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Client: Herd Freed Hartz

Partner: Brilliant Marketing

Services: Brand Strategy, Storytelling, Logo Refresh, Art Direction, Copywriting, & Website Design (UX & Front-End)

Herd Freed Hartz is an executive search firm specializing in high-quality leadership placements across the Pacific Northwest. They're known for their ability to find the right person, not just the right resume, for some of the region's most demanding roles. But their brand wasn't keeping pace with that reputation. A refresh was overdue, and it needed to do more than just look current: it had to communicate the firm's distinct value in a market full of interchangeable competitors.

  • Executive search is a trust business. HFH had built that trust over years, which meant a rebrand carried real risk. Modernize too aggressively and you signal instability; don't go far enough and nothing changes. The work had to thread that needle: refresh the visual identity and sharpen the messaging without eroding the credibility the firm had earned.

  • A fully refreshed brand system and new website that position HFH as the discerning choice for Pacific Northwest leadership hiring. The refreshed logo, color palette, typography, and visual system feel current without feeling corporate, the messaging now names what makes them different, and the website brings it all together in a clean, engaging experience built for a high-touch audience.

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