Consultancy & Advisory Rates
How we work
SUUM Studio offers strategic consultancy and advisory support for artists, cultural organisations, brands and institutions working with emerging technology, immersive formats and new creative models.
Our consultancy is most valuable at early or transitional stages when ideas are forming, formats are untested, or teams need clarity before committing time, money or energy to building.
We work across:
Experience and concept framing
Immersive and interactive strategy
Funding and project development
Creative-tech positioning and roadmap design
We take on a limited number of consultancy engagements each year, prioritising work that values experimentation, care and long-term impact.
See more details on how our consultancy works here.
Consultancy tiers
Rates are structured to reflect different stages of funding, scale and risk.
All consultancy is scoped in advance.
Reduced rates may be available for community-led or access-focused work, subject to scope and availability.
Rates reflect senior advisory expertise supported by UK public innovation funding and sector leadership experience.
Tier 0 - Seed / Self-Funded Advisory
For individuals investing personally in their development
Designed for unfunded artists, early-stage creatives and founders paying from personal funds to gain clarity, confidence and direction.
Typical use cases
Deciding what to apply for (and what not to)
Early concept framing
Application or proposal review
Strategic reflection at a pivot point
Format
Fixed-scope sessions only
No ongoing delivery or retained support
Rates
£300–£450 — half day
£600–£700 — full day
This rate is offered on a limited basis and is intended to support access at early stages of development.
Tier 1 - Introductory Consultancy
For unfunded or lightly funded organisations and collectives. Not suitable for individuals paying from personal funds.
Strategic support for projects preparing to seek funding, partnerships or early production.
Typical use cases
Funding strategy and application shaping
Experience design and audience framing
Clarifying scope, partners and delivery models
Rates
£400–£650 — half day
£750–£1,250 — full day
Most Tier 1 engagements begin with a full-day session to allow sufficient depth and momentum.
Tier 2 - Funded / Transitional Consultancy
For organisations with secured funding or active commissions
Advisory support where clarity, decision-making and alignment are critical to delivery and scale. Typically delivered as a short series of scoped advisory days.
Typical use cases
Creative and strategic direction
Project shaping during delivery
Advisory input across teams and partners
Rates
£1,500–£2,500 — full day
Tier 3 - Professional / Institutional Advisory
For brands, platforms, labels, funders and innovation teams
Senior strategic consultancy for high-stakes projects, complex ecosystems and long-term growth. Minimum one full day.
Typical use cases
Experience and product strategy
Innovation and immersive roadmapping
Executive-level advisory and sensemaking
Rates
£3,000–£5,000 — full day
Scope & Focus
Consultancy engagements are scoped in advance to ensure clarity, focus and care for everyone involved.
Included
Strategic thinking and sensemaking
Clear recommendations and next steps
Honest challenge as well as support
Not included
Production or delivery
Ongoing project management
Technical build or design execution
These are scoped separately under Services.
A note on fit
Not every project is right for consultancy support.
We aim to work with people and organisations who:
value clarity over speed
understand that what not to build matters
are open to exploration as well as outcomes
If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so early.
Enquiries
If you’re considering consultancy support, start with a short outline of:
where you are now
what feels uncertain
what decision you’re trying to make