HIRE DEDICATED WORDPRESS TEAM Unlock WordPress Growth at up to 80% lower cost than in-house hiring
Block 500 or 1,000 hours with rtCamp’s Growth team. Use our enterprise-grade WordPress engineers for functionality improvements, new Gutenberg blocks, performance tuning, AI tooling, or integrations. The scope is yours. The team is ready.
HIRE DEDICATED WORDPRESS TEAM
Unlock WordPress Growth at up to 80% lower cost than in-house hiring
Block 500 or 1,000 hours with rtCamp’s Growth team. Use our enterprise-grade WordPress engineers for functionality improvements, new Gutenberg blocks, performance tuning, AI tooling, or integrations. The scope is yours. The team is ready.
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What you get Expert support package, starting at $20,000, delivered by enterprise WordPress developers
Every engineer on your Growth retainer has been vetted to WordPress VIP standards and has delivered on enterprise platforms.
Contributed to 35 consecutive WordPress releases
Our developers are contributors to WordPress core and WordPress VIP specialists. They build the platform itself.
Official maintainers of AI architecture in WordPress core
rtCamp contributed 3 AI Connectors to WordPress 7.0: OpenRouter, LM Studio, and OpenAI. More on this here.
6-year average client partnership
Our Growth retainer compounds in value the longer the same team knows your codebase.
300+ enterprise engagements delivered
Across multi-brand WordPress infrastructures. The failure patterns repeat. The process was built to prevent them.
Experts in multisite and multi-brand platforms
Cox Automotive: 8 brands unified. Private Media: 3 publications, 50% lower development costs.
Editorial workflow solutions at scale
Your Growth retainer covers the editorial tooling, publishing workflows, and content architecture.
One fixed rate
We bill at the same flat hourly rate for the full year. When a task gets harder, the billing doesn’t change.
Why enterprises trust us
WordPress Core Contributor
WordPress VIP Premier Partner
SOC II Type 2 Compliant
ISO 27001 Certified
Automattic Premier Partner
Pagely Certified Partner
Kinsta Elite Partner
rtCamp’s thoughtful and low-disruption approach to the migration made the process smooth and seamless. This partnership has laid the groundwork for a powerful platform that can support advanced features and expansion—the proof being our recent acquisition of Pinstripe Media, adding 4 additional media properties to our portfolio. rtCamp remains a reliable partner as our platform continues to grow and evolve.
Kevin Cooper
Chief Growth Officer, Private Media
Perfect growth modelBlock hours in advance and execute continuously
Hiring WordPress engineers for enterprise needs is its own set of problems. Here’s how we solve them.
Your roadmap doesn’t fit fixed scopes
One sprint is a new Gutenberg block library. The next is a CRM integration. Fixed-scope contracts weren’t designed for this.
Block hours, not projects
Block 500 or 1,000 hours with rtCamp’s Growth team. Use them across whatever the roadmap demands. The scope is yours. The team is ready.
Billing complexity changes with tasks
Most retainers work until the work gets harder. A straightforward page build bills one way. A Gutenberg architecture change bills another.
One flat rate. The same for the entire year
rtCamp’s Growth retainer runs on a single flat hourly rate for the full year of the engagement, regardless of task complexity.
You’re paying for the ramp-up every time
Engineers who don’t know your platform spend the first weeks learning it. You pay for that. When the engagement ends and a new one starts, you pay for it again.
Your team knows your codebase
rtCamp Growth engineers are onboarded on your codebase. There’s no ramp-up cost and no knowledge loss between sprints.
Skilled and AI-accelerated We make your hours go further with AI
Every engineer on your Growth retainer brings AI into every part of delivery so your hour blocks produce more.
Faster delivery on every sprint
AI handles the boilerplate code, unit tests, documentation, code reviews. Your hours go toward architecture decisions, complex integrations, and platform improvements.
AI in the workflow
Our engineers know where AI accelerates delivery and where it introduces risk. Code generation, QA, deployment pipelines – all production-ready, reviewed to VIP standards before it ships to your platform.
Your team learns the workflows too
If you want to bring AI practices into your own process, your Growth team can consult on that directly. The same workflows they use on your retainer, transferred to your internal development team.
What you need when you need it Sprint to sprint execution, without the overhead of hiring
Whether your roadmap needs campaigns that can’t wait for a developer queue, martech integrations or AI editorial workflows, our Growth package gives you the engineering to keep pace.
Marketing campaigns waiting on developers?
Your MarTech stack isn’t talking to WordPress?
Ready to put AI to work on your platform?
Platform maintenance slipping through the cracks?
Your marketing team delivers on schedule
Growth hours cover the execution, so marketing moves without bottlenecks.
- New landing pages for product launches
- Localized subsites for regional campaigns
- Gutenberg blocks your team needs to publish independently
WordPress is the center of your MarTech
Integrations architectured, tested against production conditions, and maintained as your stack evolves.
- CRM, CDP, analytics, ad tech, and marketing automation
- REST API and GraphQL endpoint development for custom data flows
- Integration maintenance included in the retainer
AI capabilities live on your platform
Our engineering team covers all five dimensions of AI. We help you prioritize what to build and ship it.
- AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) to make your content discoverable in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude
- AI-led editorial tooling built inside the platform
- WordPress as an AI-integrated platform
Maintenance doesn’t pause
Every Growth retainer covers both: maintenance and roadmap execution run in parallel, on the same team, at the same rate.
- Plugin governance, security patches, and WordPress core updates.
- Performance monitoring and regression checks
- The platform stays current without a separate maintenance contract
Hours blocked in advance and used across any roadmap priority.
Continuous delivery How your Growth retainer works
Here’s how you go from first conversation to a team executing on your roadmap.
Step 1
We map your platform and roadmap
We review your codebase, stack, and backlog priorities in a free 20-hour discovery session. You know what your platform needs and which hour tier fits.
Step 2
Hours are blocked. Rate is fixed
Your hour block is confirmed and your flat hourly rate is locked in for the full year. We charge the same rate regardless of task complexity or team changes.
Step 3
The team onboards on your systems
Engineers are set up on your repos, Slack, and sprint board. No ramp-up cost on your side. Most are contributing code by the end of the first sprint.
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Sprint delivery runs continuously
Defined output per hour block, monthly billing with daily time entries, and regular review cycles. The team adapts as your roadmap priorities evolve.
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Why rtCamp We make it work for you over the long-haul
Most staff augmentation arrangements trade speed for control, or flexibility for predictability. Our unique offer meets the best of both worlds.
Inflation-proof pricing
The same hourly rate for the full year of the engagement. Even if we rotate engineers. No billing surprises when priorities shift.
No ramp-up costs
Engineers are onboarded on your codebase before billing begins. You get contributing engineers from sprint one.
Execution accountability
We deliver a defined output per hour block. Our monthly billing reports provide full visibility into every hour used.
Maintenance included
Platform updates, plugin governance, security patches – all covered inside the retainer alongside roadmap work.
6-year average partnership
Growth clients don’t rotate vendors. The average rtCamp client partnership runs 6+ years. We have 96% client satisfaction.
WordPress VIP-standard engineers
Every engineer at rtCamp contributed to WordPress core. We’re a WordPress VIP Premier/Gold Partner. SOC 2 Compliant. ISO 27001 Certified.
Related services
If Growth retainer isn’t exactly what you need, discover similar services:
WordPress maintenance services
Managed engagement limited to security patches, plugin updates, and performance monitoring.
WordPress staff augmentation
Need engineers on flexible hours? Extend your team with individual developers.
WordPress modernization
If the problems run deeper than design (performance, plugins, the whole platform), this is where you start instead.
Start with 20 free hours. Then block your hours
Try up to 2 engineers on your project for two weeks. You pay nothing if you don’t continue.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a Growth retainer?
You block a set number of hours (500 or 1,000) with a dedicated rtCamp team. Those hours are yours to use across any WordPress work your platform needs: new features, SEO improvements, campaign landing pages, performance tuning, integrations, editorial tooling, or maintenance.
How does pricing work?
One flat hourly rate for the full year of the engagement, regardless of task complexity or who’s on the sprint. The rate is set at the start of the engagement and doesn’t change.
What’s the difference between 500 and 1,000 hours?
500 hours suits platforms with a moderate roadmap. We cover maintenance, one or two meaningful features per quarter, campaigns as they come. 1,000 hours suits platforms with a continuous delivery need: multiple parallel workstreams, regular integration work, or multi-brand complexity. If you’re unsure, our free 20-hour discovery audit will help you understand what your roadmap requires.
Does the retainer cover maintenance, or just new development?
Both. Every Growth retainer covers platform maintenance alongside roadmap delivery. The two run in parallel on the same team, at the same rate.
How quickly can the team start?
Within a week of the initial call. Engineers are onboarded on your codebase and stack before billing begins. Most are contributing code by the end of the first sprint.
Is there a minimum contract term?
The standard engagement is structured around an annual hour block, which gives you the inflation-proof rate and the continuity that makes the retainer model work. Shorter engagements are possible. Talk to us about what your roadmap requires.
What happens to unused hours?
Unused hours roll over within the engagement year. If you consistently underuse your block, that’s a signal your roadmap scope and hour tier may need rebalancing. This is something our team flags proactively in sprint reviews.
How is this different from staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation embeds individual engineers into your team on flexible hours. The Growth retainer is a managed engagement. You get a team, blocked hours, sprint delivery, and execution accountability, without the overhead of managing individual resources. If you need to extend your internal team rather than run a managed retainer, the staff augmentation model may be the better fit.
What if the team isn’t delivering what we need?
We run regular sprint reviews and feedback cycles throughout the engagement. If delivery isn’t meeting your requirements, we address it. That may mean adjusting the team composition, the sprint process, or the scope prioritisation. The 6-year average client partnership is a reflection of how that accountability works in practice.