Build work that small businesses can actually feel.
S4M Creative Studio is a British Columbia-incorporated, AI-augmented design studio. We are a small senior team doing enterprise-caliber work for founders, small businesses, and global brands - without the agency overhead in between.
A studio built on senior judgment, not headcount.
We stay deliberately small. That means more ownership, faster decisions, and no layers between the person doing the work and the person paying for it.
Senior craft, no bloat
No account layers between you and the work. The person who designs it presents it, defends it, and ships it.
AI-augmented, human-led
We use AI to remove production drag - never to replace judgment, taste, or accountability for what leaves the studio.
Small business obsessed
Most of our clients are founders spending their own money. That earns them honest scoping and real outcomes.
Brutal honesty, kindly delivered
We say what a project actually needs, internally and to clients. Politeness never outranks clarity.
Remote-first, BC-rooted
Incorporated and grounded in British Columbia, working with brands worldwide. Flexible hours, async by default.
You leave better than you arrived
Mentorship, portfolio-grade work, and exposure to disciplines outside your lane are part of the job, not a perk.
Don't see your exact role? Send it anyway.
We keep a live shortlist of designers, developers, and marketers. If your work is strong, we will find the project.
Roles we are actively hiring and shortlisting for.
Most roles are remote across British Columbia, with hybrid options in the Fraser Valley. Contract and fractional arrangements are welcome for senior specialists.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Full-time · Remote (BC)
Own end-to-end product design for client engagements - research, IA, flows, design systems, and high-fidelity prototypes. You lead the craft and the client conversation.
- ·5+ years shipping digital products
- ·Fluent in Figma, design systems, and usability testing
- ·Comfortable presenting rationale directly to founders
Brand & Graphic Designer
Full-time / Contract · Remote (BC)
Build identity systems from strategy to rollout - logos, type, colour, collateral, print packages, and the guidelines that keep it consistent.
- ·3+ years in brand or studio environments
- ·Strong typographic and layout judgment
- ·Print-production literate (bleeds, CMYK, specs)
Motion & Video Designer
Contract · Remote
Turn static brand systems into movement - short-form social, brand films, product explainers, and animated UI moments.
- ·After Effects and Premiere fluency
- ·A reel with real client or brand work
- ·Bonus: 3D, Rive, or Lottie experience
Web Developer (React / Webflow)
Full-time / Contract · Remote (BC)
Take polished design into fast, accessible, SEO-sound builds. You care as much about Core Web Vitals as you do about pixel fidelity.
- ·React/TypeScript or Webflow production experience
- ·Responsive, accessible, performance-minded builds
- ·Comfortable owning launches and handover docs
Digital Marketing & SEO Specialist
Full-time · Remote (BC)
Run search, paid social, and campaign creative for small businesses that need measurable outcomes, not vanity dashboards.
- ·Hands-on SEO, GA4, and paid social experience
- ·Can write clearly and report honestly
- ·Loves testing more than guessing
Client Partner / Project Lead
Full-time · Hybrid (Fraser Valley)
Be the single point of clarity between clients and the studio - scoping, timelines, budgets, and keeping every engagement honest.
- ·Agency or studio account/project experience
- ·Strong written communication
- ·Calm under shifting scope
The practical side of working here.
No ping-pong tables. Just fair pay, real flexibility, and the tools and mentorship to get materially better at your craft.
- ✓Competitive pay benchmarked to BC studio rates
- ✓Fully remote or hybrid across British Columbia
- ✓Flexible hours - we care about output, not chair time
- ✓Paid learning budget for tools, courses, and conferences
- ✓Access to the full AI + design toolchain we run on
- ✓Direct mentorship from 25+ year design leadership
Ready to talk? One email starts it.
Attach a portfolio or drop a link. We reply to every serious application within two business days.
Five steps, no ghosting, no free spec work.
We keep hiring short and respectful of your time. If we are not the right fit, you will hear it from us directly.
Apply
Send your portfolio, a short note on the role, and the earliest date you could start.
Intro call
A 30-minute conversation about your work, how you think, and what you want next.
Craft review
We walk through two pieces of your work together - your rationale matters more than the pixels.
Paid exercise
A short, scoped, paid brief where relevant. We never ask for free spec work.
Offer
Written offer with scope, rate, and expectations spelled out. No surprises later.
Students & new grads
Our co-op program is paid, mentored, and built around real client work - never free labour. If you are enrolled in a design, media, marketing, or communications program in BC, that is the door in.
Know more about the program →Freelance & white-label partners
We work with a trusted bench of specialist freelancers and partner agencies for overflow and white-label delivery. Send your rates, availability, and three relevant pieces of work.
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