About Literal Humans
What is Literal Humans?
Literal Humans is a London-headquartered creative growth agency for mission-driven brands. Founded in 2020 by Paul (aka "PDP") as CEO, the agency's tagline is "Resilient growth for mission-driven brands" and its positioning statement frames the philosophy: "Talk with your customers, not at them. In an age of bots and AI, our human-centered approach to marketing will help your business stand out."
The agency's case-study roster shows the work plainly: helping Wise (formerly TransferWise) grow from 0 to 1 million+ organic visits; Chipper Cash gain 1.6 million website visitors; Playbook 10x its monthly organic traffic and gain 700,000+ subscribers; Oyster more than quadruple their organic search traffic; Grapeseed Media gain 1.1k backlinks and rank for 1,000+ organic keywords; rebranding Hospital Rooms (an arts-in-mental-health charity); and redesigning Pepper's site in six weeks. Literal Humans is also a B Corp and runs the podcast "Tech Can't Save Us" alongside its client work.
Service lines span Content Marketing, Branding, Strategy, Website Design, Performance Marketing, Organic Social Media, PR and Email Marketing — billed as a "full-stack sidekick for growth" with a 360° team of writers, strategists, analysts, designers, developers, SEOs and PPC specialists.
Where will I work?
Literal Humans is hybrid and remote-first with a "solid home base in London" (71 Shelton Street, Covent Garden). The team page says it openly: "our team hails from all over the world — from the UK and US to Taiwan and Zimbabwe." Clients are in the US, UK and EU, with additional engagements across Africa, Asia and North America. The team is fully distributed with optional London-office access for team members nearby.
What is the Literal Humans team like?
The team page lists ~12 named team members organised as a core leadership group (Founder & CEO Paul "PDP"; Founder's Associate Adam) plus a roster of Fractional specialists — Senior Consultant Andrew, GTM Strategists Brandon, Dhevesh and Mahak, Brand Strategist Danielle, Accountant Ellie, Content Strategist/Writer Esa, Senior Designer Joe, Junior Designer Mahira and Web Developer Nikita. The agency also collaborates with specialist consultants on a project basis.
Four named values structure the culture: Always Learning ("curious, driven, ambitious, sharp-minded, improvement-oriented, hungry for feedback"), Consistently Accountable ("dependable, delivers, bias towards action, takes ownership of the work, insists on high-quality output"), Professionally Playful ("joyful in the work, calm, solution-focused, engaging, harnesses the power of play"), and Brave Hearted ("good character, trusting enough to bring issues to leadership, unafraid to build authentic connections, genuine, open").
Work-Life Balance
Literal Humans is an Accredited 4-Day Week Employer (verbatim from the team page) running a four-day workweek at 100% salary with flexible hours in a hybrid workplace. The agency also closes for extra paid Christmas leave beyond standard holidays, plus full UK bank holidays.
Perks and Benefits
From the live /team page, verbatim:
- Four-day workweek at 100% salary
- Flexible hours
- Hybrid work environment (London base + global team)
- Transparent salaries
- Laptop budget is on us
- Access to upskilling resources
- Extra paid Christmas leave (the agency closes the last two weeks of December)