CREATIVE DIRECTION CONSULTING
Creative direction that signals you're playing in a different league. Let's develop the brand that attracts clients ready to invest in your premium services.
The experience you deliver is high-value, but your brand isn't telling that story yet. I help ambitious creatives with experience-led businesses ensure every touchpoint feels elevated, intentional, and worth paying a premium for.
What This Is
3-6 Month retainer
A long-term exclusive partnership that evolves with your brand to maintain alignment and momentum.
ELEVATED EXECUTION
Beyond strategy, I oversee the execution and build scalable designs for you to use after the retainer.
executive level
Get a dedicated Creative Director to guide your brand strategy and bring your brand to life across touchpoints.
Who This is For
you've felt like
- Your service is premium, but your brand experience does not consistently reflect that
- You have outgrown your original branding and visuals
- You want a trusted partner to steer creative decisions, not just a designer
- You are preparing to raise prices, expand locations, pitch press, or launch something new and want your brand to meet the moment
- You crave clarity, consistency, and creative energy without hiring an in house team
The creative founder
You are known for your exceptional service and elevated client experience, but creatively, you know your brand is not keeping pace. This is for founders who want to be seen at the level they are operating and are ready for strategic, premium creative leadership.
WHICH RETAINER IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
3 or 6-Month Creative Direction Consulting
decisive
IMPACTFUL
FROM $2,750
Accelerated
3-Month Creative
Direction Retainer
Perfect for brands facing a specific inflection point like raising prices, launching a new offer, revamping your services, refining visuals, or needing sharper creative oversight during a high-growth season. I'll focus our strategy and execution sprint on creating real-time alignment, consistency, and momentum across your core touchpoints.
DISTINCTIVE
Refined
PURPOSEFUL
6-Month Creative
Direction Retainer
Designed for founders who want an embedded Creative Director to help architect their next era. Best for brands expanding locations, elevating their market positioning, reimagining their client experience, and making major plays in their category. Includes a custom half-day, in-person intensive to co-create a bold vision and execute it with intention.
FROM $3,499
Investment
PARTNERSHIP TERM
MONTHLY
3-MONTHS
6-MONTHS
$3,500/MO
$3,200/MO
Creative Direction Consulting is a bespoke retainer experience with room for only a handful of partners each year. Choose the timeline that aligns best with the scale of your next move.
INQUIRE FOR NON-RETAINER BASED PROJECTS
We developed and launched their positioning strategy, full visual identity suite (brand, illustration, print), seven-page website, conversion-led copywriting, merchandise, email marketing, and on-site wayfinding. This direction is stewarding the brand into a cult-status destination for dog owners in the Annapolis area.
The Good Dog Club
6-MONTH RETAINER
We led a full brand elevation across strategy, visual identity, illustration, print, social templates, and web design. This Creative Direction resulted in a transformed client perception and the confidence to consistently win projects at three times her previous price point.
STANG FLORAL DESIGN
3-MONTH RETAINER
Research + Strategy
BRAND STRATEGY
NAMING STRATEGY
DOMAIN URL STRATEGY
SOCIAL USERNAME STRATEGY
POSITIONING STRATEGY
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
CUSTOMER PERSONAS
BRAND IDENTITY
LOGO DESIGN
BRAND ILLUSTRATION
TYPOGRAPHY
COLOR PALETTES
CREATIVE DIRECTION
BRAND MESSAGING
BRAND STRATEGY
Branding
Stationery systems
promotional materials
merch + apparel
MENU SYSTEMS
CUSTOM LINOCUTS
SIGNAGE
Print Design
Packaging Design
Food + beverage
product design
LABEL DESIGN
MOCKUPS + PROTOTYPES
UNBOXING EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Digital Design
PITCH DECKS
PRESENTATIONS
BRANDED TEMPLATES
NEWSLETTERS
SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS
Copywriting
BRAND PILLARS
WEBSITE COPYWRITING
COLLATERAL COPYWRITING
BLOG SETUP
NEWSLETTER TEMPLATES
Web Design
Figma Prototypes
ux / ui
landing page
e-commerce
Responsive mobile design
SHOWIT
SQUARESPACE
CUSTOM WORDPRESS
WEBFLOW
SHOPIFY
Marketing
MARKETING STRATEGY
WORKSHOP FACILITATION
EMAIL MARKETING
FLODESK
MAILCHIMP
KAJABI
ALL CAPABILITIES
Tell me a bit more about you and your goals here.
Your Info
Project Info
3-MONTH, 6-MONTH, OPEN TO RECOMMENDATION
YES, NOT YET BUT CLOSE, I HAVE SOME Q'S
THANKS! KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR INBOX
I thoughtfully review each application and reach out within 48 hours to schedule a discovery call if I believe we’re aligned.
MEET
THE
director
Monica Reitsma
Hi there, I'm Monica, the creative force behind Nous Sommes Creative. I built a career crafting high-impact brands at agencies for over 8 years before setting off on my own in the pursuit of creative harmony. Originally from Michigan, I currently live in Minneapolis with my husband and my dog. When I'm away from my desk you can find me paddleboarding, watching too much reality tv, trying new restaurants, and cheering on the Detroit Lions.