For agencies

Senior help for agencies when the work outgrows the team

I have spent twenty years in agency culture and the processes that sit underneath it. I improve how work moves, handle communication inside the agency and with clients, and cover marketing, social, design, UX and UI, and build.

20 years in agencies
Based in the South West, working across the UK
Aviva · Barclaycard · BMW · Coca-Cola

The problems

What is getting in the way

  • 01

    Pitches, projects and retainers are stretching the people you already have

  • 02

    Approvals and handovers stall, and the same work gets done twice

  • 03

    Client communication slips, inside the agency and with the client

  • 04

    Marketing, social, design and build are competing for the same few people

Not sure where to start?

Send me your URL

Email the site and a sentence on what is not working. I will reply with what I would look at first. No pitch, no obligation.

How I work

Inside the team, not in place of it

I work alongside the team you already have. When capacity is tight, I add an extra pair of senior hands. I share knowledge as I go, and I fit around how your studio already runs rather than asking you to change everything.

Marketing support, process consulting and website design and build are the usual starting points.

Three progressive steps on a dark desk, lit with a warm orange accent
1

Understand the problem

I start with what is actually causing difficulty - whether that is the site, search, a process, or a prototype. We agree the priority before any work begins.

2

Work in the open

You see wireframes, working pages and progress as I go. I prefer practical output over long documents that never get used.

3

Hand over properly

I leave you with documentation, training if needed, and a clear picture of how to keep things running after I step back.

4

Stay on if useful

Some clients want ongoing support for updates, audits or delivery. Others prefer a clean finish. We agree what suits the work.

Want to talk through a pitch, a client or a process that keeps stalling?

“The more we ask of Ben, the more we realise what he can do. If he does not know how to do it when we ask, he does next time we speak to him.”

Steve Mclay

Selected work

Live client work and agency delivery

Examples of websites I design, build and support, alongside the agency-side work that rarely appears as a formal case study.

Screenshot of neurowarriors.co.uk homepage
Client

Neurowarriors

Problem: no website and inconsistent social assets. Outcome: first live site plus a matching visual system for posts.

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Screenshot of brainxmovement.com homepage
Client

Brain X Movement

Problem: unclear offer online. Outcome: clear structure, stronger SEO foundations and a site the practice can leave running.

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Screenshot of AuditCrow audit tool homepage
Internal

AuditCrow

Internal project. Goal-first website audits in plain English, ranked by impact.

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Agency work

Agency delivery work

RFP and pitch support

When a tender arrives and the team is already stretched, responses can be rushed and important details missed. I help write clear responses, shape the technical and design approach, and build delivery plans that reflect what your team can realistically deliver.

  • RFP
  • Strategy
  • Technical advice

Discovery and scoping

When a project starts without proper scope, problems often appear later in delivery. I run discovery sessions and scoping workshops so everyone understands the problem, the priorities, and what success looks like before build begins.

  • Discovery
  • Wireframing
  • UX

Account and project management

When client updates fall behind or handovers are unclear, trust suffers and amends pile up. I can manage client communication, resourcing and delivery alongside your existing team.

  • Account management
  • Project management

All case studies

Ready to talk through the agency?

A 30-minute call is usually enough to see whether the work is a good fit.