About

We’re strategists, designers, engineers, and content specialists. 

Founded in 2008, we have 40+ employees in Boston, New York, and around the world.  

  • Nathan Hass

    Principal

  • Vanessa Scopino

    Operations

  • Mark Llobrera

    Engineering

  • Sam Winfield

    Design

  • Gino Jacob

    Engineering

  • Mike Swartz

    Principal

  • Violet Pettie

    Project Management

  • Molly Butterfoss

    Design

  • Allie Castro

    Project Management

  • Kim Miller

    Principal

  • Holly Copeland

    Design

  • Ally Fouts

    Design

  • Mike Burns

    Principal

  • Benson Cheng

    Design

  • Tehya Shea-Minger

    Project Management

  • Lily Hillerns

    Project Management

  • Charlie Hoey

    Engineering

  • Kate Boudreau

    Design

  • Aishwarya Sukesh

    Operations

  • Tito Bottitta

    Principal

  • Jess Landre

    Project Management

  • Nick Braica

    Engineering

  • Casey Powers

    Operations

  • Kyna Jones

    Operations

  • Andy Rader

    Design

  • Becca Christman

    Design

  • Jared Novack

    Principal

  • Scott Dasse

    Principal

  • Kimiko Tanaka Vecchione

    Operations

  • James Muspratt

    Design

Our Story
Born in the newsrooms of The New York Times and The Boston Globe, Upstatement is a digital strategy, design, and technology studio built on the belief that great experiences start with great stories.

Our cross-disciplinary teams have a history of turning ambitious ideas into category-defining digital experiences. In one of the key moments of media design, we launched the first mainstream responsive website, proving it could be done at scale and helping establish a standard that transformed the web. That same spirit of experimentation continues to shape our work today. Since then, we’ve built brands and shipped software that millions of people see and use every day.

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Working with Upstatement is like having a team that only consists of all-stars. They make the process fun and inviting.

Kat Sheplavy Philadelphia Inquirer

We partner with established brands, historic institutions, visionary leaders, and category-defining startups. Everything we build is unified by our commitment to making a positive impact.

We’re part of kyu, a collective of strategically curated creative organizations. kyu’s purpose is to be a source of creativity which propels the economy and society forward. 

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An Upstatement employee stands at a wooden table under a canopy, looking at a large piece of paper with writing.

Capabilities
We’re strategic builders

Brand

  • Positioning
  • Identity
  • Naming
  • Voice & Tone
  • Guidelines
  • Design Systems

Digital Experience

  • Websites
  • iOS & Android Apps
  • Vision & Roadmapping
  • Art Direction
  • Data Storytelling
  • Copywriting & Editorial
  • Usability Testing
  • Stakeholder & User Interviews

Strategy

  • Product Creation
  • Brand Strategy
  • Business Consulting
  • Content Strategy
  • Information Architecture
  • User Research
  • Workshop Design

Engineering

  • Technical Architecture
  • Technical Discovery
  • Website Development
  • Application Development
  • Prototyping
  • Quality Assurance
  • CMS Implementation