Saint Studio

Editorial direction for brands that take writing seriously.

A Note

Saint Studio writes for the houses, labels and cultural organisations whose work deserves a register most editorial teams can no longer produce. We work in your voice, on your channels, against the brief you agree with us. We do not run social. We do not run paid. We write — the manifesto, the newsletter, the brand book, the long-form piece — and we write at the level of Saint Magazine.

Services

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Editorial Direction

Monthly retainer. Your newsletter, your voice document, your longer-form output. Ghostwritten in your voice. Three-month minimum.

Retainer — 3-month minimumOn request
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Brand Voice Document

A foundational document used by your team thereafter. Tone, lexicon, registers, worked examples. Two to three weeks.

One-shot — 2 to 3 weeksOn request
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Editorial Commission

One long-form piece for your channels. Two to four thousand words. Researched, sourced, edited to publication standard. Four weeks.

One-shot — 4 weeksOn request
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Sponsored Essay

A long essay on your house, published on Saint Magazine with disclosure. For heritage houses and institutions with a story that deserves the long form.

Published on Saint — 6 weeksOn request

How we work

One conversation. A scoped proposal in 48 hours. Two rounds of revisions. Full editorial control on our side, full factual sign-off on yours. Three-month minimum on retainers, no long-term contract.

  1. 01BriefA call. We listen, you talk. No deck.
  2. 02ProposalScoped, dated, priced. Within 48 hours.
  3. 03DraftWe write. You read. You mark up.
  4. 04DeliveryFinal files, in your CMS or ours.

Portfolio

Saint Magazine Issue 01 — Memory as Method. Four pieces. Cover feature, two essays, one interview. The cleanest worked example of the voice we bring to client work.

Read Issue 01

Contact

For commissions, retainers and partnerships.

studio@saintmag.co

Please include: organisation, scope you have in mind, timing. Response within 48 hours, weekdays.

FAQ

Are you an agency?
No. Saint Studio is a single editorial practice. You work directly with the person writing.
Do you do social, paid, photography, design?
No. We write. We can recommend collaborators if you need adjacent services.
Do you ghostwrite?
Yes. Most of our work is ghostwritten in our clients’ voice. Saint Magazine is the only place our own voice appears.
How do you handle conflicts of interest?
We work with no more than one direct competitor per category at any given time. We disclose all sponsored work on Saint Magazine.