NORTH/GROUND

Creative that
holds its ground.

A Cork creative studio for ambitious businesses, from start-ups to global brands. Every project is led by a senior creative director with 27 years of big-brand work.

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#1
Share of voice for an AB InBev beer brand during the 2024 Rugby Championship
7
Gold awards at AB InBev's internal Creative X awards
27
Years making work for local and global brands
150+
Brands served, from Cork SMEs to HP and Microsoft

Great creative shouldn't be this hard to find.

  • Seniors pitch, juniors deliver.Senior from start to finishThe creative director who takes your brief makes the work.
  • Five freelancers to manage.Every discipline, one studioBrand, web, film, animation, social and AI.
  • Prices hidden until the proposal.Prices on the pageAnd a fixed quote within 48 hours.
  • The work ends at delivery.More than you briefedExtra cut-downs, templates and AI tools you keep.

Work that holds its ground.

Keep scrolling and the camera flies to each of seven survey points.

West Cork Craft Kits Client · Cork

Paint-your-own Ireland

Brand identity, packaging, characters, audio stories and an online store with card payments
BrandPackagingWebAudio
Brand, box and online storeOcean, Farm and Icons of Ireland collections, designed and made in West Cork.
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Castle Lager · AB InBev

Rugby Championship 2024

Integrated campaign · creative direction
CampaignStrategy
#1 share of voiceCastle Lager led the category conversation during the 2024 Rugby Championship.
Castle Lager · AB InBev

AFCON “Backup Squad”

Through-the-line campaign · creative direction
CampaignFilm
Castle Lite · AB InBev

The Sub-Zero Bus

Creative direction
Campaign
Corona · AB InBev

Corona Cero “Cero Limits”

Creative direction
Campaign
AB InBev · draftLine Africa

Events & film

Creative X “Spectrum of Brilliance” · MarCon 2025 “UNCHARTED” · Carling Black Label SLC
EventsFilm
7 Creative X goldsGold awards at AB InBev's internal Creative X awards.
Flying Fish · AB InBev Spec work

“Expect the unexpected”

Website concept with 3D cans and scroll animation, made speculatively to show what's possible
Web3D

AB InBev work was led by North Ground's creative director as Executive Creative Director at draftLine Africa. The brands belong to AB InBev and are shown as portfolio work.

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Everything you need, made in one place.

Websites

Sites that turn visitors into enquiries, from one-page launches to 3D experiences like this one.

Design & brand

Identities, packaging and the brand rules that keep it all consistent.

Animation

After Effects motion, explainers, and 3D films that show how products and machines work.

Film & editing

Shot, cut and graded for TV, events, YouTube or a phone screen.

Social campaigns

Planned, produced and managed, with a monthly report on what worked.

AI solutions

Practical AI that saves your team hours every week.

Groundwork. Your AI marketing engine.

The system that runs North Ground's own marketing, set up for your business. It plans, writes, designs and schedules your posts, tracks your leads and reports what worked. A senior creative director sets it up and keeps it sharp.

  1. Set upYour brand voice, look, audience and goals, built into the engine.
  2. CreatePosts, captions and designs for every week, in your brand.
  3. ApproveYou check the week's posts in minutes. Then they go out at the best times.
  4. ReportWhat worked, new leads, and what to try next.

Nothing posts without your OK. You keep ownership of your accounts, your content and your data.

Starter

Get consistent on social
€450per month + €1,500 setup
  • 2 platforms
  • 8 posts a month, written and designed
  • Scheduling with your approval
  • Monthly report

Growth

Turn social into enquiries
€950per month + €2,500 setup
  • 3 platforms
  • 12 posts and 2 short animations a month
  • Lead tracker with reply drafts for every enquiry
  • Weekly report

Added value: a quarterly strategy session with our creative director.

Custom

Several brands, or AI beyond social
€1,800per month, from
  • Multiple brands or locations
  • Campaigns and paid social management
  • Custom AI assistants, such as quote drafting or product descriptions

Prices exclude VAT where it applies. Scheduling software and ad spend are billed at cost. Minimum term three months.

Clear prices. Fixed quotes.

Start from a package or a single service. Every price is a starting point, and you get a fixed quote within 48 hours.

Launch

New business, product or rebrand
€4,500from
  • Brand identity
  • Website, built to convert
  • 30-second launch animation

Added value: social templates and a one-page brand guide.

Campaign

A launch, season or sponsorship moment
€6,500from
  • Campaign idea and look
  • Hero film or animation
  • Social, digital and print cut-downs

Added value: every asset sized for each channel, plus a results report.

Always on

Content every month
€1,500per month, from
  • Social plan and content on 3 platforms
  • Two short videos or animations a month
  • AI tools set up for your team

Added value: a monthly review of what's working and what to try next.

Websites

Business website, up to 6 pages
from €2,500
Online store
from €4,500
Immersive 3D site
from €7,500
Care plan: updates, backups, security
€75 / month

Design & brand

Logo and core identity
from €1,500
Full brand identity with guidelines
from €3,500
Packaging, per product range
from €1,800

Animation

Social animation, up to 30 seconds
from €1,200
Explainer, 60 to 90 seconds
from €2,800
3D product animation
from €3,500

Film & editing

Half-day shoot and short edit
from €950
Full-day shoot, hero film and 3 cut-downs
from €2,200
Editing only
€60 / hour

Social campaigns

Starter: 2 platforms, 12 posts a month
€750 / month
Growth: 3 platforms, 20 posts with video
€1,400 / month
Paid social management (excludes ad spend)
+€350 / month

AI solutions

AI audit and roadmap, half day
€650
Custom AI workflow or assistant
from €2,500
AI support
from €500 / month

Prices exclude VAT where it applies. Creative direction by the day: €650.

  1. BriefA 30-minute call.
  2. QuoteA fixed price within 48 hours.
  3. MakeReview points you sign off.
  4. DeliverFinal files, extras and a report.

The Ground Survey.

Five questions, 60 seconds. You get a Ground Score out of 10 and the three things we'd fix first. Or go further with a free competitor snapshot, below.

How consistent does your brand look across your website, social and print?
Could you say in one sentence why customers should pick you?
When did your website last get a proper update?
How often do you publish video or animation?
Are you using AI anywhere in your marketing?
Free

Competitor snapshot

Tell us who you're up against. Within three working days, a senior creative director sends you a two-page report: how you compare with up to three competitors, the gap nobody owns, and three things to fix this week.

  • A scorecard on price, delivery, story, proof and more
  • A map of where the open ground is
  • Three quick wins you can act on yourself

One free snapshot per business, using public information only. We'll only use your details to send your report and follow up once.

A senior creative director on every project.

No juniors and no hand-offs. The creative director who takes your brief makes the work.

  • 27 years in creative direction, film, 3D and digital
  • Former Executive Creative Director at AB InBev's in-house agency, leading 16 creatives
  • Work for HP, Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, Intel, Vodacom and Nedbank
  • After Effects, Blender, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine and the Adobe suite

Break ground with us.

Tell us what you're building. You'll get a fixed quote within 48 hours.

Prefer email?

info@northground.ie
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