Ad Studio by Studio Nathan is hand-designed static ad creative for Meta, for growing ecommerce brands and the agencies behind them, delivered monthly.
Every brief is one concept in four variations, each sized 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16, so you get twelve static ads ready to test on Facebook and Instagram.
Submit a brief through the workspace with your objectives, copy and any inspiration.
Your brief moves onto the board. Track progress and give feedback as it takes shape.
Receive your finished ads, named and sized ready to upload in Ads Manager.
It’s monthly creative: Nathan works on your briefs throughout the month, designs come back as they’re ready, and everything is delivered by the end of it.
Your team or agency sets the goals and runs the ads. The paid social creative is handled, and what wins informs the next brief.
Generative tools extend your existing product imagery, so a new angle doesn’t need a new shoot.
Submit brief
Concept
Receive assets
Briefs go in through the workspace, designs come back through the month for your feedback, and finals arrive named and sized for Ads Manager.
Every brief moves across the board, status by status.
Every package includes the same six things, and once paid for, the final files are yours to use anywhere.
Briefs, progress, feedback and finals in one place.
Four variations, each in 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16.
Three rounds of feedback on every brief.
Every ad is designed by hand, with no juniors and no outsourcing.
Generative tools are used only to extend existing product imagery.
A fixed monthly rate. Cancel anytime.
Ad Studio is run by Nathan Snell, a designer in Bristol, UK. Born out of years working with brands and marketing teams, it puts one senior designer at the centre of every brief, drawing on a background across brand, packaging and performance creative. It’s design only: Nathan designs to the goals set by your team or agency, while strategy and media buying stay with you.
Brands Nathan has worked with, on studio projects.
Ad design for ecommerce brands from one senior designer at a flat monthly rate, compared with an agency or hiring in-house.
| Feature | Ad Studio | Agency | In-house |
|---|---|---|---|
| One designer on every brief | Included | Not usually | Included |
| One flat monthly rate | Included | Not usually | Not usually |
| Async, no meetings | Included | Not usually | Not usually |
| Twelve launch-ready assets per brief | Included | Sometimes, or at extra cost | Sometimes, or at extra cost |
| Direct access to the designer | Included | Sometimes, or at extra cost | Included |
| Cancel before the next cycle | Included | Not usually | Not usually |
“I have had some awful experience with designers but then I found Nathan. His understanding of ads, design and AI is second to none. Work with Nathan whilst you still can!!”
“He is not just skilled, but thoughtful and communicative. My company has worked with Nathan for years. I highly recommend him.”
“He brings a high level of sophistication to his designs and catches the small details that others often miss. Highly recommended.”
From £900 a month, which works out at about £200 to £225 a tested concept, or £16.67 to £18.75 an ad. Only the number of briefs changes.
For brands increasing their static ad testing
£1,640/month
8 briefs a month
up to 96 assets
Get startedFor teams testing creative at volume
£2,400/month
12 briefs a month
up to 144 assets
Get startedFor agencies adding reliable ad creative across a small client roster
£3,500/month
16 briefs a month
up to 192 assets
across up to 3 client brands
For agencies scaling creative across more client brands
£4,900/month
24 briefs a month
up to 288 assets
across up to 4 client brands
For agencies running creative at volume across their portfolio
£6,400/month
32 briefs a month
up to 384 assets
across up to 5 client brands
Delivered white-label
Every asset goes out under your agency’s name, and briefs can be allocated across your clients as priorities shift.
Included in every package
Prices in GBP, paid monthly in advance through Stripe. VAT not applicable. Availability is limited on purpose, so a package may be waitlisted.
Performance creative is ad design made to be tested and judged on results, such as click-through rate and cost per purchase, rather than on looks alone. Ad Studio by Studio Nathan does the job of a performance creative agency for growing ecommerce brands: static ads for Meta, with every concept built in several variations and formats so there’s always something new to test. Every brief is designed by Nathan Snell in Bristol, UK, for one flat monthly price.
Ad Studio is for ecommerce and DTC brands already running Meta ads every month, usually with an in-house marketer or a media agency, who need a steady supply of static ads to test. It isn’t the right fit for brands yet to launch ads, one-off jobs, video or motion, or anyone after strategy or media buying.
Each brief gives you one concept in four variations, with every variation sized 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16, so twelve ads per brief. Four takes on one idea give Meta the creative variety it needs to find a winner while keeping the test clean. Brand packages include four, eight or twelve briefs a month.
Brand packages are £900, £1,640 or £2,400 a month for four, eight or twelve briefs. That works out at about £200 to £225 a tested concept, or £16.67 to £18.75 an ad, with the same designer on every package.
Ad Studio is monthly creative rather than a turnaround service. You send the month’s briefs through a short form in the workspace, ideally in the first ten days, with your objective, copy, imagery and any references. Nathan works through them across the month, designs come back as they’re ready, and every brief is delivered by the end of the month.
Every brief is designed personally by Nathan Snell, a senior designer, with no juniors and no outsourcing. Ad Studio keeps a small client roster on purpose, so each brand gets proper time and attention.
No. Every ad is designed by hand; generative tools are used only to extend existing product imagery. That might mean placing a product in a new setting or extending a shot to fit a new format, so you get more from the imagery you already have.
You do. Once paid for, the finished ads are yours to use anywhere, on Meta or any other channel. Nathan may show finished work in his portfolio unless you’d rather he didn’t.
No. You get the final ads as flattened JPEG or PNG files, named and sized ready for Ads Manager. Working and layered files aren’t included.
Ad Studio is billed monthly in advance through Stripe, which emails a receipt each month. Studio Nathan isn’t VAT registered, so there’s no VAT to add and the price on the page is the final amount. Each month’s work starts once that month’s payment has gone through.
Yes. Ad Studio is a rolling monthly subscription with no contract and no notice period. Cancel before your next billing date and billing stops, while the month already paid for is seen through. Each brief includes three rounds of feedback, a round being one clear set of changes to the concept and its variations.
Ad Studio is a one-person studio, which is what keeps the roster small and the quality high. If illness or time away affects delivery, you’ll hear about it as early as possible, and billing can be paused to match.
Yes. If your work needs to stay private, a confidentiality agreement can be put in place before work begins. Confidential information and internal strategy are never shared between clients.
Yes. Agency packages deliver every asset under your agency’s name, across up to five client brands depending on the package, and briefs can be moved between clients as priorities shift.