Advisory
$3,500 /month
About 5 hours a week
Your team runs the work. I give senior direction and critique.
- Weekly creative review
- Direction for your designers or agencies
- Monthly brand and priority check
- Slack access between reviews
Pricing
Every price is here, before you talk to anyone. Plans pay for leadership. Crew production is quoted per project, before work starts.
Monthly plans
Creative Lead
$6,500 /month
About 10 hours a week
I own the creative priorities, the concepts and the team's direction.
- Everything in Advisory
- Campaign concepts and creative calendar
- Managing your designers and agencies
- Intake and workflow setup
Interim Head of Creative
Scoped proposal
Hours set by the assignment
For a rebrand, a team build or a gap in leadership.
- Everything in Creative Lead
- Rebrand or team-build leadership
- Hiring your full-time creative leader
- Leadership-level brand reviews
Advisory and Creative Lead start with 90 days, paid monthly, then month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Need production capacity? My crew is quoted by the project. [Add one real example: scope, crew hours, cost.]
Not ready for a monthly plan? Start with the Two-Week Read. $3,500.
A written read of your brand, team and request queue, a ranked fix list and a 90-day plan. The fee counts toward month one if you continue.
How it compares
| Rick Gore | Creative agency | Full-time CD | Freelancers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whose side they're on | Yours. I keep the vendors on track. | Their own. They are a vendor. | Yours | Their project |
| Builds your in-house team | Every engagement | Rarely | Yes | No |
| Production help | My crew, quoted up front | At agency rates | None. They need a team. | They are the help |
| Time to start | 2 weeks | Weeks of onboarding | Months of recruiting, then ramp | Days, per project |
| Monthly cost | $3,500 to $6,500+ | Retainer plus project fees | About $20K, loaded | Hourly |
| Best fit | 0 to 5 designers, no senior creative lead | Large campaigns with big budgets | A brand big enough for the full seat | Clear, contained projects |