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GENERAL QUESTIONS

  • Knight Theory is a fractional creative practice for growth-stage creative brands — not an agency, not a freelancer you brief and forget. I step in at your inflection point, diagnose what's actually missing, and build the marketing system that makes your brand soar.

  • We’re experienced in many, but our favorites are:

    • Squarespace (We’re Gold agency partners!)

    • Webflow

    • Framer

    Website design and development is one part of a Messaging + Marketing Build, (a.k.a. built on top of the positioning and messaging work, not a standalone site build.)

  • A clear sense of your inflection point (what's changing, like a launch, a rebrand, a new channel), and access to what already exists (old messaging, brand assets, analytics if you have them.)

  • You leave with a documented, handoff-ready system. If you want an ongoing thinking partner afterward, that's available as a fixed-scope monthly advisory: strategy sessions, campaign briefs, and creative direction.

  • Most engagements start with a flat-fee creative audit. From there, the full scope and investment is defined around your business, your inflection point, and what you actually need instead of being a one-size-fits-all package!

  • Reach out anyway. Most engagements start as one of the three standard scopes, but the introductory audit determines the real scope. Some brands need a blend, and that gets defined once I understand where you actually are.

MESSAGING + MARKETING BUILD QUESTIONS

  • Growth-stage startups and creative or DTC brands, usually $500K–$5M, at a specific inflection point, and often with someone in-house who can execute once I've set the direction.

  • It's not just a suggestion to make more content, but rather, it's the system underneath it. I audit what's there, build the messaging and campaign architecture, develop the key assets, and prove the system runs before I hand it off.

  • Typically 4-8 weeks, but scoped to your specific inflection point rather than a fixed sprint length, (since the right timeline depends on what needs to be built.)

  • You get a documented, handoff-ready system your team can run! If you'd like an ongoing thinking partner, that continues as a fixed-scope monthly advisory rather than an open-ended retainer.

CAMPAIGN STRATEGY & LAUNCH QUESTIONS

  • Brands with a specific launch, channel expansion, or campaign moment on the calendar who need expert help with positioning and creative direction to get things over the line.

  • I set the positioning, copy direction, and creative direction, and oversee execution across channels. You or your team handle production, and I’m here for more hands-on execution if availability allows!

  • Positioning and copy direction, paid social creative direction, cross-channel execution oversight, and a launch timeline and briefing scoped to your specific launch date.

BRAND & MESSAGING ARCHITECTURE QUESTIONS

  • Brands that need the strategic and creative foundation set before anything else gets built: new positioning, a messaging system, or a new voice or direction overall.

  • Either! For some brands this is the full engagement. For others, it's the first phase before a Messaging + Marketing Build.