Always-on social
A social-plus-video pod producing daily short-form content on a week-ahead calendar.
For e-commerce
E-commerce creative pods, from $1,500 a month
Always-on creative and social to feed every channel, without an in-house studio's cost.
dpoint staffs e-commerce brands with dedicated, full-time offshore creative pods. A performance-creative pod of a mid-level designer, a mid-level video editor and a junior writer costs $2,300 a month, all-in, with no recruiting fee; a lighter designer-and-editor pod is $1,500. The team works your hours, US, UK or Gulf, and keeps ads, listings, social and email fed.
Sound familiar?
- Short-form video demand outpaces what freelancers can sustain
- Creative and product-listing work is constant and never done
- Costs spike unpredictably with per-project freelancers
- Ad creative fatigues before the next batch is ready
How dpoint helps
Creative on tap
Designers for ads, listings, email and campaigns, without an in-house studio payroll.
One predictable budget
Fixed monthly cost instead of unpredictable per-project freelancer bills.
Built for the pace of e-commerce
E-commerce creative is never finished, new products, campaigns, channels and tests, every week. dpoint gives you a team built to sustain that pace on a budget you can actually plan.
The performance-creative pod
Three full-time people who work only for you, built around the creative that paid social eats fastest.
| Role | Level | Monthly, all-in | What they own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic designer | Mid | $900 | Static ads, carousels, product and lifestyle composites, listing images, email and landing page visuals |
| Video editor | Mid | $900 | UGC ads, hook variants, Reels and TikTok edits, 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 cutdowns, captions |
| Content writer | Junior | $500 | Ad copy, product descriptions, email and SMS copy, captions, and scripts and hooks for UGC briefs |
| Pod total | $2,300 | About $17,000 a month for the same three roles hired in the US, fully loaded |
A lighter pod for $1,500. A mid-level designer ($900) and a junior video editor ($600) suit brands running one or two ad accounts with a steady but smaller testing cadence. The designer sets the visual standard; the editor cuts variants and cutdowns from approved masters.
Add as you grow. A junior social media manager ($500) takes on organic posting, comments and DMs, bringing the full pod to $2,800. A mid-level digital marketer ($1,100) can run Meta and Google campaigns if you do not have a media buyer. See the full rate card.
How the pod runs a week
- Start of the week: review last week’s ad results with your media buyer, pick what to iterate and what to retire, and brief new concepts.
- Midweek: the writer drafts hooks and scripts, the editor cuts from UGC and product footage, the designer builds statics and carousels.
- End of the week: you review in one session, changes happen live in your working day, and approved files are named and uploaded for testing.
The stack your team can work in
| Tool | What the team does there |
|---|---|
| Shopify | Product page images and copy, collection banners, homepage and promo sections |
| Meta Ads Manager | Creative uploaded and named by concept, hook and ratio, ready for your buyer |
| TikTok | Native-feeling edits, captions and exports for TikTok Ads Manager and organic posts |
| Klaviyo | Campaign and flow emails designed and written, SMS copy |
| Canva | Templates your whole team can reuse for quick-turn posts and promos |
| CapCut | Fast vertical edits alongside Premiere Pro for heavier work |
These are tools we match people to, not certifications. Tell us your stack and the shortlist reflects it. For deeper editing work, see dedicated video editors, and for statics, dedicated designers.
Gulf D2C brands
For D2C brands in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the team works your Gulf working day. India is 1.5 hours ahead of the UAE and 2.5 hours ahead of Saudi Arabia, so a Dubai 9:00 to 18:00 day is 10:30 to 19:30 India time and fits inside a normal working day. Your team can plan creative around Ramadan and Eid, White Friday and national days, and Arabic content can be supported by working alongside your Arabic-language review. Pricing starts from about AED 1,840 a month per person, billed in your preferred currency. See dpoint for GCC companies.
US and UK brands get the same pods on their own hours; see US and UK.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does an offshore e-commerce creative team cost?
A performance-creative pod of a mid-level graphic designer ($900), a mid-level video editor ($900) and a junior content writer ($500) costs $2,300 a month, all-in, with no recruiting fee. A lighter pod of a mid-level designer and a junior editor is $1,500. The same three roles hired in the US cost about $17,000 a month fully loaded.
Can a team keep up with daily content?
Yes, a dedicated pod of social manager, designer and video editor works a shared calendar with a buffer, so output stays daily and consistent.
Do you handle both organic and paid creative?
Yes. The same pod can produce organic social and the creative your paid team needs to test and scale.
Can the team work in Shopify, Meta Ads Manager and Klaviyo?
Yes. We shortlist people who have worked in your stack, such as Shopify, Meta Ads Manager, TikTok, Klaviyo, Canva and CapCut. These are tools we match people to, not certifications. They work inside your accounts with the access you grant, and you keep ownership of the store, ad accounts and email lists.
Can the team work Gulf hours for a D2C brand in the UAE or Saudi Arabia?
Yes. Your team works your Gulf working day, so a Dubai 9:00 to 18:00 day is 10:30 to 19:30 in India and a Riyadh day is 11:30 to 20:30. Pricing starts from about AED 1,840 a month per person, billed in your preferred currency. Arabic content can be supported by working alongside your Arabic-language review.
Who owns the creative and the product images?
You do. NDA and IP assignment are signed before anyone starts, so every ad, edit, product image, template and source file belongs to your business.
Tell us the roles. We'll build the team.
A short intro call, a written plan, and shortlisted people in days, not months. No retainer to find out if we’re a fit.