AGENCY
_general population is shifting the mechanisms behind marketing for creative institutions and entertainment entities. Building infrastructures that honor the intention of the work and considers the audience, while engineering systems that bring ideas to their highest expression. 

We’re a multidisciplinary agency that develops solutions for organizations shaping contemporary art and entertainment. With a team of strategists, producers, designers, and cultural engineers, we provide full-service owned, earned, and paid marketing that support the longevity of artmaking.
CAPABILITIES
Art Direction

Audience Development
Brand Identity
+ Messaging

Brand Strategy
Campaign Artwork + Keyart
Comms Strategy
Creative Design
Distribution Strategy
Earned Marketing + Partnerships

Go-To-Market Campaigns 
Interactive Design

Web Design
Live Experiences

Paid + Organic Media
Print + Packaging Design

PR Services
Strategic Advisory
CLIENTS
TEAM
Sapphire Stubbs, Founder & Principal
A cultural strategist with 15+ years of experience working with entertainment brands to scale their impact and creative output. In 2022, after years of watching artistic entities shoulder the burden of marketing’s shifting landscape, she founded _general population. 

Before founding the agency, she held roles at Def Jam, Complex, 300, and IMG, leading work for Pharrell Williams, Rami Malek, Meg Thee Stallion, and Dick Wolf. 
Julian Schubach, Advisor
Jerry Ubah, Lead Designer
Miranda Derossi, Marketing Producer
Rice Gallardo, Design
In Residence
Marketing + Copy, Anna FitzGerald-Larrison [Parsons, The New School MFA 2026]
Past Collaborators
Gabriel Alvarez
Lok Yin Chow
Paul Weber
Ryan Woodcock (Supertight Woody)
Seri Kwag
EXPLORE OUR WORK
THEATER FESTIVAL
FRANCHISE MAG PILOT + ACTIVATION
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BIG BEACH
DEVELOPMENT + MARKETING
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DREAMCREW - LUNA LUNA
PODCAST DEVELOPMENT + MARKETING
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THE BLOG ERA
BRAND TALENT PRODUCTION
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WHEELHOUSE - ZIWE X CLOUD 9