Web, ads and AI specialist for Vancouver
Vancouver businesses can hire me remotely for websites, web and SaaS development, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 12 hours 30 minutes or 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of Vancouver depending on daylight saving, so a Vancouver morning is my late evening. I work with clients in any time zone and have no Vancouver office; I plan calls around that gap.
Based in India, working remotely: no office in Vancouver. Vancouver is on UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time) from early November to mid-March and UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) the rest of the year; India is on UTC+5:30 and does not change its clocks, so India is 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of Vancouver in winter and 12 hours 30 minutes ahead in summer. The normal working week is Monday to Friday. Vancouver's 07:00 to 09:00 is 20:30 to 22:30 in India in summer. I schedule calls in my late evening and rely on written updates in between.
Hiring a remote specialist in Vancouver
Vancouver sits between the mountains and the Pacific, and its economy reflects both. The Port of Vancouver is the largest in Canada and moves goods for the whole country, while head offices in Coal Harbour and the downtown core manage forestry, mining, energy and real-estate businesses across British Columbia. Alongside them, the city has built a reputation for film and television production, visual effects and games, which gives it a large community of creative studios, freelancers and post-production firms that need portfolios, recruitment pages and enquiry forms for clients overseas.
The technology and clean-energy sectors are growing around Gastown, Yaletown and the Mount Pleasant corridor, where software teams, clean-technology firms and life-sciences spin-outs from the University of British Columbia work in converted warehouses and new office towers. Tourism and the outdoors drive a consumer market of hotels, tour operators, ski and adventure brands, restaurants and wellness studios, while housing costs keep real-estate and renovation firms competing hard for local attention. Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey widen the market, and many Vancouver firms also sell across the border to Washington State.
I work remotely from India and have no office in Vancouver. I work with clients in any time zone and do not claim a Canadian client base. Vancouver is on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer, the furthest behind India of any major Canadian city, so a 08:00 call is 21:30 or 20:30 for me. That is why I plan fewer, tighter calls, send written updates and shared dashboards ahead of time, and start with a clear scope so nothing waits on a live conversation.
Vancouver at a glance
- Time zone
- Vancouver is on UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time) from early November to mid-March and UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) the rest of the year; India is on UTC+5:30 and does not change its clocks, so India is 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of Vancouver in winter and 12 hours 30 minutes ahead in summer. The normal working week is Monday to Friday. Vancouver's 07:00 to 09:00 is 20:30 to 22:30 in India in summer. I schedule calls in my late evening and rely on written updates in between.
- How projects are usually paid
- Businesses in British Columbia usually pay invoices by electronic funds transfer, and Interac e-Transfer is common for smaller payments, while consumers pay by card and digital wallets. Federal goods and services tax (GST) of 5% applies to most sales, and British Columbia adds its own provincial sales tax (PST) of 7% to certain goods and services, which can include software. Local currency: CAD.
- Languages
- English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Korean, Tagalog
- Business hubs
- Downtown Vancouver, Gastown, Yaletown, Mount Pleasant, Coal Harbour, Burnaby, Richmond, Port of Vancouver
Sectors in Vancouver that hire for web, ads and software
- Film, television, visual effects and games
- Studios and freelancers need portfolio sites, reel hosting, recruitment pages and enquiry forms for productions that hire from overseas.
- Software, clean technology and life sciences
- Product teams in Gastown, Mount Pleasant and the University of British Columbia area need marketing sites, sign-up funnels and paid-acquisition tracking.
- Tourism, outdoors and hospitality
- Tour operators, lodges, restaurants and gear brands need booking pages, seasonal campaigns and accurate profiles for visitors who search before they arrive.
- Real estate, renovation and trades
- Agents, developers and renovation firms need listing and project pages, lead forms that route quickly and local campaigns tracked to real enquiries.
- Ports, logistics and natural resources
- Freight forwarders, forestry and mining suppliers need quote-request pages and business-to-business lead generation.
Rules and market notes for Vancouver
Google leads search, and visitors planning trips use maps, reviews and video heavily, so complete business profiles and clear photos support tourism and hospitality bookings.
Instagram and YouTube suit outdoor, wellness and food brands, LinkedIn suits the technology and resources sectors, and community-language campaigns in Cantonese, Mandarin or Punjabi can reach buyers that English-only plans miss.
Winter ski and summer cruise-ship seasons shape demand for tourism, while housing-market shifts quickly change real-estate search, so budgets should be reviewed monthly.
- British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) governs how provincial private-sector organisations collect and use personal information, and federal PIPEDA covers cross-border and federally regulated businesses.
- Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) requires consent, sender identification and an unsubscribe mechanism for commercial electronic messages.
- The federal Cannabis Act sharply restricts promotion of cannabis products, and the main ad platforms apply their own limits, so campaigns in that sector need careful review.
- BC's provincial sales tax can apply to software and some digital services, so businesses check the treatment of a build or subscription with their accountant.
Services
- AI chatbot developerAI chatbot and RAG assistant development: answers from your own documents, lead qualification, WhatsApp and website chat, CRM hand-off and testing for errors.
- AI engineerAI engineering for business: RAG knowledge assistants, chatbots, agents and integrations built on Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, with testing of every AI answer.
- CRM developerCustom CRM development: lead capture, pipelines, roles, WhatsApp and e-mail follow-up, reports and multi-tenant dashboards. Built remotely, owned by you.
- Custom software developerCustom software for business: CRMs, back-end and API workflows, integrations and reporting tools. Scoped in writing, tested, documented and handed over.
- E-commerce website developerE-commerce website development with product feeds, checkout, tracking and Google Shopping, Performance Max and Meta catalogue ads, measured on profit.
- Google Ads expertGoogle Ads management and audits for lead generation and e-commerce: Search, PMax, Demand Gen, AI Max, Shopping and YouTube, with proper conversion tracking.
- Landing page designerLanding page design and conversion optimisation for Google and Meta campaigns: one offer, fast mobile pages, tracked forms and calls, and tests on live budgets.
- Lead generation expertLead generation for clinics, law firms and service businesses: Google and Meta Ads, landing pages, call tracking and fast follow-up, judged by cost per customer.
- Meta Ads expertMeta Ads management for lead generation and e-commerce on Facebook and Instagram: Pixel and CAPI tracking, creative testing, catalog and Advantage+ campaigns.
- Performance marketing consultantHire one senior performance marketing consultant to own paid media strategy, tracking, CRO and reporting across Google and Meta. 12+ years, 500+ brands.
- PPC specialistPPC management across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Meta, with advice on Local Services Ads, shared conversion tracking and honest cross-platform reporting.
- SaaS developerSaaS product development: multi-tenant architecture, plans and billing, admin console and tracking, built with Next.js and Node.js and handed over with the code.
- SEO specialistTechnical SEO, on-page SEO, local SEO and AI-search readiness (structured data, llms.txt), measured in Search Console and GA4. Remote, no ranking promises.
- Social media marketing specialistSocial media marketing for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn: content planning, creative testing, paid social and retargeting, tracked to enquiries.
- Web application developerCustom web applications built with Next.js, React and Node.js: client portals, dashboards, booking and internal tools, tested and handed over with the code.
- Website designerFast, accessible websites designed to turn visitors into enquiries: design, build, SEO basics, tracking and a CRM link. 12+ years in paid media and conversion work.
- Workflow automation specialistWorkflow automation for lead follow-up, CRM updates, reporting and WhatsApp and e-mail messages, built with Zapier, Pabbly, WATI and custom Node.js code.
Nearby and related places
- CanadaCanadian businesses can hire me remotely for websites, web applications, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising, in English or with French copy reviewed by a native speaker. I work from India, about 8.5 to 13.5 hours ahead of Canada depending on the province and the season, so Canadian mornings meet my evening. I do not have a Canadian office; I work with clients in any time zone.
- TorontoToronto businesses can hire me remotely for website design, web and SaaS development, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 9 hours 30 minutes or 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Toronto depending on daylight saving, so Toronto's morning is my evening and calls fit when you start work. I work with clients in any time zone and have no Toronto office; meetings are by video.
- SeattleSeattle businesses can hire me remotely for SaaS and web development, website design, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 12 hours 30 minutes or 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of Seattle depending on daylight saving, so a Seattle morning is my late evening. I have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I have no Seattle office; calls are by video.
- WashingtonWashington State businesses hire me remotely for websites, web applications, AI automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, and Seattle on Pacific Time is 13.5 hours behind me in winter and 12.5 in summer, so an 8:00 start there is 21:30 or 20:30 for me. Cloud, retail, aerospace, health and agriculture teams get written updates and builds planned around the My Health My Data Act.
- San FranciscoSan Francisco companies can hire me remotely for SaaS and web development, product marketing sites, AI workflow automation and Google, Meta and LinkedIn advertising. I work from India, 12 hours 30 minutes or 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of San Francisco depending on daylight saving, so a San Francisco morning is my late evening. I have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I have no San Francisco office; calls are by video.
- United StatesUS businesses hire me remotely for websites, web applications, AI automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 9.5 to 13.5 hours ahead of the US mainland depending on the zone and daylight saving, so live calls fall in my evening or early morning, while written updates and builds continue overnight. I have run campaigns for US clients, mostly healthcare and service brands.
Hiring for Vancouver: questions
Vancouver is 12 hours 30 minutes or 13 hours 30 minutes behind India. I use a short weekly call in my late evening, plus written updates and a shared task list, so most decisions never wait for a live conversation.
Yes. I build fast, image-heavy sites with embedded reels, project pages and application forms, and I set up tracking so you can see which channels bring productions and candidates.
Yes. I build booking pages that work on phones, connect payment tools and record each completed booking, so seasonal campaigns are judged on reservations rather than clicks.
No. I work remotely from India with clients in any time zone, and I do not claim a Canadian client base. Meetings are by video call, and I travel only if you arrange it.
Working with Vancouver
Tell me the goal and the deadline; you get a plain answer and a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Fastest reply on WhatsApp — usually within a couple of hours.