Running a Lettering and Design Business with an Agent While Working a Full-Time Job with Cymone Wilder | The Typecast Episode 35

The Typecast: Grow Your Art Business

In this episode, Ilana and Katie dive into the world of Cymone Wilder, a lettering artist and designer. Cymone shares how working with an agent has positively impacted her career and what that relationship looks like.

Cymone also explains her choice to work a full-time job while freelancing, highlighting the stability and benefits it offers. She shares the challenges and perks of freelancing, including managing taxes, insurance, and maintaining a work-life balance. If you’ve been debating if you’re ready to take the leap or how you can manage freelance and a 9-5, you won’t want to miss this episode.

All that and more when you listen to this episode:

• The dynamics between agent and artist, and how working with an agent has transformed her career

• How collaboration plays a role in Cymone’s work and how she approaches it.

• How balanced styles, personalities, and unique strengths contribute to a project’s success

• Tips for navigating burnout when you’re balancing a heavy workload

• What factors to consider when deciding to work full-time or freelance?

Connect with our guest:

Instagram: @simonandmoose

Website: simonandmoose.com

Mentioned in this episode:

• Freelancers Union

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