DesignRush Releases Updated Rankings of Top Creative Agencies as AI-Driven Creativity Accelerates
DesignRush has announced the top creative agencies for November 2025, highlighting teams delivering consistent output as AI tools go mainstream across production, design, and content. Search interest tells the story: "AI vocal remover" is up 9,800% in five years, and "AI interior design" has grown more than 99x, according to Exploding Topics.
Tools are everywhere. What brands still hire agencies for: strategic direction, brand interpretation, taste, and quality control. If you create for a living, this list is a quick view of who's building systems that mix human judgment with AI speed.
Top Creative Agencies - November 2025 (DesignRush)
- 1. Simply Thrilled
Location: London, UK
Industries: Advertising / Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Corporate Branding
Website: simply-thrilled.com - 2. Stoke Design Co
Location: Ballarat Central, Australia
Industries: Small Businesses, Startups, Professional Services, E-commerce
Website: stokedesign.co - 3. Clay Verse Media
Location: Georgia, USA
Industries: Small Businesses, Real Estate, Health & Wellness, Professional Services
Website: clayversemedia.com - 4. Spirit Media
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Industries: Technology / Security, Non-profit / Public Sector, Corporate / Enterprise
Website: spiritmedia.com - 5. Built By Web
Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Industries: Web / SaaS Startups, Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Professional Services
Website: builtbyweb.com - 6. Off-The-Record
Location: Miramar, Florida, USA
Industries: Arts & Culture, Automotive, Real Estate, And Food & Beverage
Website: isofftherecord.com - 7. Bird Comunicação
Location: Petrópolis, Brazil
Industries: Corporate Brands, Fintech, Sustainability / Socio-Environmental
Website: birdcomunica.com.br - 8. Hightech Kaunas
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Industries: Advanced IT, AI & Robotics, Custom Software, UX/UI Design
Website: hightechkaunas.com - 9. H.E.A
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Industries: Branding, Integrated Campaigns, Digital & Social Media, Video / Events
Website: wearehea.com - 10. Candid Collective
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Industries: Local Businesses, Franchises, eCommerce, Multi-Location Brands with Video-First Marketing
Website: candidcollective.com - 11. Marzo Creative
Location: Agoura Hills, California, USA
Industries: Brand Identity, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing, Social Media
Website: marzocreative.com - 12. Blue Ridge Creative Marketing
Location: Leland, North Carolina, USA
Industries: Healthcare, Bar & Restaurant, Small Business Brands Through Web Design, Branding, Advertising
Website: weareblueridge.com
Explore more agencies by location, size, rate, and portfolio on DesignRush.
Why this list matters for working creatives
AI speeds up drafts, variation, and production. Agencies win by setting the brief, defining the taste, and checking the work so it lands clean across channels.
If you're pitching or hiring, use this moment to tighten workflow, not add noise. Clear strategy plus AI-assisted production is a force multiplier for volume and consistency.
How to vet an agency in 2025 (quick checklist)
- AI policy and disclosure: How do they credit AI use in copy, visuals, audio, or video? What's human-made vs. AI-assisted?
- Licensing and rights: Are models, assets, and music cleared for commercial use? Any dataset concerns? Get it in writing.
- Tool stack and files: Which apps and models? How are prompts, style guides, and versions stored and shared?
- Brand fidelity: Ask for before/after examples showing how they translate a brand system into multi-format content.
- Quality control: Human review steps, fact-checking, legal checks, and accessibility standards.
- Measurement: What they track (cost per asset, time-to-publish, CTR, retention, ROAS) and how they iterate.
- Team structure: Who owns strategy, creative direction, prompt craft, editing, and delivery? One accountable lead.
Make the brief bulletproof
- Objectives: One primary goal per campaign. Everything else is secondary.
- Constraints: Guardrails on claims, tone, compliance, and visual rules. Saves days.
- Source of truth: One folder for brand kit, references, approved prompts, and final assets.
- Approval path: Who signs off at each stage? Keep it short.
Skill up while you build
If you lead creative teams, upskilling on AI workflows pays off fast. Practical training keeps you fluent without turning everyone into a prompt engineer.
Useful starting points: curated AI courses by job or a focused roundup of AI tools for generative video.
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