BL8K: Who We Are
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BL8K offers high-end creative services for all forms of marketing. Producing innovative campaigns, editorials, commercials, digital content, and more. Curating with emerging talent we provide an endless creative database to our clients while staying on the pulse of culture and trends. Allowing our artists to be full creatives while maintaining the trust of our clients, shapes a seamless work environment while producing preeminent content. Welcome to our new Community page, our team is so excited to share this new adventure with you. The goal of the Community page is to provide a space for hard-working and talented creatives to be seen and heard for the amazing and inspiring work that they do.
BL8K was started in 2017 and has been growing ever since. The company was started by Aisha Rae, who after over ten years in the industry felt a lack of community and decided to do something about it. She explained, “I met amazing creatives on set, behind the scenes specifically, that were doing incredible things that never really got their flowers.” From directors to hair stylists and makeup artists, BL8K wants to put these amazing creatives in the spotlight.
BL8K started out working with brands like Knorts Denim, TATA LA, and The C Edition and getting those brands placement on celebrities including SZA, Madison Beer, and Wendy Williams. After working with brands for a while Aisha thought, “It’s great that I’m helping brands, but also as a creative, I wanted to fully produce and create more opportunities for creatives.” She decided to dive in to a full creative agency, where not only do they represent brands, but they also hire teams to fulfill productions. BL8K is a one stop shop for the industry. As Cortez G. West, Head of Production, said it, “with a mission like ours, we will never stop growing.”
Lori Harvey for Popsugar
The team at BL8K is unmatched and creates amazing work on a global scale. A memorable project for BL8K was working on the Kehlani cover shoot, as it was the first cover BL8K fully produced, and to do so with a huge superstar like Kehlani was amazing. BL8K has also helped produce Lori Harvey for Popsugar which built a strong relationship with the company. “Continuously working with people and them constantly returning is always the best feeling…you know that you executed, you know that you did a great job” Aisha, BL8K’s founder, explains. Overall, the BL8K team is like no other in this industry as they help lift up other creatives.
Having strong relationships with clients and producing amazing quality work is a key feature of BL8K. We have a long list of clients including Schön, Popsugar, T.D.E., Vogue, Hypebeast, Spotify, Skims, and others. And the list will not stop there. BL8K wants to broaden its horizons and partner with all kinds of brands in a variety of different industries.
This community page is for everyone. In a time when there is so much division in the world, BL8K has created this page as a shared space. The community page is “for those who feel like they haven’t been seen or heard or appreciated in the industry.” Aisha explains. We cannot wait to share with the world what BL8K has in store for the future, and we are so excited to spotlight amazing creatives on this page.