Hidden Gems: Meet Djenane Celestin of The Conceited Agency

Today we’d like to introduce you to Djenane Celestin.

Hi Djenane, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I had came across the influencer Antonia Estanovich and her social media agency @aksinfluencermanagement and became obsessed with what she does. I wished that there was something as cool in the US. For a while, I was beginning to think how can I start a US-based content day-focused social media agency and then one day in June of July, the opportunity presented itself.

One day @thelovelyrose had reached out to ask me where I shot my content and so I told her but I also offered to help her and her sister shoot the content.

They also helped me shoot my own content which I’m very grateful for. I enjoy working alongside like-minded individuals; it’s fun working with people who also enjoy the process.

Both of their pictures had came out great using the tips and tricks that I followed from the popular UK girlies and so I used the photos we took to start marketing content day for free. After the official third client, I started charging and almost one year later, I have a booking site, a TikTok page and an Instagram. That’s what how I got started with The Conceited Agency.

I am now working to consistently secure brand collaborations for my influencers to build their collaboration portfolio so that they can start progress in their influencer journey.

I’ve always loved content creation even before I know it could be a career. I’m so used to getting dressed up to take pictures. Before using a tripod, I would bother my brother to come outside and take pictures of me in front of our garage door. I used to make YouTube videos, I was just always inconsistent. I now look back and wish I believed in myself a little bit more as now I see where it could have taken me. But I’m here doing my thing now and making the most of it.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
At first yes, because I was staying in NJ with my grandmother last year when I started. So traveling to nice content locations was so much easier. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell ill and she passed the end of that summer so I had to move back upstate.

Now to work with my clients, I have to drive some distance to NJ + NYC to create content for myself and my clients.

In addition to that I’m coordinating and negotiating brand collabs which involve A LOT of communication to ensure that all parties are on the same page. There have definitely been someone bumps in the road as far as running late to my appointments or sizing issues for my influencers or just coordinating my 9-5 to make time for content days.

Despite my struggles, I really enjoy what I do. I know that my work is good. I want to make it work and grow my agency into something strong and amazing. I believe I have a great concept and I can be the one to execute a great black-owned content creation influencer management social media agency. I just have to keep riding the waves.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We specialize in content days and content creation but are not limited to providing one on one sessions and influencer management.

I mainly help aspiring and established creators, influencers create high-quality content for their Instagram so that they can grow their page and attract brands for collaborations and partnerships. This is my content day service where we select an indoor or outdoor location in either NJ or NYC and we shoot content in minimum 3 looks. The influencer comes already dressed, hair, and makeup nails done.

We select backgrounds that compliment each outfit and I typically send the images same day or it’s already on their phone. We use either my iPhone 12 or their updated phone because the camera quality is amazing when used correctly, which I show my clients so that they too know how to take high-quality content on their own.

The Conceited Agency’s name came from the idea of taking a negative and turning it to a positive.

Conceited is defined as excessively proud on oneself or vain. That’s what we all should be. Super proud of ourselves. Obsessed. In love with ourselves. That to me is self-love. Content creation is a form of self-admiration.

You think that you look amazing and you want everyone else to see you look amazing. So I’m here for the self-obsessed best-dressed girlies who love to create high-quality content and showcase it to the world to see. To me, there’s nothing wrong with being a little conceited.

What does success mean to you?
Success is working hard enough to get what I want out of this life and enjoying what I do to get it.

Success is not a destination; I keep trying to remind myself that every day.

It’s in the process and my attitude but it’s a really hard concept like happiness because it’s not really do this and you definitely get that or once I have this I’ll be happy or feel successful because there’s always another thing to want and achieve. So I will never feel successful or happy if I have that mindset.

Success is internal and I’m learning that I have to make peace with the concept of finding the joy in the work that I do to achieve my goals.

Pricing:

• Content Day – starting at $150

Contact Info:

• Website: https://theconceitedagency.as.me/?fbclid=PAAabekf6GnL01UMrflk4sPDDBLG77biFYWY6R1Tf_Pv57vnme3-MG2dQFih4
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/theconceitedagency?igshid=MTIyMzRjYmRlZg==
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DjenaneCelestin
• Other: https://instagram.com/thedjenanecelestin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Image Credits
@theconceitedagency