How Bread Loaf Saved $60K/Year Hiring 2 Email Designers in Under 3 Weeks

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Business: Klaviyo Master Platinum Partner E-commerce Email & Retention Agency (Bread Loaf)

Roles Hired: 2× Email Designers sourced from LATAM

Objective: Quickly expand creative capacity with experienced email designers capable of producing agency-level retention marketing assets.

Outcome: 2 direct hires placed in approximately 3 weeks, saving $60,000/year compared to equivalent U.S. hires while maintaining Master Platinum creative standards.

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The Problem:

Bread Loaf is a Klaviyo Master Platinum Partner — one of the highest-level retention agencies in the space — and they were moving fast. They needed highly qualified email designers, and they needed them quickly, without dropping the quality bar their clients expect at that level. Rather than run the search themselves, they came to us specifically because email is the niche we know deepest.

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The Strategy:

Email design for a top-tier retention agency isn't general graphic design — it's a specific craft, and we've spent years placing into exactly this niche. We went after proven talent already working inside e-commerce email agencies, sourcing from LATAM for strong, cost-effective creative. Every candidate ran through our vetting, so Bread Loaf was choosing on proof of work, not resumes, and could trust that whoever came in would hold the standard from day one.

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The Result:

Two email designers placed in about three weeks, saving Bread Loaf $60,000 a year versus equivalent U.S. hires. More than the cost, they got designers who could step straight into a Master Platinum–level operation and keep the quality high — clearing a capacity bottleneck without the founders having to run the search or babysit the ramp.

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Why It Works

At Zabota, we specialize in hiring operators who already understand niche agency workflows — not generalists who require months of training.

For Bread Loaf, we sourced experienced Email Designers from LATAM with proven backgrounds in e-commerce retention and Klaviyo-focused agencies. Every candidate was vetted on portfolio quality and real production experience, allowing the team to hire quickly, maintain exceptional creative standards, and save $60,000 annually through direct hiring.