A moody, silhouetted video shoot of Guytano, a momentous pop-rock band in the Minnesota scene.

About Switchboard

Telling brand stories that are beautiful, honest, and life-giving.

We make effective creative tools to put into the hands of your team. Because working with you is better than working for you. And with design, web, photo and video under one roof, your story is consistent and unified.

A photographer, videographer, and director working on the set of a video shoot, capturing on-the-street b-roll.
A big, white cyc wall in a modern co-working space built out of an old diesel garage.
Cassie, the bookkeeper and HR professional, working in a clean, bright office.
A graphic designer working on logos at his desk.
A friendly car salesman talking to a mustached camera operator in front of a classic car.
Josh, a videographer and editor, studying the preview monitor of his video camera while filming an interview.
The word "Story" made out of old pieces of salvaged signage.
A lively group of professionals participating in "Brand Camp," a discovery meeting for setting an organization's voice and strategy.

We're a team of hardworking, scrappy-but-deliberate creative problem solvers.

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Guy, our creative director
Guy Magno
Creative Direction
Cassie, our HR manager
Cassie Magno
Finance
Ryan, our art director
Ryan Schoepf
Art Direction
Taylor, our operations director
Taylor Feero
Operations
Josh, our video producer
Josh Hagberg
Video Production
Hope, our designer.
Hope Schmidgall
Design
Caleb, our photo and video apprentice.
Caleb Schneider
Photo/Video
Eleanor Melton
Writing

We're thankful for wonderful clients of all shapes and sizes.

Here are some awards we've won. We store them in a golden trash can as a reminder that doing notable work is good, but serving you is even better.

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Finalist - National American Advertising Awards - USA
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Gold - American Advertising Awards - District 8: MN/ND/SD/WI
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Best in Show - American Advertising Awards - AAF Central Minnesota
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Judge's Choice - American Advertising Awards - AAF Central Minnesota
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Gold - American Advertising Awards - AAF Central Minnesota
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Silver - American Advertising Awards - AAF Central Minnesota
A garbage can, spraypainted gold, holding the various design and advertising awards Switchboard has won over the past decade.

Don't just take our word for it.

"Working with Switchboard was a dream! Communication and planning was thorough, professional but warm, deferential, and smart. Shooting the content for photos and videos was really natural, and the direction Guy provided was razor sharp and super intuitive."

Nathan, an actor and real estate loan officer or lender.
Nathan Cousins
Cousins Brothers

“We love working with Switchboard. Their work is excellent, they love what they do, and they take on each project as if it was their very own. They have worked hard to understand our needs, and it feels like working with a partner who is truly invested in our goals and outcomes. They have become like family to us.”

Jeremy, the lead senior pastor at a reformed metro church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, preaching a sermon from the stage.
Jeremy Adelman
River City Church

“I loved the creative process, with messaging and imagery that was really focused on student response. As far back as we’ve tracked, those emails and campaigns we ran through Switchboard have our highest response rate from students—by far. At the end of the day, the ROI really spoke for itself. I look forward to working together in the future.”

Erick, one of the leaders of University of Northwestern, a renowned Bible school and liberal arts university in St. Paul.
Erick Klein
University of Northwestern — St. Paul

“I appreciate the way that the Switchboard team desires to tell a story through their work and how they achieve it through a clean, compelling design, photography and attention to detail. They asked insightful questions and showed they cared about my brand and goals.”

Portrait of Dawn, an energetic and driven local entreprenuer.
Dawn Zimmerman
Waymaker Brands
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