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As an external advisor — lifting corporate creativity from the inside.

Monthly meetings (in person or online) plus continuous Slack support. We move close to leadership, as a partner facing creativity head-on.

Why Outside CD

From the outside — moving the inside.

Companies need more people who can face creativity from a distance close to leadership. Not spot production — we move as a partner who lifts the way of thinking itself within the organization.
Continuity

Moving by relationship — not by deliverable.

Rather than ending with each project, we engage with responsibility for the continuity of the business and organization. Month by month, side by side with leadership.

Strategy

Engaging from before strategy.

Positioning creativity not as downstream work, but as an upstream axis for judgment.

Network

Making external networks usable from inside.

We keep bridging NEWHERO’s domestic and international network of creators, specialists, and partners — at the moments they’re needed.

Scope

Scope of consultation spans widely.

01

Sustainability Strategy

Finding the connection to business and translating it into strategy that lands.

02

Sales Strategy

Bringing creative strength into proposal and pitch contexts.

03

Networking

Bridging the domestic and international network NEWHERO holds.

04

Creative — all areas

From brand to copy to visuals to experience design — walking alongside across all areas.

Plans

Two plans.

PLAN A

Once-a-month plan

  • Monthly recurring meeting (in person / online)
  • Always-on Slack support
  • Spot consultation as needed
DETAILS — Please inquire
PLAN B

Twice-a-month plan

  • Two monthly meetings (in person / online)
  • Always-on Slack support
  • Deep engagement at the project level
DETAILS — Please inquire
Monthly Rhythm

How we design our monthly engagement.

Week 01
Monthly meeting

In person or online, we re-frame the month’s theme and ongoing issues.

Week 02
Always-on Slack support

At the moment decisions happen, we return material and re-questioning.

Week 03
Spot consultation

At any moment of need — strategy, copy, visuals, hiring — we serve as a thinking partner across territories.

Week 04
Review & next-month planning

Summing up the month’s movement, we set priorities and themes for the next.

Principles

Four principles we hold as a Creative Director.

Principle 01

Think from a distance close to leadership.

We keep positioning creativity not as downstream output, but as an axis of leadership judgment. Thinking from a place continuous with the business itself.

Principle 02

Re-question rather than answer fast.

A quick answer isn’t always the value. Without losing the point, we keep returning to what actually deserves to be asked.

Principle 03

Bridge the inside and the outside.

Neither external view alone nor internal context alone moves an organization. Translating between the two, we encourage decisions.

Principle 04

Leave behind the act of moving — more than the result.

We take responsibility for actual organizational change that comes before any KPI. Building up records of judgment, relationship, and atmosphere we moved.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How long is the engagement?

We expect a minimum of 6 months, with 1 year recommended. Lifting creativity rarely shows results in a single month — we engage on a timeline continuous with leadership.

Can we engage you if we already have an in-house creative team?

This is in fact the more common case. Running alongside the internal team’s leader, we take on issues and relationships that are hard to address from inside alone.

Can production work (copy, design, etc.) also be requested?

We sometimes handle production within the advisory scope, and other times we bridge to external partners. We build the right setup together, depending on the situation.

Do you advise competing companies simultaneously?

We avoid taking on directly competing companies in the same period. We choose where to engage with full respect for confidentiality and conflict-of-interest.

What if we just want to test the fit first?

We offer an initial sounding-board session. After talking through real issues, both sides decide whether it’s a fit before moving to contract.

Let’s talk about a CD engagement.

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