You’ve done everything right—nailed the prompt, tweaked every reference, crossed your fingers. And still, out of 1,000 AI-generated images, maybe five are usable.
Here’s the truth: AI doesn’t know your brand.
Meet Gradwell Sears, Superside’s new Chief Creative Officer. He joins us from Monks, bringing decades of deep agency experience and a track record of leading standout work for brands like Meta, Peloton, adidas and General Motors. Gradwell brings serious creative firepower—but beyond the big names, he’s deeply committed to building kind, inclusive and energized teams, especially in a remote-first world.
In his first week at Superside, we sat down with him to chat about his creative philosophy, where the industry’s headed and the culture he’s excited to help shape.
Throughout my career—first as a designer and now as Executive Creative Director—being “creative” has meant many things, especially in business. Working with brands like Adobe, Pinterest, Sony Music and Fendi, you learn from the best. You also experience the pressures of sky-high expectations, mammoth workloads and minuscule timelines.
You choose your profession because of your talent and passion for creative—but your day-to-day is just admin and juggling deadlines. We know this truth. We live it. We feel it every day. But, how do you prove it? More importantly—how do you fix it?
The eagle has landed! Our brand now reflects who we are: The world’s leading AI-powered creative services company, transforming how enterprise teams approach design.
Over the past decade, Superside has grown from a scale-up to a global creative powerhouse, working with tech giants like Amazon, Vimeo, Meta, Salesforce and Reddit.
SPOTIFY BASIC OR PREMIUM, July 30, 2024 — On this day in history, the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was born, the island nation of Vanuatu gained independence and Superside officially entered its AI music era with its debut album Make it Pop Vol. 1 now streaming on Spotify.
AI is fundamentally transforming how in-house creative teams design their workflows, tell their brand story and grow their business.
At our December 2023 AI Summit, 64% of the more than 2,000 attendees were excited about the opportunities AI holds—indicating that brands want to embrace AI as leaders and innovators rather than imitators or followers.
Stop avoiding the elephant in the boardroom. You've read the reports. You know video and social media are channels you need to use, but how?
Your audience wants entertainment with short-form engaging videos—that's how you win on social media today. But when all you have are copywriters and graphic designers, every new social ad idea starts to look like a stock image carousel with generic quotes overlayed—and you wonder why you're not converting.
Our mission at Superside is to create more equal opportunities globally. We’re doing it by democratizing access to the world’s best design talent at scale within the modern enterprise.
To that end, we’re excited to announce we’ve raised US$30 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Prosus Ventures and Lugard Road Capital, who are joining our existing investors Slack Fund and Acequia Capital.