HIRE MARKETERS FOR YOUR STARTUP — NEW YORK & LONDON

When you need the very best… Our network, our experience & our deep market knowledge, as well as our decades of experience as marketers ourselves, means you're just days away from meeting your marketing match. Say hello to Example.

Hiring in New York or London?

5% deferred for 24 months·Don't stay, don't pay·Private candidate discord·Only former marketers as headhunters
HOW WE SCOUT

Headhunters as Talent Scouts

Your talent search starts here – a calibration session that helps us pinpoint what matters, who’s potentially on the market, and what kind of profiles you want to meet.

Our proprietary talent scouting platform updates daily, scoring the whole market – from those we’re talking to, to those we want to talk to. We then overlay your role, identify gaps and identify high potential candidates that we can reach out to.

Candidate #2417ANONYMISED
Member of Marketing Staff · Series A AI startup
New York, United States7 yrs in marketing90% profile complete
Current ability ★★★★★Potential ★★★★★MBA  No
13
STARTUP
VALUE
STKMOVPROTRJSUPHNDNUMAI
Stickability18

Averages 2.8 yrs per employer over 2 past employers; 3.2 yrs in current job

Likelihood to move16

Scored from time in current role against their usual tenure pattern

POSITIONS
GrowthUnconvincing7
Product MarketingUnconvincing7
Demand GenUnconvincing7
Field MarketingAccomplished12
Content MarketingAccomplished15
GeneralistAccomplished15
Startup Value: startup record 19 · degree 19 · no MBA
PEDIGREE
Study19

Ivy League university (top-tier)

Startup quality20

Employers: venture-backed AI startup (A-tier)

An anonymised scorecard from our talent scouting platform.
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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 *****
WHAT PEOPLE SAY — hiring managers and candidates, on the record
4.4/5 on Trustpilot →
★★★★★

“After months of searching on our own, Gareth found the perfect profile within just a few weeks.”

Patricia Barbosa
Hiring manager
Hiring manager
via 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 manager
via Trustpilot
★★★★★

“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
Hiring manager
Read the case study →
★★★★★

“Gareth was instrumental in helping me land my next job and secure a higher salary.”

Sanjana Satish
Candidate placed
Candidate placed
via Trustpilot
CASE STUDIES — Real briefs, real hiresSee all 8 case studies →
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