![]() If you’re entertaining an important group of business people at a convention, this artist may not be ideal for stirring your party out of endless-meeting doldrums. Say you’re hiring a professional performer known for doing great work on cruise ships, but less experienced on a corporate party stage. Try to identify the weaknesses and figure out if you’ll be able to work through or deal with them. “Art embraces the excitement of now it’s about effect. You must truly believe that your hire can do the job well. Ask others who have hired your artist their opinions of the past work. Compare their past work to the project you have in mind. Don’t just look at the quality and how much you like it: imagine or research how much the client for a specific piece was satisfied. You’ll begin building this the minute you start appraising their work. When hiring an artist, trust is your top priority. Now that we’ve faced our knee-jerk fear of hiring an artist, let’s go step-by-step through the hiring and working process. Have this ready to go before you begin any conversations. They may also suggest a pay schedule for longer projects. Remember that many working artists will want a guarantee of payment, perhaps a 50% deposit up front and 50% upon completion. You still don’t want an artist’s fee to make or break you. Before talking to prospective hires, look over your budget and preset your ultimate spending limit. It helps to ask colleagues what they’ve spent when hiring artists for similar jobs. Hopefully you’ve arrived at the place where you know this a gamble, but you understand that you can help your odds for getting something good. To get a sense of how much people want mediocre art, refer to the chart on the left. Art embraces the excitement of now it’s about effect. Good art can be an escape from what I call “future-proofing:” spending our money to avoid any potential for a poor outcome (like what we do when we buy insurance). Typically with money planning, we’re taught to control our purchasing risks. When preparing to spend on creative endeavors, keep this in mind: As with any transaction, there’s risk involved – especially when hiring an artist, because there are no guarantees. I’m scared.įirst, it helps to acknowledge this fear. It doesn’t have to be tricky territory - it can actually be fun.īut Scot, I’ve never hired an artist before. I’ve found it easier to navigate the process by remaining objective and being generous and empathetic. Hiring an artist can be difficult, but of course, it’s worth it. ![]() This guide comes from these experiences and is helpful both for people that have perhaps struggled to work with an artist or for people who are way smarter than me. But as I’ve kept doing it, I’ve messed up less and less, or messed up in ways that aren’t really mess-ups, but really good learning experiences. At least, it can be: I’ve been hired as a graphic designer and performer and I’ve hired illustrators, songwriters, directors and a whole range of specialized others, and I’ve messed up. Creative work is very rewarding, and working with creatives is very confusing.
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