ROAR / Development for Design & Marketing Agencies
Design-minded developers. Based in the USA. Working directly with you.
We build websites and applications for agencies that need reliable developers with a designer’s eye. Work directly with the developer responsible for your project, behind the scenes or alongside your team.
Developers who understand design
We are developers and designers. Typography, spacing, interactions and responsive behavior are part of the brief. We discuss technical tradeoffs with you before changing the creative intent.
Speak with the person building your project. Get technical answers directly, resolve questions together and spend less time passing messages between people.
Short communication paths and AI-assisted workflows help us develop efficiently. Clear milestones, hands-on review and testing keep the work focused on a dependable launch.
Agency collaborations / Selected work
Three museum websites developed by our team in Phoenix for VIVA, a design agency based in Milan. Phoenix development. Milan design. A collaboration across time zones.
Design: VIVA · Development: ROAR
A digital introduction to Leonardo’s Last Supper, from discovering the artwork to planning a visit.
Tech stack / WordPress
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Design: VIVA · Development: ROAR
A museum website connecting collection discovery with practical visitor information.
Tech stack / WordPress + Sage
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Design: VIVA · Development: ROAR
A historic house-museum in the heart of Milan, bringing its extraordinary private collection online.
Tech stack / WordPress
Explore the project“We’ve partnered with ROAR on dozens of websites. Their understanding of design makes them a natural extension of our team, and working directly with their developers keeps communication clear and projects moving. We trust them to bring our creative work to life.”
Platforms & technologies
Already have a platform in mind? We work with your stack, your designs and your team. Starting fresh? We help you choose the right technology for the project.
Your Creative Team. Our Technical Crew.
Your project is built by our U.S.-based developers. We don’t sell you a local team and quietly outsource the work overseas. You work directly with the people writing your code.
From the first technical conversation through launch, you work directly with the people responsible for the work.
Got a project your internal team can’t take on? Send us the brief or Figma file. We’ll review the scope and timing and let you know if we’re a fit.
Two ways to work together
We respect your client relationships. NDA and non-solicitation terms can be agreed before work begins. We only contact your client with your agency’s approval and within the scope you authorize.
01 / Behind the scenes
Your name. Your client relationship. We provide the development, working discreetly as an extension of your team.
02 / Alongside your team
You lead the design. We handle the technical delivery and, with your approval, work directly with your client so your team can focus on the creative work.
From one task to the whole build
From a campaign landing page to a complete website or custom web application. Bring your designs, or involve us early to plan the technical approach.
Keep existing websites moving. We handle fixes, updates, troubleshooting and ongoing improvements, with scope and availability agreed together.
Move content, change platforms and connect business tools. We plan redirects, data transfer and testing around the systems your client already uses.
Review updates, access, backups and performance. We identify priorities and agree the work needed to make the site more reliable.
A clear path to delivery
01 / Scope
Share the brief, designs or existing site. We review feasibility, dependencies and priorities, then agree scope, timing and the collaboration model.
02 / Build
Work directly with your developer, review progress at agreed milestones and resolve questions before they become surprises.
03 / Launch & Support
Review the build, coordinate launch and agree the handoff of code, access and documentation. Arrange ongoing support around your client’s needs.
Scope, ownership & support
We define accessibility requirements and checks in the project scope, including the agreed WCAG version and conformance level. Responsibilities for design, content, development and testing are established together before work begins.
Ownership and transfer of custom code are defined in the agreement, alongside the handoff of repositories, access and documentation. Third-party software, plugins and other licensed assets remain subject to their own licenses.
We agree the post-launch period and process for correcting defects against the approved scope before launch. New features, changes and ongoing maintenance are scoped separately, so everyone knows what is covered.
Support hours, issue priorities and first-response targets are agreed for your support plan. We distinguish an initial response from a resolution timeline, which depends on the issue and any third-party dependencies.
Before we begin
Fixed price, agreed before development begins. No two projects are alike: a landing page can be a simple layout or a fully animated experience, so we price the work, not the format. Complexity of interactions, integrations, CMS structure and number of templates all shape the scope. You’re paying for more than 15 years of hands-on development experience, technical judgment and a finished product, not hours on a timesheet. AI helps us work faster; our experience tells us what to build and how to build it well. Share your brief, designs or project requirements. We’ll review what you have, clarify any open questions and put together a scoped estimate. If the scope changes, we agree on the additional cost before doing the work, so you stay in control of your budget and margin.
Your client relationship stays yours. NDA and non-solicitation terms can be agreed before work begins. We only contact your client with your agency’s approval and within the scope you authorize. Direct proposals, pricing discussions and billing are optional and happen only at your agency’s request.
Yes, but only at your agency’s request and with your approval. ROAR can handle the development proposal, negotiate pricing, agree the scope and payment terms, and invoice your client directly. Your agency remains responsible for design, while we manage the agreed development work and its commercial arrangements. We confirm responsibilities and communication with you before involving the client.
ROAR and all our developers are based in the United States. Your project is developed by our U.S.-based team, not passed to an offshore subcontractor. You communicate directly with the people doing the work.
Yes. ROAR can work behind the scenes under your agency’s name, without being introduced to your client. We agree communication, confidentiality and delivery arrangements before work starts.
Yes. If you prefer an open partnership, we can handle technical conversations with your client as your web development partner. Your agency keeps creative direction; we take responsibility for the agreed development scope.
You communicate directly with the developer responsible for your project. No project manager relaying technical questions back and forth. We agree milestones and keep you informed as the work progresses.
Yes. A landing page, a targeted fix, a migration or ongoing maintenance can be a project in its own right. For larger websites and applications, we define scope, dependencies and delivery stages together.
Timing depends on the scope, design readiness, integrations and review process. Direct communication and AI-assisted workflows help us move quickly, with human review and testing before delivery. We agree a realistic schedule before starting.
Yes. Bring us into scoping to discuss feasibility, CMS structure, integrations and interactions. Early technical input helps your team design with a clear understanding of the build.
Your next collaboration
Tell us about your agency, your project and how you would like to work together. A brief, a design file or an existing website is a good place to start.