Fractional Creative Services

The power of a boutique creative agency — in one simple retainer.

Growing companies need senior creative thinking — but not a full-time hire. DakJen Creative puts an experienced creative leader inside your business on a retained basis, at the level you need.

Your dedicated brand department — without the full-time hire.

We step in as your creative lead — overseeing campaigns, refining positioning, managing content, producing collateral, and making sure every touchpoint is unmistakably you.

Who It's For
Founders scaling past $500K

Your brand hasn't kept up with your business. We fix that — fast.

Executives building a platform

Personal brand alongside the company. LinkedIn, thought leadership, earned media.

Mission-driven organizations

Important work that deserves to be seen clearly. We make it visible.

Retained Creative Services
Tier 1
Fractional Brand Manager
Starting at $2,000/mo

Your brand: better.

  • Brand guide development & maintenance
  • Core template suite (decks, letterhead, RFP, social)
  • Monthly check-in call
  • Creative review & guidance for your team or vendors
Tier 2
Fractional Marketing Director
Starting at $4,000/mo

Your brand, actively led.

  • Everything in Tier 1
  • Bi-weekly strategy calls + team meetings
  • Campaign and content direction
  • Direct collaboration with your social/marketing team
Tier 3
Fractional Chief Creative Officer
Starting at $7,000/mo

Your creative brain, in the room.

  • Everything in Tiers 1 & 2
  • Weekly access — calls, Slack/email, team meetings
  • Creative architecture of new business lines & initiatives
  • Creative guidance and strategy with your marketing team

All tiers are retained creative services only. Travel, ad spend, production costs, and operational support are scoped and billed separately.

Creative strategy meeting Marketing strategy session Creative team at work
Proven Results — 5-Year Engagement

We rebuilt a dormant digital footprint into a fully functioning thought leadership platform.

237%LinkedIn network growth — 1,645 to 5,543
28×Comment engagement surge
336Posts published vs. 33 in all prior years
6,557Visitors to the thought leader site we built
3,898New connections — 60%+ Director level+
2,346Total comments vs. 215 prior
199Strategic company follows from zero
500+Monthly visitors sustained after close

Earned media landed with authority — Black Enterprise, Bisnow Innovator of the Year, Inc. 5000 (659% revenue growth), Crain's, Bloomberg Radio, BBJ Top 100 Women. The infrastructure made the coverage matter more.

Clients & Partners
Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures Project Community Capital
Client Before & After — Dr. Gina Merritt, MBA
Before
Dr. Gina Merritt website before DakJen Creative
After
Dr. Gina Merritt website after DakJen Creative rebrand
About DakJen Creative Dakotah Jennifer, Founder & CEO of DakJen Creative LLC

Dakotah doesn't hand clients a strategy deck and walk away. She builds the thing — writing the content, designing the assets, directing the creative, and showing up month after month with the consistency that actually moves the needle.

Every engagement is driven by the same founding belief: amplifying underestimated voices, elevating underrepresented brands.

Credentials
  • Columbia University — MFA
  • 5+ years brand management & creative direction
  • Fractional creative leadership — retained engagements
  • Founder — DakJen Creative LLC / DakJen Enterprises LLC
  • Affordable housing marketing specialist
  • MBE/WBE Certification — in progress

Ready to talk? Let's find the right fit.

Book a Call dakotah@dakjencreative.com