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Marketing has changed. Big agencies haven’t.

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Civilization exists because brands are tired of slow processes, wasted resources, and work that takes months to see the light of day. As a woman-owned, strategic marketing agency, we’re nimble by design — allowing our clients to test, learn, refine, and move forward without friction.

We partner closely. We execute quickly. And when strategy and creativity aren’t enough, we build the technology to make it happen. We’re boutique, not bloated.

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The History of
Civilization

Abstract white logo with stylized letters H and G connected on a transparent background.
2016
Hunt, Gather formed
2018
First office in Austin’s historic Hyde Park
2020
Became a Webflow Enterprise Partner
2021
Built Burger Queen campaign in a day, achieved 6.3M impressions in a week
2022
Introduced Environmental Defense Fund’s MethaneSAT at ADIPEC
2022
Held our first Women Amplifying Women event, celebrating female artists
2023
Reinvented how Santa responds to letters with Santa’s Magical Mailroom
2023
Built our first AI platform, Anui, and implemented it for Soundly and Liber & Co
2024
Named Lone Star Beer media agency of record (creative AOR since 2022)
2024
Moved to our new office in East Austin
2025
Evolved to become Civilization
2025
Launched _R1, a marketing and brand strategy tool
2026
Civilization celebrates 10 years
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Our Team
In Their Favorite Era

Kathy Horn

Founder/ECD

Jason Burks

Founder/Development Director

Jill Runyon

Director of Client Experience

Tim Warren

Director of AI

Allison Shannon

Director of Account Strategy

Lane Jordan

Creative Director
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FAQs

No, thank you for asking.

We price to the project.

We are not actively training AI models, but we are actively building custom software utilizing AI agents.

That’s bold, but we won’t say no.

Now that’s a great one. Yes, we’re WBENC certified.

That’s tough, please reach out through our contact form so we can get a full team survey together.