# Hire a Designer or an Agency?

> Should you hire an in-house designer or use an agency? Compare cost, flexibility, and range of skills before you decide.

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As design needs grow, the question often arises whether it's time to hire an in-house designer or keep using external help. The choice affects not just cost but also how quickly you can cover different design needs and how vulnerable the organization becomes during absences or skill gaps.

## Should you hire a designer or use an agency?
An in-house designer offers close collaboration but is limited to one person's skills and capacity, while an agency or subscription service gives access to multiple disciplines at once. The decision comes down to how evenly the design need is spread over the year, and whether you need breadth across web, print, and brand, or just one specific skill.

Prisindikation: från 40 credits per månad.

## What you get with a design service instead of a hire
- Access to multiple design skills within the same agreement
- No vulnerability from sick leave or resignation
- Scalable capacity during peaks and quieter periods
- Ongoing production without recruitment time
- Predictable monthly cost based on credits

## When is hiring right, and when does a service fit better?
Hiring can be right when the need is constant, broad, and requires daily presence in the team. A subscription service fits better when needs vary over time, span multiple skill areas, or when you want to avoid recruitment risk and instead pay for actual delivery each month.

## FAQ

**Is it cheaper to hire a designer than to use an agency?**

It depends on salary level, overheads, and how evenly the workload is spread; hiring can become expensive with uneven demand.

**What happens if our only designer gets sick or leaves?**

With a design service, multiple people are behind the delivery, reducing vulnerability compared to a single employee.

**Can we combine an in-house designer with external help?**

Yes, many keep ongoing production in-house and supplement with external specialist skills when needed.

**How broad a skill area does a design service cover?**

It varies by provider, but a broader service often covers brand, web, and UX within the same agreement.

## Weighing hiring against a design service?
Book a meeting and we'll review your needs and run the numbers on the options.

## Relaterade tjänster
- [Creative as a Service](https://hasty.se/en/tjanster/creative-as-a-service-caas)
- [Branding & visuell identitet](https://hasty.se/en/tjanster/branding-visuell-identitet)
- [Webb-, app- & UI/UX-design](https://hasty.se/en/tjanster/webb-app-design-ui-ux)
- [UX design & user experience](https://hasty.se/en/tjanster/ux-design-anvandarupplevelse)
- [Design systems & tokens](https://hasty.se/en/tjanster/designsystem-design-tokens)

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