Three simple ways
to work with us.
Reserve a specific designer level and monthly hour block, keep Bainbridge available on demand as work appears, or define a project around a clear outcome.
How we work together should be obvious.
Choose a specific designer level and monthly hour block, keep Bainbridge available as an on demand studio, or define a project around a clear result.
Choose the level. Reserve the hours.
Lowest effective rateReserved Designer Capacity
Best when you know roughly what kind of designer you need each month.
Reserve an agreed number of hours each month at a specific designer level. The hours can move across agreed design work as priorities change during the month, without opening a new project every time another request arrives. Because the level and hours are committed in advance, this is our most cost efficient way to access ongoing design capacity.
- +Covering an open role while recruiting
- +Adding a predictable amount of capacity to an existing team
- +Agencies that already know which designer level the workload needs
- +Recurring account work that stays within a reasonably consistent level of complexity
- An agreed monthly hour block
- A defined designer level or custom level mix
- Continuity across assignments
- White label workflows where needed
- Priority management within the reserved capacity
- Senior review when included in the setup
On demand access. The right team for each request.
Maximum flexibilityFlexible Studio Capacity
Best when you need a studio you can call on without preallocating the month.
Flexible Studio Capacity creates a standing relationship with Bainbridge so work can come in as needed. You do not reserve one designer level or a fixed monthly staffing mix. We match each request to the right level and discipline, confirm timing against the availability and response expectations agreed with your agency, and let usage rise, fall, or change shape from month to month.
- +Agencies with unpredictable peaks and quieter periods
- +Several accounts that create different kinds of work from week to week
- +Teams that want access to Senior, Mid Level, and Entry Level capacity without preselecting the mix
- +Agencies that want one familiar studio available across several disciplines
- A standing Bainbridge relationship
- Work requested as needs arise
- Designer level and discipline matched to each request
- Continuity and accumulated account context
- White label delivery where needed
- Agreed availability, prioritization, and response expectations
One brief. One scope. One finish line.
Scope certaintyDefined Project
Best when the outcome itself is the clearest way to define the work.
A Defined Project is scoped around a specific result such as a brand system, campaign, website, packaging family, presentation, or design system. We define the deliverables, responsibilities, review points, timing, and team around that assignment.
- +A launch or redesign with a clear finish line
- +Work that can be scoped around known outputs
- +Assignments that may cross several disciplines but share one objective
- +Teams that need Bainbridge for a specific piece of work rather than recurring capacity
- Scope and deliverable definition
- The designer levels appropriate to the assignment
- Creative direction where needed
- Defined review points
- Production and organized handoff
- Selected copy, production, or light engineering support when relevant
Embedded describes how closely we work, not what you buy.
Reserved Designer Capacity and Flexible Studio Capacity can both become deeply integrated into your agency.
We can use named recurring designers, work inside Slack, Teams, Figma, Adobe, project management tools, and shared drives, join internal reviews, learn account preferences, and operate completely white label.
The commercial model defines whether you are reserving known hours or calling on Bainbridge as needs arise. The operating style defines how closely that relationship sits inside your team.
Start with the operating reality.
We know we need roughly one Mid Level designer each month.
Reserved Designer Capacity
The workload changes between senior thinking, normal design, and production.
Flexible Studio Capacity
We are hiring for a Senior designer and need temporary coverage.
Reserved Designer Capacity
Several accounts keep changing what kind of help they need.
Flexible Studio Capacity
We need a rebrand, website, campaign, or launch completed.
Defined Project
We want Bainbridge inside Slack and Figma every week.
Either recurring model can be integrated
Three different ways to define the commitment.
Reserved Designer Capacity
Flexible Studio Capacity
Defined Project
Hours are only useful when the level and work are clear.
An hour of senior brand direction and an hour of structured production solve different problems. The proposal should make that distinction visible.
Hours
For Reserved Designer Capacity, the monthly hour block should reflect the amount of work you realistically expect to delegate.
Designer level
Senior, Mid Level, Entry Level, or a blended mix changes both the type of work the team can absorb and the commercial structure.
On demand use
Flexible Studio Capacity is useful when work arrives unevenly and you want to send requests as needed rather than reserve a fixed designer block in advance.
Continuity
Named recurring designers and accumulated account context can matter as much as raw capacity on long running relationships.
Speed
Sustained rush work and repeated same day deadlines require a different capacity plan than a normal working cadence.
Specialist layers
Copywriting, packaging production, physical prototyping, or selected light engineering can be added when the work calls for them.
Three common buying decisions.
An agency is recruiting a Mid Level designer.
The role is open, but two accounts still need normal weekly design support for the next three months.
Reserved Designer Capacity
Reserve the approximate Mid Level hours the role would have carried while recruitment continues.
Three accounts create very different work every week.
One needs senior brand thinking, another needs presentation design, and the third creates a large amount of production volume.
Flexible Studio Capacity
The requests arrive unpredictably, so Bainbridge can be called on as needed and match the right team to each one.
A client is launching a new consumer product.
The agency needs packaging, campaign creative, a landing page, and a sales presentation tied to one launch date.
Defined Project
Several disciplines, one coordinated objective and finish line.
Define the capacity, then define how closely it should work with you.
Show us the workload
Bring the backlog, open role, campaign calendar, launch, or recurring requests. We do not need a polished staffing model to start.
Separate level from discipline
We identify how much work needs Senior, Mid Level, or Entry Level design capacity and which specialist capabilities are involved.
Choose how you want to work
Reserve a designer level, use Bainbridge on demand through Flexible Studio Capacity, or define a project around a clear outcome.
Choose the degree of integration
The same commercial model can be lightly coordinated, deeply integrated into your tools, or completely white label.
Calibrate on real work
Early assignments establish quality, feedback style, priorities, and how much autonomy is appropriate.
Adjust when the workload changes
Hours, team mix, or the commercial model can be revisited when the agency's actual operating need changes.
A project brief and a capacity review answer different questions.
Project brief
Use this when the outcome is the clearest way to define the work.
Start a project briefCapacity review
Use this when you need reserved designer hours or want Bainbridge available on demand and need help choosing the right model.
Request a capacity reviewNot sure which model fits?
Show us the workload, the level of designer you think you need, and how the work tends to arrive. We will recommend the simplest structure that fits the operating reality.