What we do
Consulting is flexible
Turn-key consulting starts quickly, integrates easily and remains cost-effective. Direct communication for safe, reliable and accessible results. Save time and avoid the red tape that often can slow larger shops down. Let's get started.
What makes Consulting better?
Services Offered
Web Design
- Microsites
- Redesigns
- Mastering
- Commercial
Graphic Design
- Post
- Editing
- Prototypes
- Retouching
Photography
- Events
- Portraits
- Commercial
- Journalistic
Marketing
- Branding
- Promotion
- Newsletters
User Interface
- Design
- Protypes
- Mobile Apps
- Experience
Digital Media
- Presentations
- Audio/Visual
- Voiceover
- Production
Rate/Pricing
The consulting rate is simple and competitive. We invoice you for the production hours devoted to your assignment. It's that simple. All assignments require a review before we provide an estimate.
Since the work is a la carte, you can choose what make sense for you.
Manage your project online with your own private Stage. CHODOS inc. accepts all major credit cards to make it easier to get started quickly.
See the work
Since 1998
We've produced a large variety of creative for our national roster of clients. Above are recent samples and below are some of the brands we've done work for over the years.
Client history
I've had the pleasure of working with many Fortune 1000 brands over the past decade, often as a consultant via our loyal clients.
I've also consulted with private business owners, small & medium sized agencies and start-ups to bring their identity, web presence and media to the main stage. Our experience is widespread because creative services are fundamental to everyone.
What Our Clients Say
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You just scrolled into the Lab. It's busy here - I am working on client assignments and posting new ideas from my own projects and fellow consultants I team up with. Peek over our shoulders. Check out the growing video series, the class I teach and more.
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Video Series
A series of video tutorials from the desk of Leigh Chodos. Simple screencasts make grabbing a quick tip easy.
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Simple Payments
Now accepting payments via credit card with Square®, a secure credit card platform developed here in San Francisco.
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Education
I teach a course at Boston University called Computers In Communication. See what it's about and what I am doing teaching it.
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Green Business
We're all responsible for more efficient living – and working. The consulting business might be more organic than you think.
Behind the lens
Consultant on assignment
Hi there. I'm Leigh Chodos, Creative Director & Founder of CHODOS inc. I have been working for clients like you since 1998 as a quick-hire consultant, producing a wide variety of digital media. Learn more about my approach and philosophies below.
The Origin...
It started during my childhood with a container filled with thousands of LEGO® bricks. The center of my creative universe. The simple combination of form and function opened a door to endless creative possibilities.
Today, I find solace in this same creative capacity, but in the dynamic, ever-changing digital space of the internet and new media that surrounds it. And instead of LEGO bricks, the parts are made of emerging technologies and interactive interfaces.
The Evolution...
In the late 90's in Boston I began consulting with local businesses, while studying for my degree in New Media Communication and Architecture at Boston University's College of Communication. After graduating, I spent a year with KPMG Consulting (now BearingPoint) as a lead web consultant, designing elite web interfaces and rapid prototypes with a team of data engineers for clients across the country, such as Morgan Stanley and American Express.
Producing on the road taught me many valuable lessons about large corporate clients. This eventually led me back to my roots as a private consultant – working remotely for clients and turning over assignments more efficiently. No more red tape. No unnecessary overhead. I was able to save clients time and money, while still producing the same types of creative.
With over a decade in Boston under my belt, I decided to take the creative to the West Coast for fresh influence and fellow creatives in San Francisco. Producing creative for companies and agencies – small and large – has filled my schedule with assignments for graphics design, interface development, marketing collateral, photography, audio/visual presentations, new media production and many other projects I collectively call "creative services".
The Workflow...
- Professional results are accomplished by balancing communication and creativity. Workflow is streamlined for quick turn-around on all assignments, using virtual tools like a private web portal, dubbed the Client Stage. Review deliverables, comment on design phases, send edits and manage your project – from any browser. This creates an easy, direct line of communication between CHODOS inc. and you. And bonus, having assets online that are easy find means you can manage your assignments from anywhere, just like I do.
- As the Creative Director, I either work solo on your assignments or along with my a established network of fellow developers, artists and producers to meet the demands of your project. We are a select group that work from our home offices and remotely across the US, providing skills where they are needed to keep production costs affordable and accessible. Less clutter means a clear line of sight toward the goals of your assignment.
Who We Work With...
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We work with everyone! We've produced creative for a large spectrum of businesses since 1998, without specializing in one sector or another. This keeps our work changing and looking forward in the industry. It allows us to gain perspective on applying creative technologies to the many types of business ventures that surround us.
But mostly, the spectrum is wide because just about every phase of business or entertainment will need creative services at one point or another. And we want to produce it. - See our client history above and judge for yourself. We've worked with local musicians to Fortune 1000 companies. No client is typical. CHODOS inc. approaches assignments by understanding your requirements, whatever they are. We then apply our many years of experience and creativity to achieve them.
The Bottom Line...
- It's easy to get creative. We are excited to work with businesses like yours to help you reach new customers, generate sales from B2B or B2C, work on your internal projects, create a fresh face for your brand or create new ways to expand your marketing goals.
- This flexible concept of producing creative by-the-hour, by-the-assignment gives us the opportunity to explore without sacrificing and create without compromise. We are proud of our many years of success and look forward to working with you on your next assignment. Let's work together.
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How long does it take to start an assignment?
There is often little or no waiting to get your project started. Once we discuss your creative needs and complete a consulting agreement, the assignment can begin in a few days. We will start your assignment based on our current production schedule.
Why is CHODOS inc. different?
To be a successful producer for clients like you, it's all about three concepts: form, function and attention to detail. Assignments are done quickly, our communication is direct. We are backed by over a decade of award-winning experience with hundreds of large and small clients across the country, CHODOS inc. is more cost-effective, while offering the same high-quality results you'd expect.
Can I hire CHODOS inc. for a group of assignments?
Yes! In fact, this is often how we work with clients – as a one stop studio for creative. We are many things, and as the industry continues to grow, so do we. Talk to us – let's get creative.
I just sent for an estimate, what next?
We'll get in touch with you to summarize your project, go over any questions we might have, estimate the production hours and provide you with a formal estimate for you to review. Hang tight, you're in our queue.
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