Graphic design support for technology companies that can't afford a Full-Time designer

Tech teams move fast, and design work — pitch decks for investor meetings, product screenshots for the app store, social assets for a product launch — piles up faster than your engineering team can ignore it. Hiring a full-time designer for that volume rarely pencils out, but leaving it to whoever has Canva on their laptop isn't a real solution either. Trusty Oak gives you access to a skilled graphic design EA on a flexible monthly budget, so the work gets done consistently and on-brand.

Fractional graphic design support for tech companies

How Trusty Oak handles graphic design for tech companies

When you bring on a Trusty Oak graphic design EA for your tech business, the engagement starts with a Strategic Delegation Plan built by your dedicated Client Success Manager — so your EA understands your brand guidelines, preferred tools, and recurring design needs before day one. Day-to-day, your EA works inside tools like Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or Figma (depending on your stack) to produce assets ranging from investor pitch decks and one-pagers to social media graphics, email headers, and product marketing collateral. You provide direction — a brief, a Loom walkthrough, or even a rough sketch — and your EA handles production, revisions, and file organization in your shared drive or project management tool like Notion or Asana. Your role is approving and redirecting, not building from scratch. For recurring needs like weekly LinkedIn graphics or release notes visuals, your EA builds templates so output stays consistent without you re-explaining the brief every time.

What your EA takes off your plate

Before your first session, pull together a brand kit — logo files, hex codes, approved fonts, and two or three examples of design work you actually liked. The most common mistake tech founders make is handing off a vague request like 'make it look good' without any visual reference, which burns hours on revisions that a one-page brief would have prevented. If your brand guidelines live in Figma or a shared Notion doc, give your EA access on day one.

1

Investor and Sales Deck Design

Building and updating pitch decks or sales presentations in Google Slides or PowerPoint, applying brand guidelines and formatting data visualizations for clarity.

2

Product Marketing Asset Creation

Designing app store screenshots, feature announcement graphics, and product one-pagers in Canva or Adobe Illustrator that align with your product's visual identity.

3

Social Media and Content Graphics

Producing on-brand graphics for LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and newsletter headers tied to product launches, thought leadership posts, or hiring announcements.

4

Brand Asset Organization and Template Building

Creating reusable Canva or Figma templates for recurring content types so your team can produce consistent visuals without starting from zero each time.

5

Internal and External Documentation Design

Formatting technical documentation, case studies, and white papers into polished, readable PDFs that match your brand standards for client or partner distribution.

Tools our team works with

We adapt to your existing stack — no forced migrations.

Adobe Express
Unsplash / Pexels
Dropbox
Canva
Microsoft PowerPoint
Google Slides

...and many more!

Trusted by tech companies

Trusty Oak supports tech companies including Permute AI, Ritual — handling everything from graphic design to broader operational support.

What graphic design support costs for tech companies

Drag the sliders to build a monthly plan that fits your workload.

Executive Assistants
~$35/hour
10 hours $350
Specialists
~$50/hour
20 hours $1,000
Fractional Executives
~$95/hour
0 hours $0
Your monthly budget
$1,350

Starting at $1,000/month. One-time $300 onboarding fee includes your Strategic Delegation Plan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the individual EA's skill set, which your Client Success Manager will match to your specific tools during onboarding. Many Trusty Oak EAs are proficient in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite; if Figma is central to your workflow, flag that requirement upfront so you're matched with someone who has hands-on Figma experience.
Your onboarding Strategic Delegation Plan is specifically designed to document requirements like this before work begins. Share your brand guidelines, a style guide, or even a Loom walkthrough of what's in and out of bounds, and your EA will reference those assets on every task. Most tech clients also set up a quick approval step in Asana or Slack before anything goes live.
Across all industries, Trusty Oak has logged 92 time entries in graphic design — it's a real, active service, not an experimental offering. Tech-specific design work like pitch decks, product marketing assets, and SaaS collateral falls squarely within what these EAs handle regularly, and your Client Success Manager will ensure your EA has relevant experience before the match is made.

Get a designer on your team without the full-time hire

Starting at $1,000/month with a one-time $300 onboarding fee, you get a dedicated graphic design EA and a Strategic Delegation Plan built around your tech company's actual needs. The first three months are a fixed commitment — after that, it's month-to-month.