMBOshrimp | San Francisco | 5 Clutch (1) | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| ZURB | Campbell | 5 Clutch (1) | n/a | $5,000+ |
| 180LA | Santa Monica | unrated | $50 - $99 | $5,000+ |
| Adaptive Path | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| AKQA | San Francisco | unrated | $50 - $99 | $10,000+ |
| Argonaut | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Ayzenberg | Pasadena | unrated | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| BorderX Media | Irvine | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners | Sausalito | unrated | $100 - $149 | $10,000+ |
| Camp + King | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Cause Stories | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Cerebral Studio | Los Angeles | unrated | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Character | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Chiat/Day | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| COLLINS | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Cooper | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Cuker Agency | San Diego | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Deutsch LA | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Easy Peasy Web Studio | Glendale | unrated | n/a | $10,000+ |
| Eat Sleep Work | El Segundo | unrated | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Erich & Kallman | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Glekel | Los Angeles | unrated | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Glint Growth | Irvine | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Godfrey Dadich Partners | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Goodly | Sacramento | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Great Question | Oakland | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| IDEO | Palo Alto | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Madison Avenue Creative Inc. | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Manual | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| MGX CREATIVE | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Mission Minded | San Francisco | unrated | $100 - $149 | $5,000+ |
| Motif Brands | Paso Robles | unrated | n/a | $25,000+ |
| MuteSix | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | $25,000+ |
| NativeFour | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| NRG Experiential | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Process Creative | Costa Mesa | unrated | $150 - $199 | $25,000+ |
| Propelled Strategy | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Punchcut | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Standard Black | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| UNFINISHED | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Venables Bell + Partners | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Vertical CPG Marketing | San Francisco | unrated | n/a | n/a |
| Zambezi | Los Angeles | unrated | n/a | n/a |
Questions buyers ask about creative agencies in California
Q.01How much does a creative agency in California cost?
139 of the 192 creative agencies in California on this page publish an hourly band on Clutch. The most common is $150 to $199 an hour, which 55 firms list. 154 publish a minimum project; $5,000+ is the most common, and 11 will start under $5,000. A quote well outside the common band should come with a reason: senior-only staffing on the high side, junior-heavy or offshore delivery on the low side.
Q.02How do I choose a creative agency in California?
151 of the 192 carry a public rating (46 on Google, median 5 of 5, 146 on Clutch), 3,962 reviews between them. 107 publish case studies on their own sites. Start with the rated firms, read the reviews that describe the work you need, and ask every finalist for two references in your industry and a sample report from a current engagement. The 41 without a rating are not worse; they are unverified, so weight their claims accordingly.
Q.03What do creative agencies in California offer?
Across the 154 firms with a published services list, the most-listed services are branding (52), video production (49), web design (47), advertising (36), web development (26), content marketing (23). Each profile carries the full list as the firm publishes it on Google or Clutch.
Q.04How established are the creative agencies in California?
The median founding year is 2010.5, 56 are small shops of 2 to 9, 102 run teams of 10 to 249, 7 are 250 or larger. Team size changes who does the work: at a small shop you get the founder, at a large one you get an account team. Ask who runs the account day to day before you sign.
Q.05Do I need a creative agency based in California?
Only for in-person work. Nearly every firm on this page sells nationally and runs remote or hybrid teams, so filter by state when you need someone in the room and ignore it otherwise. The Wall lists where each firm is headquartered, not where it will work.
Where in California they cluster
San Francisco (53) · Los Angeles (36) · San Diego (14) · Oakland (7) · San Jose (7). The rest are spread across other California cities.