Retainers - Manta Design Studio

Our Retainer Models

A simple, flexible way to get senior design support, without hiring, freelancers or long-term commitments. Our retainer models are designed for teams who need regular design support.

You get senior designers on every task, consistent brand output, and a team that already understands your business. No recruitment or onboarding costs, no freelancer management — and often simpler and more cost-effective than hiring in-house. Exact scope varies, but most fit into the categories below:

Light Retainer

£4k per month

Approx. 90 Hours Per Month

Ideal for smaller teams or lighter ongoing needs.

Core Retainer

£6k per month

Approx. 150 Hours Per Month

Our most common setup. Steady, reliable design support.

Extended Retainer

£8k per month

Approx. 200 Hours Per Month

For busy teams with frequent requests or multiple stakeholders.

How it Works

We plug into your workflow and act as an extension of your internal team. We work with a small number of clients on a monthly retainer basis. You get:

A dedicated senior design team

Immediate access to design expertise

Clear response times and priorities

One predictable monthly cost

What’s included

Our retainers are flexible, providing ongoing access to senior design, animation and marketing support that adapts as your priorities shift.

Brand and marketing design

Website management and SEO

Design for print & digital

Day-to-day design support

Response & turnaround

We keep things realistic and transparent, with clear priorities and regular communication, so you always know what’s in progress, and what’s coming next.

Requests are handled in priority order

Clear turnaround times

Larger projects broken into milestones

Our Expertise

We slot in where and when you need us to make your brand sharper, clearer and more consistent. We’re built to support growing teams who need ongoing, senior design help across brand, marketing and digital.

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Let’s work together

If you’re looking for a dependable external design team (or simply want to see whether a retainer setup would work for you), we’re happy to compare notes. No hard sell, just a nice looking pitch deck and a straightforward conversation.