The same person, on your clock
Your designer, writer or marketer works your business day as their regular, full-time shift. Not an overnight relay, not a shared queue: one dedicated person, online when you are.
For US companies
Your US hours, fully staffed
Dedicated creative and marketing people who work your 9 to 5, Eastern to Pacific, live, at Indian rates.
US companies get dedicated, full-time staff from India, creative, marketing, development, IT and customer support, who work the client’s own US business hours as a dedicated shift. A New York 9am to 5pm day is 6:30pm to 2:30am in India during US daylight time, worked as the team member’s regular full-time job. Staff start from $500 a month per person, all-in, and a managed team of four costs about $3,000.
Your day, their shift
The exact hours your team works
India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 and has no daylight saving, so the India-side shift moves by an hour when US clocks change.
| Your time zone | Your day | India shift, US daylight time | India shift, US winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern (New York, Miami) | 9:00 to 17:00 | 18:30 to 02:30 | 19:30 to 03:30 |
| Central (Chicago, Dallas) | 9:00 to 17:00 | 19:30 to 03:30 | 20:30 to 04:30 |
| Mountain (Denver) | 9:00 to 17:00 | 20:30 to 04:30 | 21:30 to 05:30 |
| Pacific (Los Angeles, Seattle) | 9:00 to 17:00 | 21:30 to 05:30 | 22:30 to 06:30 |
US daylight time runs from mid-March to early November. Arizona and Hawaii do not change clocks; we schedule to your local time either way. Full regional detail: time-zone overlap by region.
How it works
Live, not async
Standups in your morning, reviews in your afternoon, quick changes the same day. They work inside your Slack or Teams, your project tool and your files, like the rest of your team.
Managed around the clock
dpoint runs 24/7 as a company because its clients sit in different time zones, so an account lead covers your hours too. Payroll, equipment, NDA and IP assignment are handled before anyone starts.
The honest comparison
Full-day overlap without the nearshore price
Most advice tells US buyers that Asia means async work, and that live overlap means paying Latin American rates. A dedicated shift removes that trade-off.
| dpoint (India, on your hours) | Team left on India daytime hours | US in-house hire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live overlap with a 9 to 5 US day | Your full working day | None | Your full working day |
| Mid-level designer, per month | $900 all-in | Similar rate, but no live hours | About $6,300 fully loaded |
| Who manages the person | dpoint account lead, or you | Varies | You |
| Recruiting fee | None | Varies | Often 15 to 25% of salary |
| If someone leaves | Replacement at no extra cost | Varies | Re-hire from scratch |
US figures are fully loaded monthly costs from dpoint’s 2026 benchmark. See every role on the rate card.
What US teams staff
Pick a role, or a full team.
01
Dedicated Teams
A full creative & digital team that works only for you, recruited, managed and kept on track by dpoint.
- Content Writer
- Graphic Designer
- Social Media Manager
- Digital Marketer
02
Staff Augmentation
Add vetted, experienced specialists to your existing team, managed by you, supported by us.
- Web Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Content Writer
- Digital Marketer
03
Hire Designers
A dedicated designer who works only for you, on your hours, for brand, social, ads and UI. Not a subscription queue.
- Graphic Designer
- Video Editor
04
Hire Content Writers
A dedicated writer for briefs, long-form, refreshes, landing pages and email, who learns your product and keeps your calendar full.
- Content Writer
05
Hire Social Media Managers
One dedicated person who plans, posts, replies and reports across your channels, on your hours and inside your own accounts.
- Social Media Manager
- Video Editor
06
Hire Video Editors
A dedicated editor for short-form social, UGC and paid ads. Hooks, cutdowns, captions and variants, on your hours.
- Video Editor
- Graphic Designer
07
Hire a Digital Marketing Team
SEO, paid media, content, design and social. A dedicated, managed team of four for less than half the cost of one US marketer.
- Digital Marketer
- Content Writer
- Graphic Designer
- Social Media Manager
08
Hire Developers
Front-end and full-stack developers for marketing sites and web apps, vetted, full-time, managed.
- Web Developer
FAQ
US questions
Can an offshore team in India really work US hours?
Yes, as a dedicated shift. With dpoint, a US client’s team works that client’s own 9 to 5 as their regular, full-time job. A New York working day is 6:30pm to 2:30am in India during US daylight time and 7:30pm to 3:30am in winter. India’s IT and services industry has run US-hours shifts for decades, so it is an established way of working, not a favour.
What hours will my team work?
Your hours, agreed in writing before anyone starts. For Eastern time that is 18:30 to 02:30 India time from mid-March to early November and 19:30 to 03:30 in winter. For Pacific time it is 21:30 to 05:30 and 22:30 to 06:30. India does not change its clocks, so the India-side shift moves by an hour when the US does.
Why not just hire nearshore in Latin America for the overlap?
Latin America shares your time zone naturally, which is a real advantage, but you pay for it: nearshore staff typically cost two to four times dpoint’s published rates. With dpoint you get the same live, full-day overlap through a dedicated shift, at Indian rates, for any role: creative, marketing, development, IT and customer support.
How much does a US-hours offshore team cost?
Staff start from $500 a month per full-time person, all-in, and a managed team of four costs about $3,000 a month. A mid-level designer is $900 a month, against roughly $6,300 fully loaded for a US hire. There are no recruiting fees, and your exact quote is fixed in writing before you start.
Which roles can US companies hire?
Graphic and brand designers, content writers, social media managers, digital marketers, video editors and web developers, as individual specialists or a full managed team, all on your US hours.
How fast can a US-hours team start?
You usually see shortlisted, vetted people within the week, and a productive, onboarded team in about 14 days.
Build your US-hours team.
Tell us the roles and your time zone. We will spec a team scheduled to your working day, with a written, fixed quote.