Launching a freelance career in art and design can be intimidating. It’s hard to know where to begin with so many opportunities and challenges to navigate. This workshop offers step-by-step personalized planning tools and resources to help you get started.

In the first session, you’ll assess your product, compute your base hourly rate, and figure out the budget, materials, and space you’ll need to set up your creative business.

In the second session, you’ll work on identifying your target market, and explore the ways in which you can connect with your customers. Topics include networking, personal branding, portfolios, websites, collateral, and marketing plans.

The final week we will look at the nuts and bolts of pricing, proposals, contracts, copyright, bookkeeping and taxes.

Note: For this online course, access to a computer or other digital device is essential for attending lectures, demonstrations, and critiques.

Basic Enrollment Requirements: None.

Refund Policy: The refund policy for Courses at Tufts offerings is dependent on the offering type: whether the offering is a course, workshop or short course, or in-demand offering. Please refer to the section details to confirm the type of offering as well as any exceptions to the standard refund policy. The refund policies for each offering type are viewable here: https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/policies/refunds#Courses-at-Tufts-(Academic-Year--Summer-Session)

Remission Eligible: Not eligible.

This is a workshop and follows all workshop related policies. For more information about course policies and expectations, please visit https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/policies#University-Policies

This section is also open to high school students who are 11th or 12th grade students. High School students who enroll will be prompted to submit an additional application after enrollment including: a high school transcript, letter of recommendation, parental permission, and other required consent forms.