away Pods

Talent Pods

Creative Teams by away × perhire

Build global creative teams at 35–55% lower cost : without losing quality or control

away, in collaboration with perhire.ai, helps companies build and operate small, dedicated creative teams that are faster to start, easier to manage, and designed for long-term ownership.

Work, play, grow-all under one roof

At away.center, work is just the beginning. Our spaces double as venues for intimate gigs, comedy nights, fireside chats, and weekly wellness sessions. From slow mornings with specialty coffee to after-hours music and movement, every day brings new ways to connect and create.

Most teams using away talent Pods experience:

• 35–55% lower total cost vs local creative hires
• 50–70% faster time to hire
• 40–60% reduction in management and coordination time
• 60–80% lower hiring, compliance, and churn risk

Savings compound over time as teams stay intact.

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Most teams using away Pods experience:

35–55%

lower total cost vs local creative hires

50–70%

faster time to productive output

40–60%

reduction in management and coordination time

60–80%

lower hiring, compliance, and churn risk

Flexible Plans as per your needs

We’re building a community for those who want more from work than just a desk. If you believe in meaningful collaboration, skill-sharing, and making a difference- away.center is your new home base.

We follow a value-based pricing model with flexible rates depending on your chosen contract duration.
You can opt for no lock-in or lock-in periods of 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, or 24 months — with longer commitments offering greater savings.

Below are the long-term plans and pricing for a 12-month (1-year) contract:

away Drift Membership

30-days Lounge access across cities (₹12,000/month). No lock-in needed.

away Studio Membership

Private cabins for 1–5 people
₹15,000 per seat/month onward

away Station Membership

Reserved desks in shared space
₹14,000 per seat/month onward

Our flexible, short-term plans & pricing:

away Circuit Pass

12-days in a month Lounge access (₹7,500/pass) ₹3,750 is redeemable for food at The Reset Bar

away Day Pass

Lounge access (no booking needed)
₹750/day. ₹375 is redeemable for food at The Reset Bar

Meeting/Conference Room

8-seater AV-equipped space
₹1,500/hour. ₹750 is redeemable for food at The Reset Bar

Why choose away On-demand

A wellness-forward café by away, is where work, rest, and nourishment meet. Located inside our Koramangala coworking space, it serves specialty Italian coffee, cold-pressed juices, and mindful food made with care. Sunlit interiors, earthy tones, and slow music create a space to pause, whether for a solo moment, a quiet meeting, or a post-yoga coffee. More than a café, it’s a ritual of recharge, the kind that helps you feel grounded, inspired, and ready to begin again.
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Where the savings actually come from

Most global creative hiring fails not because of talent,
but because teams are treated as short-term resources.
We built a different system.

away talent Pods reduce cost and risk by removing friction built into traditional hiring models.

Salary & compensation

25–45% lower

Compared to equivalent creative hires in the UK, EU, Australia, or the US.
Why:
• better cost-to-skill ratio
• no inflated junior salaries
• global allocation without quality loss

Hiring & recruitment

70–90% lower

Eliminates:
• recruiter fees
• repeated interviews
• failed hires
• long hiring cycles
Talent is pre-vetted and ready to start.

Compliance & HR

80–95% lower

Avoid:
• entity setup
• payroll infrastructure
• legal advisors
• misclassification risk
Handled end-to-end through the away × perhire model.

Churn & replacement

60–80% lower

Designed for:
• continuity
• belonging
• long-term engagement
Lower churn means:
• fewer re-briefs
• no context loss
• no productivity resets

How away Pods compare

Key Factors	Local Creative Hire	Freelancers	Offshore Agency	away Talent Pods
Time to start	8-12 weeks	1-2 weeks	4-6 weeks	2-4 weeks
Hiring effort	High	Medium	Medium	Low
Continuity	High	Low	Medium	High
Context retention	High	Low	Medium	High
Creative ownership	High	Low	Medium	High
Management overhead	High	High	Medium	Low
Cost predictability	Medium	Low	Medium	High
Compliance cost	High	Low	Medium	Very Low
Churn risk	Medium	High	Medium	Low
Scalability	Slow	Fragmented	Rgid	Modular

A calmer way to build creative teams

away talent Pods are small, dedicated creative teams that work as an extension of your company not a vendor. You don’t manage hours or handovers. You work with a creative team that owns outcomes.
Each Talent Pod:

"is designed specifically for your creative workflows"

"operates long term, not campaign to campaign"

"works from away or curated partner workspaces"

"is supported by systems, not micromanagement"

Creative talent, intentionally scoped

away Talent Pods currently support:

graphic and visual designers

brand and social content managers

video editors and motion designers

copywriters and content writers

performance and growth creatives

creative coordinators & pod leads

creative directors

testing & debugging executives

front-end and UI/UX develovers

A collaboration built for creative teams

away

Design-led, quiet workspaces built for focus, flow, and human connection.

• provides calm, focused work environments
• creates rhythm, structure, and belonging
• supports motivation and long-term retention
• designs culture suited to deep creative work

perhire.ai

Trusted by Companies Who Value Efficiency

• sources and vets creative talent globally
• assesses skill, portfolio, and communication
• manages contracts, payroll, and compliance
• ensures continuity and role-level replacements

Together, we operate creative teams not just hire creatives.

Where away Pods are available

Teams work from established away centers and curated partner workspaces. We are actively scaling across additional cities in India over the coming quarters.
away Pods for creative teams are live immediately in:

Bangalore

Koramangala

Vizag

Daba Gardens

Kolkata

Central Kolkata

Who this is for

• founder-led creative and marketing agencies
• in-house brand and content teams
• scaleups building long-term creative capability
• companies under margin pressure but unwilling to dilute quality

What this is not

We are not:
• a staffing agency
• a freelance marketplace
• a body-shopping model
We don’t sell creative hours.
We build creative capability.

Designed for ownership, not supervision

Clarity over control

Clear ownership beats constant oversight.

Systems over managers

Good systems protect creative quality as teams scale.

Continuity over churn

The best creative teams compound over time.

Why away

away was built as a place for calm, focused work.
Extending that thinking to creative talent was natural.
By combining:
• physical work environments
• intentional team design
• long-term creative development
we’re building something that didn’t exist before.

Thinking about building a global creative team more intentionally?

Creative Teams by away × perhire
Available in Bangalore, Vizag, and Kolkata. Expanding in other cities soon.

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away Talent Pods currently support:

Bangalore

Vizag

Kolkata

Drift Pass

On-demand

Bangalore

Kolkata

Managed Offices