About

We're a small studio with a long view.

The story

Built in 2019. Independent ever since.

zada/studio started as a two-person practice in a converted warehouse in Amsterdam. The brief was simple: do the work the big agencies couldn't, for the brands they wouldn't take seriously.

Six years later we're fifteen people across strategy, creative, performance, editorial and analytics. We've stayed deliberately small — small enough that the people in the pitch are the people on the project.

We partner with a handful of brands at a time. We sign on for outcomes. And we measure success the only way that matters: did the number move?

What we believe

Direction over noise

Strategy is the deliverable. Everything we ship answers a clear question with a clear bet.

Made, not assembled

We design the creative, write the copy, and ship the code. Nothing handed off, nothing watered down.

Long horizons

We sign on for outcomes, not retainers. Most of our partnerships outlast the original brief.

The team

Fifteen people. Zero seat-warmers.

Mira Halden
Founder, Strategy
Jonas Verkerk
Creative Director
Aïcha Bensaïd
Head of Performance
Theo Marsh
Editorial Lead
Yuki Tanaka
Design Lead
Sofia Romano
Analytics & CRO

We're taking on two new partners this quarter.

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