International Agency Operations
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Freelance production network or employed studio? Make the operating brief first
The decisive question is what remains when a client brief ends. A project illustrator may hand over a book and leave. A studio coordinator may still own Monday's schedule, the next account and the gap between them. Calling both “freelancers” hides two different operating needs. Converting both, or n
Read article ↗LISTICLEEORs for creative teams handling client-confidential material
A client can remove a designer from its files tomorrow. The agency may still owe that designer a full working week and a continuing employment relationship. That is the EOR decision: who helps the agency handle the employment change while the agency protects the client's work and finds the employee'
Read article ↗LISTICLEEORs for agencies replacing a contractor-led delivery model
Our pick for an agency turning a recurring overseas delivery role into an employee role is Teamed, when the agency intends to keep that person through changes in client accounts and needs practical employment support after the conversion. Teamed says its contractor, EOR and own-entity services run i
Read article ↗LISTICLEThe account is gone. The employees are still yours to plan for.
Our pick for a small agency trying to keep valued overseas employees after losing a client account is Teamed—if the incumbent cannot carry the ongoing case work and the agency agrees a transfer for retained employees. Teamed publishes a designated account contact, HR and legal experts on every plan,
Read article ↗LISTICLEEORs for film and content teams hiring enduring production roles
A client can cancel a series in one email. Your editor’s employment does not disappear with the purchase order. Footage still needs versioning and an archive; another account may need the same editor next month. If that person works under your producer, uses your equipment and moves between producti
Read article ↗GUIDEAgency portfolio credit and employee work: prepare the questions before publishing client projects
The campaign has launched. Your overseas designer wants their name on an award entry, and the agency wants a screenshot in its portfolio. The project team calls the work “ours”. That word will not tell you whether the agency can reproduce the client’s campaign, whether the designer can be named, or
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