Anthony is a senior designer on FTP’s creative team, where he leads and executes design across the firm’s sectors. He specializes in translating complex ideas into clear, compelling visual solutions that support strategic communications and integrated public affairs campaigns.
In his role, Anthony develops intentional creative for campaigns and coalitions spanning healthcare, transportation and infrastructure, education and workforce, and other emerging public affairs issues. He is passionate about blending refined aesthetics with meaningful impact, ensuring that design not only captures attention but also resonates with diverse audiences and advances clients’ strategic goals.
Prior to joining FTP, Anthony spent seven years working across agency and in‑house environments with a focus on digital media and branding. His experience includes art directing global sustainability campaigns for Microsoft, developing high‑performing social content for Nike Basketball, evolving the visual identity of The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, and creating brand systems for Compass real estate agents in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Erin is a designer and art director on FTP’s creative team, specializing in visual communication. With a passion for storytelling, he has over 15 years of experience in brand design and development, creative direction, strategic communication, and political strategy.
From 2016 to 2025, Erin was a senior designer at Stand Together, the Charles Koch-backed group of business leaders, philanthropists, community organizations, and political activists. There he led the brand relaunch of Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Veterans for America, and several venture capital firms.
Before joining Stand Together, Erin was a design strategist at Throughline, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based creative agency, where he supported clients at Deloitte and the U.S. Postal Service. He also previously served as the design director at the U.S. House Republican Conference under Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). In that role, Erin led design for the National Defense Authorization Act, the Republican Response to the State of the Union, the House Republican Budget, major media events, and scores of other legislative efforts.
Ethan Hicks is a junior visual designer on FTP’s creative team, where he helps bring complex public affairs campaigns to life through thoughtful, modern creative. He builds cohesive visual systems across social, web, and paid media, combining a strong eye for typography, color, and layout with a practical understanding of how design performs in fast-paced advocacy and communications environments.
At FTP, Ethan has steadily expanded his role from executional production work to contributing to end-to-end creative concepts, collaborating closely with strategists and account teams to translate policy goals into clear, engaging visuals. He is especially passionate about pushing design trends forward in ways that feel accessible and strategic — testing new formats, motion, and visual languages that still support client objectives.
Before joining FTP, Ethan refined his craft by producing digital ads and branding campaigns for several advertising and press agencies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, deepening his experience with cross-channel storytelling and brand consistency. Outside of work, he channels his creativity into writing music, exploring the city on foot, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.
