Partnership
Stand with the people building Chicago.
The Chicago Creator Class is an annual editorial record of the city's creative class — photographed, filmed, and published inside Narratent Studios. Partnership places your brand inside the culture, not beside it.
735K+
Combined audience reach, Volume One
13
Creators in Volume One
60+
Brands already collaborating with the class
1
Original studio film
The Volume One class
In good company
735K+
Combined social reach across the thirteen creators of Volume One — before a single partner amplification.
60+
Brands, networks, and institutions the class has already created for.
- Nike
- Amazon
- Mastercard
- Warner Brothers
- Red Bull
- Adobe
- MTV
- Paramount
- Hulu
- Ulta Beauty
- Walmart
- Zara
- UGG
- Crocs
- Dyson
- DoorDash
- AWS
- Xbox
- Revolve
- Nordstrom
- Essence
- Forbes
- Lollapalooza
- NBA
- The Chicago Sky
- Shea Moisture
- JD Sports
A selection of brand partners and collaborations credited to Volume One creators.
Why partner
Campaigns end. An archive keeps working — and keeps your name attached to the moment a city's talent was first recognized.
Every volume is produced like a magazine, not a media buy: original portraiture, long-form profiles, and a studio film released together. Partners appear inside that work — credited, contextual, and permanent.
Volume One was made in collaboration with brands, studios, and independent makers across the city. Volume Two expands the class, the film, and the launch, and we are assembling that partner group now.
Partnership Tiers
Three ways to be in the record.
One partner per volume
Presenting Partner
Name-above-the-title placement across the volume, the film, and the release campaign. Editorial collaboration on a bespoke story within the archive.
- Presenting credit on the volume and film
- Custom editorial feature produced in-studio
- Feature placement across launch and event
- Full-year presence in the permanent archive
Three partners per volume
Discipline Partner
Align with a single discipline — film, design, or style — and the creators working inside it. Category exclusivity for the full volume cycle.
- Category exclusivity for the volume
- Discipline page and creator profile presence
- Studio content package with class members
- Launch event hosting rights
Limited availability
Studio Supporter
Underwrite production — photography, film, and print — and stand behind the creators without a campaign wrapped around it.
- Credit in the volume and closing titles
- Launch event allocation
- Behind-the-scenes asset access
- First look at the next volume
Every partnership is built with the editors — tiers are a starting point, not a rate card. Sponsorship never influences selection; the class is curated independently.
Inquire
Tell us who you are and what you want to build. The team responds to every serious inquiry within five business days with a partnership deck for Volume Two.