Brand Architecture · Albemarle, NC

Build clarity
from complexity

Strategic brand architecture for mid-sized companies navigating mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio expansion.

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The Brand Fit Call is a 30-min conversation to confirm I’m the right fit — before either of us commits.

Brand Experience
Companies I’ve done meaningful creative work alongside
Duke EnergyJLLAvidXchangeBrighthouse FinancialMetLifePromeraTexas CapitalComporiumExtended Stay
The real problem

Brand drift doesn't
announce itself.
It accumulates.

I build that process. Not just the logo. The governance system, the template library, the rules that let your team ship on-brand without a creative director on every call.

M&A creates chaos

Three acquisitions in 18 months. Now you're managing 14 separate identities with overlapping service lines and confused customers

Sub-brands cannibalize

One division launches a premium tier. Another targets the same market. Your brands compete with each other before they compete in the market.

No one owns the portfolio

Marketing executes. Leadership strategizes. But nobody's governing the architecture — so every new launch increases complexity.
That's not a design problem. It's a systems problem. Most marketing teams are executing without infrastructure — creating constantly and inconsistently because nobody built the brand architecture that makes clarity the default.
How this process works

My process is simple and falls into three phases.
— and results in one durable system.

1. Clarify
Brand story & positioning

Who you are, who you serve, and what makes you worth choosing — defined clearly enough that every downstream decision becomes easier.

2. Build
Identity system & governance

The visual identity, the rules, the templates, and the infrastructure that lets your team create without asking for permission every time.

3. Deploy
Production-ready delivery

Assets, collateral, and a handoff your team can actually use — built to outlast the engagement, not create dependency on it.

Recent Project Work

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Promera brand project
Brand Identity & Systems
Promera
Brighthouse Financial project
Brighthouse Financial
Sales Collateral
Brighthouse Financial
Coming soon
Brand System
Coming soon
By the numbers

Results from real client engagements.

Not projections. Not promises. Real numbers from named clients like Avid Xchange, Brighthouse Financial, Duke Energy, JLL, Texas Capital — they stay because it works.
$80K+ Annual Savings
Average annual savings vs. hiring a full-time Creative Director
Based on the median CD salary of $234K all-in, with benefits
2.3 Years
Average engagement length
Brighthouse Financial, Compass Group, Duke Energy, JLL — they stay because it works
60%
Of clients extend their engagement within the first 6 months
JLL, Texas Capital, MetLife, Brighthouse, AXA Equitable, Promera
$25M+
In new business closed by clients using materials I've built
JLL brokerage pitch decks alone generated $20M+
How to engage

Start where it makes sense for you.

The Brand Fit Call is the gate — a 30-minute conversation to confirm this is the right engagement before either of us commits. Most clients start with the Brand Audit.

Entry Point · Most common first step
Brand Audit

Find out exactly where your brand is breaking down — visually, operationally, and competitively. A diagnostic with a clear roadmap and a natural path to deeper systems work.

Start here →
Brand System · 2–4 weeks
Brand Sprint

Transform your existing brand into a scalable identity system — guidelines, templates, and standards in a defined sprint.

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Fractional CD · Ongoing
The Director

Senior creative leadership embedded in your team — strategy, governance, and execution without the full-time overhead.

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Monthly · Ongoing
Monthly Retainer

Consistent design support that gets smarter every month. A partner who learns your business, not a vendor who restarts every brief.

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Sales Collateral · Project-based
The Sales Kit

Pitch decks, one-pagers, and proposals designed to help your team close. Built to brand standard, fast.

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What clients say

In their own words.

"Josh has an extreme art of taking the strategy and vision and implementing it throughout every piece we worked on. Working in a high-paced and demanding industry, Josh always went above and beyond."

Susy DeBrigard
Product Manager · JLL

"Josh is one of those rare all-in-one types — design, copywriting, marketing, analytics. He gave options, explained his reasoning, and delivered above what I expected. I highly recommend him."

Katie Kissel
Marketing Manager · The Business Journals

Ready to build a brand
your team can actually run?

Book a Brand Fit Call →Start with a Brand Audit

30-minute call. No pitch. Just a conversation to see if this is the right fit.