Advertising Creative Design · UK

Advertising Creative Design Agency in the UK That Gets You Noticed

The creative is the biggest factor in how well a paid ad performs. We design static, carousel and video ads for Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn and Google, starting from what your audience responds to rather than what looks nice in a meeting. Every concept comes in several variants and in each platform’s sizes, so your PPC team can test hooks, offers and formats properly. We refresh the creative before it tires. We design ad creative for brands in Milton Keynes, Northampton, Bedford, London and Leeds.

  • Meta ads
  • TikTok ads
  • LinkedIn ads
  • Google Display
  • YouTube
  • UGC-style
Illustration of three ad variants with click-through rates, the UGC-style variant winning, and the ad formats delivered
2.4%CTR of a winning variant, from 0.9%
Common problems

Does Your Brand Look Like Everyone Else’s?

Most ad budgets are lost to creative problems, not targeting.

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  1. Fatigue

    One Ad Runs for Months

    The same image shown again and again, until people stop noticing it and costs climb.

  2. Attention

    Your Ads Look Like Ads

    Polished brand photos and logos first are easy to recognise and easy to skip.

  3. Testing

    There Are No Variants to Test

    With one version of each ad, you never learn which hook, image or offer works.

  4. Formats

    Formats Are Wrong for the Platform

    Square images stretched into Stories, text cut off by buttons, banners too busy to read.

What we do

Our Advertising Creative Design Services

Ad creative designed to be tested, measured and improved, working with our PPC team.

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UGC-Style Creative

Ads that feel native, edited from creator or customer footage.

  • UGC edits
  • Testimonials
  • Native
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Variant Testing

Different hooks, images, headlines and offers for each concept.

  • Hooks
  • Headlines
  • Offers
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Creative Refreshes

New variants each month, based on what the last round taught us.

  • Monthly
  • Insight-led
  • Iteration
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Paid ads creative

Advertising Creative Design for Paid Ads: Designs Built to Convert

We use an insight-driven approach: we look at your ad data, customer reviews and competitors’ ads to find the angles worth testing, then design creative around them.

Each platform gets its own treatment. TikTok creative feels native and fast, Meta creative balances product and proof, LinkedIn creative leads with expertise and Google Display needs clarity at small sizes.

Illustration of ad creative for Meta, TikTok and Google Display with a testing plan for hooks, formats, offers and colour
01Customer insight

Angles drawn from reviews and ad data.

02Platform-native

Creative that fits each feed.

03Test plan

Hooks, formats, offers and colour tested in order.

04Refresh cycle

New creative before performance drops.

Ad creative benchmarks we aim for

We judge creative on click-through rate, cost per result and how long it keeps performing.

  • Feed CTR2%
  • Video hold rate60%
  • Ads in every size100%
Results

Advertising Creative Design Projects We’ve Delivered

Ad creative we have designed. Drag the slider to compare before and after.

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How we work

Our Advertising Creative Design Process

Insight first, then design, then testing.

  1. 1. Review Ad Data

    Your past ads, results and competitors’ creative.

  2. 2. Find Angles

    Hooks and offers drawn from customer insight.

  3. 3. Design Variants

    Several versions of each concept.

  4. 4. Size for Platforms

    Every placement size, checked for safe zones.

  5. 5. Test and Refresh

    Results reviewed and new variants made.

Pricing

How Much Does Advertising Creative Design Cost in the UK?

Ad creative is usually priced per pack or as a monthly creative retainer. These are our starting prices, excluding VAT and ad spend.

Advertising Creative Design packages and what each includes
Ad packFrom £450 one-off6 static ads in all sizesMost popularMonthly creativeFrom £900/month12 statics and 4 videosCampaign launchFrom £1,800 per campaignFull creative for a launch
Timeline1 week2–3 weeks
Concepts24
Variants per concept35
Video and motion adsNot included6
All platform sizesIncludedIncluded
Test plan and refreshNot includedIncluded
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Prices exclude VAT. Ad spend and campaign management are separate; see our PPC pages.

What drives the cost

01Video

Video and motion take longer than static.

02Variants

More versions to test mean more design.

03Platforms

Each platform adds sizes and formats.

04Footage

Filming or UGC creators are quoted separately.

Included

What’s Included

Every ad creative project includes the same things.

  • 3–5Variants per concept

    Different hooks, images and offers to test.

  • 2 roundsOf revisions

    Changes before anything goes live.

  • All sizesPer platform

    Feed, Stories, Reels, display and YouTube.

  • 100%Ownership

    All creative and source files are yours.

Files you receive
  • PNG
  • JPG
  • MP4
  • HTML5 banners
  • GIF
  • Figma files
Industries

Industries We Design For

We design for local businesses and growing brands in these sectors, so we know what their customers expect to see.

  • Hospitality and foodCafés, restaurants and bakeries that need to look as good as they taste
  • Retail and ecommercePackaging, product shots and ad creative that sell
  • Beauty and wellnessSalons, clinics and spas with a premium feel
  • Professional servicesAccountants, solicitors and consultants who need to look trustworthy
  • Trades and home servicesVan livery, uniforms and signage that get noticed locally
  • Construction and propertySite boards, brochures and tender documents
  • Education and trainingProspectuses, course guides and event materials
  • Start-ups and B2BA complete identity from day one

Areas we cover

We design ad creative for businesses around Milton Keynes and for brands advertising across major UK cities.

Milton Keynes and nearby
  • Milton Keynes
  • Bletchley
  • Wolverton
  • Newport Pagnell
  • Stony Stratford
  • Buckingham
  • Bedford
  • Northampton
  • Olney
UK cities
  • London
  • Birmingham
  • Manchester
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Lichfield
Why CodeCrackers

Why Choose CodeCrackers as Your Ad Creative Agency

Our designers sit next to the people running your ads, so creative is built from real results.

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  • 01
    Design and PPC together

    Creative briefed and tested by one team.

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    Insight-driven

    Angles based on data, not guesswork.

  • 03
    Fixed prices

    Clear packs and monthly fees.

  • 04
    You own everything

    Creative and source files are yours.

FAQs

Advertising Creative Design FAQs

Short answers to common questions about ad creative.

Still have a question?

Send it to us. A designer, not a salesperson, will reply within one working day.

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Our ad packs start at £450 for six static ads in all sizes, and monthly creative at £900, excluding VAT and ad spend.

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Start Your Ad Creative Project

Send us your current ads and recent results. We will review your creative and send you three angles we would test first, with a fixed quote.

  • Creative review
  • 3 test angles
  • Fixed quote
  • Timeline

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