Cast Iron LA

Cast Iron LA is a small Los Angeles marketing and creative agency set up in 2019 by art director Luis Ramirez and copywriter J Barbush. The pair left large agencies to serve brands that were too small for big firms, and every brief goes straight to them rather than through account staff.

What Cast Iron LA offers

• Creative campaigns: concepts, copy and art direction for advertising and brand launches.
• Branding: brand overhauls and new identities.
• Social media: social campaigns, including B2B work.
• Specialist network: developers, photographers and media buyers brought in from a long-standing freelance bench when needed.
• AI-assisted production: AI used in research, concepting and production to shorten timelines.

Clients

The agency targets growth-stage brands. Its founders have close to 60 combined years of agency experience with brands such as Honda, Hilti, Discovery and VH-1, and recent work includes a campaign for a construction tools brand and a rebrand for a PC gaming company.

Key facts

• Based in: Los Angeles, California, United States
• Founded: 2019
• Team: two founders plus a freelance specialist network