Paid Media Design

Senior talent.
No retainer.
No fluff.

The Bullpen gives you senior paid media and design specialists who plug into your team on day one — without the agency retainer or full-time hire.

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Full-Time Hire $120K+ Per year, salary alone
Traditional Agency $30K+ Per month on retainer
The Bullpen $125/hr No retainer · No lock-in
Paid Media
Google · Meta · LinkedIn · TikTok
Design
Brand · Web · UX/UI · Print
The Bullpen team
$125/hr
No retainer · No lock-in
$400M+
In budgets managed

Paid media platforms we master

"We don't take over your business. We step in with senior paid media and design talent, do the work that moves the needle, and scale up or down as you need us."

The process

Senior talent, on your schedule.

01

Tell us what you need

A quick intro call to understand your goals and where you need the most impact — paid media, design, or both.

Intro call
02

We match the right team

You get senior specialists with proven paid media and design experience — not junior coordinators learning on your budget. Accountable from day one.

Day one
03

We execute and scale

Flexible engagements that fit your needs. Ramp up for a launch, pull back in steady state. You pay for results, not retainer padding.

Ongoing · Flexible

What we do

Two disciplines. One team. Zero compromise.

Paid Media

Performance-driven campaigns across every major platform — strategy, build-outs, and ongoing optimization from senior hands only.

Paid Search · Paid Social · Audits · Fractional Strategy Explore Paid Media →

Design

Creative work that builds brands and converts audiences — from identity systems to conversion-focused web and ad creative.

Brand & Identity · Web · UX/UI · Print · Ad Creative Explore Design →

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

No retainer lock-ins, no bloated account teams, no surprises. See how The Bullpen stacks up against the alternatives.

Full-Time Hire
$120K+
per year in salary alone
  • $120–160K base salary
  • ~30% benefits & payroll taxes on top
  • Months to recruit and onboard
  • One person, one set of skills
  • Fixed cost regardless of workload
Est. $180K–200K+ all-in annual cost
The Bullpen
Fractional Support
$125
per hour · no long-term commitment
  • Senior specialists from day one
  • Paid media & design under one roof
  • Scale hours up or down as needed
  • No recruiting, no onboarding lag
  • Pay only for time actually worked
20 hrs/month = $2,500 · 40 hrs/month = $5,000
Traditional Agency
$30K+
per month on retainer
  • $30K+ monthly retainers on average
  • 6–12 month contract commitments
  • Junior staff on your account day-to-day
  • Generalist teams without specialized expertise
  • Paying whether you need them or not
$360K+ per year minimum

Who we work with

Built for companies that need to move fast.

🚀

Fast-Growing Startups

Scaling fast but not ready to build a full in-house paid media team. You need senior execution now, not six months from now.

📈

Mid-Size Companies

You have marketing momentum but need senior paid media expertise to take it to the next level without the overhead of a full-time hire.

🏢

PE-Backed Companies

Just acquired or rolled up a business and need to stand up performance marketing quickly with proven operators who hit the ground running.

🔁

Companies in Transition

Between marketing hires, launching a new product, or entering a new market — we bridge the gap so your campaigns never skip a beat.

💡

Founder-Led Businesses

You're great at what you do — paid media isn't it. We plug in as your dedicated growth engine so you can stay focused on running the business.

🎯

Brands Ready to Scale

You have a proven product and a budget to grow. You need a team that can build and execute a paid media strategy that scales efficiently.

About us

Built by senior VPs, directors, and managers who've been in the trenches.

The Bullpen wasn't built in a boardroom. It was built by paid media and design specialists who spent years inside some of the most competitive companies in the country — managing nine-figure budgets and delivering work that actually moves the needle. We saw a gap: companies that needed senior-level talent but didn't need a full agency, a long contract, or a junior team learning on their budget.

So we built the alternative.

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30+

Years of combined paid media experience across highly competitive verticals and industries

$400M+

Annual paid media budget managed across Google Ads, Bing, Meta, LinkedIn and programmatic

Ready to talk?

Your bullpen is ready when you are.

Whether you need help next week or you're planning a Q4 push, we'd love to learn about your business and see if there's a fit.

hello@thebullpen.com

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