What Pool Party Creative does

Pool Party Creative is a privately held, full-service creative agency founded in 2019 and headquartered at 4450 Lakeside Dr., Suite 300 in Burbank, California. The firm operates a four-pillar service model — AV production (trailers, TV spots, promo packages, sizzles, content, copywriting), design (key art, brand identity, out-of-home, original content, live action and still shoots), social media (community management, audience engagement, creative content, influencer outreach, live events), and strategy (brand, campaign, social) — delivered to entertainment and lifestyle clients including film studios, streaming platforms, music artists, and consumer brands such as Usher, Love Victor, Vacation Friends 2, Von Dutch, and the National Cinema Day 2023 campaign.

The firm is structured around 15 named creative professionals and positions its diversity of culture, experience, and skills as its central differentiator, packaging itself as 'a little company doing big things.' There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability, no API or SDK, and the website is built on Wix. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with custom, non-publicly-disclosed pricing; the go-to-market motion is sales-led, relying on direct client relationships within the Los Angeles entertainment cluster and supported by owned-channel marketing (Instagram, LinkedIn, email newsletter). No external funding rounds, investors, M&A activity, or regulatory actions are disclosed, and the company appears to be independently owned with co-founders Seth Byers and Tommy Gargotta leading operations.

Operationally the firm is active, with website copyright dates extending through 2025 and a physical Burbank office operating Monday through Friday 10 AM to 7 PM. Market reach is constrained to California with no global footprint claim, and the competitive position depends almost entirely on creative talent and entertainment-industry relationships rather than technology, scale, or recurring contracts.

Name

Pool Party Creative

Legal name

Pool Party Creative

Website

https://poolpartycreative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pool Party Creative is a Burbank, California-based full-service creative agency serving entertainment and lifestyle clients with AV production, design, social media, and brand strategy services, supported by a 15-person team of co-founders Seth Byers and Tommy Gargotta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Professional services revenue from producing AV content (trailers, TV spots, promos), design work (key art, brand identity, OOH), social media management, and strategic planning for entertainment and media clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pool Party Creative is a full-service creative agency that produces advertising and marketing content for entertainment and lifestyle clients. Its core offerings span four pillars: audio-visual production (trailers, TV spots, promos, sizzles), design (key art, brand identity, OOH, still and live action shoots), social media management (community management, influencer outreach, live events), and strategic planning (brand, campaign, and social strategy). All services are delivered as custom, project-based engagements for film studios, streaming platforms, TV networks, and entertainment brands.

Product overview

Pool Party Creative is a full-service advertising and entertainment creative agency offering a multi-disciplinary approach. The company operates across four core service pillars: AV (audio-visual production), Design, Social Media, and Strategy. These services are showcased through portfolio work across Digital and Print categories. The company is based in Los Angeles and serves clients in the entertainment industry, producing trailers, TV spots, key art, brand identity materials, social media campaigns, and comprehensive marketing strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AV Services Audio-visual production services for entertainment and advertising clients, covering trailers, TV spots, promo packages, sizzles, content creation, and copywriting.
• Design Services Visual design services covering key art, brand identity development, out-of-home (OOH) advertising, original content creation, copywriting, and live action and still photography shoots.
• Social Media Services Social media management and engagement services covering community management, audience engagement, creative content production, influencer outreach, and live events.
• Strategy Services Strategic consulting services covering brand strategy, campaign strategy and planning, and social media strategy and planning.

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ignition Creative: Los Angeles-based entertainment and lifestyle creative agency specializing in AV, design, brand strategy, and content for studios, streaming platforms, and consumer brands. Highly comparable four-pillar offering to Pool Party Creative.
• Buddha Jones: Hollywood creative agency providing trailers, TV spots, key art, and integrated marketing for film/TV clients. Competes for the same studio creative RFPs as Pool Party Creative across AV and design verticals.
• Trailer Park: Long-established entertainment-marketing agency producing theatrical trailers, TV spots, key art, and integrated content campaigns for major studios. Closest direct analog to Pool Party Creative's AV and Design services at significantly larger scale.
• The Arland Group: Boutique entertainment and lifestyle agency offering PR, influencer, social, and creative services to entertainment clients. Smaller comparable scale to Pool Party Creative within the same entertainment-marketing buyer set.
• MOCEAN: Los Angeles entertainment marketing agency with services spanning AV, design, social, and brand strategy for studios and networks. Direct competitor for the same entertainment-marketing client work.

Broad incumbents

• Anthem: Entertainment, sports, and culture-focused creative agency group with capabilities in content, design, and brand strategy. Comparable in entertainment vertical positioning but materially larger scale.
• 72andSunny: Large LA-based creative agency working across entertainment, gaming, and consumer brands. Represents the scaled incumbent competitor Pool Party Creative would face when pitching larger integrated campaigns.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PoolPartyLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/poolpartycreative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poolpartycreative

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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