Quantify the feedback rounds
Turn "one more round" into a visible number against the original scope, before it becomes five rounds.
For creative studios
Project management software for creative studios that need every revision round to count.
Tideflow brings branding, video, motion, and design work into one workspace, with time, freelance and in-house cost, and project margin connected from the first concept to final delivery.
No credit card required
Freelance + staff cost tracking
Live project margin
Studio project view
Hearth & Co / Brand identity
Feedback rounds
5 of 3
Logo concepts logged against a scoped three rounds
Project margin
24%
Brand identity project, after freelance contractor cost
Ready to invoice
GBP 5,100
Final deliverables approved, awaiting invoice
Logo concepts — round 5
In review / billable client work
Brand guidelines deck
In progress / billable client work
Launch video storyboard
To do / billable client work
Why creative studios switch
Creative work is hard to scope. It shouldn't be hard to track.
Subjective feedback, "just one more round," and a mix of in-house and freelance talent make creative projects some of the hardest to keep profitable. Most studio tools track deliverables, not the economics underneath them.
Mix freelance and staff cleanly
Track freelance and in-house cost correctly in the same project margin, without a separate spreadsheet.
Protect the creative budget
See a fixed-fee project's margin shrinking in real time, while there is still room to adjust.
Built for multi-discipline creative work
From first concept to final delivery, in one workspace.
Tideflow is designed for branding studios, video production teams, design collectives, and creative agencies running a blend of in-house and freelance talent.
Run multi-discipline projects without losing the thread
Branding, video, motion, and design work for the same client often overlaps. Tideflow keeps every discipline's tasks, files, and deadlines inside one project, so nothing falls through the gap between teams.
- Tasks grouped by discipline within one project
- Shared deadlines and client context
- Files and notes attached at the task level
Track creative time, including the in-house and freelance mix
Studios run on a blend of in-house staff and freelance contractors, often at very different cost rates. Tideflow tracks time and cost correctly for both, without separate spreadsheets.
- Different cost rates for staff and contractors
- One-click timers on creative tasks
- Billable feedback and revision rounds tracked clearly
Know if a creative project is still worth doing
Set fixed fees or hourly rates per project, then watch margin shrink in real time as concept rounds and revisions pile up, instead of finding out at delivery that the project barely broke even.
- Fixed-fee and hourly project pricing
- Margin visible per project and per discipline
- Early warning before a fixed-fee project goes underwater
Tideflow vs generic tools
Creative work needs a tool that understands feedback rounds and freelance cost.
ClickUp, Asana, and Notion can hold mood boards and task lists. Tideflow connects that work to feedback rounds, freelance and staff cost, and live project margin, so studios stop discovering unprofitable projects at delivery.
What creative studios need
Generic project tools
Tideflow
Multi-discipline projects
Branding, video, and design tracked in separate tools or boards.
Every discipline's work lives in one project, with one client view.
Freelance and in-house cost
Contractor costs tracked manually outside the project tool.
Cost rates set per person, so freelance and staff time cost what they actually cost.
Feedback round tracking
Revision rounds tracked in email or comment threads.
Every round is a logged task with time attached, visible against the original scope.
Project profitability
Calculated by hand once the project closes.
Live revenue, cost, and margin while the creative work is still in progress.
From concept hour to delivered margin
Give every contributor a clear view of the project's health.
Creatives log time against the work they are making. Producers and project leads see scope creep coming. Studio owners see which projects are quietly subsidising others.
Producers see feedback rounds and budget burn in one place.
Creatives and freelancers log time directly against the task.
Owners see which projects and clients are actually profitable.
Studios scale from a small in-house team to a freelance-heavy roster without changing tools.
Frequently asked questions
Creative studio project management FAQs
Can Tideflow handle a studio running branding, video, and design at once?
Yes. Tideflow groups tasks by discipline within a single client project, so teams working on different deliverables for the same client stay coordinated without duplicating tools.
How does Tideflow track freelance contractor costs alongside staff time?
Cost rates can be set per person, so a freelance illustrator and a staff designer each cost what they actually cost. Tideflow rolls both into the same project margin automatically.
Can we track concept and revision rounds against the original scope?
Yes. Every round of feedback or revision is a task with its own time tracking, so you can see exactly how many rounds were quoted versus delivered.
Does Tideflow work for fixed-fee creative projects?
Yes. You can scope a fixed fee for a brand identity, video, or campaign project and watch margin update live as the team logs hours, so you know before delivery whether the project paid off.
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