CREATIVE ALLIANCES

Your fractional creative department

We specialize in ongoing creative partnerships, serving as a seamless extension of your team to deliver ongoing graphic design, website support & more.

Building Brands That Break Through

Pen & Mug is a creative studio that specializes in retainer partnerships, serving as a fractional creative department that delivers premium service and excellent results.

Let's work together!

Partner with Pen & Mug to Catalyze Your Marketing Efforts

You work hard as a marketing leader, and as your organization continues to grow it’s important that your creative communications evolve along with it. Keep that growth lean and flexible by partnering with a creative ally that can tailor the perfect team to compliment the all-stars you already have on your roster.

Our unique method is intentionally designed and experience-tested to ensure we operate as a nimble and collaborative extension of your team—not a “Wizard of Oz” team shrouded in secrecy or a legalistic agency bogged down by red tape.

Let’s work together to bring your vision to life and crush your organization's goals!

Pen & Mug vs. Full-Time Hire

Consider this comparison between hiring a single full-time graphic designer and partnering with Pen & Mug as your fractional creative department.

Culture / Dynamic Full-Time Hire Pen & Mug
Accessible support & regular communication
Flexible project planning
Creative design unique to your brand
Feels like part of your team
Skills / Services Full-Time Hire Pen & Mug
Graphic design
Website design & developmentMaybe?
IllustrationMaybe?
Motion graphicsMaybe?
PhotographyMaybe?
CopywritingMaybe?
Award-winning qualityMaybe?
All of the aboveOne in a million100%
Investment Full-Time Hire Pen & Mug
Average annual investment$40k - $100k$24k - $60k
Do you need to provide benefits?YesNope!
Do you need to provide software & equipment?YesNope!
Do you need to support professional development?YesNope!
Locked into long-term contract?YesNope!

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