Embedded design team

Ongoing creative support tailored to your business

At Calmo, we go beyond the traditional agency model by embedding our design team directly into your business. We offer a truly collaborative partnership with direct access to senior designers and co-founders — ensuring faster decisions, smoother communication, and high-quality creative work that drives results.

Key benefits

Why partner with Calmo?

We go the extra mile

We dive deep into your business goals and challenges, using strategy as a compass. We’re not here just to make things look good — we solve problems with thoughtful, impactful design.

Direct access to our senior team

No layers, no gatekeepers. You’ll work directly with our experienced designers and co-founders, ensuring agility, fast decision-making, and creative excellence from day one.

Vision, strategy, and execution

We’re more than just hands — we bring strategic thinking to every challenge. Whether you have a clear direction or need help defining it, we make sure our work aligns with your business goals and long-term vision.

We fall in love with the problem

Before offering solutions, we take the time to truly understand the challenge. That’s how we build creative work that’s both meaningful and effective.

Use cases

Who is it for?

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Mid-sized companies scaling fast

Need support as your business scales? We fill the gap, integrating seamlessly with your team to produce high-quality work.

Gain bandwidth to meet your design needs without expanding your team.

We helped PrimaryBid on their crucial rebranding, and developing a strategy to create tailored sales materials for each prospect—without the cost of full-time senior talent.

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Design teams needing senior-level guidance

Have a skilled team but need senior leadership? We can help by offering strategic oversight to elevate your brand.

We provide creative direction, ensuring brand consistency across all touch points.

For RNB, we acted as an extension of their in-house team, leading internal communications and employee engagement initiatives, aligning all messaging with their corporate vision.

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Businesses needing flexible, long-term design support

Don’t need a full-time design team? Our flexible embedded model offers creative expertise when and where you need it.

As your business grows, we adapt to ensure consistent, long-term support.

We’ve partnered with FUNDAP for over 8 years, providing external communications support, from social media to website management, and annual reports.

Our embedded design team process

We begin with a structured onboarding to understand your goals, team, and workflow. From day one, we integrate seamlessly into your setup — using tools like Slack, Notion or Figma, and joining regular check-ins. Collaboration feels natural, as if we were part of your team.

You’ll work directly with our senior designers and co-founders. Clear channels and recurring reviews keep everything on track, while day-to-day collaboration ensures fast decisions and alignment. We adapt to your rhythm so the process feels effortless.

Once collaboration is in place, we define the scope and set milestones together. We provide structure and clarity without rigidity — keeping flexibility as your needs evolve. Our retainer model ensures consistent access to our team while allowing space to adjust priorities.

Our embedded model is built for flexibility. Beyond delivery, we stay close as your long-term partner. From quick-turn tasks to strategic initiatives, our goal is to provide reliable design support that scales with your business and creates lasting impact.

Testimonials

Why Calmo?

“Calmo became a true extension of our small internal team, fully grasping our products, challenges and ways of working. They helped us build scalable and agile solutions, raising the quality of our work.”

Katie Rosseau, Creative Director

PrimaryBid

“Working with Calmo felt like having an in-house team. Over 3 years, they helped us engage the whole company through internal campaigns, videos and events. Their ability to grasp our vision made all the difference.”

Ana Ponce, Talent Management

RNB Cosmetics

“After 10 years working together, Calmo remains a catalyst for our ideas. They work with empathy and strong values, helping us earn trust and bring new opportunities for our institution. They are a true collaborative partner.”

Julio Bagur, Director financiero

FUNDAP

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FAQs

Still have doubts?
We resolve your questions

We begin with a full onboarding to understand your business, team and tools. Then we integrate into your daily workflow using Slack, Notion, Figma or whatever you use — so communication and collaboration happen naturally.

From campaigns, landing pages and sales decks to internal communications, branding, social content, and more. We can be your hands or your heads — or both — depending on your needs.

We adapt to your workflow. Whether it’s weekly meetings, Slack, or shared platforms, we ensure transparent and fluid communication. Our goal: to work as naturally with you as any internal team would.

We recommend starting with a minimum engagement, typically three months. But the goal is long-term partnership — that’s where we create the most impact. We’re flexible with scope and scale, depending on how your needs evolve.

We don’t just deliver files — we become part of your team. No middle layers, no cold handovers. We think alongside you, solve problems together, and act with the agility of an internal team, without the overhead.

Ready to extend your team?

Let’s talk about how our Embedded Design Team can become a seamless part of your business, offering continuous, high-quality creative support.

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