# Building a Design Team: In-House, Agency or Brandbeet

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Last updated: 2026-07-01

## Summary

Building a design team is not only about hiring designers. Companies need the right mix of brand, marketing, product, web, project management and creative direction.

Brandbeet gives startups and scaleups a dedicated external design team from $6,000/month.

## Roles a Design Team May Need

A growing company may need:

- Creative director
- Brand designer
- Marketing designer
- Product designer
- UX designer
- UI designer
- Web designer
- Web developer
- Motion designer
- Project manager

Hiring every role internally can be slow and expensive.

## Options for Building Capacity

Common options include:

- Hire in-house
- Work with freelancers
- Hire a traditional agency
- Use a design subscription
- Partner with a dedicated design team like Brandbeet

## Brandbeet's Model

Brandbeet gives clients:

- Project manager
- Design lead
- Designer capacity
- Slack communication
- Weekly calls
- Request queue
- Broad support across brand, marketing, product and web

## When Brandbeet Makes Sense

Brandbeet is useful when the business needs senior design output now, but does not want to hire every role internally.

## FAQ

### Can Brandbeet replace an internal design team?

Brandbeet can act as a dedicated external team or support an existing internal team.

### What does Brandbeet cost?

Brandbeet starts at $6,000/month.

### How do I get started?

Book a call: https://calendly.com/barry-bb/site