Consulting Specialist staffing

Senior specialists at a third of agency rates.

Hand us a project outright, or bring a vetted specialist onto your team. We work across design, research, and data.

Get a scoped plan See what we cover
  • 1 weekor less to match a specialist
  • $25–$45per hour, all-in
  • 1 monthminimum, then monthly
What teams bring us Examples
Design & ProductStaffing
The problem

“Our roadmap keeps stalling on design.”

With Second Shift

A product designer working in your Figma, 20 hours a week.

  • Matched in 4 days
  • You set the priorities
Intelligence & OpsConsulting
The problem

“We’re entering a market we barely know.”

With Second Shift

A full competitive landscape, with every price traced to its source.

  • Delivered in 10 days
  • Senior-reviewed
Data & AIConsulting
The problem

“Board reporting swallows two days a month.”

With Second Shift

An automated board pack that refreshes itself every Monday.

  • Delivered in 2 weeks
  • Senior-reviewed
Design & ProductConsulting
The problem

“We pitch next week and the deck isn’t there yet.”

With Second Shift

The deck rebuilt, on a master template you can keep using.

  • Delivered in 5 days
  • You own the files
Intelligence & OpsStaffing
The problem

“Keeping the CRM in order costs someone a day a week.”

With Second Shift

An operations associate, 15 hours a week.

  • Matched in 3 days
  • Month to month
Data & AIStaffing
The problem

“Our numbers live in five separate spreadsheets.”

With Second Shift

An analytics engineer inside your team, 30 hours a week.

  • Matched in 5 days
  • Month to month
Ways to work

Two ways to work together.

The specialists and the senior review are the same either way, and you can move between the two whenever it suits you.

Not sure which fits? Tell us about the work
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Consulting

We take the project off your hands.

Specialist staffing

Someone senior, working inside your team.

How it works
We agree a scope with you and run the project end to end. Nothing reaches you until a senior lead has reviewed it.
Your specialist works in your tools and to your schedule, on a month-to-month basis.
Who directs
We do, against the scope we agreed with you.
You do. We look after hours, quality, and cover.
Best for
Defined projects and recurring deliverables
Ongoing capacity your team can lean on
What we do

Three disciplines, each staffed in depth.

Design & Product

Decks, product screens, packaging, and collateral, made to a standard you’d put in front of a client.

Who does it
  • Product Designer
  • Presentation Designer
  • Industrial & CAD Designer
What we take on
  • Presentation design
  • Product & UX
  • Packaging & CAD
  • Brand & marketing assets
  • Web & landing pages
  • Motion & video
Who it’s for

When the work has outgrown the team.

  1. Studios & independents

    Agencies, studios, and freelancers delivering for clients of their own.

    “We won the client. Now we need the hands.”

    Say yes to the next project without letting the current one slip.

  2. Teams at capacity

    In-house teams with more work than people.

    “The backlog grows faster than we can hire.”

    Absorb the overflow without adding to permanent headcount.

  3. Founders & lean teams

    Companies that need the skill before they’ve built the function.

    “We need the skill, not another full-time role.”

    Have the capability now, and make the hire once it’s justified.

Pricing

One hourly rate that covers everything.

$25–$45per hour, billed monthly

The rate depends on discipline and seniority, and consulting projects are quoted from the same range.

  • Vetting & matching
  • Day-to-day management
  • Senior review
  • NDA & IP assignment
US agency or senior contractor $90–$150/hr

Agency overhead and account management sit on top of the work.

Full-time hire, fully loaded $45–$55/hr

Worth it only when the volume is steady, week in and week out.

Second Shift A third of agency rates $25–$45/hr

You pay for the hours you use. Management and review are included.

US figures reflect typical market rates and are shown for comparison. Our specialists work offshore under a services agreement with our US entity.

Get started

Tell us what needs doing.

You’ll have a scoped plan from us within two business days.

  • Meet your specialist before anything is agreed
  • NDA signed before you share a thing
  • Free rematch if the fit isn’t right
  • One contract, with our US entity

Prefer email?hello@secondshift.co

How you’d like to work
FAQ

Questions worth asking.

Anything we haven’t covered, write to hello@secondshift.co

A marketplace introduces you to a freelancer. We find, vet, and manage the specialist for you, and a senior lead in the same field reviews every deliverable.

Whether the brief was actually answered, whether the numbers reconcile, and whether the sources hold up. The standard is work you can forward as it stands.

Yes. You’ll speak with them on a call before anything is agreed.

Yes. NDAs are signed before any brief is shared, every client works in a separate environment, and nothing is retained once the engagement ends.

You do. Files and IP are assigned to you in writing.

No. The work is carried out offshore under a services agreement with our US entity.