East, meet West.
Our NYC office is expanding possibilities for our clients and our people.
After nearly 50 years as a leading independent branding agency, we’ve expanded our footprint with an office in New York City, opened in 2019. Led under the direction of industry veteran Jim Lowell, this outpost is a true extension of our Denver-based team, allowing us to more efficiently serve top-tier brands across the East Coast and access a world-class pool of talent.
Contact us today to learn more about our expanded offerings and meet the NYC members of our team.
“A physical presence in Manhattan reinforces our dedication to customer centricity and creating hard-working brands that inspire change.”Rick Jacobs, Principal at Monigle,
The Team
Jim Lowell
Managing Principal
Humanity above all. Throughout his nearly three-decade career, Jim’s secret to success as a growth professional has been his unwavering belief in the power of the human touch. It’s why he prefers phone calls to e-mails, handshakes to likes. Jim joins Monigle as a Managing Principal with the responsibility of growing and developing a dedicated team of brand experience and design professionals. Together, they will add and serve clients from all sectors, delivering on a full complement of disciplines—all extensions of Monigle’s extensive capabilities in Denver.
John Malozzi
Senior Creative Director
John believes that design is one of the most powerful forces influencing our lives. Done correctly, it can be a dynamic tool of inspiration, empowerment and enlightenment. That’s why as a Senior Creative Director at Monigle, he feels an enormous responsibility to the public and his clients. Because whatever we design today will have a lasting impact on society for years to come. For over 20 years, John has dedicated his career to the study, practice and delivery of all aspects of experiential brand design—from the initial spark of inspiration all the way through to practical, real world application.
Katja Jacobs
Associate Director of Client Experience
As an anthropology and sociology major, Katja has always been completely infatuated with people and their relationship with the material world we inhabit: their values, beliefs, behaviors, and how these many different aspects affect people, cultures, ideas, ultimately shaping the brands we all know today. With over eight years of experience, Associate Director of Client Experience Katja can be counted on to not only be your biggest champion and teammate every day, but to also put in the work to know your brand, company and business goals inside and out, ensuring you have the right tools and team to excel. And, if that isn’t enough, we bet she can add a few laughs to almost any encounter!
Mark Thwaites
Executive Creative Director
Pushing creative boundaries is hardwired into Mark’s DNA. As Executive Creative Director with over 20 years of experience transforming consumer and organizational brands, Mark believes in the power of design to tell stories—rich, authentic, memorable stories that captivate customers and employees, alike, while cutting through the clutter of today’s hyper-competitive marketplace. That’s why Mark pushes himself, and the design teams he partners with, to do the same. This drive to understand what makes people—most importantly, consumers—tick has inspired Mark to develop groundbreaking brand transformations across industries and sectors.
Ju Hyun Lee
Design Director
As a Design Director at Monigle, Ju Hyun brings a warmth and sensitivity to her work that is immediately recognized by clients and co-workers. Her unique visual stories both delight and provoke, helping people think, feel and react to her brilliant work. Having worked in design for over 10 years, Ju Hyun’s body of work includes many of today’s best-known brands.
Yana Ossenova
Senior Manager, Client Experience
Yana is a Bulgarian live wire with a powerful philosophy: attitude is everything. All positivity, Yana makes a habit of diving into everything wholeheartedly. As a Senior Client Experience Manager at Monigle, she puts that positive energy into building great relationships with clients and creating experiences that are inspiring, productive and fun for team members.