What JPD Studio does

JPD Studio is a privately held, women- and minority-owned creative agency founded in 2007 by Jes Perilla and headquartered in New York City (with a second office in the NoMad neighborhood). The firm provides an integrated suite of branding, strategy, web design and development, marketing asset creation, and interactive digital report services. Its primary customer segment is nonprofits and mission-driven organizations—including housing, hunger relief, homelessness advocacy, youth development, and women's empowerment groups—with secondary work for cultural institutions, women-led ventures, fashion/eyewear brands, and government-adjacent entities such as JFK Millennium Partners.

The agency's underlying technology is platform-agnostic: it builds accessible, custom websites on WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, or fully custom solutions depending on client maintainability needs, and produces interactive data visualization tools such as sortable county-level tables, zip-code program locators, and hover-enabled maps. It does not expose a public API, SDK, or application. Notable technical work includes custom mega-menu navigation for content-heavy sites and bespoke interactive annual reports (e.g., Community Preservation Corporation 2025 Annual Report). The agency emphasizes accessibility-first design and long-term maintainability over launch-aesthetic optimization.

JPD Studio's business model is predominantly project-based, with custom quotes derived from scope, content volume, complexity, and timeline; a smaller recurring maintenance and support revenue stream provides modest ongoing subscription economics. Go-to-market is sales-led: prospective clients submit a short inquiry form, followed by discovery ("clarity") calls and custom proposal development, supplemented by RFP participation in the public sector (enabled by dual M/WBE certification in NYC and NY State) and client referral/testimonial-driven inbound demand. With a headcount of 1–10 and approximately 6 named team leads, the firm operates as a boutique, founder-led agency with no disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or institutional investors.

Name

JPD Studio

Legal name

JPD Studio Inc.

Website

https://jpdstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Agency Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Brand strategy consulting
• Web design development
• Nonprofit branding services
• Digital marketing assets

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Branding Services: Project-based branding engagements including brand strategy, positioning, naming, messaging, visual identity systems, and brand guidelines development.
2. Web Design & Development: Custom website design and development projects delivered on platforms like WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, or custom solutions. Includes UX planning, design, development, QA, launch support, and handoff.
3. Marketing & Digital Asset Creation: Social and digital design assets, email templates, campaign materials, motion and video content, and marketing template systems.
4. Long-term Maintenance & Support: Ongoing website maintenance, support, and security services to keep client sites updated and functioning after launch.
5. Digital Reports & Interactive Tools: Interactive annual reports, data visualization tools, and digital platforms for complex storytelling and impact communication.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JPD Studio is a multidisciplinary creative agency that provides brand strategy, visual identity design, and custom website design and development (on WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, or custom platforms) for nonprofits, mission-driven organizations, cultural institutions, and select consumer brands. It also delivers interactive digital reports and data visualization tools, marketing and social asset creation, and ongoing website maintenance and support.

Product overview

JPD Studio is a creative agency offering a unified suite of brand strategy, design, and digital development services. The core offering consists of Strategy & Design, Custom Development (websites on WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, or custom platforms), and Branding & Visual Identity. These core services are supplemented by Interactive Tools & Digital Reports, Marketing Assets, and Long-term Maintenance & Support. The agency primarily serves nonprofits and mission-driven organizations, helping them clarify messaging, build trust, and create digital experiences that support long-term growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy & Design Strategic consulting and design services that partner with organizations to clarify goals, define digital strategy, and design experiences that communicate purpose, build trust, and engage audiences. Offered to nonprofits, mission-driven organizations, cultural institutions, and government agencies.
• Custom Development Custom website design and development services building flexible, accessible websites and digital platforms on WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, or custom solutions, scoped to client needs and long-term maintainability.
• Branding & Visual Identity Brand strategy, positioning, naming, messaging, visual identity systems, and brand guidelines that create cohesive brand systems bringing clarity and consistency across every touchpoint.
• Interactive Tools & Digital Reports Custom interactive tools, digital reports, and data visualizations (sortable tables, searchable maps, locators) that help organizations communicate complex information and engage audiences with impact data.
• Marketing Assets Social and digital design, email templates, campaign assets, motion/video content, and template systems that support consistent brand presence across channels.
• Long-term Maintenance & Support Ongoing website maintenance, support, security, and template systems to keep client sites updated, secure, and functioning after launch.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% increase in traffic over 12 months for Zyloware
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• She's the FirstminorOthersJPD Studio has worked with She's the First on multiple projects. Tammy Tibbetts, Co-Founder of She's the First, provided a testimonial praising JPD's Squarespace expertise, communication, and ability to meet launch deadlines. She's the First is a nonprofit organization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hyperakt: NYC-based design agency specializing in branding and digital experiences for social impact and mission-driven organizations. Directly comparable to JPD Studio in vertical focus (nonprofits, cultural institutions) and service mix (brand strategy, visual identity, web design).
• Blue State: Creative and digital agency serving mission-driven organizations including nonprofits, advocacy groups, and cultural institutions. Overlaps with JPD on brand strategy, web platforms, and digital fundraising/storytelling work.
• Constructive: Branding and design agency serving nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses with strategy, identity, and digital work. Comparable scale, vertical mix, and project-based creative model.
• Purpose: Creative and campaign agency focused on social impact, building brands and communications for nonprofits and cause-driven organizations. Comparable strategy-led creative approach serving mission-driven clients.
• M+R Strategy: Full-service agency serving nonprofits, foundations, and advocacy organizations with branding, digital, and marketing services. Similar nonprofit vertical focus and comparable scale as a mid-sized mission-driven agency.
• Forum One: Digital agency building websites, online communities, and digital tools for nonprofits and associations. Comparable in nonprofit vertical focus and the combination of web development with strategy and design services.
• Big Duck: Branding and communications agency exclusively focused on nonprofits, with services spanning brand strategy, visual identity, and digital communications. Closely matches JPD's nonprofit specialization and comparable project-based creative model.

Broad incumbents

• Red Antler: NYC-based branding agency known for launching and repositioning consumer brands with full-service strategy, identity, and digital work. Overlaps with JPD on ecommerce and brand refresh work for fashion/consumer clients (e.g., Adina's Jewels, Shaq Eye Gear).
• Pentagram: Iconic multi-partner design firm offering branding, visual identity, and digital design across cultural, nonprofit, and commercial clients. Significantly larger and broader than JPD, but competes for nonprofit and cultural institution branding engagements.

Emerging players

• Brink Media: Design agency building brands and digital experiences for nonprofits and purpose-led organizations. Smaller and more boutique than JPD but directly comparable in nonprofit creative focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/jpdstudio
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• Facebookfacebook.com/jpdstudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jpd-studio

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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