Our Model

The Collab model is based on a curated pool of freelance professionals – or Collaborators – who we carefully assemble to create nimble and highly customized teams that can respond to the needs of each individual client and project. This gives our clients access to the benefits of a full marketing team without carrying the overhead of hiring full time employees or the burden of independently seeking individual contractors.  


Project-based Collaboration
Whether your company is embarking on a rebrand, launching a new website, or tackling a tough assignment, Collab can work with you on a project-by-project basis providing the deep experience and outside perspective necessary to find the best solution.


Ongoing Collaboration
Embedded with your teams long or short-term, Collab is as committed to your company and your mission as your own employees, growing your business without increasing headcount.

Jayme Gately
Founder and Director

Jayme leads overall strategy for Collab, curating teams of talent specific to the needs of each client and project. She has over fifteen years experience in marketing and communications solutions to drive business and ensure consistency of visual and verbal messaging. She serves as the single point of contact for both clients and collaborators, ensuring that projects stay on track and deliver the best results for each client’s needs. Prior to founding Collab, Jayme led marketing and communications at SOM, a global architecture and engineering firm in Chicago, and was the Director of Business Development at VSA Partners, a leading brand strategy and design agency.

Our Values

We listen first,
and listen well.

We always start with listening—and we never stop. Both to the overt, big-picture messages and the quiet, subliminal ones.

Great work takes
true partnership.

We don’t leave and come back with all the answers. We iterate and collaborate transparently with our clients to co-create
the best solutions for your business.

We work hard and care.
A lot.

The best work requires a certain amount of grit, gut and commitment to get it done. At Collab, working here is far more than just a gig.