We empower our clients with our creative design solutions allowing them to reach and engage with their target audiences.
What We Do
Hydra Media is a design studio that provides meaningful and elegant solutions by removing the middleman and giving you direct access to talented creative experts while maintaining transparency at all times with online project tracking. All of our expertise are available on an ad hoc basis or at a lower rate with a fixed term contract.
We design and deliver large and small projects in a variety of formats and media to an increasingly visually focused and global audience.
We work with progressive clients to apply design thinking and skills to help businesses launch products, brands, and ideas.
Hydra Media is proud to be one of the only South African design studios to boast a BEE Level 1 certification.
We are a mutli-disciplinary studio so we can assist you with end-to-end design solutions.
Our pragmatic design approach ensures our solutions are both functional and sustainable.
Flexible monthly retainers mean that we can scale our support of projects of any size and budget.
We use a completely flat billing structure to provide the best value for your investment.
We've been lucky enough to work with some of the biggest companies in South Africa. Here's a small sample of our client list.
Testimonials & Clients
We take pride in our transparent pricing and flat fee structure. Our goal is provide the highest quality service at an affordable rate.
Pricing
Managed Serivce
R400hr
- Monthly Billing
- High Priority
- Online Project Tracking
- Up to 20% savings
Ad Hoc
R500hr
- Hourly Billing
- Standard Priority
- No Online Tracking
- Standard Rates
Our unique managed design service was created to support you by providing professional services to help you grow your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
1What is a managed design service?
Our managed design service combines all of the necessary skills required to support your business without the need to keep an in-house design and marketing team. Our team includes designers, copy writers, developers and project managers who are experienced in supporting businesses like yours.
2Why do I need a managed design service?
Building an in-house team to manage your design & marketing efforts can be impractical for many businesses.
For startups and small businesses the expert skills and support you need may be too expensive, especially if you don’t need those skills constantly.
What’s more, even if you hire someone for a full or even part-time placement they may lack one or more of our specialist skills.
3How does the managed service work?
Your investment entitles you to a set number of hours per month. Our tiered pricing is structured to benefit organisations where a permanent design team is not practical as well as agencies that require our specialist skills.
These monthly hours accommodate for the work hours of designers, copy writers, web developers and a project manager to make sure that your requirements are met in a timely fashion.
At the start of each project or task we will assign a number of hours which will be deducted from your monthly total.
4What if I don't use up all my hours in a month?
In cases where your billable hours are not used they will be carried over with a 30 day rolling window period.
5What if I need more work hours in a month?
You will be advised if a project may incur additional hours before we begin or if the requirements change during production.
We will occasionally propose new projects to ensure the maximum effective use of your budget. At the end of each month you’ll receive a brief report on the number of hours used, any overages, and any other relevant information you require.
6How much does this service cost?
Our current standard hourly rate is R500/hr, however as a managed client you can look forward to savings of up to 20% on your monthly design and marketing requirements.
7Does this price cover third party services and assets?
No. Assets and service that are required for your projects are quoted for, purchased on your behalf and billed for separately. This is to ensure that the licenses for any assets remain with you rather than us.
8Will I own the work you produce?
Yes! You will own all paid work that we produce for you and your business. We do, however, reserve the right to use any work we produce for promotional purposes.
9Are there any other benefits?
Our creative team is experienced in identifying, planning and executing a wide variety of design and marketing tasks. Hiring us to assist your company may open up new opportunities through our insights from years of working with businesses just like yours.