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Emily Little

Emily Little

Brand Director

As Brand Director and Head of Digital for Circa Brand Agency, Emily consistently brings thoughtful, creative energy to every project she touches.

With a Bachelors in Advertising and Graphic Design, Emily served as a cartoonist for the student newspaper, and prior to joining Circa, she interned with the design department at Ensworth School and worked for The Nashville Sounds professional baseball team. A former Nashvillian turned Austinite, she launched Circa’s New York City operations in 2020 and has contributed countless logos and web designs in addition to leading multiple rebranding projects.

Education:

  • BA, Advertising and Graphic Design, Western Kentucky University, 2011–15
  • Nashville Software School, Front-End Development Bootcamp, 2018

Awards/Accomplishments:

  • 2024 Nashville Emerging Leader Award Finalist
  • Founding team of Nashville Design Week (Brand Partnerships Manager)
  • Ladies Wine + Design
  • Open Streets Nashville event designer

Fun Fact: Emily holds the record for having held the most titles among our team members, working her way up from Design Assistant to the title she holds now, Brand Director, Digital.

Reading, Listening, Watching.

Our team’s current favorites.

Designers Don’t Read by Austin Howe
The New York Times
99% Invisible
Project Management for Humans by Brett Harned
Master of Change by Brad Stulberg
Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Financial Management of a Marketing Firm by David C. Baker
The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst