JOEY
MIRANDA

Joey Miranda waving

STORY & STRATEGY

As a creative strategist, I turn your brand’s mission into compelling stories that perform wherever they’re told.

Recent clients
& projects

About me
& what I do

A little bit of background on me

My route here started in fashion, music and youth culture, making things and figuring things out as I went. Design came first. Over time, I became just as interested in the question behind the work: why this idea, who is it for and what makes someone care?

That curiosity has taken me through agencies, in-house teams and immersive experiences. The settings change, but I still enjoy finding an unexpected connection, asking one more question and making something better with other people. Strategy and story became a way to bring those interests together.

I'm a creative lead working across strategy and story. I take brands from the first insight to the final line of the script.

01

Creative strategy

A clear direction teams can put to work.

I turn research, audience insight and business priorities into a creative platform, a Messaging Matrix and actionable briefs. I define what needs to stay consistent and what we can test, giving brand and performance teams a shared foundation for the work.

  • Creative platforms
  • Messaging Matrix
  • Creative briefs
  • Testing frameworks
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02

Campaign concepts

One strong idea. A clear role for every execution.

I develop campaign concepts and carry them through scripts, storyboards and production. Working with channel and performance teams, I shape variations around clear hypotheses, so we learn which messages and executions work, and what to make next.

  • Campaign concepts
  • Scripts & storyboards
  • Creative direction
  • Test variations
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03

Content engine

A connected story across the work people see.

I turn campaign ideas and audience needs into content plans, formats and copy. Each piece has a purpose, from introducing the brand to answering a question or prompting action. Reusable formats help teams produce consistently and apply what they learn across channels.

  • Content plans
  • Copy & scripts
  • Social formats
  • Channel adaptations
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04

Brand strategy

A brand people recognise and teams know how to use.

I translate positioning into a clear story, distinctive language and creative principles. I build practical guidance and examples that help teams make decisions, so the brand stays coherent as the work changes across audiences, channels and campaigns.

  • Brand narratives
  • Value propositions
  • Tone of voice
  • Creative guidelines
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05

Pitches & workshops

Shared decisions that move the work forward.

I build the story and materials that help people understand an idea and get behind it. I design and lead workshops around decisions we need to make, then turn the discussion into clear direction, priorities and next steps.

  • Pitch narratives
  • Presentation decks
  • Workshop design
  • Action plans
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Previous experience

Currently

Senior Creative Strategist (FTC)GWI

I turn brand positioning into campaigns, buyer-focused messaging and creative systems the team can build on, working across brand, product marketing and growth.

2025 to 2026

Lead Creative StrategistThe Lost Estate

I built the frameworks that carry a campaign across every touchpoint, working with creative & performance teams from first idea to delivery.

2022 to 2025

Lead Creative StrategistHunterlodge Advertising

Clients included Birmingham City University, Birkbeck and SOAS.

2021 to 2022

Creative Strategist & DesignerEkstasy Advertising

Clients included Starling Bank and ASUS.

2021 to 2022

Creative DesignerDialect

Clients included Logitech and Blue Mic.

2013 to 2021

Creative directionFreelance & early career

Youth marketing, brand content and creative direction across fashion, music and media.