texas roots

Born and raised between the East Coast and Texas — the oldest of four sisters, which means I've been a creative director since before I knew what that meant. I grew up with an eye for detail, a need to make things beautiful, and the patience of someone who has spent her whole life being the responsible one. I moved through cities — Alton, Dallas, Austin, Whitefish, Santa Fe — building a career in organic social media, content creation, branding, and influencer management before landing exactly where I was supposed to be.

I moved to Charleston to be closer to the ocean, and it immediately made sense. Warm but never loud. Traditional but never stiff. The kind of place where you can edit reels with sand on your feet and nobody thinks that's weird. 

why charleston

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She's aware. She's not panicking. She figures the people who know how to use the tools and still have something genuine to say will be just fine.

Ellie Pace Studio is just a gal who wants to be a real voice in the marketing world — before, during, and after whatever comes next.

A house, obviously. Every good house has rooms with different purposes.

The Kitchen is where strategy gets made — messy, iterative, and a little chaotic before it becomes something worth serving. Brand work, content planning, creative direction. This is where we figure out what you're actually saying.
The Front Porch is client-facing and camera-ready. Brand photography, weddings, the images that become the face of your business or the memory of your best day. Comfortable, intentional, built to last.
The Armchair is personal. Needlepoint on TikTok, Casa Elbow on Substack, the part of the house where the creative gets to just make things without a brief. It's also where most of the best ideas come from.
The Backyard is Charleston. Community, conversation, the people who stop by because something felt familiar. If you've found your way here, pull up a chair.

what's an agency, really?