BRANDING & Creative Studio

Make Your Brand Feel Like Home

You're juggling pitch decks, presentations, social posts, and email campaigns—all with different fonts, colors, and layouts. It looks scattered because it is scattered. One-Story Studio builds organized brand systems for service-based businesses so everything you create feels cohesive, professional, and easy to replicate.

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Your Brand Shouldn't Feel Like a Puzzle You Have to Solve Every Time

You're launching campaigns, creating client presentations, pitching prospects—and every single piece of marketing looks different. Different fonts. Different colors. Different styles. It's not just unprofessional—it's exhausting.

I've watched this happen for 15 years working with professional service firms—real estate, insurance, wellness, finance, consulting. Great professionals with terrible marketing. Talented teams losing deals because their materials looked thrown together. Smart business owners spending hours cobbling together content that didn't match their brand.

That's the gap One-Story Studio fills. We replace scattered visuals with organized brand systems that are built to scale—so you stop rebuilding from scratch every time you launch a campaign.

Support for Every Stage of Your Brand

  • Prestige Real Estate Logo Mockup

    Brand Identity Packages

    Establish a refined, credible foundation—an identity that is complete, distinctive, and made to last.

    Starting at $1,500

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  • Collection of real estate flyers for a modern house at 15782 Greenridge Court, Minneapolis. Includes exterior and interior images, listing details, and contact information for Stephanie Hernandez.

    Monthly Design Retainer

    Ongoing creative partnership for teams that need organized, dependable work month-to-month.

    Starting at $2,300/mo

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  • Midpoint Offering Memorandum

    Project-based Design

    On-demand design support for specific projects—choose flexible hourly services or intensive VIP days.

    Hourly at $125/hr | VIP Day $1,400/day

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Denver brand designer Janelle Watzke founder of One-Story Studio 
Behind the Studio

Hi, I’m Janelle

I spent 15 years building brands in-house at firms like JLL Capital Markets, Sotheby's International Realty, Christie's International, and Forbes Global Properties. I managed marketing for teams with 300+ agents. I created offering memorandums for multi-million dollar commercial deals. I saw what worked—and what didn't.

Here's what I learned: Strong ideas stall when your brand looks inconsistent. Time gets lost when your marketing resources are outdated or disorganized. And talented people lose deals to competitors who simply look more polished.

One-Story Studio was built to change that. I deliver agency-level quality with transparent pricing, flexible engagement models, and a partnership approach that grows with your business. No surprises. No guessing. Just reliable creative support when you need it.

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  • "We tried managing design with freelancers on Upwork—it was a nightmare. Different styles, missed deadlines, constant explanations. Switching to a retainer with Janelle changed everything. She knows our brand by heart now and turnaround is lightning fast. Worth every penny."

    Sarah M., Marketing Director, Denver Tech Startup

  • "Janelle created our entire brand identity in less than four weeks. Logo, guidelines, stationery, templates—everything. Six months later, we've grown 40% and our brand recognition is through the roof. Can't recommend her enough."

    David R., Founder, Commercial Real Estate Firm

  • "I had one week to prepare for a major pitch and our materials were embarrassingly outdated. One VIP Day with Janelle and everything was redesigned—pitch deck, leave-behinds, everything. We won the contract."

    Michael T., Luxury Real Estate Broker

The Process

How We'll Work Together

A clear, organized process designed to keep your project collaborative and stress-free from start to finish.

  • We start with a conversation. Fill out a Project Intake Form or Schedule a Free Consultation. We'll talk about your goals, your timeline, and what success looks like for your business.

  • Before any creative work begins, we align on direction. I'll ask questions, review your current materials, and recommend the best path forward based on what you actually need—not what I want to sell you.

  • This is where the work comes to life. I'll develop your visual concepts, build your assets, and keep you updated throughout. You'll always know where we are in the process.

  • You'll review the work and share feedback. We'll make the needed changes during revision rounds, then you'll get all your final files—organized, labeled, and ready to use.

  • Many clients start with one project and keep working with me over time. Whether you need regular support or occasional help, I'm here as your business grows.

Featured Projects

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    The Lymph Gym Wellness Studio

    Brand Identity, Product Design + Marketing Collateral

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  • Prestige Real Estate Group

    Brand Identity, Strategy + Marketing System

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  • Alpha Real Estate Advisors

    Brand Identity, Marketing System + Investment Collateral

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  • EQTY | Forbes Global Properties

    Marketing Infrastructure, Brand Management + Creative Direction

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  • Venbrook Insurance Services

    Sales Presentations, Marketing Collateral + Brand Systems

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Denver graphic designer working on branding and real estate marketing design