About Us
Summerjax functions as an extension of our clients’ in-house teams, bringing full-service creative marketing, creative operations, and production together under one roof. We partner with brands to shape seasonal concepts, develop creative strategy, design campaigns, and deliver assets that move seamlessly from idea to execution.
Our team includes creative directors, art directors, writers, designers, strategists, project managers, and producers, supported by a full production arm and an in-house studio equipped for both e-commerce content and large-scale campaign work.
With more than 15 years of experience supporting marketing, creative, and studio operations teams, we understand what it takes to deliver content that drives performance across e-commerce, social, digital, editorial, and campaign channels.
Meet the Founder: Lauren Franklin *
Meet the Founder: Lauren Franklin *
Summerjax was founded in 2013 with the mission of building a new kind of end-to-end creative services and production company designed to partner directly with brands. The studio operates on two guiding principles: that creative thinking should remain deeply integrated throughout every stage of production, and that exceptional work emerges from dynamic teams working within collaborative environments. With this approach, Summerjax helps brands scale content to meet modern demand, strengthen ROI, and streamline production resources.
Backed by more than two decades of experience in brand marketing and hands-on production, Lauren Franklin brings a steady, solutions-driven perspective to every phase of the creative workflow. Her leadership style emphasizes potential, in both ideas and in people, fostering an environment that supports growth, trust, and high-performance collaboration across the Summerjax team.
Franklin’s contributions to the industry have been recognized by publications including AdWeek, which named her one of 2019’s “Most Fascinating People in Marketing, Media and Culture” and “26 Agency Leaders Who Are Becoming the Industry’s New Icons” — and by AdAge, which included her on its “40 Under 40” list. Most recently, she was honored as one of the “Top 30 E-Commerce Photo Studio Professionals, 2024” by Pixelz and Profoto, and is an active member of AdAge and Meta’s “Generation Next” thought-leadership group, focused on advancing opportunity and reducing unconscious bias within the industry.
