Core practitioner

Simon Hartley

Creative operations & studio capability

Simon brings experience across design, creative direction, client services and operational leadership. He helps businesses establish or improve internal creative capability, connecting the quality of the work with how it is organised and delivered.

Within the branding and creative agency sector, Simon has held creative, client-service and operational leadership roles alongside company ownership and consultancy work. That experience gives him an understanding of how creative work is briefed, produced and delivered, as well as how the business behind it operates.

Typically involved in

Internal studio setup, creative workflows, briefing and production processes, and operational capability.