Studio
Management
Partnership. Evergreen. Growth.
ALL EMCOMPASSING SUPPORT
Customer Support
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Strategy
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Collection Releases
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Product Development
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Ecommerce
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Customer Support • Strategy • Collection Releases • Product Development • Ecommerce •
The obstacle.
You’re only one person. Perhaps you’re at the beginning of your career and are wondering how to start strong, or maybe you’re years into your studio business but your growth has caught up with you. Either way, there is only so much time in the day to do what needs to be done to run your business and run it well. You’re looking to hire your weaknesses and bring in consistent, sustainable help so that you can maintain balance while continuing to grow.
The solution.
A right-hand, a strategist, and a do-er with experience managing high-performing artist studios. By allowing me into your studio, you are opening the door to partner in stewarding the direction and growth of your business - an opportunity I am feel deeply privileged to participate in. From brainstorming and constantly honing how to improve studio operations to doing the work that needs to be done, our work together will allow you to mentally check-off your running list as an entrepreneur and get you back to the heart of your business - making artwork.
Let’s Get Into It
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Business Foundations
Google Business Drive and custom email domain
Business bank account
Squarespace website
Client correspondence and customer service
Ordering supplies
Creating branding collateral
Schedule management
Bookkeeping, including Quickbooks and invoicing
Ecommerce (including Shopify)
Inventory management
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Liaising with brand contacts at every interval
Contract preparation, including establishing pricing, exclusivity terms, and deliverables at each deadline
Marketing planning, including negotiating expected marketing assets, photoshoot preparation, and asset preparation for social media
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Strategize which products can be improved and what categories are missing
Source manufactures for new products and oversee sampling
Determine logistical process of incorporating new products into ecommerce and shipping structure
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Support collection releases, including generating marketing materials, catalogues, pricing lists and preparing the website
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Planning marketing for the year, down to the day
Email marketing (Flodesk, Mail Chimp, Klaviyo, Squarespace, Shopify)
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Audit current galleries
Outreach to new, targeted galleries
Review gallery consignment contracts
Manage communication with gallery
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Wherever your business takes you, I will be there and assist you in every way I can.
Catherine has acted as an artist advisor/studio manager for me since 2020, and working with her is one of the most fulfilling parts of my job. Since we started working together, she has not only helped me to accomplish so many goals (launching a line of home textiles/wallpapers, developing new products, creating more original artwork and launching collections throughout the year...), she has helped me identify those goals. In helping me identify my mission as an artist, she helps me "stay the course" and helps me to ensure that every choice I make supports my bottom line.
— Riley, Studio Management
Working with Catherine has been smooth and effortless in many ways and I am so glad I chose her to fill in the gaps for me (and so much more!). It feels like a luxury to have her expertise woven into my business and I would recommend her talents to any artist that feels like they are lacking in an area of their business! It is a weight lifted!
— Shelby, Marketing and Management
Investment
Studio Management is the highest level of investment I offer - both in value and time. As your studio manager, I will take every step with you for the ultimate goal of freeing up time for you to be in your studio. I will always be available on the other side of the phone and email, and will actively seek to support you as we continue to grow together.
As each studio and artist is unique, the monthly retainer investment for studio management is custom every time. Studio management starts at $1900/month.