Contract Growth Lead

A London strategic design and brand studio, twenty years established, certified B Corp and working with globally recognised brands at the moments their identities change.

This studio has grown almost entirely on the strength of its work, founder energy and referrals. It has the point of view, the client roster and the body of work. What it doesn't have, by its own admission, is a repeatable way of turning all of that into sustainable growth. This contract exists to fix exactly that.

The Role

This is strategic work with real influence. You shape how the studio approaches opportunity and presents its thinking, rather than executing pitches someone else has chosen for you - you'll be building a growth engine for a studio that has never had one.

You'll work directly with the leadership team to develop and embed growth strategies that move the studio beyond founder-driven referrals into something intentional and repeatable. That means facilitating strategy workshops, defining business development frameworks, and coaching founders and partners through the shift from reputation-led to systems-led growth. You'll translate broad ambition into clear, practical plans, and equip the team to run them once you've gone.

The Package

• £700 - £800 per day
• Hybrid working
• Potential for extensions
• Opportunity to drive strategic growth
• Project fee or day rates
• Collaborative studio environment

The Person

You are a growth or business development specialist who works with creative, design or strategy businesses - likely an independent consultant, fractional growth lead, or principal of a small advisory practice.

You've designed and embedded growth systems before, and you've coached founders and leadership teams through change without losing their trust. Senior enough to operate strategically and hands on enough to run the workshops yourself.