Your embedded creative team
without hiring

Creative Team

$2,200/ month retainer

For teams that need embedded creative execution.

Creative Leadership

  • Dedicated Art Director
  • Strategic campaign alignment
  • Brand governance oversight

Integration

  • Slack collaboration
  • Workflow integration
  • Shared roadmap planning

Production

  • 2X concurrent workstreams
  • Design, motion, video, web
  • Full campaign asset production

Platform

  • Team collaboration (up to 5 seats)
  • Brand folders
  • Structured feedback system
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Creative Team Pro

$4,500/ month retainer

For organizations scaling campaigns across multiple brands, departments, or regions.

Creative Leadership

  • Senior Art Director oversight
  • Quarterly roadmap planning sessions
  • Cross-department integration

Organizational Support

  • Multi-team access & permissions
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • Priority support

Expanded Creative Pod

  • Dedicated Front-End Developer
  • 3x concurrent workstreams
  • Multi-brand asset management

Creative Infrastructure

  • Creative feedback loops
  • Iterative optimization support
  • Launch coordination support
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Coinbase

Coinbase Leverages Penji to Build a Unified Brand Inside and Out

Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in the US. A favorite among amateur traders, it has 98 million users and a $52.5 billion market cap.

Cost to build this in-house

Creative Team gives you leadership and execution in one system. To recreate this internally, you'd need to hire an entire creative department.

Roles needed:

Senior Designer

Video Editor / Motion Designer

Art Director

Front-End Developer (if needed)

Additional Overhead

Payroll taxes
Benefits
Equipment & software
Management overhead

Build a Creative Team In-House

$4,000–$6,000/mo.

$4,000/mo.

$7,000–$10,000/mo.

$6,000/mo.

$$$

Estimated monthly total:

$20,000 - $30,000+

And that doesn't include recruiting time, onboarding delays, or management overhead.

Use Penji Creative Team

Multi-role creative pod

2–3 concurrent workstreams

Dedicated Art Director

Campaign alignment

Managed execution

Estimated monthly total:

Starting at $2,200

No hiring. No payroll. No long-term commitment.

"Penji has been an extension of our team for over a year now and I don't see ourselves hiring an internal team member again. The team works around the clock to bring unity to Coinbase!"

Evan Evan from Coinbase

FAQs

What exactly is Creative Team?

Creative Team is a fully embedded creative partnership. You get a dedicated Art Director and a curated creative pod — designers, motion specialists, video editors — who integrate directly into your workflow, drive campaigns proactively, and execute at scale. It's not a vendor relationship. It's an extension of your team.

How is Creative Team different from Creative Access?

Creative Access is self-managed — you write briefs, leave feedback, and coordinate the work yourself. Creative Team handles all of that for you. Your Art Director writes briefs, pitches ideas, coordinates the pod, and keeps production moving without waiting on you. You approve. We execute.

What does onboarding look like?

It starts with an onboarding call to align on how we'll work together and map out a 6-month creative roadmap. From there, the first 30 days is our Discovery Phase — we integrate with your team, learn your workflow, identify production gaps, and build a clear picture of your brand. By the end of Discovery, your Art Director and pod know exactly how to do world-class work for you.

Who controls creative direction?

You always have final say. That said, you can delegate as much or as little as you want. Your Art Director can take the lead on approvals, write all project briefs, research ideas, and pitch new creative directions — you just say yes or no. Fully hands-on or completely hands-off. Your call.

How do we communicate day-to-day?

Directly through Slack. Your Art Director and creative pod are accessible during working hours via a dedicated Slack integration and through the Penji platform. No email chains, no waiting on a project manager to relay messages.

Will I get a dedicated team or shared resources?

Your Art Director is dedicated to you. At the end of the Discovery Phase, they handpick a creative pod — the exact mix of designers, motion specialists, and other creatives your brand specifically needs. The pod is built for you, not assigned at random.

How does pricing work? Is it a fixed rate?

Creative Team starts at $2,200/month and is fully scalable. Need to accelerate production for a big campaign? Add more workstreams. Slower period? Scale back down. You're never locked into more than you need.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Creative Team does not include a 30-day money-back guarantee. Given the significant investment we make during onboarding and the Discovery Phase, we ask for commitment in return. What we do guarantee is full dedication to making the partnership work from day one.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No long-term contracts. Cancel directly in the Penji app or via [email protected].

How do I get help if something goes wrong?

Your Art Director is your first point of contact for anything creative. For platform or billing issues, reach us inside the Penji app or at [email protected].

Is Creative Team right for me?

Creative Team is right for you if you want a creative partner, not just a production service. If you're running campaigns, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and need someone who proactively drives creative work — not just responds to briefs — this is built for you. If you know exactly what you want and just need fast execution, Creative Access is the better fit.

If creative drives revenue, it should
be embedded — not outsourced.

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