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

Awards Campaign Groundwork
Brand Identity
+ Messaging

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

Festival Strategy
Go-To-Market Campaigns 
Grant Writing
Interactive Design

Investment Materials
Marketing Roadmapping
Print + Packaging Design

Strategic Advisory
Web Design
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
Rice Gallardo, Marketing Designer
In Residence
Anna FitzGerald-Larrison [Parsons, MA, Media Studies, 2026]
Katherine Ju [Parsons]
Past Collaborators
Gabriel Alvarez
Lok Yin Chow
Paul Weber
Ryan Woodcock (Supertight Woody)
Seri Kwag
EXPLORE OUR WORK
THEATER FESTIVAL
FRANCHISE MAG PILOT + ACTIVATION
COMING SOON
BIG BEACH
DEVELOPMENT + MARKETING
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DREAMCREW - LUNA LUNA
PODCAST DEVELOPMENT + MARKETING
COMING SOON
THE BLOG ERA
BRAND TALENT PRODUCTION
COMING SOON
WHEELHOUSE - ZIWE X CLOUD 9