Our Team
Anya Short
Creative Director
Anya is Creative Director at Useful Group, leading the development of advertising creative that connects strategy, storytelling, and performance. She specializes in building data-driven creative systems that are continuously tested, refined, and optimized to support growth-focused brands and measurable business outcomes.
With a background in copywriting, content and SEO strategy, and print publishing, Anya brings a strong understanding of how creative concepts move from initial positioning through execution across digital channels. She works closely with strategists, developers, and client teams to align creative direction with broader business goals, helping translate insights into scalable campaigns and performance-driven content.
Her experience includes creative direction, graphic design, copywriting, messaging strategy, campaign development, and cross-functional creative leadership across web and paid media environments. Anya holds a B.A. in Professional and Public Writing from Auburn University and is based in Richmond, Virginia.
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PeterJohn Hunt
CTO & Director of Digital Solutions
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Jeff Calaway
Senior UI/UX Developer
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Kris Christensen
Project Manager
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Harrison Cowell
Director of Web Solutions
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Elise DiPaola
Senior Manager of Paid Media
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Matt Fantinel
Web Developer
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Lauren Gaytan
Designer
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Ashley Griffith
Web Development Project Manager
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Julian Hernandez
Web Developer
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Nathan Krause
Web Developer
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Juan Padilla
Web Developer
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Nate Schwenk
Director of Digital Strategy
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Nadia Vostrikov
Director of Digital Media
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Andrei Zakirov
Digital Marketing Specialist