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Design as a Service — Australia

Your brand's creative
department,
on demand.

Senior designers, strategists, and developers embedded in your business on a subscription. Brand design, video, photography, web — one team, one fee. Sydney & Saigon.

Sydney, AU Saigon, VN
01 — The Creative Capacity Problem

Why are marketing teams struggling to ship creative?

77%
of marketing teams report increased project volume with no increase in headcount (Source: Industry reports)
$92k
average fully-loaded cost of one mid-level designer in Australia (2025)
45%
of in-house creative teams cannot keep up with current content demands

Most businesses are stuck choosing between slow agencies, expensive full-time hires, and unreliable freelancers. Each model creates a different set of problems — none of them were built for the pace or strategic depth a growing business actually needs.

Design agencies add account management layers, charge per project, and re-brief a junior team every time — then invoice at senior rates.
Full-time designers are expensive to hire and limited in capability — one person cannot own brand identity, web development, strategy, video, and print simultaneously.
Freelancers operate without commercial context, struggle with brand consistency, and disappear when you scale.
The cumulative cost of inconsistent, delayed, or under-resourced creative is measurable market position left on the table.
Design as a Service solves this. TDS DaaS operates as your dedicated embedded creative department — a senior team covering every discipline, on a flat monthly subscription, with no hiring overhead, no project scoping delays, and no agency markup on creative hours.
02 — What Is Design as a Service?

What if you had a full creative department for less than one hire?

DaaS — Active Subscription Model

Design as a Service gives your business access to a complete senior creative team — brand designers, web developers, videographers, photographers, and strategists — functioning as your embedded in-house department for a single flat monthly fee. No employment overhead. No agency markup. No project-by-project scoping. One subscription covers every creative output your business needs — from brand identity and website builds to video campaigns, photography, pitch decks, packaging, and social media assets.

01
Brand Identity

Complete brand systems — logo, guidelines, typography, colour, iconography, and tone of voice — governing every customer touchpoint.

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02
Web Development

High-performance websites and e-commerce platforms on Webflow, WordPress, and custom HTML/CSS — built for conversion and brand expression.

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03
Video Production

Brand films, campaign videos, social reels, product demos, and motion graphics — produced end-to-end from concept through to final delivery.

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04
Photography

Commercial, product, portrait, and event photography — art-directed to your brand standards and delivered production-ready.

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05
Brand Strategy

Market positioning, competitive architecture, brand audit, audience mapping, and copywriting — the strategic foundation that makes design work commercially.

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06
Fractional CMO

Senior marketing leadership embedded in your business on a part-time basis — strategy, team management, and creative direction without the executive salary.

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03 — How Does TDS Design as a Service Work?

How does TDS Design as a Service work?

TDS onboards in days, not weeks. There are no lengthy discovery phases, no agency briefing sessions, and no project scoping documents before work begins. Here is exactly how a TDS subscription works in practice.

01
Brand Immersion

We onboard deeply into your brand — reviewing existing assets, positioning, tone of voice, and business goals. A single 60-minute call aligns the entire team. You can receive first deliverables within 48 hours.

02
Brief & Create

Submit design requests through your shared workspace — no email chains, no lost briefs. Your dedicated senior team picks up requests from a visible queue and delivers first outputs within 48 hours.

03
Review & Refine

Receive your work, give feedback, and request unlimited revisions — all in the same workspace. No additional charges per revision cycle. No batched billing. Approve when it's right, then move to the next.

04 — Subscription Tiers

How much does Design as a Service cost in Australia?

TDS subscriptions replace the cost and complexity of hiring — starting from $3,500/month. No lock-in contracts. No project scoping fees. Cancel or pause anytime.

Growth
$3,500
per month · billed monthly
  • One active design request at a time
  • Unlimited request queue
  • Unlimited revisions
  • 48-hour first delivery turnaround
  • Brand identity & digital design
  • Shared workspace & queue visibility
  • Dedicated senior designer
  • No lock-in contract
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Ideal for growing SMEs

Custom
$15k+
per month · custom terms
  • Unlimited concurrent requests
  • Full senior creative team — all disciplines
  • Fractional CMO & strategic leadership
  • Photography & video production included
  • Dedicated Slack channel & project manager
  • Weekly strategy & reporting sessions
  • Custom SLA and KPI framework
  • Flexible contract terms
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For enterprise & high-volume engagements

How does TDS compare to other design models?
Capability TDS DaaS Traditional Agency In-House Designer Freelancer
Monthly cost (mid-market) $3,500 – $7,000 $8,000 – $30,000+ $7,500 – $10,000+ $4,000 – $12,000
Senior multi-discipline team ✓ Included ✗ Extra cost ✗ One person ✗ One specialist
48-hour turnaround ✓ Guaranteed ✗ Weeks typical Varies Varies
Unlimited revisions ✓ Included ✗ Billed per round ✓ Yes ✗ Often extra
Photography & video ✓ Scale & Custom plans ✗ Separate quote ✗ Not typical ✗ Separate hire
No lock-in contract ✓ Cancel anytime ✗ Annual retainers common ✗ Employment contract Varies
Embedded brand context ✓ Full immersion ✗ Re-briefed each project ✓ Yes ✗ Limited context
05 — Why TDS?

Why do businesses choose TDS over other design subscriptions?

Most design subscription services offer a single designer at reduced speed. TDS offers something fundamentally different — a senior multi-discipline team with strategic leadership, embedded in your business.

Strategic leadership, not just execution

Every TDS subscription includes access to senior design and brand strategy leadership — not just production hands. We shape your brand direction, not just follow briefs. Art direction, positioning, and creative strategy are embedded in every engagement.

Photography & video included

Unlike every other design subscription on the market, TDS includes photography and video production in our Scale and Custom plans — art-directed, shot, and post-produced by our team. No sourcing a separate supplier for campaign assets.

No annual lock-in, ever

Every TDS subscription runs on a rolling monthly basis. Upgrade, downgrade, pause, or cancel at any time with no penalty clauses and no minimum term commitments. Your design capacity flexes with your commercial reality.

Sydney + Saigon dual-studio delivery

Our dual-studio model across Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City enables cross-timezone delivery and a distinctive dual-market creative perspective. Your brand output keeps moving across Australian business hours and beyond.

06 — Results & Client Feedback

What do TDS clients say about Design as a Service?

Growing
Portfolio of enterprise clients
48h
Avg. first delivery
Award-winning
Creative team
2
Global studios
Having TDS as our embedded design partner changed how fast we move. What would have taken three months of agency briefing was delivered in three weeks — and the quality exceeded anything we'd produced with a traditional agency.
TDS understands brand at a strategic level, not just an aesthetic one. They brought our positioning to life across our website and marketing materials in a way that directly supports our business development. The DaaS model means we always have senior design capacity — without the overhead of hiring.
TDS functions as our entire creative department. From our website to investor decks, capability statements, and social assets — everything comes from one team that understands our business deeply. The subscription model is simply better value than anything else we considered.
We needed a creative partner who could handle everything from website builds to podcast production and campaign photography — without us managing six different suppliers. TDS delivered all of it under one subscription. It's exactly what a growing organisation needs.

Client experiences may vary. Names used with permission.

07 — Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about DaaS.

Everything you need to know about the TDS Design as a Service model before booking a discovery call.

Design as a Service is a subscription model where a business pays a flat monthly fee to access a dedicated senior creative team — covering brand identity, web development, video production, photography, strategy, and motion design — without hiring in-house staff or paying agency project fees. TDS DaaS is an Australian design subscription service, operating from Sydney and Saigon.
TDS DaaS's Design as a Service subscriptions start at $3,500 per month for the Growth tier, $7,000 per month for the Scale tier, and $15,000+ per month for custom enterprise engagements. All plans include unlimited revision requests, no lock-in contracts, and the ability to cancel or pause at any time.
Unlike a traditional agency, TDS operates as an embedded partner inside your business with full brand context — no account management layers, no re-briefing costs, and no markup on creative hours. Work begins within 48 hours of onboarding on a fixed monthly fee regardless of how many requests you submit.
TDS works with SMEs and enterprise B2B businesses across financial services, technology, healthcare, real estate, consumer goods, energy, gaming, and media. The model is most valuable for businesses that need consistent, senior-quality design output across multiple disciplines — but don't have the budget or need to build a full in-house creative department.
TDS delivers first outputs within 48 hours of a request being submitted. Ongoing work is managed through a shared workspace with full queue visibility. Revisions are unlimited and included in your subscription — there are no additional fees per revision cycle or per output category.
No lock-in contracts. TDS subscriptions run on a rolling monthly basis. You can upgrade, downgrade, pause, or cancel at any time. There are no penalty clauses or minimum term commitments. You remain in full control of your subscription at all times.
TDS DaaS operates from two studios — Sydney, NSW, Australia and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. The dual-studio model enables cross-timezone delivery and a dual-market creative perspective. TDS works with clients across Australia, globally, and can deliver remotely to any market.
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