Monthly Design Retainer

About this Service

Ongoing design support for founders, agencies, consultants, and growing companies that need high-quality creative work every month — without hiring a full-time designer or building an internal team.

This is a flexible monthly engagement where I work as your embedded design partner across brand, website, pitch, content, and marketing design needs.

Perfect for businesses that constantly need polished design work but don’t want the drama, cost, or “we’ll circle back next week” energy of hiring in-house.

What’s Included

Allocated Monthly Design TimeA set monthly design capacity (10-20 hours) dedicated to your brand, based on your workload and priorities.

Priority Design RequestsYour tasks are handled with priority, so important design work doesn’t sit in limbo for three weeks gathering dust.

Brand & Visual DirectionOngoing creative direction to keep your brand, website, decks, and marketing materials visually consistent.

Website Design SupportFigma-based website sections, landing pages, page redesigns, UI improvements, and developer-ready layouts.

Pitch Deck & Presentation DesignInvestor decks, sales decks, proposal decks, one-pagers, and internal presentations.

Marketing & Content DesignSocial graphics, lead magnets, PDFs, ads, banners, email visuals, thumbnails, and campaign assets.

Design System ImprovementsReusable components, templates, layouts, and visual guidelines that make future design work faster and cleaner.

Async Feedback & CollaborationDesign work managed through clear communication, regular updates, and feedback loops.

Tools

Figma — website design, UI, brand systems, components, and layoutsGoogle Slides / PowerPoint — pitch decks, sales decks, and presentationsAdobe Creative Suite — brand assets, graphics, PDFs, and marketing materialsSlack / Email / ClickUp / Asana — task communication and project managementGoogle Docs / Notion — content, briefs, and planning

Process and Communication

1. Initial Onboarding

We review your current brand, website, design assets, active projects, and recurring design needs.

The goal is to understand what you need now, what’s coming next, and where design can remove friction.

2. Monthly Planning

At the start of each month, we define priorities.

This may include website updates, pitch materials, campaign assets, landing pages, brand improvements, sales collateral, or whatever is currently blocking progress.

3. Design Execution

I work through your design requests in priority order.

You send the task, context, content, and references. I handle the design direction, layout, polish, and execution.

4. Feedback & Refinement

You review the work, send feedback, and I refine it.

The process stays lean, direct, and practical — no 14-person committee rituals unless your company enjoys pain professionally.

5. End-of-Month Review

We review what was completed, what needs to carry over, and what should be prioritized next.

This keeps the engagement focused, useful, and tied to actual business needs.

Best For

  • Founders who need design support every month but are not ready to hire full-time.

  • Agencies that need a reliable senior design partner.

  • Consultants and service businesses that regularly need pitch decks, website updates, and marketing assets.

  • Startups that need fast design execution across brand, product, fundraising, and sales.

  • Companies that want a consistent visual standard across everything they publish.

You get ongoing access to senior-level design support — without hiring in-house, chasing freelancers, or letting your brand slowly turn into a folder called “final_final_v7_reallyfinal.”

$4,400
Quick Hire
This service contains 2 payment milestones
1
Kickoff Payment
Due at checkout
$2,200
2
Final Delivery
$2,200
Concepts and revisions: 1 concept, 1 revision
Project Duration: 1 month