About Us
Business With Purpose
Shift Creative is a boutique creative agency offering design and marketing services to business clients. Shift can support your team with efficient and highly creative design and marketing services.
Having spent more than two decades working in agencies and creative groups, we had a lot of perspective on how our own agency might operate. By listening to our clients we understood that many standard agency practices were restrictive and problematic. When Shift Creative was formed we wanted to do things differently.
Shift is small, on purpose. Our founders are the lead creatives who work directly with our clients. We believe that every project is better through collaboration and that working closely with our clients is our greatest strength.
We streamlined our processes, offering straight forward quoting without unwanted add-on services. Project inception is simplified, often just an email, allowing for a faster project flow and turnaround. By staying involved in our projects directly, we can provide prompt and responsive communication and reliable, on-time delivery of projects.
The result is a creative firm like no other. We are a fast and efficient team providing highly creative work exactly when you need it.
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Direct to Design
Collaborating directly with the design team allows for better communication and better results
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Seamless Marketing Support
We work specifically with in-house Marketing teams
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Streamlined Work Flow
We prioritize easy project intake and simplified process
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Responsive Communication
Our efficient team offers fast response to inquiries and projects
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Reliable Deliverables
We are deadline focused, keeping projects on track and on time
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Award-Winning
Our unique process results in consistently excellent marketing deliverables
Meet our team

David Padron
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | VISUAL DESIGN
With over 25 years of agency experience, our founder, David serves as the creative lead on design and graphics. With years of leading creative teams, his work bridges a wide range of design styles and pulls from his background as a fine artist. David is committed to keeping his work fresh and stays up to date on current trends and technology.
• Master of Arts in Graphic Design, Arizona State University
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, California State University, Fresno
David Padron
Creative Director | Visual Design

Jodi Bearden
CREATIVE DIRECTOR |
STRATEGY & BRANDING
As a founder at Shift Creative, Jodi is a strategist, designer and a brand builder. Her thoughtful approach develops the foundation on which great brands are built. From campaign strategy and messaging to copywriting and brand development, her work seeks that spark of authenticity that creates engagement. Jodi brings over 25 years of agency and business management experience to the Shift Creative team.
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, California State University, Fresno
• Associate of Fine Arts in Liberal Arts, Monterey Peninsula College
Jodi Bearden
Creative Director | Strategy & Branding
OUR STORY
The year was 1994, the class was Offset Printing with Dr. Gullickson. On a September morning, amidst greasy-based inks and industrial paper cutters, two fresh-faced design students first met. A fast friendship was formed. They planned their class schedules together, consulted with each other on projects and laid the foundation for a working partnership that would shape their careers.
Twenty-five years later, having worked as the creative team in multiple agencies, our founders took action and realized their dream of forming their own agency. With a vision to conduct business more effectively and a goal of supporting positive change in the world, Shift Creative was born.
Awards
2023
- Marcom Awards – Kracken Branding, Platinum
- Marcom Awards – Calpine Branding Campaign, Gold
- Marcom Awards – Volcano Produce Website, Gold
- Marcom Awards – Del Cabo Top Seal Packaging, HM
- AAF Awards – Volcano Produce Website, Bronze
- American Digital Awards – SunPatiens Website
- American Digital Awards – Volcano Produce Website
- American Digital Awards – Michele Paape Listing Presentation
- American Digital Awards – YWCA of Hawaii Island Email Campaign
- American Digital Awards – SuperCal Email Campaign
- American Graphic Design Awards – Calpine Branding Campaign
- American Graphic Design Awards – Del Cabo Top Seal Packaging
- American Graphic Design Awards – Sakata Ornamentals Booth
- American Graphic Design Awards – Carnival Pop-Up Ad
- American Graphic Design Awards – Carnival Fruit Punch Packaging
- American Graphic Design Awards – Monterey Mushroom Seasonal Labels
- American Graphic Design Awards – Sakata Tomato Campaign
2022
- Marcom Awards – Sunview Ad Campaign, Platinum
- Marcom Awards – Hawaiian Chieftain Branding, Platinum
- Marcom Awards – Michele Paape Branding, Gold
- Davey Awards – HomeGrown Catalog, Gold
- Davey Awards – SuperCal Branding, Gold
- Davey Awards – Sakata Sustainability Campaign, Silver
- Davey Awards – New Horizon Branding, Silver
2021
- America GD Awards – HomeGrown Campaign
- America GD Awards – Preacher’s Daughter Branding
- America GD Awards – Wolf’s Tale Logo
- America GD Awards – Whipped Drinks Packaging
- America GD Awards – Shift Creative Branding
- America Web Awards – Sakata vegetables Website
- America Web Awards – Bobalu Website
- Davey Awards – Whipped Drinks Packaging, Silver
- Davey Awards – Stella Bella Ad, Silver
- Davey Awards – HomeGrown Catalog, Silver
- Davey Awards – Sweet Carnival Ad, Silver
- Marcom – Yoga Sociale Branding, Platinum
- Marcom – Soil Solutions Branding, Gold
- Marcom – Sweet Carnival Ad, HM
- Marcom – Bobalu Website, HM
We believe in doing work that matters.
Being passionate designers means working on projects that we care about. Shift takes special interest in work that brings positive change to the world, supports local economies, reduces hunger, encourages sustainability and promotes social good.
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