About Aeolidia
What is Aeolidia?
Aeolidia is a design agency that has been creating story-centered ecommerce websites for design-oriented shops since 2004 — more than 20 years and over 700 projects completed. The agency is a Shopify Plus Partner specialising in custom strategic Shopify websites and continual optimization for creative brands that have made it past the startup phase.
Aeolidia's positioning is distinctive in the agency landscape: it is Black-owned, woman-owned, and has 100% female leadership. Founder & CEO Arianne Foulks built the agency on the belief that "shopping small, from independent brands, strengthens communities and encourages originality, diversity, and connection." Customers include artist Lisa Congdon's Portland shop and hundreds of independent creative businesses — Aeolidia's reputation is for substantial improvements to ecommerce conversion rates and online sales.
Beyond client work, the agency runs community and learning programmes (Facebook groups, masterminds) and supports charitable causes including Black Girls Code (training 1 million girls by 2040 in STEM), Clean Air Task Force, and Kiva loans for small creative businesses.
Where will I work?
Aeolidia is an all-remote agency — work from home, flexible schedule, no central office requirement. The team has an all-senior, in-house composition (20+ experts) rather than relying on contractors. Roles span web design, web development, brand & identity, project management, email marketing, copywriting, SEO consulting, and packaging design.
What is the Aeolidia team like?
Aeolidia's team of 20+ experts is led by Arianne Foulks (CEO & Founder) and Sam Hirst (Director of Operations). Named senior team members include Helen Hulskamp (Ecommerce Strategist), Deanna Didzun (Technical Project Manager), Julie Albrecht and Caitlin Krauchi (Web Project Managers), Christine Hughes (Senior Identity & Web Designer), Barbara Kowalski and Beckie Hermans (Web Designers), Casey Shagena (Brand Strategist & Packaging Designer), Iran Mateu (Senior Web Developer), Nick Mykkanen (Web Developer), Holly Marsh (Email Strategist), Lolly Dormido and Jess Romero (Email Marketers), Kai Davis (SEO Consultant), and Natalia Sylvester (Copywriter). Many team members are themselves creative business owners — soapmakers, block printers, toy designers, knitters who have run shops or shopped from clients. Five core values guide the work: humble experts, conscientious stewards, empathetic strategists, curious learners, and engaged advocates.
Work-Life Balance
Aeolidia runs a 32-hour, 4-day work week with an all-remote, flexible-schedule model. Paid vacation is 4 weeks of PTO plus flex days, on top of which the entire agency closes for 2 weeks in December. The culture is described as one of "flexibility and freedom in decision making, problem solving, autonomous work environment, and ownership of your position and responsibilities."
Perks and Benefits
- 32-hour, 4-day work week
- 4 weeks paid vacation + flex days
- 2 weeks off in December (full-agency holiday closure)
- All-remote, work-from-home with flexible schedule
- Retirement plan with company match
- Profit-sharing plan
- MacBooks provided for all salaried employees
- Autonomous, ownership-driven culture
- All-senior team — no junior hierarchy