Creative direction and design management

Sometimes working with designers and creative agencies can be challenging - it’s often hard to know how and what to give feedback on to get the results you desire, or how to keep things moving when you are juggling the million other things trying to get your business off the ground. I can work with you to help take away some of that pressure; helping you to appoint a new agency, or working with your existing designers and creative teams to ensure you get the most out of them. Providing creative direction and design management on your projects from briefing through to production and delivery.

  • Agency selection

    Helping you find and appoint the right design or ad agency for your business.

  • Briefing

    Getting the brief right is one of the fundamentals in getting back good and effective creative work, I’ll work with you to shape a strong brief for your agency

  • Feedback on creative work

    Reviewing and giving on design work for projects. Helping you keep projects on track and design work you’re happy with.

  • Creative direction for advertising

    Working with your agency to make sure your brand is presented well in all cinema ads, radio ads, digital display, social, out of home

  • Digital projects

    Working with UX and UI designers to oversee the design of your website, social media assets, apps, crowdfunding projects

  • Product development

    Working with artists and illustrators on the creation of limited edition prints tote bags, prints, ceramics

Creative direction for photography

Photography is one of the most important assets of your brand and defining a unique style is hugely important in this time of instagram and other social platforms, but it can often feel daunting and difficult to know where to start. Photography is one of my passions and I have over 20 years experience working with photographers both on location and in the studio. I love the buzz that comes from collaborating with a team on set and creating imagery that enhances and tells the story of a brand.

So whether you are looking for headshots, product shots, working with models, or creating lifestyle imagery; I can guide you through the process and support you on the day of the shoot, working with the photographer to make sure you get the most out of the experience.

  • Brand photography style

    Defining your unique brand photography style with mood-boards and examples

  • Commissioning

    Finding the right photographers and stylists for your project

  • Briefing

    Working with you to define excellent briefs for photographers, models, stylists and make-up artists

  • Planning

    Managing your shoots, finding locations, models, working with agents, helping you with the final selection of images

  • Art direction

    Working with your photography team on the day of the shoot to give creative guidance and make sure you get the best results

  • Digital asset management (DAM)

    Helping you procure and set up a DAM, as things develop you might want to invest in a DAM to aid image retrieval