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ABOUT UPSHIFT

UpShift is a strategic branding & design agency. We shift your results higher.

We help businesses in real estate, hospitality, finance, technology, business services, and luxury consumer arenas stand out & thrive.

We create 360° brand experiences across all print & digital channels.

Our teams in Chicago & Los Angeles create awardwinning brands, websites, and marketing collateral that are on strategy, on time, and on budget.

We’re celebrating our 25th year—and nearly 400 international design awards in that time.

REAL ESTATE EXPERTISE

We know real estate and multifamily.So we built Avila to revolutionize apartment websites.

UpShift is a leading creative agency in real estate with 20 years creating custom brands & websites that lead to greater awareness and faster lease-ups.

Our expertise includes apartments, built-to-rent, student, senior, for-sale, & commercial properties.

Tighter budget? Lower unit count? No problem. We built Avila to provide websites that feel custom— with lower cost and dev time. Check it out.

UpShift News

Uncategorized October 29, 2024
UpShift is proud to introduce Avila Themes

UpShift is proud to introduce Avila (ah-VEE-luh) — apartment website themes that don’t feel like the basic real estate templates…

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News September 24, 2024
Do you need a custom website for your development?

Many property managers and developers today often ask us a similar question: do I really need to invest in a…

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Uncategorized July 10, 2024
Richard Shanks Elected to National AIGA Board of Directors

Our founding partner, Richard Shanks, was recently elected to a Board position on the National AIGA Chapter. This election to…

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Uncategorized May 09, 2024
Hiring Design Interns for Summer 2024

UpShift is looking to hire a design intern in our Chicago or Los Angeles office. We seek a graphic design…

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