Ways to work together, project or retainer | S2DO Media
CREATIVE STUDIO, AI VIDEO · PHOTOGRAPHY · UI/UX · BRANDING BOOKING Q3 2026
( ways to work )

Two ways to work together.

No two projects are the same, so we don't post fixed prices. Pick the shape that fits, and we'll scope it together on a short call.

01
PROJECT BASED

One challenge.
One clear scope.

Have a single thing to make? A launch film, a photo shoot, a product redesign, a new identity. We define the scope and deliverables with you, agree a fixed price, and sign a simple contract before we start.

  • 01We scope the work together on a call
  • 02Fixed price and timeline, agreed up front
  • 03Clear deliverables and revision rounds
  • 04Any one craft: video, photo, design or brand
Discuss a project →
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ONGOING PARTNERSHIP

Your monthly
creative partner.

Running a campaign or need output every month? Hire us as your creative studio for a fixed monthly cost. For example, four AI video ads a month for three months. We agree the volume and rate together, then keep delivering.

  • 01Set a monthly volume across any service
  • 02One fixed monthly cost, agreed together
  • 03Choose a term that fits your campaign
  • 04One team and one point of contact throughout
Explore a partnership →
( process )

How a project runs

Same four steps whether it is a film, a shoot, a product redesign or an identity. You always know what happens next and what it costs before we start.

01
Conversation

Twenty minutes on what the business needs, who it is for, and what success looks like. No deck required.

FREE · SAME WEEK
02
Scope and proposal

Deliverables, timeline, revision rounds and a fixed price, written down. Signed before any work begins.

WITHIN 3 DAYS
03
Make

Direction, production and iteration, with checkpoints so nothing arrives as a surprise at the end.

AGREED SCHEDULE
04
Handover

Final files in the formats you actually use, plus source where it makes sense and usage rights in writing.

ON DELIVERY
( retainers )

What a partnership looks like

A retainer is a monthly volume of work at one fixed cost. Three shapes clients ask for most often. Yours can mix them.

CAMPAIGN SPRINT
Four AI video ads a month, three months

Built for a launch or seasonal push where the creative has to keep coming while the campaign runs.

  • ·Concepts, direction and final cuts
  • ·Platform sizes and cutdowns included
  • ·Weekly review call
  • ·Term ends with the campaign
ALWAYS ON CONTENT
One shoot day plus edits, every month

For brands that need a steady stream of images and short video rather than one big production a year.

  • ·Studio or location day
  • ·Retouched selects delivered monthly
  • ·Short video pulled from the same day
  • ·Rolling month to month
DESIGN ON TAP
Product and brand design support

Interface work, brand collateral and creative direction handled one request at a time.

  • ·Agreed hours or request queue
  • ·Design system kept up to date
  • ·Direct access, no account layer
  • ·Pause between funding rounds
( the numbers )

What shapes the price

So the quote is never a mystery. These are the six things that move a number up or down.

Scope

How many deliverables, and how finished each one needs to be.

Volume

Ten cutdowns cost less each than one. Retainers price on rhythm, not one-offs.

Usage rights

Organic social sits at one end, paid media and broadcast at the other.

Timeline

A normal schedule costs normal money. A compressed one costs more, and we will say so.

Revision rounds

Two are standard. More can be built in from the start rather than argued about later.

Production needs

Talent, location, travel, licensing. Passed through at cost, listed line by line.

( included )

Always included

A written scope

Deliverables, dates and price on one page before anything starts. No verbal agreements.

Direct access

You work with the person doing the work. No account manager relaying messages.

Files you can use

Delivered in real formats, organised, with source files where it makes sense to hand them over.

An honest no

If a project is not right for us, or the budget will not reach the goal, we say so early.

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Common questions

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