Creative leadership, on
your terms.

Fractional Creative Partnerships
by Magic Eight

Senior-level creative direction, strategic consulting, and access to a multidisciplinary agency team, integrated into your business on a flexible, ongoing, or as-needed basis.

The right expertise,
at the right time.

With more than a decade of experience helping businesses build and grow their brands, we understand the value of consistent creative leadership. Our fractional partnerships bring that expertise directly into your team, combining the continuity of an internal creative partner with the broader capabilities of our agency.

TRADITIONAL
CREATIVE HIRES

Full-time salaries + benefits

Recruiting + onboarding costs

Expertise limited to individual hires

Multiple vendors + contracts

Fixed staffing + overhead

Additional hires as needs expand

MAGIC EIGHT PARTNERSHIPS ✨

Predictable monthly investment

Experienced leadership from day one

Access to multidisciplinary specialists

One integrated creative partner

Flexible capacity based on your needs

Broader agency capabilities within reach

Our fractional creative partnerships are designed for growing businesses, established brands, and lean marketing teams looking for experienced creative leadership and flexible support without expanding their permanent headcount. It’s a great fit if you:

✓ Have an internal creative team that could benefit from senior-level direction, mentorship, and oversight.

✓ Are planning campaigns or strategic initiatives and need creative leadership from concept through execution.

✓ Want to strengthen your brand through more intentional positioning, messaging, and consistent customer experiences.

✓ Have ongoing creative and marketing needs that require both strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

✓ Want to expand your team's capabilities with specialized expertise and a consistent creative partner, without additional full-time hires.

CREATIVE DIRECTION + TEAM LEADERSHIP

  • Creative leadership across projects and campaigns

  • Art direction and concept development

  • Internal team guidance, mentorship, and creative reviews

  • Brand consistency and quality control

  • Creative workflow improvements and team coordination

BRAND + MARKETING STRATEGY

  • Campaign strategy and creative planning

  • Marketing strategy and growth opportunities

  • Strategic consulting and problem-solving

  • Creative briefs and initiative planning

  • Content strategy and copywriting

DESIGN + CREATIVE EXECUTION

  • Social media and digital marketing assets

  • Presentations, pitch decks, and sales materials

  • Print collateral, promotional materials, and branded merchandise

  • Email marketing and campaign creative

  • Event materials and experiential brand activations

Dedicated
Creative Days

Dedicated creative direction, consulting, or hands-on design support for specific initiatives. Bring us in to develop concepts, review creative work, guide a campaign, or work through a strategic challenge.

Book a day when you need it, without an ongoing commitment.

$1,800/day


Embedded
Creative Partner

One dedicated day per week of creative leadership and/or flexible agency support, integrated into your existing team.

We help oversee creative initiatives, guide strategy, collaborate with internal resources, and contribute hands-on support as priorities evolve.

Available through 3, 6, or 12-month engagements, with limited availability to ensure dedicated attention.

$5,600/mo (3, 6 months)
$4,800/mo (12 months)

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Let’s work together.

We're currently welcoming new Creative Day bookings and inquiries for a limited number of embedded partnerships.

Our fractional engagements are intentionally limited so we can provide consistent, meaningful support to the teams we work with. If you're interested in exploring a partnership, we'd love to learn more about your business, your existing creative resources, and where additional support could be valuable.