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Start Getting Leverage.

Your offshore operations partner for marketing, design, and operational execution. Whether you need one specialist or an integrated team across functions, we execute the work under your direction.

Starting at $3K/month per specialist. You direct the strategy, we handle the production.

Trusted by CEOs, CMOs, and Creative Directors at Fortune 500 CPG brands, national design firms, and high-growth companies

This Works Whether You're Running One Department or the Entire Company

Department Leaders

CMO, VP Marketing, Creative Director, Head of Design

You need:

  • Execution capacity without adding 3-5 FT headcount
  • Specialists who integrate with your workflows
  • To free your senior team from production work
  • Flexibility to scale up/down with project volume
  • Someone who owns delivery, not just tasks

You get: Dedicated specialists for your function who feel like part of your team.

C-Suite

CEO, COO, President

You need:

  • Operational leverage across multiple functions
  • ONE partner instead of 5 different agencies/vendors
  • Cross-functional teams for complex initiatives
  • Strategic flexibility as business needs change quarterly
  • Execution capacity you can direct without managing daily tasks

You get: An integrated operations team that adjusts to your business.

The Model Works for Both:

Start focused (one department, one function) → Scale to multi-function teams
OR start broad (CEO-level, multiple needs) → We assemble the right mix

You're Stuck Between Strategic Work and Execution Hell

Whether you run one department or multiple, you're facing the same bottleneck: your team (or you personally) is drowning in execution work. The strategic thinking isn't happening because everyone's stuck in production mode.

Design/Creative Challenges
Marketing/Performance Challenges
Cross-Functional Challenges

Senior Designers Doing Junior Work

Your senior designers are resizing Instagram posts instead of concepting campaigns. Your art director is stuck in production mode. That's backwards.

Project Backlogs

Projects sit in backlog because your team can't execute fast enough. Client deliverables delayed = revenue delayed.

Agency Costs Are Insane

You're paying $200/hour for basic production work that should cost $30/hour. And you can't justify hiring 3-5 FT designers.

Strategists Drowning in Execution

You're the strategist AND the one building campaigns, pulling reports, and optimizing bids. No time to actually strategize.

Testing Never Happens

You know you should be running more A/B tests and exploring new channels, but there's no time because you're just keeping up with current work.

Managing Multiple Vendors

Your team is coordinating between SEO agency, media buyers, freelance copywriters, and designers. The overhead is killing you.

Initiatives Stall at Handoffs

Product launches need design + marketing + ops. Coordinating 3 different agencies or contractors is hell. Projects stall at every handoff.

You're the Bottleneck

You're personally reviewing everything, managing all vendors, and being the connective tissue between functions. You can't scale this way.

No One Owns End-to-End

Your design team makes assets. Your marketing team runs campaigns. But no one owns the complete initiative from concept through execution.

Flexible Execution Capacity - For One Function or Across Your Business

We're not a staffing agency. We're your offshore operations partner. Start with one specialist for one department. Or start with an integrated team across multiple functions. We adjust based on what you need.

Three Ways to Work With Us:

OPTION 1: Department-Focused

Design/Creative Production Team

For: Department leaders who need capacity in design/creative

What They Do:

  • Social graphics & ad creative
  • Email design & landing pages
  • Product photography editing
  • Print materials & packaging
  • Asset resizing & variations
  • Presentation decks & documents
  • CAD/rendering (for design firms)

Typical Team:

1 lead designer, 2-3 production designers, 1 project manager

Cost: $12K-18K/month for 4-5 person team

Best for: Creative Directors, Design Managers, Brand teams

OPTION 1: Department-Focused

Marketing/Performance Execution Team

For: Department leaders who need capacity in marketing/growth

What They Do:

  • Campaign setup & management (Meta, Google, TikTok)
  • A/B testing execution
  • Analytics & reporting dashboards
  • SEO optimization & content strategy
  • Ad copywriting & creative strategy
  • Graphic design for ads

Typical Team:

2 media buyers, 1 SEO specialist, 1 reporting analyst, 1 project manager, 1 copywriter, 1 creative strategist

Cost: $18K-24K/month for 7-8 person team

Best for: CMOs, VPs of Marketing, Growth leaders

OPTION 2: Integrated Cross-Functional Teams

For CEOs, COOs, or Department Leaders Running Multi-Disciplinary Initiatives

Instead of managing separate design agencies, marketing agencies, and contractors - get one integrated team that executes under your direction. You stay involved in strategy and review, they handle the production work.

Product Launch Team

  • • 2 production designers
  • • 2 media buyers
  • • 1 copywriter
  • • 1 project manager
  • • 1 data analyst

$21K/month

Can replace OR work alongside: Design agency ($8K) + Media buying agency ($10K) + PM ($5K) = $23K

Rebrand + GTM Team

  • • 1 art director
  • • 3 production designers
  • • 1 brand strategist
  • • 1 SEO specialist
  • • 1 project manager

$24K/month

Can replace OR work alongside: Branding agency ($15K) + SEO agency ($6K) + Internal PM time = $21K+

Operational Scale Team

  • • 1 marketing ops specialist
  • • 1 graphic designer
  • • 1 local SEO specialist
  • • 1 data analyst
  • • 1 executive assistant

$18K/month

Can replace OR work alongside: 3-4 different contractors/vendors you're managing separately

The key: We adjust the team mix as your needs change quarterly.

OPTION 3: Start Small, Scale Strategically

For Anyone Testing the Model or With Evolving Needs

Start with 1-2 specialists in your biggest bottleneck:

$3K/month

1 production designer, media buyer, or specialist

$6K/month

2 specialists (e.g., 2 media buyers)

$9K/month

Mixed 3-person team

Then scale as you see results:

  • Month 1-3: Prove value in one area
  • Month 4-6: Add capacity or expand to adjacent function
  • Month 6+: Build integrated team across multiple needs

How It Works

1

Start with 1-2 Specialists

Starting at $3,000/month per person. Philippines-based, fully managed by us.

2

Integrate with Your Tools

Slack, Asana, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, Figma - whatever you use.

3

Direct the Work

You set direction and provide feedback. They execute, test, report, and produce. Collaborative partnership.

4

Scale as You Grow

Add specialists as needs evolve. Build your perfect team structure.

From Single-Department Needs to Multi-Functional Operations

We've built teams for focused department needs and complex cross-functional initiatives. Here's what that looks like in practice.

Design Department

Hospitality Branding & Interior Design Firm

National Design Firm

Started with 1 production designer for $3K/month. Scaled to 5-person team over 8 months handling CAD, rendering, presentations, and client deliverables. 3x output, senior designers freed for client-facing work. $250K annual savings vs FT hires.

Who uses it: Founder manages strategy, Design Lead manages execution

Marketing Department

DTC Ecommerce Brand

$15M Revenue

VP Marketing brought on 2 media buyers + 1 analytics specialist. Went from 3 campaigns/month to 15. ROAS improved 34% due to consistent testing. 40+ hours/week of execution time bought back for strategic work.

Who uses it: VP Marketing owns relationship, reviews weekly performance

Cross-Functional (CMO + Creative Director)

CPG Brand

Multi-Channel Distribution

Built 5-person hybrid team: 2 designers + 2 performance marketers + 1 analyst. CMO shifted from execution to pure strategy. Team scaled revenue 2.3x in 9 months. Integrated team = faster iteration (design to launch in days).

Who uses it: CMO sets strategy, Creative Director reviews creative

Large Design Department (C-Suite)

Fortune 500 CPG Brand

Multi-Department Operations

CMO needed creative across Marketing, Retail, and Sales without 9 FT hires or managing agencies. Built 9-person team: 1 PM, 1 Art Director, 3 Production Designers, 4 Flex Creatives, plus 2 freelancers. Saved $180K/year, 3x output.

Who uses it: CMO owns relationship, Creative Director manages day-to-day

Marketing Dept (Multi-Location Ops)

Multi-Location Retail Brand

60+ Store Locations

CMO managing local SEO across 60 stores with 3 vendors. Deployed 5-person integrated team handling review response, GBP optimization, keyword tracking, citations. Consolidated vendors, improved rankings across all markets. $8K/month savings.

Who uses it: CMO owns strategy, Marketing Ops Lead manages execution

Traditional Approach vs. Integrated Operations Partner

Your Situation Traditional Solution Hire Highs Approach
CMO needs marketing execution Hire media buying agency ($8K/mo) + SEO agency ($5K/mo) + freelance copywriter ($3K/mo) = $16K managing 3 vendors $12-18K for integrated marketing team, one relationship
Creative Director needs design capacity Hire design agency ($10K/mo) or 2 FT designers ($120K/year = $10K/month) $12K/month for 4-person design team
CEO needs cross-functional support Marketing agency ($10K) + Design agency ($8K) + VA/PM ($5K) = $23K across 3 vendors $18-21K for integrated team executing across functions (under your direction)
VP Marketing + Creative Director working together Each hires separate vendors, coordinate between them One integrated team serving both departments
Management overhead You manage 3-5 different relationships One point of contact
Flexibility Locked into agency contracts Adjust team mix quarterly based on business needs

Transparent Pricing

Design/Creative
Marketing/Performance
Hybrid Teams

Starter

$3,000/month
  • 1 production designer
  • Integrated with your tools
  • Standard turnaround
  • Quality assurance before delivery
Best for: Testing the model

Scale

$18,000+/month
  • Custom team structure (5+ people)
  • Multi-department support
  • Custom SLAs & workflows
  • Strategic planning input
Best for: Enterprise departments

Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly can you get a team started? +
Most teams are onboarded within 2-3 weeks. We handle recruiting, vetting, and initial training. You just need to provide access to your tools and a brief onboarding session.
What if the quality isn't what I expected? +
We have a quality guarantee. If work doesn't meet your standards, we'll revise it at no extra charge. We also have a 30-day satisfaction period where you can adjust the team or get a full refund.
Can I scale up or down quickly? +
Yes. You can add or remove team members with 2 weeks notice. We adjust your team quarterly, but can make changes faster if your business needs shift.
How does communication work across time zones? +
Our Philippines-based teams have significant overlap with US business hours. We set up daily async check-ins via Slack and weekly video syncs. For urgent matters, we have same-day response protocols.
Is this different from a traditional staffing agency? +
Yes. We're not just placing individuals. We build and manage teams for you. We handle HR, quality oversight, project management, and provide strategic input. You get execution capacity, not just headcount.
What tools and platforms do your teams work with? +
Our teams are proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, HubSpot, Slack, Asana, and most major marketing and design platforms. If you use something specific, let us know during onboarding.

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Philippines-based offshore operations teams for marketing, design, and creative execution.