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Who we are

Hail is a creatively driven ad agency based in Seattle. We collaborate, write strategies, build brands and create things: ideas, stories, events, buzz, controversy, ads, digital, traditional, non-traditional, social and lots of undefinable stuff. We do whatever it takes within the bounds of international law and human decency to make our clients’ brands famous and successful.

Our team

  • A man with a shaved head and a dog resting its head on his shoulder indoors near a window.

    Forrest Healy

    OWNER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  • A woman with two children in a grassy field during golden hour. The boy is sitting on her shoulders, wearing a yellow plaid shirt, and the girl, wearing a navy dress with pink pants, stands beside her. All are smiling and looking at the camera.

    Elisa Shaw

    GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

  • A middle-aged man with short hair and a beard, wearing a dark knitted sweater, smiling confidently in an indoor setting.

    Kurt Reifschneider

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR - ART

  • A middle-aged man with glasses, short hair, and a goatee, wearing a dark patterned shirt, looking confidently at the camera against a plain background.

    Frank Clark

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR - MOTION GRAPHICS

  • A man with dark skin, wearing glasses, a light blue button-up shirt, and a black vest, standing with his arms crossed in front of a yellow textured wall.

    Darryl Hagans

    CREATIVE PRODUCTION OPERATIONS

  • A smiling man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt taking a selfie outdoors at sunset or dusk, with a body of water, trees, and a colorful sky in the background.

    Curtis Jackson

    DIGITAL DESIGNER

  • A 30 something professional with long hair and earrings, wearing a black sweater and a yellow rain jacket, smiling outdoors with trees in the background.

    JD Duyker

    DESIGNER

Some folks we’ve worked with

UW Medicine logo with the tagline "A higher degree of healthcare"
CareOregon logo with abstract orange rings above the company name in blue text.
Logo with stylized shapes and the text 'HealthPoint' in red.
United Way of King County logo with blue and orange graphics.
Logo of Cascade Federal Credit Union with mountain graphic and blue text
Logo of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance with a yellow circular design
Red Hook logo with stylized mountains and bold text
GroupHealth logo with a blue circular emblem featuring a caduceus symbol.
Rei Coop logo with a stylized tree and mountainous peaks in black and white.
Partial logo with the words 'the staff' in white font on a teal background.
Logo for the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival with blue background and yellow and white text.
Haggen Northwest Fresh logo in green text
Nationwide insurance logo with a blue square outline and black text
The Everett Clinic logo in blue text on a white background.
Seattle Storm logo featuring a green and yellow shield with a stylized space needle
Washington State Department of Health logo with a stylized feather and medical symbol.
FullCircle logo with an orange circle and a small green leaf above the letter C.
Sound Credit Union logo with stylized blue and light blue diamond shapes.
AT&T logo with a blue and white striped globe icon next to the company name in black lowercase letters.
Mitsubishi Motors logo featuring three red diamonds above the text 'Mitsubishi Motors' in black.
Blue Asics logo on a white background
Kawasaki logo with a stylized red