Vacation With An Artist (VAWAA)

Creative Strategist

• Find and curate exceptional artists by reviewing applications, researching artists and building priority shortlists
• Lead video conversations to assess artistic mastery, communication, teaching ability, studio environment, hospitality, reliability and VAWAA fit
• Build trust with prospective artists, understand motivations and objections, establish next steps and move artists toward joining
• Shape compelling multi-day VAWAA experiences with artists
• Balance artistic integrity, guest desire and business viability
• Review submissions, identify gaps, research context, write and edit artist profiles and experience descriptions
• Select images that communicate the artist, process and place
• Manage contracts, content, approvals, follow-ups and launch deadlines
• Improve screening, research, prioritization, follow-up, onboarding and artist-launch systems
• Use AI and automation thoughtfully while preserving human judgment and personal relationships
• Launch approximately 20–30 exceptional artists during the 3–4 month pilot
• Build a repeatable process supporting 8–10+ high-quality launches per month with less Founder involvement
• Identify bottlenecks and recommend the next hire or system needed to scale

Creative Lead, Artist Experiences