Does managing an art team differ from managing any other team? This speech is based on personal experience in managing an art team. It is a story about forging and sustaining a healthy and trusting atmosphere that allows artistic growth. It is about a collaborative team culture, clear communication, professional development, and alignment with project goals. Discover how focusing on these areas has allowed us to create a space where personal goals can help achieve the project goals.

1. MANAGING
AN ART TEAM
Creative Collaboration:

2. We are Glera Games
● 2010 - Beginning
● HQ in Vilnius since 2017
● Over 300 people
● Mahjong: Treasure Quest, Riddle Road

3. Agenda
In this presentation I will share my approach in managing
a Team of Artists. It will cover following major topics:
● Goals of effective management
● Main principles I follow:
➔ Structure
➔ Communication
➔ Creative Environment
➔ Recruiting
● Conclusion

4. Goals of effective managment
Management in an Art Team is a
combination of creativity
and structure, an inspiring
atmosphere, and clear project goals.
How it can be achieved?
Next slide!

5. Key points that
I will be talking about
● Structure (Clear goals, well defined tasks, reasonable deadlines,
task pipeline. Transparent responsibilities of each team member
and role)
● Communication (Building Trust, Feedback, "Help, not
command" approach, Discussion, 1-to-1s)
● Creative Environment (Work-Life Balance, Education,
Leadership)
● Recruitment (Soft skills vs Hard Skills)

6. Structure:
what does it mean?
It's good to establish rules and clear goals within the team.
By doing this, you can create a positive environment that supports
creativity.

7. Structure
I can break it down into the following categories:
● team rules
● roles and responsibilities
● clarity of processes
● guides and manuals
● clear and understandable tasks

8. Communication:
queen of awesome Art
Communication is not only just interaction among employees
or between employees, managers, and departments.

9. Communication:
a few words more about
● building trust
● quality feedback (both giving and receiving)
● "help, not command" approach
● healthy discussion
1-to-1s as useful tool to manage your Team

10. Creative Environment
Why it is crucial and how can it be create?
It’s possible through mutual respect, support, and team
motivation.

11. Creative Environment
Key points:
● work-life balance
● leadership and mentoring
● education

12. Creative Environment
Why is it good to know the motivations of your team, as well as
why it's worth finding out the motivation of someone you want
to bring into your team?

13. Recruiting: importance to
have the right people
To have a highly effective
team, it's not necessary
to have the absolute best
of the best on board; what's
important is to have
the right people.

14. Conclusion
Any creative team is primarily
about collaboration, honesty, and
openness among its members.

15. Thanks for
the attention!