Three reasons your local party needs Studio Liberal on its side
1/ If you’re not talking about your work, who will?
You work hard all year round. Your campaigns make a real difference to people’s lives. But if you’re not communicating that impact, how will anyone know? Comms often get overlooked in the rush of campaigning, but they’re indispensable—helping drive your campaigns forward and ensuring your hard work and successes are recognised at the ballot box.
You focus on the campaigning, and I’ll focus on making sure everyone knows about it.
2/ Expertise on tap, without the overheads.
Local parties lack resources. Hiring a full-time comms lead is expensive, while part-time and temporary roles don’t always attract the expertise you need.
A consultant gives you both—specialist skills and the flexibility to drop in and out where needed at the drop of a hat. You also don’t need to worry about the additional costs that come with hiring staff.
3/ A proven model, from a Lib Dem specialist.
I’m a former communications consultant, trained to handle a broad range of comms needs and fill any gaps in your operation. But I also know exactly what it takes to run a Lib Dem campaign—as a former Lib Dem Organiser and comms lead.
And I know freelancing Lib Dem comms works—because I’ve done it before. In 2024, I was brought in by the Bristol Lib Dems to design and coordinate their election leaflets. The success of this project proved that flexible, specialist comms support can be a game-changer for local parties. You can read more about it on the Showcase page.
My story
Studio Liberal is a one-man operation—run by me, Joe Nutt. The upside of working with a one-man band? You always know who you’re dealing with. From the first conversation to the final draft, it’s me—start to finish.
After achieving an MSc in Elections, Campaigns and Democracy, I spent two and a half years as an Assistant Campaign Manager for the Bath & North East Somerset Liberal Democrats and then in a brief stint as the Organiser in Bristol.
My main focus was on building local party communications infrastructure— Getting leaflets, letters and surveys designed, printed and delivered and expanding our digital presence through multi-channel social media and emails. I helped to manage five election campaigns covering local, European, parliamentary and mayoral races, building the foundations for a Liberal Democrat resurgence in our homeland of the south west.
After that, I worked for several years as a senior consultant at an environmental communications agency, delivering strategy, content and campaigns for charities, NGOs and mission-driven organisations.
Studio Liberal is my way of bringing those two worlds together — the creativity and discipline of agency-level comms, paired with the practical, shoes-on-the-ground experience of local political campaigning.
Take a look at one of StudioLiberal’s very first projects.