Brand Partnership Strategy for Creatives
A course by Luis Fernandes , Executive Producer and Partnerships Expert
Joined November 2020

Translate your creativity into successful partnership opportunities to expand your reach with brands that align with your values
Finding the balance between being creative and authentic, while working with major brands is a challenge that requires an effective strategy. Executive producer and partnerships manager Luis Fernandes believes in chances backed by hard work to create new opportunities. He has over ten years of experience in building partnerships, working with brands like Pitchfork, WeTransfer, Inditex, Primavera Sound, and the British Council.
In this course, Luis shares his experience, approach, methodology, and workflow for artists and creatives to strike successful partnerships with brands. Explore examples of successful partnerships, learn how to establish contact with a brand, and design your own plan of action to start connecting with potential partners.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 19 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (15)
- 499 students
- 11 lessons (1h 53m)
- 19 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Design a step-by-step strategy for striking new brand partnership opportunities and artwork to present to a targeted brand.

Who is this online course for?
For artists and creators in all fields that are interested in developing their creative network, creating new partnership opportunities, and translating their creativity into a strategy to promote their work to a wider audience.
Requirements and materials
You don’t need any previous experience in partnership strategy to take this course, just an open mind and the motivation to think creatively towards taking the first steps to develop new partnership opportunities.
As for materials, you’ll need a computer, some paper, and a pen to draw some ideas and draft a roadmap.

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Luis Fernandes
A course by Luis Fernandes
Luis Fernandes is an executive producer with over ten years of experience in producing, curating, and building partnerships in creative industries. During his Master’s studies in Architecture at Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Luis found a gap of collaboration among students from different backgrounds, an observation that he transformed into an opportunity and a full-time career.
His passion for building bridges between talent, audiences, and brands has been at the core of his professional focus since the start of his career. Luis has led partnerships with brands like Pitchfork, Shutterstock, WeTransfer, Inditex, Pull&Bear, Parfois, Le Guess Who?, We Are Europe, Primavera Sound, Internet Age Media, and the British Council. He is currently the executive producer for Canal 180, where he leads international partnerships and works closely with artists, photographers, videographers, designers, architects, and bands.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
An Overview on the Partnerships Context
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Context
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Artist and Brand Perspectives
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Getting to Know an Artist
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U3
Case Study
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Your Work, Your Perspective
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Design Your Strategy
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Present Your Work
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U4
Network, Opportunities, and Approach
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Networking: How It Works
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Create Your Own Network
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Approach
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FP
Final project
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Artist-Brand Partnership
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PlusMuy Valiosa información de primera mano. A veces los consejos y las reflexiones valen mas que cualquier otra cosa.
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umsocaminho
Muito bom!
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lore23
El curso tiene cosas interesantes pero no creo que vaya muy enfocados a marcas
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vichogq
Excelente contenido, es una metodología muy técnica pero que tiene conclusiones muy valiosas tanto para el diseño como para la estrategia de negocio.
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sherifakinpelu
Superb course❤️👌