C R E A T I V E A L L I A N C E S
Pen & Mug is a creative studio that specializes in long-term creative partnerships. We believe measuring creative work in terms of tasks or deliverables (output) rather than hours (input) creates a better system for everyone.
Clearer capacity and simplified project planning
Hour-tracking can be hard to predict, especially when planning out future projects. Choosing a set number of tasks is a much clearer way to plan ahead.
Consistent “bang for your buck”
We focus on the number of materials created and the value we deliver to you, rather than the number of hours it took us to make each item.
Super flexible and collaborative partnership
We’ll work closely with our point of contact(s) on your team to get as close as possible to our monthly target of completed tasks each month, with a bit of flexibility. We treat your monthly target as exactly that – a target, not a hard cap or minimum. We expect different months to ebb and flow a bit, and we don’t ever want to interrupt the flow of a project by hitting a pre-budgeted ceiling.
A simple web page update shouldn’t be counted the same as a new 20-page booklet design. To solve for this, we use a simple three-tier system to assign each task a point value**.**
↑ Our creative alliance partnerships offer a flat monthly rate for a pre-determined target of points, or deliverables, per month.
Let’s do some great work together and crush your team’s goals!