The Shipyard, one of the nation’s fastest-growing independent agencies, is deepening its roots in California with the opening of its new headquarters in San Diego. Located at 185 West F Street in the heart of downtown, this expansion underscores The Shipyard’s long-standing commitment to California.
“We are doubling down on our investment in California because this state is the center of creativity and innovation. Since our founding, we’ve grown our business with creativity at the core of everything we do, always innovating and delivering exceptional work for our clients. Under Managing Partner Tammy Haughey’s leadership, now is the perfect time to grow and elevate our presence in San Diego,” says The Shipyard’s CEO, Rick Milenthal. “We’re excited to extend our ties to this vibrant business community,” Milenthal added.
Tammy Haughey, a veteran advertising executive, continues to lead the agency’s West Coast operations. Her leadership ensures that The Shipyard’s holistic operating model, leveraging craft and creative disciplines in paid, owned, and earned media, delivers on The Shipyard’s philosophy of Engineering Brand Love and client success.
Engineering Brand Love Across California
With a long history of working with clients across the state, The Shipyard is California’s agency. The Shipyard has engineered behavior change campaigns to make water conservation a way of life for Californians and given people reasons to love electric through their work with SDG&E and Veloz. They have traveled to every corner of the Golden State in service of their work with Visit California, helping to shape the California travel brand globally for more than 25 years and navigate in times of crises, most recently the LA Fires. Since 2007, their work in partnership with San Diego Tourism Authority has helped drive record-breaking performance for the destination. And In-N-Out has relied on The Shipyard to craft messaging for their vital Slave To Nothing and In-N-Out Foundation efforts.
The agency’s broader portfolio includes partnerships with California Grown, In-N-Out, Mammoth Lakes Tourism, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego Tourism Authority, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Francisco Ballet, Snowbird, St. John’s Health, Veloz, Visit Napa Valley, Visit SLO CAL, and Visit California, among others.
A Legacy of Innovation and Growth
With its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, The Shipyard has rapidly expanded its presence nationwide. The decision to anchor West Coast operations in San Diego reflects the agency’s strategic vision to position itself at the intersection of inspiration and industry. With a growing innovation economy, San Diego is a hub for cutting-edge industries, from biotech to tourism, and a place where creativity meets technology.
“Like the shipbuilders working across the San Diego Bay’s Working Waterfront, the crew at The Shipyard are relentless creators and problem-solvers dedicated to Engineering Brand Love across all consumer touchpoints. San Diego represents the perfect environment for our agency to flourish as we continue to work alongside our clients and positively contribute to enhancing quality of life in this place we call home,” said Tammy Haughey, Managing Partner.
The Shipyard will also maintain its offices in Sacramento and Newport Beach.
About The Shipyard Collective
The Shipyard Collective brings together talented individuals and organizations across the creative, communications, media, and digital landscape to grow brands that audiences can’t help but love. It is uniquely designed and organized to Engineer Brand Love through partnerships, investments, and acquisitions of amazing organizations, with creativity and innovation at their core.
Collectively, its agencies are recognized as one of ADWEEK’s national Fastest-Growing Agencies (The Shipyard), the 2024 and 2023 Best Mid-sized Agency nationally by the Public Relations Society of America (Fahlgren Mortine), and Outside Magazine’s best places to work (TURNER).
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, The Shipyard Collective has offices in Sacramento, San Diego, and Newport Beach, California; Denver, Colorado; Miami, Florida; Boise, Idaho; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio.
