Westmere Digital Hiring Success Story
Tawlent helped Westmere Digital find and onboard the right talent to clear its design backlog and elevate creative output. Our dedicated recruiting team delivered a fully vetted graphic designer within just 2.5 weeks, demonstrating the effectiveness of our sourcing and screening process.
Client
Westmere Digital
San Diego, CA
Position Filled
Graphic Designer
Monthly Salary
$1,300/month
Cost Savings
55 %
Tawlent helped Westmere Digital find and onboard the right talent to clear its design backlog and elevate creative output. Our dedicated recruiting team delivered a fully vetted graphic designer within just 2.5 weeks, demonstrating the effectiveness of our sourcing and screening process.
Client
Westmere Digital
San Diego, CA
Position Filled
Graphic Designer
Monthly Salary
$1,300/month
Cost Savings
55 %
How the Remote Employee Helped Westmere Digital
Two and a half weeks. That's how long it took Tawlent to go from intake call to placement for Westmere Digital's graphic designer role, a fully vetted hire ready to start producing work from day one.
The problem at Westmere wasn't a lack of design work coming through the door. If anything, it was the opposite. Client requests kept stacking up faster than the small internal team could turn them around, and design was becoming the bottleneck in an otherwise well-run agency. Projects that should have taken two days were taking five. Ad creative was going out later than clients wanted. Nobody on the team had bandwidth to slow down and actually make things look as sharp as they should.
What the new designer walked into wasn't a blank slate, it was a backlog. The first two weeks were less about creative flourish and more about triage: clearing the queue, understanding each client's brand guidelines, and figuring out where the existing workflow was leaking time. Turned out a lot of it came down to revision cycles dragging on because early drafts weren't hitting the mark, so the designer started asking sharper questions upfront instead of guessing and revising later.
Once the backlog cleared, the work shifted from catching up to actually elevating what Westmere was putting out. Social ad creative got a visual refresh across several client accounts. Pitch decks that used to be assembled the night before a meeting started getting built with real design intention. A templated system for recurring client deliverables, monthly reports, ad sets, social graphics, cut production time on repeat work by roughly 40%.
Clients noticed before Westmere's leadership even had to point it out. Two accounts specifically flagged the design quality jump in their monthly check-ins, and one client expanded their retainer specifically to include more design-driven deliverables.
Average turnaround time on design requests dropped from 5 days to under 48 hours. Not because anyone worked longer hours, but because one person was finally dedicated to owning the queue instead of it being everyone's fourth priority.
What the remote employee delivered
- Cleared an existing design backlog within the first two weeks
- Reduced average project turnaround from 5 days to under 48 hours
- Built templated systems for recurring deliverables, cutting production time ~40%
- Refreshed social ad creative across multiple client accounts
- Elevated pitch deck and presentation design quality
- Tightened revision cycles by clarifying briefs upfront
- Contributed to a client retainer expansion tied directly to design output
- Took full ownership of the design queue, freeing up the rest of the team
Hiring Strategies Implemented
Talent Sourcing & Headhunting
- Candidate Pipeline Development: Built a curated pool of pre-vetted graphic designers matched to Westmere Digital's client mix and creative standards.
- Role Scoping: Worked with the client to define deliverable types, turnaround expectations, and design priorities for the role.
- Rapid Sourcing: Leveraged Tawlent's existing talent network to surface qualified candidates within days.
Candidate Screening & Vetting
- Portfolio Review: Evaluated design portfolios for range, polish, and adaptability across different client brand identities.
- Skills Assessment: Tested candidates on design software proficiency, turnaround speed, and revision responsiveness.
- Interview Coordination: Managed scheduling and structured interviews to help the client make a confident, fast decision.
Skills Testing & Assessments
- Custom Assessments: Administered live design exercises to confirm technical and creative competency before presenting finalists.
- Cultural Fit Evaluation: Assessed collaboration style and feedback receptiveness to ensure alignment with Westmere's fast-paced team.
Onboarding Support
- Smooth Transition: Guided both client and new hire through a structured onboarding process to get the design queue moving quickly.
- Documentation & Tools Setup: Assisted with brand guideline handoff, asset library access, and project management tool setup.
Payroll & Compliance Management
- Payroll Handling: Managed payroll setup so Westmere Digital could stay focused on client delivery, not paperwork.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensured all hiring documentation met relevant employment and contractor regulations.
What Our Client Say
Our design backlog had been piling up for months before we reached out to Tawlent. Within weeks we had someone not just clearing the queue but actually elevating the work our clients were seeing. The vetting process clearly filtered for real skill, not just a nice portfolio.
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