Advertising & design agency · Wilmington, NC
Our iconic work has made an indelible mark on our region, spanning over 30 years. As you look all around our community, we tend to show up everywhere. Morvil has created the marketing and branding of our area’s most respected businesses and organizations…from our state’s aquarium, to our university, to some of your favorite eateries. We cultivate dynamic brands, and we’re excited to discover what we can create for you.
Clients
- Arboretum: New Hanover County
- Brunswick Forest
- Cape Fear Commercial
- Carolinas Oral & Facial Surgery Center
- Geodynamics
- Glen Meade Center for Women’s Health
- Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
- Kleinfeld
- Liberty Healthcare
- Longley Supply Company
- Lumina Station
- McKim & Creed
- Medac
- N2 Publishing
- NHRMC
- New Horizons Elementary School
- North State Gardens
- Orbita
- EmergeOrtho
- Paramounte Engineering
- Port City Neurosurgery & Spine
- Pelorus Systems
- House of Ward
- Swain & Associates
- Templeton Olive Oil
- Thomas Construction Group
- Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates
- Woody White Law
- Wrightsville Beach Landscaping
- Wendy Wilmot Properties
At Morvil, there are no templates, because every client and every project is unique. Likewise, every member of our eclectic group brings his or her own talents, skills and perspectives to each assignment. The result is a fully realized solution that could not be duplicated elsewhere. It’s a method we’ve honed over three decades, and it has made us who we are today.
The Group
David Southerland
Production Manager
David is an East Carolina University’s School of Art & Design graduate where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts. As a designer or Production Manager, he has literally had his hands on almost every job that has come through our doors since then. Some of his more memorable clients have been: Allright Bobcat, Freddy Hayler, Peanut Man Gospel Choir, A Shirt of Your Own and Radio International just to name a few.
Full profile →Jeff Morvil
President / Creative Director
Owner and founder of Morvil Advertising + Design Group, Jeff Morvil began his nearly 30-year design career in South Florida, working at two of Florida’s most prestigious advertising agencies. He honed his skills under the direction of some of the top creative talent in the area, working on accounts such as Florida Tourism, Cigna, Marriott Hotels, Northern Trust Bank and a variety of other high profile accounts.
Full profile →Jolly Heath
Designer / Art Director
Jolly Heath graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BFA in Painting. He has worked with various Atlanta ad agencies, including Coyne-Beahm-Shouse in Greensboro, NC where he produced campaigns for Hanes, Mt. Olive Pickles, Southern States Horse Feed and Belgard Concrete Pavers. Other clients he has worked with include Bush’s Baked Beans, Smithfield Ham, JCPenney, Simply Orange, and Cedar Point.
Full profile →Josh Kemmer
UX/UI Designer & Developer
Josh is a graduate of The University of Wisconsin—Stout with a double concentration in Graphic Design & Interactive Media. Before graduating, he was picked up by a Nashville web agency and completed work for clients including Boxcar PR (Muhammad Ali), Visionworks, USMLE-Rx, CultureSync, PCUSA, and more. He also worked creating websites for Booking.com’s travel activity giant, FareHarbor, in Denver.
Full profile →Joy Hall
Marketing / Project Manager
Joy has worked in the Atlanta office of advertising giant J Walter Thompson where she was in account services for many prestigious national clients, including Orkin Exterminating, Sun Banks of Florida, BellSouth Mobility, Cabbage Patch Kids/Furskins Bears, Tom’s Foods and the American Red Cross. Joy’s organizational and analytical skills are extensively utilized in new business development and media planning.
Full profile →Lani O’Neill
Graphics & Motion Designer
Lani began her exploration into designing and digital art when she first picked up a Wacom stylus at the age of 13—and she hasn't stopped since. Originally from Baltimore and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she moved to Wilmington in the fall of 2013. Lani is a graduate of Laney High School, where she served as a Career & Technical Education intern with a focus in Graphic Design. Now, she makes her way to the West Coast as a representative for Morvil. Lani is an Honors Scholar studying Graphic Design at Oregon State University (the beavers, not the ducks).
Full profile →Melissa Stanley
Project Manager
Melissa graduated from The University of North Carolina Wilmington with a BS in Biology. Her extensive project/account management career has included information technology projects for testing laboratories in Santa Monica, CA area, print and web projects for local travel and tourism publications in the Wilmington area, along with programming and presenting for the Office of Cultural Arts at UNCW.
Full profile →Odette Arnold
Copywriter / Creative
Odette graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Journalism and a concentration in advertising copywriting. Her experience includes campaigns for such accounts as Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Piedmont Airlines, The Bahamas Travel and Tourism, The State of North Carolina Travel and Tourism, Bank of America, Fannie Mae, and Carolina Power & Light.
Full profile →Olivia Giachino
Client Relations / Administrative Assistant
Olivia graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Film Production and a minor in Business Marketing. She also spent a semester abroad in London and interned at the British Film Institute. She has worked on various film and television projects for Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, and ABC Studios.
Full profile →Tim Jones
Creative Director
Tim is a graduate of East Carolina University’s School of Art with a BFA in Illustration/Graphic Design. After graduation, he spent 7 years honing his all around design skills with Morvil. In 2005 Tim moved to New York City to spend 10 years in advertising and brand development. Some notable clients were Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Illy coffee, SPX, CBRE and Taryn Rose. The Taryn Rose shoe campaign was featured in Communication Arts magazine and won design awards. Tim settled back in at Morvil to become creative director and enjoy the “milder” winters.
Full profile →Trista Banfield
Director of Operations & Technology
Trista is a University of Tennessee graduate with a BFA in Graphic Design. She has shown work in the Ewing Gallery, The Emporium and Smithsonian in Washington DC and has gone on to work for some of the top agencies in the southeast, including The Tombras Group and Big Wheel (formerly Digital Media Graphix) where she has worked with clients including McDonald's, Daimler, Aqua-Chem, Farm Bureau, NHTSA, NASCAR, and Supra Boats.
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