Play Studio
San Francisco, California
About Play Studio
PLAY is a brand and design studio built for a specific, valuable moment — the inflection point, when a company is scaling from incubation toward global impact and needs clarity, momentum and what the studio calls "cultural weight." With a surprisingly broad footprint (New York, LA, San Francisco, Portland, London) for a studio, it offers brand, digital product, packaging, motion and experiential, aimed at teams building brands meant to scale.
The strength is that focus on the scaling moment, backed by genuine design and product craft — it's positioned for startups and growth-stage companies that have outgrown their first brand. The trade-off is that a studio built around inflection points is less obviously the home for a legacy giant's steady-state work. For an ambitious company building a brand to grow into, PLAY is aimed squarely at the brief.
Specialties
At a glance
- LocationsNew York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, London
- Emailhey@play.studio
- Websiteplay.studio
Careers & open roles
Play Studio is currently hiring. See current openings on its careers page.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Play Studio located?
- Play Studio is based in New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, London.
- What does Play Studio specialize in?
- Play Studio focuses on Branding & Identity, Advertising, Digital Product & UX, Packaging, Motion & Film and Experiential.
- Is Play Studio hiring?
- Yes — Play Studio has open roles listed on its careers page.
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