A Social Media Agency Built for Established Brands

Brick Media is a social-first social media agency for established brands. We were founded in Tampa Bay and built from day one around the daily reality of modern social media — with services across social media management, paid social advertising, and content production. Our team works with brands locally and across the country, and most of our partnerships are long-term engagements rather than short-term projects.

Brick Media is headquartered in Tampa Bay, in Ybor City specifically. Our address is 1600 E. 8th Ave, Suite A200, Tampa, FL 33605. We work with brands across the Tampa Bay region and clients across the country. Our team can collaborate in person with Tampa Bay clients or fully remote with brands based anywhere. 

Brick Media was founded by Jake Kurtz, a Tampa marketer (turned entrepreneur) who saw a gap in the agency world: most marketing agencies added social media to their service menu as an afterthought, while social media itself was becoming the most important brand-building channel of the modern era. Brick Media was built to take social seriously — as a discipline, a craft, and a long-term strategy. Read more about Jake here.

When hiring a social media agency, look for these 5 things:

• Clear specialization in social-first work (not generalist marketing)
• An integrated team that works together on your account, rather than one single point of contact
• In-house creative production capabilities, such as photo and video
• Transparent reporting and willingness to discuss the analytics
• A strong track record of long-term client relationships.

Be cautious of agencies that promise viral results, lock you into long contracts with no escape clause, or send junior account managers to handle senior-level strategic work.

The right social media agency should feel like a true partnership. Strategic, consistent, and built around your specific business goals rather than a generic playbook.

Brick Media works with established brands that have a strong product or service, a real customer base, and a long-term mindset about building their brand. Most of our clients are mid-market companies across industries like law firms, healthcare and aesthetics, hospitality and restaurants, professional services, B2B, and multi-location consumer brands. We’re not the right fit for early-stage startups still defining their offering or for brands looking for short-term quick wins.

The best way to find a good social media agency is to look for three signals: specialization, longevity, and real proof of work. A specialized social-first agency will typically outperform a generalist marketing firm because their team, systems, and creative process are built specifically for the daily pace of social media.

Long-term client retention is also a strong signal. Agencies that keep clients for years are usually doing the work well, not just selling well. Finally, look at the agency’s actual content output: their own social media presence, their client work samples, and the consistency of their visual and strategic approach.

At Brick Media, we share examples of real client work, publicly list our partnerships, and prioritize long-term retainers over short-term project work.

Yes. Brick Media’s staff has grown to over 20 employees, all of which (except for a few) are full-time, W2 roles. We have a mix of team members including: Account Management, Social Media Management, Partnerships and Sales, Operations, Videography, Photography, and Leadership.

Brick Media was founded in 2018 and has grown into a full-service social media agency serving established brands across Tampa Bay and the country. We have been named “Best of the City” by Tampa Magazine in 2022, 2023, and 2024 — recognition built on long-term client partnerships and consistent creative output. We also recently won Medium Sized Business of the Year by the South Tampa Chamber.