The brief.
For
everyone.
The creative brief was never meant to belong to agencies. Wildmind opens it to anyone — brands, individuals, organisations, communities — who wants to commission real work from the independent people best placed to make it.
No roster. No gatekeepers. A direct relationship between whoever holds the brief and whoever holds the skill. The work gets made. The credit is permanent.
Why Wildmind exists
The brief was always
too guarded.
For decades, the structured creative brief — the thing that turns a vision into a commission — belonged exclusively to agencies. You needed to be on their roster to receive one. You needed their budget to send one.
That excluded most of the best independent makers. And it excluded anyone who wanted to commission work without paying agency fees, sitting through pitch processes, or surrendering creative control.
Wildmind gives the brief back to everyone.
Read the manifestoWho we represent
Elif Şahin
Researcher · Oral traditions · Istanbul
Field recordings, heritage documentation, restricted access. Three languages. Currently making The Last Sounds for Thornfield & Co.
Marcus Adeyemi
Writer · Long-form non-fiction · London
Documentary essays, language and place, cultural criticism. Made The Names We Gave Things for Quiet River Press.
Lena Bergström
Naturalist · Documentary · Arctic
Remote field documentation, ecological archive, extreme access. Based between Stockholm and the Norwegian coast.
How it works
Anyone can brief.
Anyone can make.
Wildmind handles the match, the contract, the payments, and the credits — so you can focus on the vision and the work.
01
Write the brief
Define your vision, deliverables, timeline, and the support you are offering. Be specific — the more precise the brief, the more precisely we can match.
02
We find the maker
Wildmind reads the brief against every independent profile on the platform. We surface the person whose life, access, language, and perspective is the right fit.
03
Work begins
The maker accepts. Wildmind holds the first 30% upfront. Milestones are approved by you as the work progresses. Final payment on delivery.
04
The credit is permanent
The brief closes. 'Made by [Maker] · Produced by [Your Brand]' is locked forever. That line is part of the work. It does not expire.
Wildmind BriefBrief by Meridian (automotive)
The Voice of 2027
“We need the language that will define how people talk about our brand for the next decade. Not a slogan. A voice. We want a writer who has thought about the future of how people speak.”
Credit record
Brand language — [Maker] · Produced by Meridian
What you get
Built for both sides of the brief.
Whether you are commissioning work or making it — Wildmind is designed around you.
If you hold the brief
Open to anyone with a vision
Brands, startups, nonprofits, individuals — if you have a project worth making, you can post a brief. No agency account needed.
Access to makers you'd never find elsewhere
Wildmind represents independents across dozens of countries. None of them are on agency rosters. All of them are exceptional.
A protected, structured process
Payments held in escrow. Milestones approved by you. The work follows the brief — not the agency's availability.
The producer credit — permanently
'Produced by [You]' is locked into the work record the moment the brief closes. It does not expire and cannot be removed.
If you make the work
Briefs that belong to you
Every brief on Wildmind is open for you to see and respond to. No agency filtering. No roster gatekeeping. If it fits your work, pitch it.
A public profile that works for you
Your portfolio, your terms, your pricing — visible to everyone who commissions on Wildmind. Brands come to you.
Sponsorship for existing work
Open credit slots on your portfolio pieces. Let brands become the named Main Producer of work you have already made — on your terms.
Your name on the work. Always.
'Made by [You]' is locked into the record permanently. The credit is yours — regardless of who commissioned it or what happens to them.
Made in Wildmind
Works produced.
Credits permanent.
Writing · Language · Place
The Names We Gave Things
Made by Marcus Adeyemi · Quiet River Press
Linguistics · Fieldwork
Adjarian Voices
Made by Elif Şahin · Hinterland Group
Earth · Archive · Photography
Soil Memory
Made by Rashid Okafor · Thornfield & Co
Nature · Sound · Documentary
The Quiet Forests
Made by Ananya Krishnan · Thornfield & Co
Photography · Craft · Documentary
Stone Memory
In Progress · Aldworth House
Sound · Nature · Archive
The Last Sounds
Made by Elif Şahin · Thornfield & Co
Manifesto
“A brief published on Wildmind does not wait. It moves — instantly, toward the person whose whole life has been an unconscious preparation for exactly this project.”Read the full manifesto
The brief.
For everyone.
Post a brief or join as a maker. No agencies between you and the work.