Brand strategist recruitment agency
When customers can't say what makes you different, every campaign costs more than it should. Cemoh connects Australian businesses with vetted brand strategists who fix the positioning first — shortlisted to your brief within 48 hours.
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Hiring a brand strategist
Recruiting a brand strategist means hiring the person who defines what your business stands for, who it's for and how it should sound — the foundation every campaign sits on. Cemoh shortlists vetted brand strategists and senior brand managers within 48 hours.
Brand work in Australia used to be the preserve of big agencies and six-figure projects. The shift to independent senior talent means a business can now get the same calibre of thinking directly — a strategist who's run brand at an agency or major advertiser, without the agency margin on top.
Brand strategy is usually a project: a positioning and identity engagement over six to ten weeks. Businesses managing an established brand more often want a senior brand manager part-time, keeping campaigns and touchpoints consistent month to month.
Typical day rate
$470–$1999 a day, averaging $1042 — see the Brand Strategist rate guide
What a strong brand strategist delivers
- Positioning that separates you from competitors
- Messaging architecture and tone of voice
- Brand identity direction designers can execute
- Internal alignment on what the brand stands for
- Guidelines that keep every channel consistent
- + shaped to your brief
Flexible ways to hire a brand strategist
Start with a freelance brand strategist, scale to part-time, or recruit a permanent hire — whatever suits your team right now.
- Freelance Recruitment
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Whatever your needs are across the marketing spectrum – whether it be SEO, copywriting, videography, web development, graphic design, or something else – our marketing freelancers are up to the task.
✓ Project-based work
✓ Flexible arrangements
✓ Specialised skills
Get started - Part-Time Recruitment
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Our marketing experts can be hired on a part-time basis, helping you regularly with tasks or projects that demand a bit more time and consistency than a freelance gig but don't quite meet the need for full-time employment.
✓ Regular commitment
✓ Ongoing support
✓ Consistent availability
Get started - Full-Time Recruitment
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Is your marketing team growing, leading you to search for new talent? Recruiting a marketer on a full-time basis might be the solution, especially if you haven't been able to find the right candidate on your own.
✓ Dedicated resource
✓ Full-time commitment
✓ Team integration
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Priced for speed and choice
The real value isn't the cheapest fee — it's a curated shortlist within 48 hours, drawn from Australia's largest pool of vetted marketers. Our pricing is simple and transparent.
Permanent placement
From 15% of first-year salary
For full-time hires. One transparent fee — your 48-hour shortlist of vetted candidates is included. Executive search and hard-to-fill roles may be higher.
Freelance & part-time
No placement fee
Engage a vetted marketer by the hour, day or project — you simply pay their rate. See our rate guide for typical market pricing.
No lock-in either way — start with a freelancer and move to a permanent hire only when it's working.
Featured brand strategists
A sample of the vetted brand strategists available through Cemoh.
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Eddie Bloe
Brand Strategist
Experienced Creative Consultant with a Passion for Unique Communications
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Craig Hunter
Brand Strategist
Broad skillset including market research, strategic planning and branding strategy.
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Olivia Muir
Brand Strategist
Experienced Creative Leader with Expertise in Brand Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement
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Yves Ngakoutou
Brand Strategist
Experienced Growth Strategist and Entrepreneur with Multifaceted Expertise
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Tyson Mahon
Brand Strategist
Experienced Senior Marketing Leader with Proven Track Record in Brand Growth and Integrated Marketing
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Richard Stephen
Brand Strategist
Experienced Marketing Professional with Strategic Brand, Digital and Content Expertise
Why choose Cemoh for brand strategist recruitment?
Australia's largest vetted talent pool
No one in Australia has a bigger pool of vetted marketers. Choose from 779+ experts — brand strategists included — each screened by senior marketers before they join, so you get a genuine choice of brand strategists, not whoever happens to be available.
We Know Marketing
Our team has decades of marketing experience. We are marketers ourselves, so we know exactly what a strong brand strategist looks like — and how to match one to your business.
Flexible Hiring
No long-term contracts. Hire a brand strategist full-time, part-time or on a project basis — and scale up or down as your business needs change.
Cost-Effective
Skip the agency markup. Get direct access to senior brand strategists at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire or traditional recruiter.
How much does a brand strategist cost?Rated 5.0 out of 5 by our clients
"Sally is prompt and reliable, and is getting to understand how I like to operate — we're working really well together."
Kym Ebenestelli
DMS Creative
"Great team of people with straight-talking advice and no jargon. Highly recommend."
"Adept at finding out exactly what we need and then delivering a targeted, effective outcome. Lovely people to work with."
How Cemoh compares to a traditional creative recruitment agency
Same goal — the right marketer in your business. A very different way of getting there.
| Comparison area | Cemoh | Traditional agency |
|---|---|---|
| Choice of talent | Australia's largest pool of vetted marketers — 779+ to choose from | Limited to whoever they can source for the brief |
| Speed | Curated shortlist within 48 hours | Weeks of searching, advertising and screening |
| Ways to engage | Freelance, part-time or permanent — switch as needs change | Usually permanent placements only |
| Who does the vetting | Senior marketers — we vet on craft, not keywords | Generalist recruiters screening résumés |
| Marketing expertise | Run by marketers who know what good looks like | Recruiters, not marketers |
| Commitment | No lock-in — scale up or down whenever you need | Large upfront placement fee for a fixed, permanent hire |
Frequently asked questions about brand strategist recruitment
Answers to common questions about hiring brand strategists through Cemoh.
Do I need a brand strategist or a brand manager?
A strategist when the foundations are unclear — positioning, story, identity — and a manager when the foundations are set but execution keeps drifting off-brand. Briefs we receive are split fairly evenly between the two, and our network covers both, so describe the symptom and we'll match the role to it.
What does a brand strategy project actually deliver?
Concretely: a positioning statement, messaging hierarchy, tone of voice and visual direction, usually wrapped in guidelines your team and suppliers work from. The less visible deliverable is alignment — decisions about who you're for and what you're not, made explicitly instead of differently by every person who touches the brand.
Is brand strategy worth it for a small business?
If you compete on something other than price, yes. Small businesses feel weak positioning fastest because they can't outspend anyone — a focused brand lets a modest budget punch above its weight. The engagement scales down too; a small-business positioning project is weeks, not months.
How much does it cost to hire a brand strategist?
Freelance brand strategists on Cemoh typically charge between $470 and $1,999 a day, averaging around $1,042 — see our Brand Strategist rate guide for the live figures. For permanent placements, our recruitment fee generally starts at around 15% of the candidate's first-year salary.
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Get a curated shortlist of brand strategists in 48 hours
Tell us what you need and our team will hand-pick a shortlist of vetted brand strategists, usually within 48 hours.
- Australia's largest pool of vetted marketers
- A hand-picked shortlist within 48 hours
- Freelance, part-time or permanent — no lock-in
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