North East Freelance Network

Freelance Directory

Browse our freelance directory to tap into local talent. All listings have been manually checked and vetted to ensure quality and relevance.

Carl Lister

Carl Lister

  • Web Design & Development

I help you build websites that work for the people that use them 🤝 Using php, javascript, React, Tailwind and bespoke WordPress themes & plugins 🤓 Writing the 'For humans' UX tips newsletter ✍️

Ideal Client
Working with a SaaS from scratch to build an application that can grow and scale.
Ideal Project
A client who understands my expertise and works together to deliver the best website or app for them and their customers. A project that allows me to use my skills but learn new ones too.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Helene Castel

Helene Castel

  • Business
  • Design
  • Email
  • Organic Social Media
  • Web Design & Development

Digital Alchemist ✨ Stay Visible with Done-for-You Email Marketing — Newsletters, Sequences & Lead Magnets | French Flair + British Wit | For Driven Business Owners

Ideal Client
Small business | Professional | Coach | Ready to scale
Ideal Project
Email marketing| Newsletter | Blog | Social media sheduling | Mailerlite | WordPress
Contract type

Retainer, Project

Lawrence Canning

Lawrence Canning

  • Design
  • Web Design & Development

I'm Lawrence, a creative designer with over 20 years industry experience. I provide graphic design, branding, illustration and Web development services.

Ideal Client
Everything from start-ups and local councils to arts and culture projects.
Ideal Project
Graphic design, Exhibition design, Illustration, Branding, Web development
Contract type

Project

Reece Corkhill

Reece Corkhill

  • Web Design & Development

We build custom and professional websites that will help your business grow online.

Ideal Client
Small-Medium sized businesses looking to grow their online presence.
Ideal Project
Small business website design to get them online.
Contract type

Hourly, Retainer

Jeff Nicholls

Jeff Nicholls

  • Web Design & Development

My web development services are designed to set your online presence apart from the competition. With years of experience in the field, I offer a customized approach to web development that is tailored to the unique needs of each project.

Ideal Client
Businesses that are looking to expand and grow their digital presence
Contract type

Project

Luke Marshall

Luke Marshall

  • Web Design & Development

Fullstack Developer - SaaS, Vue, Angular, React, Shopify, Magento, Devops,

Ideal Client
Commercial, Industry Leaders, Growth & E-commerce
Ideal Project
SaaS, E-commerce, Development tasks
Contract type

Hourly

Aaron Yarborough

Aaron Yarborough

  • Web Design & Development

I design, build, and optimize beautiful, scalable, performant, and cost-effective digital solutions that meet both business and user needs.

Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer

Daniel Fern

Daniel Fern

  • Admin/Operations
  • SEO
  • Web Design & Development

WordPress and JavaScript/React developer with extensive web and mobile experience. Also a Microsoft MSP specializing in 365, Power Platform and Windows-based IT Infrastructure.

Ideal Client
A small or new business looking to scale up and take their presence / systems to the next level.
Contract type

Daily, Hourly, Project, Retainer

Scott Goodacre

Scott Goodacre

  • Brand & Product
  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • PPC
  • Product Marketing
  • SEO
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Web Design & Development
  • Other

I'm a freelance marketing consultant and teacher. I deliver CIM professional qualifications and provide 1:1 coaching, often on government-funded programmes. I also build websites and run ad campaigns for clients.

Ideal Client
Small businesses looking to grow.
Ideal Project
Building a business’s first website and coaching them to make the most of their marketing channels.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Dave Head

Dave Head

  • Business
  • Data & Analytics
  • Design
  • Email
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • Photography
  • PPC
  • Product Marketing
  • SEO
  • Video Production
  • Web Design & Development

We’re Northern Designers, a creative agency located in the heart of the North East. We pride ourselves on delivering unique and professional solutions in web design, digital marketing, and photography.

Ideal Client
Small to Medium-Sized Businesses, E-commerce Businesses, Startups, Freelancers.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Caroline Hagan

Caroline Hagan

  • Business
  • Events
  • Project Management
  • SEO
  • Web Design & Development

I bring over 20 years experience, a Digital Consultant, Mentor and Director. An expert in WordPress and Shopify, Technical SEO and Web Accessibility. Working with micro + SMEs, charities, up to large brands.

Ideal Client
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Ideal Project
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Contract type

Hourly, Daily

Lynton Wall Palmer

Lynton Wall Palmer

  • Brand & Product
  • Design
  • Product Marketing
  • Web Design & Development

I'm a multi-disciplinary creative living in Newcastle. I have 13 years’ experience working across brand, digital, and shopper marketing – for small brands, big brands, and everything in between.

Ideal Client
Brands, business, or agencies of any size
Ideal Project
Visual identities, brand toolkits, marketing campaigns and collateral, websites
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer

Andrew Rogers

Andrew Rogers

  • Paid Social Media
  • PPC
  • Project Management
  • SEO
  • Web Design & Development

eCommerce & Digital Marketing freelancer with 16 years’ experience, including 8 years freelance, specialising in Shopify, SEO, Google Ads & Facebook Ads.

Ideal Client
Small to medium businesses seeking growth via Shopify, SEO, and PPC ads.
Ideal Project
E-commerce consultancy and retainers for SEO, PPC, or Shopify growth.
Contract type

Daily, Retainer, Project

Nat River

Nat River

  • Brand & Product
  • Design
  • Email
  • Organic Social Media
  • Web Design & Development

I’m a creative designer with 20+ years of experience. I work closely with clients to uncover what makes their brand tick, turning ideas into engaging visuals for digital, print, and social.

Ideal Client
I love working with a wide range of clients from small start ups to large established brands.
Ideal Project
Branding | Web design | Illustration | Print Design | Socials.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Mark Maddison

  • Admin/Operations
  • Brand & Product
  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Design
  • Events
  • Leadership
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • Policy
  • PR/Comms
  • Project Management
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Web Design & Development
  • Other

I’m a lived experience and digital accessibility specialist based in the North East. I help organisations, creatives, and teams make their digital spaces and communications more accessible for people with sight loss. Alongside my freelance work, I’m the founder of Vision for Access CIC, a social enterprise focused on accessibility training and inclusion projects. I offer speaking, consultancy, and mentoring that bring real-world insight to digital inclusion.

Ideal Client
Organisations and creatives committed to improving digital accessibility.
Ideal Project
A project that raises awareness, improves accessibility, or embeds inclusion through practical action and lived experience insight.
Contract type

Hourly, Retainer, Project

Abigail Dodwell

Abigail Dodwell

  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Design
  • Organic Social Media
  • Product Marketing
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Video Production
  • Web Design & Development

A thought leadership specialist who works with brands that are tired of sounding like everyone else. The ones who know they’ve got something to say, but need the strategy, content and brand positioning to make people actually listen. I can support with all marketing activity that allows you demonstrate expertise, so you can show your value not just shout about it.

Ideal Client
B2b brands who are regularly coming up against 'big players' in their industry and are struggling to identify how best to stand out.
Ideal Project
A project starting with a strategic phase where we define your optimal brand position. This then moves into marketing strategy where we make a clear plan showing how this new position can be implemented. Then a retainer model moving forward where I can support with the delivery of this strategy where needed. Overall this tends to be a minimum of 6 months.
Contract type

Daily, Project