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Creative direction for brands & campaigns

For founders, hospitality brands, marketing leads and studios planning rebrands, campaigns, shoots, launches, reports, websites or creative work that needs clearer direction before it goes live.

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Love Boo relaunch plan and asset reset
2026 Campaign Planning & Rollout, Creative Direction & Content
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Lairs Camps brand foundations
2025 Branding & Rebrands, Delivery & Execution
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Seissense UGC creative direction system
2025 Campaign Planning & Rollout
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Nomad Tanzania office branding rollout
2024 Branding & Rebrands, Creative Direction & Content, Delivery & Execution
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Planet Lodges brand marketing rollout
2023 Branding & Rebrands, Campaign Planning & Rollout
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Rivertrees events and seasonal ads
2023 Campaign Planning & Rollout, Creative Direction & Content, Delivery & Execution
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Editorial and publications direction
2023 Creative Direction & Content, Delivery & Execution
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Rivertrees festive season campaign
2023 Campaign Planning & Rollout, Creative Direction & Content, Delivery & Execution
Alan Portrait April

Where I fit into the work

I started in editorial and design, where layout, visual judgement and brand presentation had to be handled carefully. That eye now sits across creative direction, art direction, brand and marketing projects, and final review.


Bring me in when the work has a strong idea, but needs clearer direction before it goes public. That could be a rebrand, campaign, shoot, launch, report, website, event or creative project.


I work with founders, hospitality brands, marketing teams, agencies, photographers, designers, developers and studios. My role is to help shape the brief, guide the visual standard, manage the review process and protect the final quality.

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Years across brand, creative, marketing and editorial work.

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Increase in brand visibility through stronger public-facing materials.

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Branded items managed, reviewed or quality checked.

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Reduction in project delays through clearer workflows and vendor coordination.

Where I can step in

Brand & Marketing Projects

For rebrands, launches, and active brand work that need clearer briefs, stronger rollout, and better final delivery.

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Creative Direction

For campaigns, shoots and launches that need one clear idea, stronger story and a final result that feels connected.

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Art Direction

For visual work that needs clearer mood, styling, references, layout, and direction before production starts.

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Creative Project Leadership

For teams, agencies, timelines, and feedback rounds that need structure, review, and steady delivery.

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What clients and collaborators say

Our brand assets were everywhere, and it was slowing the relaunch down. He reorganised the library and gave us a clear four-week plan, so we knew what to post, when to post it, and how the relaunch should roll out.

Marketing Manager
LoveBoo

With a project like Lairs Camps, it would have been easy for the brand to lose clarity. He kept the direction steady from the start, and the feedback was always clear. That made the process smoother and helped the team do better work without endless back and forth.

Founder/Designer
Yöy Agency

He has led our projects for four years now, and that kind of consistency is rare. He keeps different agencies and moving parts aligned without lowering the standard, and I do not have to stay in every detail for the work to keep moving.

Partner & Marketing Director
Lairs Camps

The idea was strong from the start, and it changed how the office felt straight away. The space finally felt aligned with the brand, and the final result looked sharp, clear, and right for who we are.

Head of Marketing
Nomad Safaris UK

He has a strong eye for presentation and knows how to handle creative work properly. As a photographer, that matters. The process felt smoother, the feedback was clear, and the final output looked stronger because real care went into it.

Contract Photographer & Filmmaker
Nomad Tanzania

We had lots of ideas, but they were scattered and hard to use. He turned them into a system we could actually work with. The hooks became clearer, filming felt easier, and putting a reel together stopped feeling messy.

Marketing Manager
Seissense UK

These revamps and promotions gave the restaurant stronger visibility at a time when many businesses were still trying to recover. The work captured the Rivertrees feel properly and helped keep the property visible and relevant in town.

General Manager
Rivertrees Country Inn