Who We Are

We are a rare creative partner dually fluent in brand voice and visuals.

Clarke Creative is a strategic branding studio in Cleveland, Ohio, led by creative hybrid professionals. With integrated skillsets, we’re as good with words and brand strategy as we are with design. This gives us the power to create magnetic brands that feel elevated, speak with clarity, and resonate consistently across all touchpoints. Built on a lean creative framework, we unite strategic messaging and visual design in one seamless process.

Our Services

brand STRATEGY

  • Brand Positioning

  • Brand Guidelines

  • Brand Research and Discovery

  • Creative Briefs

creative direction & Design

  • Logo and Brand Identity Design

  • Marketing and Sales Collateral

  • Advertising Campaigns

  • Specialty Graphics

Content Development

  • Copywriting for Print and Digital

  • Editorial Writing

  • Blog Writing

  • Technical Writing

Founder & Owner, Rachelle Clarke

Both a brand strategist and graphic designer, Rachelle Clarke is a highly experienced creative hybrid professional who’s skilled with verbal and visual elements of branding. She gained her expertise at traditional advertising agencies, where she learned how brand management, creative, and project management teams function together. She founded Clarke Creative in 2016 with the goal of fully merging and expanding her multi-faceted creative skills. Through her business, she discovered a new way around traditional creative processes that felt bulky and overly time-consuming, and began her journey to create a seamless framework for brand strategy. She's passionate about building brand confidence and consumer trust, which empowers her clients to boost sales, attract leads, and engage loyal customers.

Rachelle lives happily in Cleveland with her husband and two smart, creative, beautiful girls. In her spare time, she enjoys creating stationery as a Minted artist.

FAQ

  • A creative hybrid professional is a multiskilled expert who seamlessly blends strategic thinking with artistic execution—combining deep expertise in both brand messaging and visual design. Unlike traditional creatives who specialize in just one discipline, hybrid professionals craft cohesive brand experiences where words and visuals work in perfect harmony. This rare skill set allows them to build stronger, more aligned identities that communicate clearly, connect emotionally, and convert effectively.

  • Our Lean creative framework built for creative hybrid professionals is an agile process that integrates strategy, content, and design seamlessly. It begins with core brand discovery—defining voice, tone, and positioning—then moves fluidly into content development and visual exploration, with each phase informing the next. This approach eliminates silos, allowing the hybrid creative to shape messaging and aesthetics in tandem ensuring every element is purposeful, aligned, and built for impact. The result is faster execution, stronger cohesion, and brand experiences that feel unified, refined and compelling.

  • Yes. We can collaborate on projects with other agencies or third parties to assist with your branding project. Please contact us with any opportunities to see how we can support your team.

  • We provide strategic and creative direction for websites, as well as offer copywriting services and graphic assets. However, we are not web developers. We are happy to work with your team to explore your options and collaborate on any new website projects. Please contact us with any questions or information for your upcoming web project.

 

OUR WORK

 

Let’s create a memorable brand experience.

 

better branding

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better results

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better branding • better results •