Ashley Short – Founder and Creative Director of Noire Creative Agency

As a multi-hyphenated creative and serial entrepreneur, I don’t have time for fluff, boring strategies, or playing small- that same energy provide my clients and communities. I know that business owners and other creatives don’t have the time as well and my job is to take on the burden of all the things that keep you from your craft and purpose. I specialize in merging social media tactics with sustainable, long-term strategies to build brand identity for businesses that translate to their audiences. Not too long ago, I struggled with social media especially around the numbers of the game. I had very relatable and creative content but didn’t know how to turn that into results such as conversion and brand awareness. It was only when I realized the secret sauce was strategy, consistency, and authenticity. That formula would also be applied to my production and creative direction work. It is a formula that I hold true to my heart. I have creative directed a plethora of photoshoots and large productions over the past decade, have created event content for my community of clients since 2020, and I’ve had the honor of producing my very first music video in 2022.

That is what I bring to the table to help reach your goals with social media, production, event content creation, and creative direction- my years of experience, natural-born talent, and heart for breathing life into any creative vision whether my own or others. I’ve been doing this work for 11+ years and seek to continue to find tribes of folks who want to alchemize the world. As you evolve with me and I grow with you, everything we manifest through this partnership will come to fruition with the space to learn, educate, and push boundaries.

With a B.A. in Communications from James Madison University and currently located in Richmond, VA, I help busy people with big dreams to build THRIVING businesses, brands, and content WITHOUT sacrificing the beautiful things in life or their sanity. You are officially exactly where you need to be. If you like what you see and hear so far, I am only one vision call away. I can’t wait to be your strategist, manager, producer, or creative director.