Our skill set
Our methods
We work collaboratively
We adjust to the client
Plug and Play
No egos
Day Rate
Retainer
Fixed
How the retainer works
Size
- Small - Part time
- Medium - Full time
- Large - Extra time
System
- Prioritised backlog in Trello
- Daily comms in Slack
- Weekly reviews
Scope
Scale
How we work in practice: No middlemen
collaborators and work together to your goals.
Who we work with
Founders
Startups
Corporates
In-house
Why us?
Freelancer
- Dependable: Unlike flighty freelancers, we aren’t going anywhere, some of our clients have been with us for 3+ years
- Constant: Support 51 weeks of the year, we are only closed at Christmas, continue even when sick or on vacation
- One stop shop: Mixed skill set allows us to deliver for every industry and need
- Teamwork: The simultaneous work of multiple designers for tight deadlines
- Experience: We have 100s of combined years of experience to draw from
Full time employee
- Flexible: Pause or cancel with ease, perfect for uncertain times
- Constant cover: No holiday or sick pay costs
- No overhead costs: No laptop, software, equipment, office, pension, national insurance
- No perk costs: No bonuses, healthcare, socials, conferences, travel
- No management overheads: No hassle of promotions, OKRs and reviews
- Safe: Remove the gamble of an unknown hire, we have dozens of 5 star reviews & testimonials
Another agency
- Digital design specialists: We are a UX/UI and branding design agency only. We aren’t a marketing, or engineering agency with design wing
- Collaborative: We have proven processes but can adapt to what works best for you. We share designs daily
- We embed designers: Most of our team works by plugging in existing product teams
- Humble yet confident: We push ideas but know when to stick to best practise
- Enthusiastic: We’re young and hungry and eager to impress
FAQ's
You get a whole team from the get-go. Plug in to the decades of experience and breadth of skills at Shoreditch that you wouldn’t be able to with an individual. Minimal onboarding is required as we have more than likely worked in your industry previously. Plus, of course, the flexibility of a stop-start relationship and flexible working hours. Lastly, save yourself the admin and overheads of an internal hire or freelancer. There are no pensions, PAYE, equipment costs, software costs, bonuses, sick days, holiday pay, or training costs with us. Just a reliable design in unreliable times. Still not sure of the benefits? Let us explain more on a call here.
If you are building a product, a complex website, or you need ongoing design support, we recommend the retainer model. Allows you to utilise design time whenever and for whatever you want, without being bogged down in creating new briefs and re-estimations. Fixed-term pricing and projects are best only for super-tight briefs and small projects if we know how each other works. Still not sure? Let us decide over a call.
If you are building a product, a complex website, or you need ongoing design support, we recommend the retainer model. Allows you to utilise design time whenever and for whatever you want, without being bogged down in creating new briefs and re-estimations. Fixed-term pricing and projects are best only for super-tight briefs and small projects if we know how each other works. Still not sure? Let us decide over a call.
We price based on day rates equivalent to 7.5 hours of design time from one designer. In practice, you might actually have two designers working half a day each to make up the one day of work, but whatever the arrangement, we prioritise quick results and quality work. Chat with us to learn more.
We work 9am-5:30pm local time in both our UK and Australia offices but can move times forward and back to cater to international clients. Book an intro call to learn more.
Working with Shoreditch means you are allocated a dedicated team rather than an individual. That said, we try to keep the team members the same throughout your engagement, with one lead designer as your prime point of contact. Book an intro call to learn more.
We love to visit your offices for meetings occasionally to embed with the team and understand the product, but we don’t do this full-time. Keeping our design studio separate allows our designers to bounce ideas off each other, give critical feedback and access the wealth of in-house experience much easier, resulting in happier designers and better designs. Book an intro call to learn more.
We try to keep things lightweight with one or two weekly catchup reviews and planning sessions a week as standard, instead relying on ad-hoc meetings to discuss particular problems or analyse design ideas and prototypes. That being said, many of our clients have quick daily stand-ups, so we always know the latest. Book an intro call to learn more.
We often embed with our client's existing teams. This can either work directly beneath, alongside or take the reins - it’s up to you. Many of our partners have used us in the past to give extra design power to their existing team whilst they recruit and hire more help. Book an intro call to learn more.
We do, our flexible retainer options allow us to give coverage for your design needs for 2+ months whilst you hire more designers or reconfigure your teams. Book an intro call to learn more.
As much detail as possible! Chat with us, and we can send you our detailed brief template. Book an intro call here.
We work with many founders and early-stage startups and know how they work and the struggle. We have tried and tested approaches to keep the budget down for startups. Get in touch to learn more.
