Incubeta
Ogilvy
National Geographic
Disney
DMA
Oracle
atcore
What we offer

Everything your clients ask for, on one retainer

01.

Email & social creatives

On-brand email templates and social sets across every client brand.

02.

Paid & display ads

Full ad sets sized for every network, with resize variants and simple motion.

03.

Landing pages & web UI

Conversion-focused page design, dev-ready in your handoff format.

04.

Brand identity

Logos, brand systems and guideline documents for new and refreshed brands.

05.

Presentations & decks

Pitch decks and sales collateral that hold your brand standard.

06.

Print, motion & more

Print-ready collateral, infographics, packaging and lightweight motion.

What is a design retainer?

A team that runs like part of your agency

You don't manage designers, chase revisions or worry about cover. Your dedicated project manager briefs the team, runs QA, and hands you finished, on-brand work ready for the client.

One PM owns your account end to end

Built-in QA before anything reaches you

Brand systems retained per client

Cover guaranteed, no PTO gaps

By the numbers

The way agencies buy design has changed

60%

lower than the loaded cost of an in-house hire

0

days spent recruiting, onboarding or covering PTO

3x

output capacity vs. a single in-house designer

12+

design disciplines under one retainer

Our Approach

From first call to first delivery in days

A simple, repeatable flow designed to plug into how your agency already works.

01.

Discovery call

We map your volume, the design types you outsource, and your clients' brand standards to size the retainer.

02.

Match & onboard

You're paired with a dedicated designer or pod and a PM. We ingest brand assets and set up your workflow.

03.

Brief & deliver

Send requests by email, board or your tool. Work returns in 24 to 48 hours, white-labelled and client-ready.

04.

Review & scale

Monthly check-ins on output and quality. Ramp hours up as you win accounts, or dial back when it's quiet.

Capabilities

Every capability in your design team's toolkit

The full spread of work a retainer covers, no scoping each one separately.

Email templates
Newsletter design
Social creatives
Story & reel frames
Display ad sets
Paid social ads
Ad resizing
Landing pages
Web UI design
Design systems
Logo design
Brand guidelines
Pitch decks
Sales collateral
Infographics
Report design
Print & packaging
Image retouching
Motion graphics
Animated ads
Presentation cleanup
Template building
Icon & illustration
Brand refreshes
Tools & Platforms

The tools your dedicated team works in every day

We slot into your stack and your clients',no retraining, no format friction.

What we deliver

What your white-label design partner delivers under the hood

Dedicated capacity
Named designers reserved for your account, never a shared queue behind other clients' work.
Brand governance

Each client's brand system documented and retained so every asset ships on-brand, first time.

SLA-backed turnaround
24-48h standard, same-day on urgent, held to a service level, not best effort.
White-label workflow
Your templates, naming and handoff formats. We can even email from your domain.
QA & version control
Every deliverable checked and versioned before it reaches you, fewer rounds of edits.
Reporting & utilisation
Transparent throughput and utilisation reporting so your retainer stays accountable.
Who it is for?

We work best with agencies scaling smarter

A retainer is a commitment to capacity. Here's who gets the most from it.

Built for you if...

You resell design to your own clients and want the margin
Your design demand is steady but uneven month to month
You're turning away work you can't currently staff
You need white-label delivery your clients never see behind
You want one accountable partner, not a roster of freelancers

Probably not the right fit if…

You need a single one-off logo or asset, not ongoing volume
You want the cheapest per-hour freelancer
You can't share brand guidelines or brief with any structure
You expect design strategy with minimal direction from your side
Your volume is too low to justify reserved monthly capacity

Your clients want more design. Can your team ship it?

Add dedicated white-label capacity and stop letting delivery cap your growth.
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Testimonials

Clients say it better

We are very pleased to say Mavlers delivered results and consequently we saw marked improvements with overall traffic performance. The level of professionalism and transparency displayed by Mavlers has been impressive and we highly recommend them.

Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds

VP Marketing

Despite my scepticism, I found the service and results from the Mavlers team to be really great.

Joseph Abboud
Joseph Abboud

CEO

Mavlers worked diligently on our campaigns & strategically optimised our web listings, which ultimately increased our user engagement. They implemented strategies that proved fruitful for the brand. No doubt Mavlers is a leading agency for SEO in Australia, & I truly recommend them.

Adam Issa
Adam Issa

Group Marketing Manager

A good bunch of people who know their SEO from their CEO. Well recommended.

Greg Kramer
Greg Kramer

Owner

Their SEO experts have helped our business generate a high amount of organic traffic & ROI from our primary focus keywords along with the consistent rankings on page one of Google. I surely recommend these outstanding professionals.

Milenka Osen
Milenka Osen

Marketing Manager

We worked with Mavlers to optimise our Google Adwords strategy and they are great to work with! Specific advice for charities wanting to make the most of their Google Grant – thanks Mavlers!

Nina Stott
Nina Stott

Marketing &
Communications Manager

Frequently Answered Questions

Everything you want to know about our white-label graphic design retainers.

What is a graphic design retainer?

A graphic design retainer is an ongoing monthly agreement where you pay a fixed fee for a set amount of design capacity, a dedicated designer or team available continuously, rather than billing project by project. It gives agencies predictable output, priority turnaround, and one accountable partner instead of scattered freelancers.

How does a white-label graphic design service work?

We work entirely behind your brand. Your clients never see us. We design under your name, follow your brand guidelines, deliver in your templates, and can join calls or email from your domain if needed. You keep the client relationship and the margin; we handle production.

Is there a long-term contract?

No lock-in. Retainers run month to month after an initial ramp period. Scale hours up or down as your pipeline changes, pause during slow months, or cancel with 30 days' notice.

How fast is turnaround?

Standard turnaround is 24-48 hours for most requests, with same-day options on urgent work depending on your plan. Because the team is dedicated to your account, there's no queue behind other clients' onboarding.

Can you match our clients' brand guidelines?

Yes. We onboard each client's brand system: logos, type, colour, tone and templates, so every asset ships on-brand and ready for client handoff without rework.

What tools and workflows do you fit into?

We adapt to how you already work, briefing by email, a shared board (Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Jira), or your DAM. We deliver in your file formats and naming conventions so work drops straight into your client handoff.

The white-label design team built for agencies that are scaling

A dedicated creative team, under your brand, on a retainer that flexes with your pipeline. No hiring, no lock-in.