Hagopian Ink is led by Creative Director and President Christina Hagopian. Known for her hands-on, approachable and professional demeanor and her meticulous yet fluid approach to creative direction, Christina has been a trusted resource to her clients, collaborators and contemporaries since launching Hagopian Ink in 2002. She has nearly twenty years of experience creating  powerful brand personalities, carefully crafted logos and identity packages, websites, targeted email campaigns and more. Christina draws inspiration from her surroundings. Whether it’s the urban landscape of Manhattan or the tides and shores at her family’s Cape Cod summer home, these organic influences find their way into her work and color her design perspective. Her creative instincts show up in all aspects of her life. When she’s not working, you can find Christina testing recipes for her soon-to-be-released family cookbook or spending hours at the pottery wheel, experimenting with glazes and forms. Christina holds a BFA in Communication Design from Carnegie Mellon University and credits her time there with fueling her love of design and the problem-solving process. She is an active leader in the New York City design and entrepreneur communities.     

Jacquelyn Laufer, is an Project Manager and E-Commerce, Digital Solutions advisor with over 10 years experience specializing in luxury fashion, beauty and travel industries. Having launched Henri Bendel’s first ecommerce website, Bond No. 9’s second, built online experiences with Estée Lauder Companies, Coty and Edit New York, Jacquelyn is known for helping companies scale their business. A respected leader, Jacquelyn enjoys building consensus, effectively motivating and helping teams hit their mark, defining which platforms are appropriate for each business, defining integrations, developing operational processes and customer service policies.

Hagopian Ink is led by Creative Director and President Christina Hagopian. Known for her hands-on, approachable and professional demeanor and her meticulous yet fluid approach to creative direction, Christina has been a trusted resource to her clients, collaborators and contemporaries since launching Hagopian Ink in 2002. She has nearly twenty years of experience creating  powerful brand personalities, carefully crafted logos and identity packages, websites, targeted email campaigns and more. Christina draws inspiration from her surroundings. Whether it’s the urban landscape of Manhattan or the tides and shores at her family’s Cape Cod summer home, these organic influences find their way into her work and color her design perspective. Her creative instincts show up in all aspects of her life. When she’s not working, you can find Christina testing recipes for her soon-to-be-released family cookbook or spending hours at the pottery wheel, experimenting with glazes and forms. Christina holds a BFA in Communication Design from Carnegie Mellon University and credits her time there with fueling her love of design and the problem-solving process. She is an active leader in the New York City design and entrepreneur communities.     

Jacquelyn Laufer, is an Project Manager and E-Commerce, Digital Solutions advisor with over 10 years experience specializing in luxury fashion, beauty and travel industries. Having launched Henri Bendel’s first ecommerce website, Bond No. 9’s second, built online experiences with Estée Lauder Companies, Coty and Edit New York, Jacquelyn is known for helping companies scale their business. A respected leader, Jacquelyn enjoys building consensus, effectively motivating and helping teams hit their mark, defining which platforms are appropriate for each business, defining integrations, developing operational processes and customer service policies.

Jasmine Lamb is Hagopian Ink’s creative partner for content strategy and design. Jasmine's extensive background in brand marketing, coupled with her eye for culture and trends, has resulted in a diverse creative portfolio, spanning across the lifestyle, fashion, and tech industries. As a brand expert, Jasmine specializes in the unique connection between brand, purpose, and community – strategically bridging the gap between a brand's unique mission and the individuals they wish to connect to. These tailored insights provide a specialized lens to all the work she delivers to our clients.

Jasmine Lamb is Hagopian Ink’s creative partner for content strategy and design. Jasmine's extensive background in brand marketing, coupled with her eye for culture and trends, has resulted in a diverse creative portfolio, spanning across the lifestyle, fashion, and tech industries. As a brand expert, Jasmine specializes in the unique connection between brand, purpose, and community – strategically bridging the gap between a brand's unique mission and the individuals they wish to connect to. These tailored insights provide a specialized lens to all the work she delivers to our clients.

Curtis Thornhill  leads our email backend operations. His teams help businesses to connect with customers in more efficient and meaningful ways. His tools and services help marketing teams manage marketing channel operations, with an emphasis on email marketing programs. He has partnered with Bed Bath & Beyond, Facebook, Staples, eBay, and Nordstrom marketing teams to build and manage marketing operations and technology and data solutions. Curtis frequently speaks and writes about improving the impact of technology, data, and processes in marketing.  

Curtis Thornhill  leads our email backend operations. His teams help businesses to connect with customers in more efficient and meaningful ways. His tools and services help marketing teams manage marketing channel operations, with an emphasis on email marketing programs. He has partnered with Bed Bath & Beyond, Facebook, Staples, eBay, and Nordstrom marketing teams to build and manage marketing operations and technology and data solutions. Curtis frequently speaks and writes about improving the impact of technology, data, and processes in marketing.  

Jennifer Tzeses is Hagopian Ink’s creative partner for copywriting and editing. Her creative contributions to our work include writing attention-grabbing subject lines for Pepsi’s email campaigns and polished editorial copy for Todd & Duncan’s website. An editor and writer with extensive experience at national magazines and global companies, Jennifer has worked for publications such as Seventeen, Martha Stewart Living and Woman’s Day. Her deep portfolio of consumer brand copywriting includes projects for clients such as Splenda, Stayfree and Clinique. When she’s not working, Jennifer can be found walking her beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Lucy.

Eric Altbush is a Director, Art Director, and Creative Director based in Brooklyn. With over 10 years of ad agency fueled branded content creation experience, Eric is a jack of all trades who specializes in visual storytelling via design, original video content and creative concepts that connect with people where it counts. His work includes design and production for leading brands including Duracell, Cuddl Duds, Pirelli, and Metzeler.

Jennifer Tzeses is Hagopian Ink’s creative partner for copywriting and editing. Her creative contributions to our work include writing attention-grabbing subject lines for Pepsi’s email campaigns and polished editorial copy for Todd & Duncan’s website. An editor and writer with extensive experience at national magazines and global companies, Jennifer has worked for publications such as Seventeen, Martha Stewart Living and Woman’s Day. Her deep portfolio of consumer brand copywriting includes projects for clients such as Splenda, Stayfree and Clinique. When she’s not working, Jennifer can be found walking her beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Lucy.

Eric Altbush is a Director, Art Director, and Creative Director based in Brooklyn. With over 10 years of ad agency fueled branded content creation experience, Eric is a jack of all trades who specializes in visual storytelling via design, original video content and creative concepts that connect with people where it counts. His work includes design and production for leading brands including Duracell, Cuddl Duds, Pirelli, and Metzeler.

Matt Gillmore is Hagopian Ink’s lead resource for web development and email development, as well as being the person we turn to with our nagging technical questions. His solid blend of UX design and front-end development skills have been an asset to clients such as Pepsi, for whom he spearheaded our transition to responsive email design templates for their PepsiCo campaigns. Matt also built and maintains many of the client websites we have developed, including those for Yellow & Blue Wines, where he built a custom content management system; Todd & Duncan; and Greenspun Shapiro. Matt and his wife Valerie call Dallas home.

Our faithful office mascot, Sambora aka Richie followed his aquatic predecessor and first in command, Jovi. He enjoys his corner of Hagopian Ink’s New Jersey office and represents the state with pride. Sambora brings a unique calm to all and reminds us every day, we are Livin’ on a Prayer.

Matt Gillmore is Hagopian Ink’s lead resource for web development and email development, as well as being the person we turn to with our nagging technical questions. His solid blend of UX design and front-end development skills have been an asset to clients such as Pepsi, for whom he spearheaded our transition to responsive email design templates for their PepsiCo campaigns. Matt also built and maintains many of the client websites we have developed, including those for Yellow & Blue Wines, where he built a custom content management system; Todd & Duncan; and Greenspun Shapiro. Matt and his wife Valerie call Dallas home.

Our faithful office mascot, Sambora aka Richie followed his aquatic predecessor and first in command, Jovi. He enjoys his corner of Hagopian Ink’s New Jersey office and represents the state with pride. Sambora brings a unique calm to all and reminds us every day, we are Livin’ on a Prayer.

Ebi, the sweet shrimp, 🍤 is our trusted confidant and assists in ensuring all deadlines more enjoyable. She guards the office with fierce focus while chasing birds and sunbeams. She can multi-task like that! We are grateful for her companionship and schnauzer kisses.