Adam Junod · Fractional Creative Director
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I help founders and marketing leaders align their brand, guide their creative team, and move projects forward—with experienced creative leadership on a fractional basis.
I help founders and marketing leaders align their brand, guide their creative team, and move projects forward—with experienced creative leadership on a fractional basis.
Building clear, credible brands that scale across touchpoints.
Aligning story, positioning, and creative expression.
Bringing focus, alignment, and momentum to teams and initiatives.
Connecting brand thinking to web, campaigns, and real-world rollout.
Fractional Creative Director
Fractional Creative Director
I’m a Creative Director with a background spanning agency work, the start-up environment, in-house, entrepreneurship, and brand leadership. I help organizations bring greater clarity, cohesion, and momentum to their creative efforts by connecting strategy, storytelling, design, and digital experience.
My work has included brand development, campaign direction, website strategy, content systems, sales materials, packaging, and team collaboration. I’m at my best where creative quality, business goals, and cross-functional execution all need to come together.
I’m especially drawn to organizations working in sustainability, regeneration, and values-led business. I care deeply about helping companies communicate their impact with clarity and integrity, not just through polished visuals, but through brand systems that reflect what they actually stand for. The work that energizes me most sits at the intersection of creativity, responsible growth, and building brands that contribute something meaningful to people and the planet.
Senior-level brainpower at a junior-level price. Skip the six-figure salary, benefits, and onboarding drag. A fractional CD gives you top-shelf creative leadership for about 70% less than hiring that role full-time—so your budget stays nimble while your brand levels up.
Because it’s hard to read the label from inside the bottle. An external creative director walks in without the blind spots, politics, or “we’ve-always-done-it-this-way” baggage. They spot hidden gaps, unearth new angles, and re-energize teams with ideas you can’t see from inside the jar.
Visual design, creative strategy, and whole-systems thinking. You’re not buying generic management; you’re tapping a specialist who connects brand strategy to standout design and ties every touchpoint—digital, print, packaging, experience—into one cohesive system that actually moves the business needle.
Because they’re not a full-time hire, fractional creative directors can adapt more easily to shifts in strategy, budget, or workload. This ensures you have the right level of creative guidance exactly when you need it, without the long-term commitment or administrative overhead.
Hiring a fractional creative director gives you access to executive-level creative leadership without the high salary, benefits, and overhead of a full-time hire. For startups and scaling companies, this flexible model means you can tap into seasoned expertise as needed—monthly, quarterly, or by project. With part-time creative director services, you get strategic brand guidance and high-quality output at a fraction of the cost, helping you stay lean while still growing your creative impact.
A freelance creative director brings more than just good design—they bring structure, clarity, and strategy. Whether you’re launching a product, rebranding, or aligning internal and external messaging, a fractional creative director ensures consistency across all platforms. From visual identity to content strategy, outsourced creative direction helps unify your brand voice and deliver a cohesive experience to your audience.
Startups and fast-moving companies often don’t need—or can’t afford—a full-time creative executive. That’s where creative leadership for startups comes in. A fractional creative director adapts to your pace, stepping in with senior-level insight during key moments of growth, fundraising, or campaign development. This scalability means you get exactly the support you need—no more, no less—as your creative demands evolve.
An experienced freelance creative director often works across multiple industries and verticals, bringing fresh ideas and proven strategies to your team. When you hire someone for outsourced creative direction, you’re not just getting execution—you’re getting innovation and a broadened perspective that helps your brand stand out in a crowded market. This outside-in viewpoint can uncover hidden opportunities, drive creative breakthroughs, and challenge the status quo.
Senior leadership. Unified execution. Fractional commitment.
I work alongside you and your team to set creative priorities, sharpen ideas, and keep your brand moving in a clear direction. Your designers, freelancers, and marketing partners get the guidance they need to produce cohesive work. You get an experienced creative partner who connects the decisions to your business goals. We agree on a scope and rhythm that fits your needs—with ongoing leadership and hands-on support, without the commitment of a full-time hire.
I led Surfrider’s Farm to Table fundraiser from campaign concept through event production, connecting local agriculture with ocean health. I brought the story, partners, creative work, and event execution together around a shared goal: turn community interest into meaningful support.
Creative leadership: Shaped the campaign story and guided creative direction across promotional materials and the event experience.
Campaign launch: Coordinated messaging, marketing assets, and community partnerships to build awareness and drive attendance.
Event production: Led production and event operations, carrying the campaign’s purpose through to the guest experience.
Community impact: Delivered a sold-out fundraiser that generated a spike in donations and volunteer signups.
You’ll get a part-time creative leader who brings fresh ideas, guides your brand’s look and feel, and ensures everything you share with the world is cohesive and engaging. Instead of paying for a full-time creative director, you can bring me in as needed — giving you expert brand strategy, content development, and storytelling without the overhead of a permanent hire – about 70% less actually.
I work on a retainer basis as your embedded Fractional Creative Director.
$5,500 per month
3-month minimum commitment
Best for brands that want focused momentum, creative clarity, and measurable progress without long-term overhead.
$4,800 per month
12-month commitment
Best value.
Saves $8,400 annually and ensures priority access, deeper integration, and long-term brand continuity.
Larger initiatives outside of ongoing creative leadership are scoped separately as defined projects.
Book a call to see what fits for you.
I become part of your team, working with you to set priorities and establish a regular rhythm of check-ins that fits your needs and scope.
From there, I shape creative briefs, guide your designers and freelancers, and review the work to keep it aligned with your brand and business goals. Your team gets clear direction and useful feedback, and you stay informed without having to steer every creative decision.
I am based in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Vancouver BC, specifically, and my clients range across North America; serving design and creative direction in Vancouver BC, Portland, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Baltimore.
I usually work remotely, however, I thoroughly enjoy select in-person meetings like kick-offs, team building, company parties, or crucial decision making on-site. It's all part of being a fractional part of your team. Depending on your budget and location, I can be available for in-person activities.
I love that you have a talented designer on board! Design execution is a big piece of the puzzle. My role, as your fractional creative director, is to look at the bigger picture—ensuring that every piece of your brand storytelling fits together seamlessly, resonates with your audience, and supports your overall strategy. I’m here to guide the vision, strategy, and messaging so that your designer has clear direction and everything you create has a cohesive, powerful impact.
Great. Those types of initiatives are typically handled as standalone projects with a defined scope and timeline.
As your Fractional Creative Director, I still lead the strategy, creative direction, and overall vision. For larger builds like full brand identity systems, website development, packaging rollouts, or campaign production, I assemble the right team and structure the project appropriately.
Sometimes that work is done directly through me. Sometimes it is executed through Good Creative, the design studio I lead, which allows us to scale with additional designers, developers, and specialists when needed.
The result is the same: you get senior creative leadership plus the right team for the job, without needing to hire a full internal department.
When I founded Taskfork I needed an Art Director who shared my creative vision for both my logo and web design. Adam made my vision come to life with very focused communication and a highly cohesive process. He delivered ahead of our deadline and I couldn’t be happier with what was accomplished.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Adam Junod and his team on Big City Chefs, and I highly recommend them.They shaped our brand identity and built a sophisticated, high-performing website, handling complex custom development and reliable hosting as our needs evolved.Adam stands out for his responsiveness, thoughtful problem-solving, and genuine commitment to long-term success. If you need a dependable web developer and designer who understands branding and technical complexity, Adam and his team are an excellent choice.
I cannot stress enough how much we enjoyed working with Adam. His talent and commitment to our projects have exceeded any expectations we had! He created our bakery logo, we loved it, so we continued a working relationship to build out our branding and a website. Adam is informative, skilled, and extremely kind!
I’ve been working with Adam for years. He and his team handled label art for multiple brewery and restaurant products for me and I’ve never been disappointed. Excellent quality and value with unbeatable customer service. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Good Creative truly exceeded our expectations and played an instrumental role in the crucial first year of our business, Sip, Savor, Explore Oregon. From the moment we reached out, Adam demonstrated exceptional professionalism, creativity, and a solid understanding of our vision.
I came to Good Creative seeking design consulting for branding, and working with Adam has been an incredible experience. He has a unique talent for bringing together a team of creative minds to execute successful brand campaigns. I’m excited about the results we’ve achieved so far and look forward to partnering with Adam and his team again in the future.
In this free 30-minute conversation, we’ll discuss your team, your priorities, and where you need stronger creative direction. I’ll offer an initial perspective, and we’ll see whether a fractional engagement makes sense.
No preparation needed. No obligation to move forward.
