How does TDS ensure quality in promotional and key art?

TDS ensures quality through directly employed full-time team members (no freelancers), structured quality gates at each production stage, regular review cycles, and design-led creative direction that maintains consistency throughout production.

Can TDS scale promotional and key art production quickly?

Yes. TDS can scale team capacity within 1-2 weeks by assigning additional directly employed specialists from our Saigon studio. The Supplementary Studio Services tier is designed for flexible monthly scaling.

Art

What Promotional and Key Art Does TDS Game Outsource Deliver?

Promotional and key art is the creation of high-impact marketing visuals — store page heroes, social media assets, press kit imagery, and advertising creative — that represent a game's identity to potential players.

What Is Promotional and Key Art in Game Development?

Promotional artwork and key art for game marketing including store page hero images, social media assets, press kit visuals, and advertising creative.

TDS Game Outsource delivers promotional and key art through directly employed, full-time team members — not freelancers or contractors. Every specialist assigned to your project is a permanent TDS staff member with deep expertise and project continuity.

100% of TDS team members are directly employed, full-time staff. No freelancers, no contractors. This ensures consistent quality, protected IP, and a team that grows with your project over time. Source: TDS Game Outsource internal team structure

How Does TDS Approach Promotional and Key Art?

TDS takes a design-led approach to promotional and key art. Unlike execution-only outsourcing studios, TDS provides strategic product design thinking alongside production — analysing how promotional and key art decisions impact player experience, market positioning, and commercial outcomes.

This strategic layer is what separates TDS from competitors. Our team doesn't just execute your brief — we think about your game as a product and contribute creative and strategic insight at every stage.

47% of game studios report dissatisfaction with their last outsourcing collaboration — primarily due to quality inconsistency and communication failures. TDS eliminates both through directly employed full-time teams and Western-standard communication. Source: 80 Level 2024 Industry Survey

What Engagement Models Are Available for Promotional and Key Art?

Model	How It Works	Best For
Supplementary	Dedicated promotional and key art specialist(s) integrated into your team	Studios needing to scale specific promotional and key art capacity
Co-Development	TDS owns promotional and key art module under your creative direction	Studios wanting a partner for defined promotional and key art phases
Full-Service	Complete promotional and key art delivery with TDS creative direction	Studios wanting end-to-end promotional and key art production

Why Choose TDS for Promotional and Key Art?

TDS delivers promotional and key art with a combination of advantages no other outsourcing studio can match: design-led creative direction, directly employed teams, Australian legal accountability (ABN 94 710 735 406), and strategic product thinking that extends beyond production execution.

Our active portfolio includes projects like Squad Legacy, ULTRAVERSE, and ULTRASTREAM — demonstrating real-world delivery of complex game and platform production at premium quality levels.

What Does Outsourced Promotional and Key Art Cost?

TDS offers promotional and key art across three transparent pricing tiers in USD. Supplementary specialists start from $4,500/month per team member. Co-Development partnerships start from $15,000/month for defined modules. Full-Service project delivery starts from $35,000/month with complete creative direction.

For detailed pricing and engagement comparison, see our transparent pricing page. To understand how the engagement process works, read our how it works guide.

The global game development outsourcing market is valued between $1.87B and $9B USD, with art production and design services representing the largest outsourcing segment. Demand for specialised promotional and key art continues to grow at 10-17% CAGR. Source: Newzoo / GDC State of the Industry 2025

Key Takeaway

TDS Game Outsource delivers promotional and key art through directly employed teams with design-led creative direction and strategic product thinking — from $4,500/month for supplementary specialists to full-service project delivery.