The studio
TOAKS is a creative marketing studio in Raleigh, North Carolina. We work with small businesses, independent creatives, bands, and entrepreneurs who need real creative partners — not vendors.
We built the studio around a core conviction: small, integrated teams do the best work. When the same people who take the brief are the ones executing it, nothing gets lost in translation.
Our philosophy pulls from nature and technology as complementary forces — organic intuition and intentional craft. It shows up in everything we make: layered, considered, and built to last.
We serve clients who are building something meaningful and need it to look that way. We're honest about scope, direct about process, and committed to work that actually works.
50+
Projects Completed
5
Team Members
3yr
In Business
The people
Jack Lopez
Creative Director
Jack shapes the visual language of every project — building systems that feel intentional and alive.
Max Sims
Motion & Video
Max finds the moment inside footage and builds it into something that holds attention.
Rory Moon
Web & Digital
Rory builds websites that work as hard as they look — fast, intentional, and built to last.
Samuel Salamanca
Founder & Operations
Samuel connects creative vision to audience reality — building content that reaches and resonates.
Joey Markley
Founder & Operations
Joey built TOAKS on the belief that small teams with clear values do the best creative work.
What we stand for
Every client gets work that could only belong to them. We build from who you are, not from a template of who you should be.
We work with clients we believe in and decline work that conflicts with our values. Long relationships built on honesty, not just deliverables.
What you share with us stays with us. We don't share client information, work in progress, or internal briefs without explicit permission.
We use AI as a tool — to move faster, think wider, and deliver more. Not to replace craft, but to amplify it.
We're selective about projects so we can give each one what it deserves.
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