about

Strategist. Builder. Lifelong learner.

I build marketing that makes people feel seen, not sold to. Rooted in behavioral psychology, community practice, and a stubborn habit of asking why.

10+

Years leading marketing, content, and community programs in the music and creative industries.

Belief that the right marketing system makes the rest of running a business easier.

Chantelle St.Clair
Philadelphia, PA

the story

I started here because I've been on the inside of what actually works.

I spent ten years in the music industry, most recently as Director of Marketing at Songtrust (and Downtown Music Publishing), one of the largest publishing administration platforms serving independent songwriters and rights holders. I built creator programs like Songtrust Amplified, ran songwriting camps and educational events, and led CARE, Downtown's mental health and wellbeing employee resource group.

Somewhere in there, I picked up a background in applied psychology, which turns out to be exactly what you need when you're trying to figure out why a brand isn't landing the way it should.

I started St.Clair Creative because I kept seeing the same pattern: businesses with good instincts and real substance, stuck because their marketing wasn't built to reflect either. I enjoy finding the thinking behind the next move; not following a templated playbook, but building a strategy that actually grows. My core belief: Curious minds build better businesses.

I'm based in Philadelphia. Outside of work you'll find me tending my garden, cooking and hosting with my husband, deep in a horror or fantasy novel, enthralled in the narrative of a video game, or posting ridiculous photos of my dogs, aka children.

what i believe

My work sits at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and community, translating big ideas into things people actually want to engage with.

I've built programs that educated artists, grew communities, and turned complex marketing into something founders could own. Now I do that for small businesses, the ones ready to stop winging it.

You should leave every engagement knowing more than when you started, not more reliant on me.

The best marketing earns trust before it asks for anything. That's not a strategy. It's a standard.

A good week of content isn't a marketing strategy. A repeatable system that works on hard weeks is.

The best clients I've worked with keep asking why. That's not a coincidence.

background & affiliations

Where I've worked, studied, and advised.

The full history, including roles, dates, and recommendations, lives on LinkedIn.

connect with me

some things i've written

The Power of Songwriting Camps in the Rise of Co-Writing

Downtown Music · October 2025

On why the best songwriting camps are built around purpose, access, and community, and what that means for artists writing together.

Building Songtrust Amplified: For the Moments That Matter in Music

Songtrust · October 2025

The thinking behind Amplified's launch, from the emotional pull that inspired it to what came next.

Behind the Songtrust Community

Songtrust · 2018

An earlier reflection on why community, not just product, was always the deeper mission.