MARKETING RECRUITMENT — NEW YORK. LONDON. BEYOND.
We believe headhunting for tech start-ups & scale-ups should be held to a higher standard. We deliver marketing candidates you won't find on job boards, hand-chosen by former marketers who have a financial stake in their success, and your growth.
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WHY EXAMPLE?
92%of our candidates are still with their employer two years on
5–10days to your first shortlist, fully vetted & hand-picked
20years in marketing, from SaaS marketer to agency MD to CMO
5%of our fee is deferred 24 months, so we have a stake in success. Don't stay? Don't pay.
25interviews per week on average, per recruiter
6AI agents trained to pattern match and build long-lists for human selection
WHAT PEOPLE SAY — hiring managers and candidates, on the record
4.4/5 on Trustpilot →★★★★★Hiring managervia Trustpilot
“After months of searching on our own, Gareth found the perfect profile within just a few weeks.”
Patricia Barbosa
Hiring manager
★★★★★Hiring managervia Trustpilot
“Gareth took the hassle out of the entire process, and put together a strong, well-curated shortlist of genuinely high-quality candidates.”
Shane GB
Hiring manager
★★★★★Hiring managerRead the case study →
“Gareth understood our business and sent us some amazing candidates pretty quickly. As Gareth said, unicorns do exist, I just needed him to find them.”
Emily Bradley
Head of Business Operations, FatJoe
★★★★★Candidate placedvia Trustpilot
“Gareth was instrumental in helping me land my next job and secure a higher salary.”
Sanjana Satish
Candidate placed
SPECIALISMS — Where we place people
Product Marketing
Bridging product and go-to-market.
Growth & Demand Gen Marketing
Pipeline, performance, and paid.
Field Marketing
Events, ABM, and sales alignment.
Exec Search
CMOs, VPs, and marketing leaders.
Content Marketing
Brand, content, and editorial voice.
Embedded Talent
Scale your GTM function long-term.
LIVE ROLES — Open right now
REPORTS & GUIDESSee all 24 reports →
PIPELINE — Our weekly newsletterSee all issues →
CANDIDATES — Worth meeting right now
Director, Product Marketing
Boston area, USFintech
✓ Built the product marketing function from scratch — twice — including a $1.8M-in-3-months launch of an AI anti-fraud product✓ Lifted six-figure enterprise deal win rates from 14% to 40% while repositioning a major marketing automation platform through its IPO✓ 16+ years in dedicated product marketing leadership roles
Senior IC, Product Marketing
CanadaB2B SaaS / Legal Tech
✓ Built product marketing functions from scratch and launched global products, including a major portfolio expansion at a legal-tech company and a new consumer experience at a dining-reservations platform✓ Specialises in post-launch adoption strategy and cross-functional GTM leadership
Director, Field & Event Marketing
New YorkB2B SaaS
✓ B2B SaaS field marketer specialising in cybersecurity, comfortable building a field marketing function solo from scratch✓ Known for a "no job too big or too small" approach in fast-moving startup environments
Manager, Field & Event Marketing
United StatesHealth Tech / Healthcare IT
✓ Runs field marketing solo, end-to-end from strategy through logistics, at a healthcare technology company✓ Started as employee #7 at a startup that scaled to 200+ people before being acquired✓ 9 years specialising in healthcare-technology field marketing
Director, Demand Generation
NYSaaS / AI devtools
✓ Brought on as the first business hire to lead growth at an early-stage startup, spanning GTM, partnerships and CX✓ Previously the 20th hire building marketing from scratch at an SEC/FINRA compliance software company
Senior, Field & Event Marketing
NYB2B SaaS
✓ Built a global event and trade show function from the ground up on a $500K budget, running 14 programmes with a 34% cost saving✓ Generated $49.4M in influenced pipeline with ROIs as high as 5,425%, and grew MQLs 44% year-on-year✓ ~6.5 years spanning video conferencing, fintech and enterprise IT SaaS field marketing
VP / fractional CMO, Product Marketing
New York area, USData infrastructure / AI
✓ Runs fractional 0-to-1 go-to-market strategy across several Series A data-infrastructure startups at once✓ Currently product marketing for a fast-growing AI/data platform✓ Independent marketing leader trusted by five+ venture-backed startups in parallel
IC, Product Marketing
NYB2B SaaS
✓ Built the product marketing function from scratch at a session-replay/analytics SaaS company — positioning, messaging, alliances, analyst relations and sales enablement✓ Now Senior Product Marketing Manager at a major financial-close/accounting automation platform
THOUGHTS — From the blogSee all 37 posts →
CASE STUDIES — Real briefs, real hiresSee all 8 case studies →
MARKETING UNFILTERED — The podcastSee all 15 episodes →
WORKING WITH US
Contingent
✓ Per role, exclusive only✓ 12-month guarantee✓ 25%
Retained
✓ Priority hire, 12-month guarantee✓ 5% deposit✓ 5% on interview✓ 10% on start date✓ 5% on 2-year tenure
Embedded
Scale your GTM function long-term.
✓ Significant savings vs contingent & retained✓ Our services, in-house
HOW WE WORK
Eight stages, one search — nothing skipped
If there's friction in the recruitment process, that's a good thing — so long as the candidate experience is frictionless. It means we're rigorous in selection, rigorous in scrutiny, but fair and transparent with everyone involved. Because out of friction comes a solution — the archetype you want. Or better. This is our process…
1
The Brief
We need to understand you
…why you're hiring
…what your challenges are
…the archetype you need
2
The Agents
We run 6 agents to source & assess
We run a search by hand in parallel
Candidates are scored & prioritised
We tweak & adjust the search and run again
3
The Calibration
We work with you to calibrate on profiles
We build a report to show our progress
We discuss ideal profiles, questions to ask
We adjust the search and keep sourcing
4
The Outreach
We build our campaign
We define our messaging
We run our email & linkedin campaigns
We make initial phone calls
5
The Assessment
We hold 30-minute calls with candidates
Notes are held against the candidate in the system
All calls are with a former marketer
We develop our shortlist for presentation
6
The Shortlist
We present our final shortlist
Reasons why, reasons why not
We arrange interviews for you
We act as the independent liaison
7
The Process
We work through to negotiation
We help you prepare the offer
We help you prepare for onboarding
We stay in touch throughout onboarding
8
The Proof
We only bill the final 5% on 24 months (if they are still there)
92% of our candidates stay at least 24 months
0% of our candidates have failed probation
All of our trustpilot reviews are five-star *****
1
The Brief
We need to understand you
…why you're hiring
…what your challenges are
…the archetype you need
2
The Agents
We run 6 agents to source & assess
We run a search by hand in parallel
Candidates are scored & prioritised
We tweak & adjust the search and run again
3
The Calibration
We work with you to calibrate on profiles
We build a report to show our progress
We discuss ideal profiles, questions to ask
We adjust the search and keep sourcing
4
The Outreach
We build our campaign
We define our messaging
We run our email & linkedin campaigns
We make initial phone calls
5
The Assessment
We hold 30-minute calls with candidates
Notes are held against the candidate in the system
All calls are with a former marketer
We develop our shortlist for presentation
6
The Shortlist
We present our final shortlist
Reasons why, reasons why not
We arrange interviews for you
We act as the independent liaison
7
The Process
We work through to negotiation
We help you prepare the offer
We help you prepare for onboarding
We stay in touch throughout onboarding
8
The Proof
We only bill the final 5% on 24 months (if they are still there)
92% of our candidates stay at least 24 months
0% of our candidates have failed probation
All of our trustpilot reviews are five-star *****
Questions worth asking
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