Your Creative Team's Secret Advantage

When your internal team hits a wall, we drop in world-class freelancers who feel like part of your crew. No retainers. No bloat. Just results.

WHY US

Why Teams
Call TM8

WHY US

Why Teams
Call TM8

We're not an agency. We're not a subscription service.

We're something smarter:

Plug-and-play experts in design, motion, copy, and more

70% faster than hiring in-house

Up to 6× more cost-effective than agencies

Managed projects, without the overhead

We handpick your dream team from a global network of top-tier freelancers and slot them straight into your workflow.

You focus on results,
we handle the chaos.

The First Freelancers

In the 1800s, a freelancer was a designer

knight for hire. A sword, a horse, and loyalty to no single kingdom.

Two centuries later, the battlefield has changed. The weapon choice lances are laptops. The armour is coffee-fuelled stamina. And the victories? Your deadlines, delivered.

TM8 is your modern creative solution cavalry. We charge in, get the job done, and vanish back into the shadows — until weareneeded we're called on again.

THE (UN)PORTFOLIO

The Work You'll Never See

You won't find glossy case studies here. That's by design.

We're the invisible engine behind campaigns for some of the world's most recognizable brands.

Our role? Ghostwriting your creative wins while you take the spotlight.

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How It Works

Talk To Us

Team-Up

Create

You take the glory.

We clap quietly from the shadows

TESTIMONIALS

Whispers
from the field

The best compliments are the ones you'll never see in a case study. Here's what our partners quietly say behind the scenes:

"TM8's team helped us deliver a global campaign in less time. The client never knew we were over capacity."

Creative Director, Global Agency

"We had a last-minute exhibition invite. TM8 delivered the signage and the video in record time. It looked like we'd prepared for weeks."

Marketing Manager, Boutique Winery

"It felt like they'd been part of our studio forever. No onboarding pain, just instant momentum."

Creative Ops Manager, Media Company

OUR STORY, OUR PROMISE

Built by a Creative,
for Creatives

Every team needs a captain, even a secret one.

TM8 was founded by Carlia Ashton, a designer, creative director, and creative-operations strategist who's spent her career leading international campaigns, running design studios in the Middle East, and driving major projects for brands around the world.

She's seen how creative teams buckle under pressure, the bottlenecks, the late nights, the missed opportunities that come from not having the right talent at the right time.

TM8 was her answer

A network built from experience, empathy, and precision. World-class freelancers, hand-selected and managed like an in-house team. No recruitment chaos. No rigid agency structure that make creative work flow seamlessly.

Every designer, copywriter, and motion artist in the TM8 circle has been personally vetted, and every project touches her hands before it leaves ours.

You might not notice she's there and that's exactly how it's meant to feel.

Ready To Scale
Without the Overhead?

Drop us a line and we'll build your secret dream team.

Your Creative Team's Secret Advantage

Why TeamsCall TM8

Why TeamsCall TM8

The First Freelancers

The Work You'll Never See

How It Works

You take the glory.

Whispersfrom the field

Built by a Creative,for Creatives

Ready To ScaleWithout the Overhead?

The First Freelancers

The Work You'll Never See

How It Works

You take the glory.

Whispersfrom the field

Built by a Creative,for Creatives

Ready To ScaleWithout the Overhead?

Why Teams
Call TM8

Why Teams
Call TM8

Whispers
from the field

Built by a Creative,
for Creatives

Ready To Scale
Without the Overhead?

Whispers
from the field

Built by a Creative,
for Creatives

Ready To Scale
Without the Overhead?