What you can hire me for
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I offer a broad range of services with flexible pricing and booking options.
Coaching


Coaching for designers.
Coaching for designers.
Coaching for designers.
I coach mid-to-senior designers, freelancers, and design leads who want to connect design and business more effectively. Whether you’re aiming to think more strategically, grow a freelance practice, or lead with more clarity and confidence.
As a coach with the d.MBA Academy and a long-time freelancer myself, I bring practical, action-focused support to help you:
Link design work to business goals
Communicate value clearly
Navigate career shifts or freelance transitions
Build stronger relationships across teams
It’s about working smarter, making your value visible, and designing a career that fits.
I coach mid-to-senior designers, freelancers, and design leads who want to connect design and business more effectively. Whether you’re aiming to think more strategically, grow a freelance practice, or lead with more clarity and confidence.
As a coach with the d.MBA Academy and a long-time freelancer myself, I bring practical, action-focused support to help you:
Link design work to business goals
Communicate value clearly
Navigate career shifts or freelance transitions
Build stronger relationships across teams
It’s about working smarter, making your value visible, and designing a career that fits.
Design Strategy
Design Strategy on Demand.
Design Strategy on Demand.
Design Strategy on Demand.
Quick, clear thinking when it matters most.
Design strategy doesn’t have to mean months of research, long workshops, or slide decks no one reads. Sometimes, what you really need is a clear head, a second brain, and the confidence to make the right call — fast.
That’s where I come in.
Design Strategy on Demand is a lightweight, flexible way to get senior strategic support without hiring a full-time lead. It’s ideal for product teams, startups, or solo founders who need to:
Make smart trade-offs
Clarify direction
Align product, design, and business priorities
Avoid overthinking or overdesigning
Often, one or two focused calls is all it takes to move forward with clarity. No fluff. No backlog of ideas. Just sharp, fast decision-making that respects your constraints and moves the work on.
If you’re stuck at a fork in the road — or spinning in circles — this is designed to get you unstuck, without adding noise.
Quick, clear thinking when it matters most.
Design strategy doesn’t have to mean months of research, long workshops, or slide decks no one reads. Sometimes, what you really need is a clear head, a second brain, and the confidence to make the right call — fast.
That’s where I come in.
Design Strategy on Demand is a lightweight, flexible way to get senior strategic support without hiring a full-time lead. It’s ideal for product teams, startups, or solo founders who need to:
Make smart trade-offs
Clarify direction
Align product, design, and business priorities
Avoid overthinking or overdesigning
Often, one or two focused calls is all it takes to move forward with clarity. No fluff. No backlog of ideas. Just sharp, fast decision-making that respects your constraints and moves the work on.
If you’re stuck at a fork in the road — or spinning in circles — this is designed to get you unstuck, without adding noise.


Training


Training for Design Teams.
Training for Design Teams.
Training for Design Teams.
Workshops to build strategic confidence and business fluency.
These are practical, high-impact sessions for design teams who want to work more strategically, make better decisions, and bring stronger business thinking into their day-to-day work.
I offer two core workshops, delivered live and tailored to your team’s real challenges:
Design for Business Impact – £1,200
A focused session to help your team connect design decisions to business goals, make smarter trade-offs, and grow their confidence when speaking the language of outcomes.
Design Sprint Workshop – £850
A hands-on workshop for teams planning or running a design sprint. We cover how to frame the challenge, shape the process, and avoid common pitfalls — so the sprint leads to real decisions, not just a pile of sticky notes.
Both workshops are designed to be immediately useful, with clear frameworks, open discussion, and practical tools your team can use right away. No filler, no fluff — just focused time to sharpen thinking and build better habits.
Workshops to build strategic confidence and business fluency.
These are practical, high-impact sessions for design teams who want to work more strategically, make better decisions, and bring stronger business thinking into their day-to-day work.
I offer two core workshops, delivered live and tailored to your team’s real challenges:
Design for Business Impact – £1,200
A focused session to help your team connect design decisions to business goals, make smarter trade-offs, and grow their confidence when speaking the language of outcomes.
Design Sprint Workshop – £850
A hands-on workshop for teams planning or running a design sprint. We cover how to frame the challenge, shape the process, and avoid common pitfalls — so the sprint leads to real decisions, not just a pile of sticky notes.
Both workshops are designed to be immediately useful, with clear frameworks, open discussion, and practical tools your team can use right away. No filler, no fluff — just focused time to sharpen thinking and build better habits.
Make progress
Getting unstuck.
Getting unstuck.
Getting unstuck.
Smart, fast advice when you don’t know what to do next.
Sometimes you’re not looking for a big design process — you just need to talk to someone who’s been there before.
These ad hoc sessions are for when you’re stuck on something — big or small — and need help figuring out the next step. That might mean knowing what to prioritise, who to hire, how much to spend, or just a gut check on a tricky decision.
With 20 years of experience across design, business, and freelancing, I’ve seen a lot of thorny problems and found clean ways through them. These calls are a chance to borrow that experience and move forward quickly, without overthinking.
No prep required
Book at short notice
Affordable, flexible, and focused on real answers
If you’re circling a problem and not making progress, let’s get you unstuck.
Starts from £125 p/h.
Smart, fast advice when you don’t know what to do next.
Sometimes you’re not looking for a big design process — you just need to talk to someone who’s been there before.
These ad hoc sessions are for when you’re stuck on something — big or small — and need help figuring out the next step. That might mean knowing what to prioritise, who to hire, how much to spend, or just a gut check on a tricky decision.
With 20 years of experience across design, business, and freelancing, I’ve seen a lot of thorny problems and found clean ways through them. These calls are a chance to borrow that experience and move forward quickly, without overthinking.
No prep required
Book at short notice
Affordable, flexible, and focused on real answers
If you’re circling a problem and not making progress, let’s get you unstuck.
Starts from £125 p/h.


Leadership


Fractional Design Leadership
Fractional Design Leadership
Fractional Design Leadership
Experienced design leadership, without the full-time overhead.
Sometimes you need a design leader — but not every day. I work with companies as a fractional design lead, offering senior-level support a few days a month to guide teams, shape direction, and bring clarity to the messier parts of design and product development.
This is ideal if you:
Need design leadership but aren’t ready for a full-time hire
Want help levelling up your team or hiring the right people
Are entering a new phase — a big project, a funding round, or scaling up
Need help translating business direction into design work that moves the needle
I’ve led design teams, worked with founders, and advised startups and growing companies for over 20 years. I bring calm, strategic input, and a strong bias for action — without creating more process than you need.
You get someone who can think with you, lead with your team, and help design show up as a meaningful contributor to your business.
From £2000 per month
Experienced design leadership, without the full-time overhead.
Sometimes you need a design leader — but not every day. I work with companies as a fractional design lead, offering senior-level support a few days a month to guide teams, shape direction, and bring clarity to the messier parts of design and product development.
This is ideal if you:
Need design leadership but aren’t ready for a full-time hire
Want help levelling up your team or hiring the right people
Are entering a new phase — a big project, a funding round, or scaling up
Need help translating business direction into design work that moves the needle
I’ve led design teams, worked with founders, and advised startups and growing companies for over 20 years. I bring calm, strategic input, and a strong bias for action — without creating more process than you need.
You get someone who can think with you, lead with your team, and help design show up as a meaningful contributor to your business.
From £2000 per month

Tom Prior
DESIGN & STRATEGY
© Thomas Prior 2025

Tom Prior
DESIGN & STRATEGY
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