Behind every great marketing campaign are talented people bringing different skills, perspectives, and ideas to the table.
A restaurant might need a photographer who knows how to make its food look irresistible. A business owner might need professional portraits that reflect their personality. A growing brand might need video production, graphic design, or a strategic marketing partner to help bring its next big idea to life.
At McKee Media, we believe in bringing the right people together to make that happen.
We’re a boutique digital marketing agency based in the Austin, Texas area, with an experienced in-house team and a trusted network of independent creative professionals and strategic partners.
These relationships allow us to connect our clients with specialized expertise while keeping their marketing aligned under one coordinated strategy.
And while our network includes some incredibly talented photographers, videographers, and designers, it extends well beyond the creative projects we produce together.
Great Creative Work Starts With the Right People
One of the things we love most about working in marketing is that no two businesses need exactly the same creative approach.
Some projects call for polished, professional video production. Others need a photographer with a particular specialty, a designer who understands the brand, or an experienced marketing strategist who can help explore new business opportunities.
Rather than trying to make one person an expert at everything, we’ve built relationships with professionals who bring their own experience and creative strengths to the table.
Our Director of Creative, Chris McKee, leads our content production efforts and helps coordinate projects with our creative partners. Together with the McKee Media team, we develop the creative direction, manage the details, and make sure the finished work supports the client’s broader marketing goals.
It’s one of the ways we bring boutique attention and agency-level creative capabilities together.
Meet McKee Media’s Creative Partners
We’re proud to collaborate with talented independent professionals throughout Austin and beyond. Here are some of the people who help bring our clients’ ideas to life.
Jackson Tritt | JTX Media
Video Production & Brand Storytelling
Jackson Tritt of JTX Media brings a cinematic approach to video production, with experience that includes projects for HBO and Blizzard Entertainment.
We collaborate with Jackson and his team on brand videos, interviews, promotional content, and professional video production that helps businesses tell their stories in compelling ways.
From capturing the personality behind a business to producing polished campaign footage, Jackson brings the production experience and creative perspective that make video an effective part of a larger marketing strategy.
Kelly Phillips | Kelly Phillips Photo
Food, Product & Commercial Photography
There’s an art to making a menu item or product look as good online as it does in person.
Kelly Phillips specializes in food and product photography, creating polished, brand-focused imagery for restaurants, products, and small businesses.
We partner with Kelly to capture the details that make our clients’ products and experiences stand out.
Her work helps businesses build a professional library of photography they can use across social media, websites, email campaigns, menus, and digital advertising.
Esmeralda Gonzalez | Portrait Design by Esmeralda
Professional Portraits & Brand Photography
People connect with people, and for founder-led businesses, professional practices, and service providers, putting a face to the brand can be an important part of building trust.
Esmeralda Gonzalez is an award-winning brand and portrait photographer and recipient of the Distinguished Photographer of the Year award.
Her expertise lies in creating elevated personal and professional imagery that helps business owners, executives, and teams present themselves with confidence.
We value Esmeralda’s ability to capture more than a traditional headshot, creating portraits and brand photography that reflect the people and personalities behind a business.
Sabrina Blackwell | Sabrina Design & Production
Print & Graphic Design
A strong brand should look just as polished in person as it does online.
Sabrina Blackwell of Sabrina Design & Production is our go-to creative partner for print design and production, helping businesses bring their branding into the physical world through professional marketing materials and collateral.
Sabrina also played a role in McKee Media’s own story, helping us take the first steps toward refreshing our agency’s visual identity as the business began to grow.
Today, we continue to turn to her for printed marketing materials, promotional pieces, and design projects that require both a creative eye and an understanding of professional print production.
Her expertise helps our clients maintain a consistent, recognizable brand beyond their digital presence.
Trish Hendrickson | Moxie360 Marketing
Strategic Marketing & Business Development
Our network also includes experienced marketing professionals who bring additional business strategy and growth expertise.
Trish Hendrickson, owner and CEO of Moxie360 Marketing, brings a background in business ownership, marketing strategy, and business development.
Her expertise supports broader growth initiatives, from long-term marketing planning to identifying business development opportunities and exploring new revenue streams.
We value having relationships with other experienced agency professionals who understand that successful marketing starts with understanding the business itself.
More Than Creative Partners: Our Austin Professional Network
Our creative network doesn’t end with the people we work with on client projects.
Building McKee Media has also meant becoming part of the professional communities that make Austin and Central Texas such exciting places to build a business.
We believe some of the best opportunities come from showing up, sharing knowledge, learning from other professionals, and building relationships long before there’s a project to work on together.
Women Communicators of Austin (WCA) has been a particularly meaningful part of that journey.
Brystal has previously served on the WCA board, and both Brystal and Maya Walker-Reich continue to be part of the organization. In fact, it’s how they first connected.
What started as a professional connection through WCA eventually brought Maya onto the McKee Media team as our Marketing Project & Community Manager.
It’s one of our favorite examples of how valuable professional communities can be.
Maya also serves on the board of Austin Women in Technology, supporting an organization focused on creating opportunities for women to connect, learn, and grow in the technology industry.
Brystal and Chris are involved with the Leander Chamber of Commerce and Creative Mornings Austin, connecting with local business owners, entrepreneurs, and members of Austin’s creative community.
Brystal is also part of the Austin Alliance for Women in Media, an organization bringing together women across media, communications, and related industries.
These organizations give us opportunities to exchange ideas, support other professionals, stay connected to what’s happening in our community, and continue learning from people with different experiences and perspectives.
For us, networking isn’t just about finding the next client. It’s about building relationships with people we admire, learning from one another, and being part of a community that supports each other’s success.
What Our Creative Network Means for Our Clients
For a growing business, assembling the right creative team can be challenging.
You might need professional video production for an upcoming campaign, new photography for your website, branded graphics for social media, and printed materials for an event.
Finding the right specialists, communicating the brand vision, and making sure everything works together can quickly become a project of its own.
That’s where McKee Media comes in.
Our clients can work with one marketing team that understands their business and helps coordinate the creative professionals needed for each project.
Because we approach content creation as part of a larger marketing strategy, we’re thinking about more than just the finished photo, video, or design. We’re also thinking about where that content will be used, who needs to see it, and what we want it to accomplish.
Whether a business needs one specialized creative service or a coordinated campaign involving several partners, we bring the people, planning, and marketing expertise together.
Built on Relationships. Focused on Results.
McKee Media has grown through relationships, from the clients who trust us with their businesses to the creative professionals and organizations that have become part of our story.
We’re proud of the network we’re building and grateful for the talented people who share their expertise, ideas, and creativity with us.
It’s a reminder that building a successful business doesn’t mean doing everything yourself. Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do is surround yourself with great people who bring different strengths to the table.
That’s the kind of agency we’re building at McKee Media.
Looking for a marketing partner who can bring the right strategy and creative talent together for your business?
We’d love to learn more about what you’re working on. Get in touch with McKee Media to start the conversation.