We Are York GmbH

Name

We Are York GmbH

Legal name

We Are York GmbH

Website

https://weareyork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Branding and Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employer Brand & Internal Brand Design (MPAAAEAK), Packaging & Brand Identity Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAN)

Keywords

• Digital branding services
• Employer branding solutions
• Brand strategy consulting
• Website design services
• Brand identity development

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based Professional Services: The primary revenue stream consists of digital branding and employer branding project engagements. Projects include website design and development, brand identity creation, campaign development, and UI/UX design services. Pricing is quote-based, negotiated per project scope.
2. Creative Sessions: Modular consulting sessions offered as standalone engagements or combinable packages. Sessions include Brand Workshop, Brand Audit, Expert Review, Look & Feel Session, Employer Branding Check-Up, and Employer Value Proposition (EVP) development. These serve as both standalone services and entry points for larger project engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

We Are York GmbH is a Zürich-based digital and employer branding agency that develops websites, digital brand identities, and employer brand programs for Swiss enterprises, public institutions, and startups. Its core deliverables are Digital Branding (website design, prototyping, and brand identity with a "Digital First" approach) and Employer Branding (career websites, EVP definition, and candidate journey optimization). The agency also sells a modular Creative Sessions catalog (Brand Workshop, Brand Audit, Expert Review, Look & Feel Session, EVP, and Employer Branding Check-Up) as standalone or packageable consulting engagements.

Product overview

We Are York GmbH is a digital and employer branding agency based in Zurich, Switzerland (founded 2017). The company operates as a service-based agency rather than a software product company. Its core offerings consist of Digital Branding services (website design, prototyping, and development with a 'Digital First' approach) and Employer Branding services (career website development, employer value proposition, and candidate journey optimization). The company also offers a suite of Creative Sessions: Brand Workshop, Brand Audit, Expert Review, Look & Feel Session, Employer Value Proposition (EVP), and Employer Branding Check-Up. These sessions are modular consulting formats that can be booked individually or combined for comprehensive branding projects. The agency has completed over 100 projects for clients including VBZ, Kanton Nidwalden, Medbase, Schindler, Coop Rechtsschutz, PPCmetrics, 7Days, Shea Yeah, and Accanto, among others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Branding End-to-end digital branding service including website design, prototyping, brand identity creation, and brand strategy, following a Digital First approach that builds the brand in the digital medium from the start. Offered to Swiss enterprise and public-sector clients seeking websites and digital brand experiences.
• Employer Branding Employer branding service helping Swiss employers define, design, and operationalize their employer brand, including career website development, employer value proposition creation, and candidate journey optimization for enterprise and public-sector clients facing talent attraction challenges.
• Brand Workshop A two-hour Creative Session that defines brand identity, positioning, tone of voice, customer benefits, and core values, resulting in a Brand Steering Wheel document. Available as a standalone booking or as the start of a fuller branding engagement for companies seeking sharper positioning.
• Brand Audit Structured Brand Audit Creative Session analyzing an existing brand's performance through visual and content benchmarking, strengths-weaknesses profiling, and competitive analysis, used by companies seeking clarity on where their brand stands and where it could go.
• Expert Review Creative Session delivering independent expert feedback on ideas, concepts, or challenges spanning strategy, campaigns, naming, content, or UX. Delivered as honest, experienced, solution-oriented second perspective for teams looking to pressure-test their thinking.
• Look & Feel Session Creative Session that develops a brand's visual identity by producing two tailored moodboards defining colors, typography, and imagery style based on a compact kick-off meeting. Used by companies seeking a clear visual direction for their brand.
• Employer Value Proposition (EVP) Creative Session developing the core employer promise, including central arguments, tone and character, and communicative guidelines. Designed for HR and employer branding teams that need a credible, differentiated EVP to underpin their employer brand work.
• Employer Branding Check-Up Creative Session analyzing an employer's brand along the entire candidate journey — from first perception to application — including EVP evaluation and competitive benchmarking. Used by HR and talent acquisition leaders to identify gaps and prioritize employer brand investments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Website traffic for VBZ more than doubled after career website relaunch
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/we-are-york-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/we.are.york

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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