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The Studio · London · Est. 2017

Small studio. Big rooms.

Studio Nine is a strategic creative studio. We're built around a simple bet: that the most ambitious work happens when strategy and execution are made in the same room — by senior people who care about both halves.

The studio

Meet the studio.

The faces behind our award-winning projects.

  • Marcus Okafor

    Marcus Okafor

    Executive Strategy Director

  • Jordan Reyes

    Jordan Reyes

    Creative Director

  • Priya Shah

    Priya Shah

    Head of Brand Design

  • Eli Tanaka

    Eli Tanaka

    Head of Engineering

  • Chiara Morales

    Chiara Morales

    Director of Growth

  • Ben O'Keefe

    Ben O'Keefe

    Director of Data & Insight

  • Naomi Leclerc

    Naomi Leclerc

    Director of Content & Editorial

  • Finn Callaghan

    Finn Callaghan

    Head of Motion & Film

  • Karim Haddad

    Karim Haddad

    Head of Partnerships

  • Lukas Bergmann

    Lukas Bergmann

    Director of Production

  • Ada Ferreira

    Ada Ferreira

    Head of People & Culture

How we work

Six things we actually believe.

  1. 01

    Strategy is a verb.

    Decks are deliverables. Strategy is what the team chooses to do every Monday morning. We design for the second one.

  2. 02

    Senior, embedded, small.

    Every project is led by a senior partner. We don't sell down to juniors. We don't grow to be big — we grow to be sharper.

  3. 03

    Decisions over deliverables.

    We measure ourselves by the decisions our work helps clients make — not by how many files we hand over.

  4. 04

    Beauty is a business case.

    Quality of craft is not a vibe; it's compounding interest on every customer impression. We argue for craft like we argue for budget.

  5. 05

    Outcomes > outputs.

    If the campaign is gorgeous and the funnel is empty, we lost. Every engagement has a number we're trying to move.

  6. 06

    Long-horizon partners, not vendors.

    The best work compounds. We work with clients for years, not quarters — and we say no when the fit isn't there.

What we do

Five capabilities. One operating system.

Each capability is a stand-alone offering — and a connected piece of the Growth Lifecycle. We size what's needed to the brief, but never sell capabilities we don't believe will move the number.

01Strategy

Positioning, narrative, audience, GTM strategy, and the roadmap that ties them together.

  • Positioning
  • Narrative
  • Messaging
  • GTM
  • Naming
  • Roadmap

02Brand

Identity systems, design languages, voice and tone — the visible part of the strategy.

  • Identity
  • Design Systems
  • Type & Color
  • Photography
  • Motion
  • Voice
  • Guidelines

03Campaign

Brand and performance campaigns built to ship, scale, and earn attention in the right places.

  • Insight
  • Concepting
  • Production
  • Paid Media
  • Creator Activation
  • Content Strategy

04Digital

Websites, product surfaces, and digital experiences — design and engineering under one roof.

  • Website Design
  • Webflow / WordPress
  • Product UX
  • UI Design
  • Design Systems
  • Performance

05Systems

The operating layer behind modern marketing: CRM, automation, analytics, content engines.

  • HubSpot / Salesforce
  • Marketing Automation
  • Analytics
  • Experimentation
  • Content Ops
  • AI Workflows

Recognition

Awards & press.

  1. The Meridian Awards Gold — Brand Repositioning of the Year 2025
  2. Northbank Design Index Shortlist — Identity System of the Year 2025
  3. The Greyscale Index Site of the Quarter — Harbinger Motors launch 2025
  4. The Folio Prize Best Studio Website — Editor's Pick 2024
  5. The Citadel Review Feature — "The case for strategy-first agencies" 2024
  6. Foundry Conference Keynote — "Strategy is the product" 2024
  7. The Lighthouse Awards Bronze — InfinitForm identity system 2024
  8. Atlas Quarterly "Ten studios reshaping strategic creative" 2023
  9. The Operator's Forum Panel — "Strategy in the age of automation" 2023
  10. Pressfold Magazine Studio of the Month — Editor's Pick 2022