Graphic Design Retainers for Growing Brands
Graphic Design Retainers are a flexible, ongoing design partnership for businesses that need high-quality creative support without the hassle of hiring.
At Snapper Studio, we bring over 20 years of experience in print and digital graphics to strengthen your brand. We’ll use your brand guidelines and past work to craft consistent, engaging visuals that connect with your audience.
Why do I need a Design Retainer?
For too many businesses, design becomes a scramble. With a hearty mix of admin, marketing and even the CEO getting in the mix.
You need assets turned around quickly. You need consistency. You need your CEO running the company, not flexing their Canva skills.
But hiring a full-time designer doesn’t make sense, and juggling freelancers creates headaches.
Our design retainer gives you priority access, predictable monthly costs, and creative output you can rely on.
Who we work with
Marketing teams that need help
You’ve got plans, campaigns and deadlines to hit. Butyou’re short on design capacity.
With a retainer, you get:
Overflow support for your in-house team
Consistent campaign assets
Rapid turnarounds when things hit crunch time
A partner who learns your brand and plugs in smoothly
Think of us as your very own design department, without the HR paperwork.
Businesses who need ongoing design support
You launched the brand, then remembered you have a Mount Everest-sized pile of documents to reformat to the new identity.
You still need:
New templates
Collateral that was missed in the original scope
Social graphics, eBooks, case studies
Packaging and signage updates
Website tweaks
We’ll bridge the gap and keep your brandconsistent long after the initial rollout.
What’s included in a Graphic Design Retainer?
Our retainers are tailored to your needs. But we specialise in the following:
- Social Media templates - posts and content graphics
- Brochures and flyers
- Posters
- Email campaign design
- Master Pitch Decks and Sales Materials
- Ad campaign assets
- Packaging Tweaks
- Website updates (not development, but we can also do that)
- Brand Refinements
- Template Creation
How our Retainers work
Our retainers work well for both of us, you get what you need, and we fill tricky, big project gaps with some of our favourite work.
Get to know each other
We get to know your goals, monthly needs and priorities. And you can ask us anything.
Choose how much support
Typically, you'll need something in the range of:
Anchovy - 10 hours per month
Trout - 20 hours per month
Kraken - 40 hours per month
Submit requests anytime
9-5, 5-9, 3am, it doesn’t matter.
Send jobs via email, Slack, a project management tool, or a simple spreadsheet. Work is completed in order of priority.
Monthly momentum
Your hours are PDF (pretty damn flexible), and can:
Roll over into the following month
Or, you can borrow hours from a future month to top up when things get busy (depending on the agreed terms).
Scale up or down
If your needs change, we can adjust the monthly package.
Why should you partner with Snapper Studio?
If we haven't already met, I'm Martin Sully. I gather research, run workshops, and deliver strategies before using my design skills to find the right solutions. I use a unique blend of experience in branding, graphic design, and marketing to improve brand presence. What you actually get:
A designer who thinks strategically, I'm not here to make it look pretty (although I am good at that).
A consistent, tight and intentional brand.
Continuity! Not a new freelancer for every project.
The option to add extra services – like photography and videography
Less stress, more clarity
Our pricing & packages
We have 3 set prices, based on typical needs. Our pricing starts from $1,500/month + GST.
Is a graphic design retainer right for you?
A retainer is perfect if...
You need ongoing creative execution
There’s regular work to get through each month, and you’d rather hand it to someone who already understands your brand.
You want consistent output every month
You’d like design delivered regularly without scrambling to brief someone new every time. We're a reliable creative support that keeps your brand visible and active.
You’re running campaigns or frequent content marketing
If your business publishes content or launches offers often, having design support ready to go keeps things moving.
You don’t want to manage multiple suppliers
You’d prefer one partner who knows your goals, rather than coordinating several designers and explaining the same details repeatedly.
Your brand is new and evolving
After a rebrand, you still discover new assets and touchpoints that need updating. Ongoing support keeps everything aligned.
It may not be the right fit if:
You only need one-off projects
You might be better off with a one-off design project. We can still chat about that.
You’re still figuring out who your brand is
Moving through the early stages of brand discovery is what we specialise in; you'd be better off looking at branding.
You can’t commit to monthly work
There's still other ways to work together, but perhaps this is better saved until you grow a little more.
Our Best Graphic Design Projects
Graphic Design Insights
Website Client Feedback
"We are so happy to have found Snapper Studio. Martin's work is creative, unique, and always fits our brief. He is great to deal with, efficient and his attention to detail is impeccable. Thank you for all that you have done for our brand, we couldn't recommend you more highly."
"Working with Snapper Studio for our branding was so easy. Martin put together our strategy and created us a brand that looks rad. He guided us through every step and built us an identity that reflects our values and our target market. If you need a brand that makes your customers dribble, call him."
"Before reaching out to you, I was worried about the cost and being able to establish a usable brand in the time I had budgeted for. But, I felt supported in the process, and you got back to me quickly and efficiently, which suited me well. You were responsive to my suggestions and were open to the evolution of the brand. It has been great working with you, and I love what we have developed. I have loved working with you so much. I recommended you recently to a colleague in NZ. You are prompt, no fuss, effective, supportive, creative and intuitive. You and your service is worth every cent. Thank you SO much Martin. The working relationship with you makes me feel really supported. I don’t think I could have gotten to this stage without being able to bounce business stuff around. What you do is very specialised!
Hire a graphic designer
A mix of self guided brand discovery tools, fonts we've designed, graphic design tasks
Book a discovery call to bring your vision to life.
Reach out today to start your branding journey with our expert team at Snapper Studio.
