Fractional video leadership on a retainer basis — for organizations that want continued strategic guidance on workflow, team, vendors, and capital investment without the cost of a full-time video strategy hire.
A workflow design engagement gives you a roadmap. But organizations change — budgets shift, team members turn over, vendor relationships evolve, and new technology creates new decisions. Without ongoing strategic guidance, even a well-designed workflow drifts back toward chaos.
The Ongoing Advisory retainer gives you a trusted video strategy partner who knows your operation, tracks your progress, and helps you make better decisions on a consistent cadence — without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Think of it as having a fractional VP of Video Production in your corner — available when you need strategic input, not billing by the hour for every question.
Executing a workflow design roadmap over 6–12 months
Evaluating and onboarding new production vendors
Making the case for a new in-house hire or technology investment
Navigating a team restructure or budget reduction
Benchmarking content output against industry standards
Preparing for a major production initiative (event, campaign, rebrand)
A structured working session — not a check-in call — focused on your most pressing video production challenge for that period. We come prepared with a specific agenda, relevant benchmarks, and concrete recommendations. You leave with clear next actions.
Once per year, we conduct a full review of your video operation: content volume, team structure, vendor relationships, tooling, and budget allocation. We compare against the prior year and against industry benchmarks to identify where you have improved and where new gaps have emerged.
We assess the skills, bandwidth, and development trajectory of your in-house video staff — and help you identify where to invest in training, where to hire, and where to restructure responsibilities to better match capacity to demand.
When you are evaluating a new camera system, editing suite, MAM platform, or studio build-out, we provide an independent assessment of the investment — including total cost of ownership, operational readiness requirements, and whether the timing is right for your organization.
We review your existing vendor relationships on a regular cadence — assessing quality, cost, responsiveness, and strategic fit. When it is time to add, replace, or renegotiate a vendor relationship, we help you run a structured evaluation process.
Between scheduled sessions, retainer clients have access to async support for time-sensitive decisions — a vendor proposal that needs a second opinion, a budget request that needs a rationale, or a production problem that needs a fast answer.
You have a roadmap from the initial engagement. Now you need a trusted partner to help you execute it, hold the team accountable, and adapt the plan as your organization evolves.
Your team produces video, but no one on it has deep expertise in production strategy, vendor management, or workflow design. You need fractional access to that expertise without the cost of a full-time hire.
You make significant video-related decisions — budgets, hires, vendor contracts, technology investments — and you want an independent expert in your corner who has no stake in the outcome other than getting it right.
All retainer engagements begin with a free Discovery Call. Pricing is discussed based on your organization's size and specific needs.
Quarterly strategy session (90 min)
Annual workflow audit
Email support between sessions
Access to all DVC frameworks and templates
Best for stable teams with periodic strategic needs
Book a Discovery CallMonthly strategy session (60 min)
Annual workflow audit
Staff capability review (annual)
Vendor evaluation support
On-call async support
Capital investment guidance
Best for teams actively building or restructuring
Book a Discovery CallThe structured engagement that typically precedes an advisory retainer — map your workflow, get a roadmap, then execute it with ongoing support.
Define the right mix of in-house talent and external partners — then use the advisory retainer to keep that structure optimized over time.