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Culture | People | Events
Toni Smailagic
Owner & Lead Photographer
Cre8Jax was established in 2016 by Toni Smailagic to highlight the arts in the city through artist spotlights. As Cre8Jax grew, the focus broadened to highlighting all cultural development in the city, with an emphasis on the urban core. This ranged from developer design proposals and business openings, to music festivals and artist opportunities. What sets us apart is the trust that we’ve built within the community, where the businesses we work with and highlight always meet the standards we’ve set which allow us to promote them without ever compromising quality.
We work with an array of clients on social media marketing strategies, creating visual campaigns, promoting and documenting events, and serving as a liaison between arts & commerce, which allows us to fiscally support our artists by connecting them with businesses.
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Testimonials
“Toni & Cre8Jax are an outstanding asset for Northeast Florida and the Jacksonville community. The work that Cre8Jax has done to utilize art to introduce Jacksonville to itself, by representing our true diversity, is transformative to who we are and what we can be. This has allowed residents and potential residents alike to connect and engage with the community like never before.”
“Our partnership with Cre8Jax has strengthened our brand identity and led to a significant increase in social media follows. Toni is exceptional to work with and goes above and beyond to ensure we highlight the important moments during our events and beautifully captures the community engaging with our offerings. Cre8Jax is consistent with a quick turn around time and an eye for detail. Because of Cre8Jax we are able to reach a broader audience and serve all of the people in Jacksonville and beyond. ”
“Toni’s knowledge and connection to contemporary culture and ability to connect with people in a meaningful way are great assets to his natural gift of photography. He has captured the most beautiful and important moments of my art agency’s brand since our inception, six years ago. He has been one of the greatest assets to Jacksonville‘s art and culture, bring all the right people together and creating a stunning capsule of the most important years in the city’s evolution.”
