Ad Creative Studio — Canada
Ad creative built
to perform
for Canada's fastest
growing brands & creators.
Retainer-based studio · Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, OOH
Results, not promises
Average ROAS improvement in the first 90 days
Turnaround from brief to first creative draft
Campaigns shipped for Canadian startups and scale-ups
Agency overhead. No account managers, no bloat.
Studio
We speak growth marketing.
Not just design.
Gridmark is a Canadian ad creative studio built specifically for the pace of growth marketing. We work with startups, scale-ups, streamers, and content creators at every stage of growth — from early-stage founders to established creators and Series B teams running hard on Meta, Google, TikTok, and LinkedIn who need creative that moves as fast as they do.
Every creative we ship is built to perform. We measure success in ROAS and CTR, not awards. Our retainer model means we are an extension of your marketing team — on your sprint cycle, in your Slack, delivering before your next campaign goes live.
Big agencies are too slow and too expensive. Freelancers can't keep pace with your testing cadence. Gridmark is the third option Canada's fastest-growing companies and creators have been looking for.
Performance-first
Every pixel earns its place by driving results.
Sprint-ready
48-hour turnarounds built into every retainer.
Canada-rooted
Built for Canadian startups, bilingual where it counts.
The studio at work.
Creative that converts, built with intent.
What we build
Creative for every
growth channel.
From performance creative on paid social to high-impact display and out-of-home, Gridmark produces advertising design across the full growth stack — always optimized for the channel, always built to test.
Paid Social Creative
Static, carousel, video thumbnails, and UGC-style ads for Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Each asset is built to the platform's best-practice specs, with conversion as the north star.
Channels
Meta · TikTok · LinkedIn · Pinterest
Formats
Static · Carousel · Motion · Stories
Display & Programmatic
Google Display Network, programmatic banners, and rich media across all IAB standard sizes. We build full suites in a single sprint — consistent branding, optimized for viewability.
Channels
Google · DV360 · The Trade Desk
Formats
Leaderboard · MREC · Half-page · Rich media
Out-of-Home & DOOH
Transit, transit shelter, billboard, and digital OOH creative built for Canadian markets. Bold, legible at speed, print-ready to spec — for campaigns from Toronto to Vancouver.
Placements
Billboard · Transit · DOOH screens
Markets
Toronto · Vancouver · Montreal · National
Creative Strategy
Message-market fit analysis, creative testing frameworks, and angle ideation for performance campaigns. We bring the creative intelligence your in-house team doesn't have bandwidth for.
Deliverables
Brief · Angles · Testing matrix
Cadence
Sprint-aligned · Monthly strategy call
Selected work
Creative that converts.
Ad creative across paid social, display, and OOH — all built for performance, shipped on retainer.
Streamer & Creator
Channel Brand Campaign
Paid social creative for a Canadian gaming content creator — Meta & TikTok
Paid Social
Startup Growth Campaign
Scroll-stopping Meta creative built for ROAS
Out-of-Home
DOOH Awareness Campaign
High-impact billboard execution — national rollout
Creator Economy
Ad creative built for the creator economy.
From TikTok growth campaigns to sponsor deliverables — we design it all.
Full portfolio available to qualified prospects after introductory call.
Request portfolio accessWe went from burning ad spend on creative that blended in to running ads that actually stopped the scroll. Gridmark shipped in 48 hours — our agency took three weeks.
Head of Growth
Series A SaaS startup, Toronto
3.8×
CTR improvement
$0.61
Cost per click achieved
Week 1
Live and testing
How it works
The retainer
model.
No SOW negotiations, no onboarding labyrinths. You brief us in Notion or Slack, we design, you ship. The retainer keeps us on your sprint cycle so there is no ramp-up each time you need creative.
Onboard in a week.
One kickoff call to align on brand, audience, channels, and creative territories. We build your brief template and you get your first creative request in by end of week one.
Brief on your cycle.
Submit briefs via your preferred tool — Notion, Linear, Slack, email. We turn around first drafts in 48 hours. Review, revise, approve. Two rounds of revisions included on every asset.
Ship. Test. Repeat.
Files delivered in every format your platform needs, spec-perfect and ready to upload. Monthly strategy call to review what is working and plan next month's creative angles.
Retainer model
Monthly. Flat. Predictable.
One flat retainer fee per month. No per-asset billing, no scope creep surprises, no agency markups. Cancel with 30 days notice.
Retainer plans
Flat monthly.
No surprises.
One retainer fee covers your entire creative output for the month. Submit briefs, get first drafts in 48 hours, ship. Cancel with 30 days notice — no lock-in.
Launch
$2,500
/month CAD
For early-stage startups and creators who need consistent, high-quality ad creative without an in-house team.
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Up to 8 ad assets per month
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Paid social creative (Meta, TikTok)
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48-hour first draft turnaround
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2 rounds of revisions per asset
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Monthly strategy call
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Slack / Notion brief submission
Scale
$5,000
/month CAD
For growth-stage companies and established creators running paid campaigns across multiple channels.
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Up to 20 ad assets per month
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Paid social + display + OOH creative
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48-hour first draft turnaround
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Unlimited revisions
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Bi-weekly strategy calls
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Creative testing framework included
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Multi-channel delivery (all specs)
Performance
$7,500
/month CAD
For scale-ups and brands running serious ad budgets who need a full creative partner — not just a vendor.
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Unlimited ad assets
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Full-channel creative (social, display, OOH, DOOH)
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24-hour priority turnaround
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Unlimited revisions
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Dedicated creative lead
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Weekly strategy + performance review
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Creative strategy & angle ideation
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Brand consistency audit each quarter
All prices in CAD. Not sure which plan fits? Send us a note — we'll recommend the right fit after a quick call.
Common questions
FAQs.
Answers to what we get asked most often by marketing leads and founders.
How does Gridmark's retainer model work?
You pay a flat monthly retainer and submit creative briefs throughout the month via Slack, Notion, or email. We turn around first drafts in 48 hours with two rounds of revisions included. There are no per-asset fees and no scope creep surprises. Cancel with 30 days notice.
What types of ad creative does Gridmark produce?
Gridmark produces paid social creative (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest), Google Display and programmatic banners across all IAB standard sizes, out-of-home and DOOH creative, and creative strategy including angle ideation and testing frameworks.
How fast does Gridmark deliver?
First drafts are delivered within 48 hours of a brief being submitted. Full campaigns are typically turned around within one sprint (one week). Onboarding takes one week from kickoff call to first live brief.
Who does Gridmark work with?
Gridmark works exclusively with Canadian startups and scale-ups from seed to Series B — marketing leads and founders running paid campaigns on Meta, Google, TikTok, and LinkedIn who need a design partner that understands the pace of growth marketing.
Do I need a large ad budget to work with Gridmark?
We work best with clients spending $10,000 CAD or more per month on advertising, where high-quality creative has a meaningful impact on ROAS and campaign performance.
Start a project
Ready to build
creative that
converts?
We work with Canadian startups and scale-ups on a monthly retainer. Send us a note — we will come back to you within one business day to schedule an introductory call.
30-minute intro call to understand your channels and goals
Proposal and retainer options within 48 hours
Creative running within your first sprint