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Hamilton / Dundas / Southern Ontario / remote

Hamilton Creative And Marketing Consultant For Campaigns, Websites, And Content

Contract creative direction and hands-on support for teams that need useful, finished work without building a larger internal department.

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation campaign creative
Selected workHamilton Health Sciences Foundation campaign creative

Local perspective, flexible support

Senior creative help when the work matters most.

Based in the Hamilton area, Creative Consulting supports local, Southern Ontario, and remote teams with campaign creative, sales materials, websites, content, social media, and production follow-through.

Senior direction stays close to the work, which means fewer layers, clearer conversations, and practical support from strategy through final files.

Who I work with

Hamilton teams with real deadlines and small departments.

Hamilton has a lot of organizations doing important work with very small marketing teams: hospital and community foundations, independent insurance brokerages, family-run manufacturers and retailers, and service businesses growing past word of mouth. These teams usually know exactly what they need to say. What they lack is the senior creative time to shape it and the production help to finish it.

That is where Creative Consulting fits. You work directly with Dennis Harrington, a creative director who has led campaigns, websites and brand systems for not-for-profit, insurance and apparel clients. The same person who shapes the strategy makes the work, so nothing gets lost in hand-offs.

Local proof

Work made for Hamilton audiences.

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation. Campaign creative for Walk & Wheel, a community event built around movement, participation and giving back, along with outdoor campaign creative seen across the city.

Lawrie Insurance Group. A website redesign with clearer navigation and content for personal, commercial and employee-benefits audiences.

AdvantEdge for Grand National Apparel. A brand identity, labelling and sales brand book for a rugged outdoor apparel line.

See more in the selected work.

How it works

From first note to finished files.

1. A short conversation. Send a rough note about the project, the deadline and who needs to approve it. A 30-minute call is usually enough to agree on scope.

2. A written scope. You get a clear brief with deliverables, review rounds, timing and investment before any work starts.

3. Work in the open. You see progress at agreed checkpoints, give consolidated feedback, and receive files ready for print, web or social.

Need steady help instead of a one-off project? A fractional creative director arrangement gives you a monthly allocation of senior direction and production.

What I help with

Creative and marketing support for Hamilton organizations.

Campaigns and sales materials. Concepts, key visuals, donor and event pieces, brochures, sales sheets, pitch decks, signage and the social assets that go with them.

Websites and content. Page structure, clearer messaging, rewritten service pages and accessibility-minded updates, so your website explains what you do and makes it easy to get in touch.

Social and content systems. Content plans, post writing and reusable templates, with practical AI-supported workflows so a small team can stay consistent without burning out.

Brand consistency. Logos, colour, type and tone applied the same way across print, digital and the materials your staff and partners create.

Why local

Senior help without a Toronto agency retainer.

Large agencies are built for large budgets: account managers, minimum retainers and teams you rarely meet. Many Hamilton organizations need something simpler, which is one experienced person who understands the local audience, can be in the room when it matters, and is accountable for the finished work.

Working with a Hamilton-based creative and marketing consultant also makes the practical parts easier: reviewing printed proofs, attending an event shoot, or meeting your board or leadership team in person.

Areas served

Hamilton, nearby, and remote.

In person across Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster, Stoney Creek, Waterdown, Burlington, Grimsby and Oakville. Remote for teams across Southern Ontario and Canada.

Questions

Hamilton creative consultant FAQ

Do you meet clients in person in Hamilton?

Yes. Creative Consulting is based in the Hamilton area, so in-person kickoffs, reviews and photo or event days in Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster, Burlington and nearby communities are easy to arrange. Day-to-day work happens remotely.

Are you a marketing consultant or a creative consultant?

Both, with a creative lead. The work starts with the message and the audience, which is the marketing side, and ends with finished campaigns, websites and sales materials, which is the creative side. You don't need separate strategy and design vendors.

What kinds of Hamilton organizations do you work with?

Mostly lean teams: not-for-profits and foundations, insurance and professional-services firms, apparel and retail brands, and small businesses that need senior creative help without a full-time hire.

How much does it cost?

Projects start at $2,500 USD and ongoing support is billed from $120 USD per hour as an agreed monthly allocation. Scope, timing and investment are confirmed in writing before work begins.

Can you work with our existing staff or vendors?

Yes. Many engagements are about directing and reviewing work from staff, printers, web developers or freelancers, and filling the gaps with hands-on production.

Selected work

Ideas, made tangible.

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation campaign creative
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation campaign creative
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation event campaign
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation event campaign
Insurance website redesign
Insurance website redesign
Fundraising print advertisement
Fundraising print advertisement

For lean teams

Support for organizations that have the goal and the deadline, but need help turning it into finished creative.

For busy seasons

Extra creative capacity for campaigns, launches, events, reports, sales pushes, and website updates.

For clearer communication

Messaging, structure, design, and production support that helps people understand and act.

Hamilton creative support

Have a project that needs senior attention?

Send a short note to clarify the scope, timing, and most useful next step.

Contact Creative Consulting

Call Dennis: (905) 407-2093