Content marketing recruitment agency
Publishing more content is easy; publishing content that compounds into traffic, trust and pipeline is not. Cemoh matches Australian businesses with vetted content strategists who plan for the second outcome — shortlisted within 48 hours.
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Hiring a content strategist
Content marketing recruitment is about finding someone who treats content as a system — audience research, editorial planning, production and distribution — rather than a publishing schedule. Cemoh shortlists vetted content strategists matched to your brief within 48 hours.
AI has flooded every Australian market with average content, which has quietly raised the value of people who can produce something better. The content strategists we vet win on judgement: knowing what's worth saying, in what format, and how it gets found and shared.
A part-time content strategist a day or two a week suits most businesses building an organic engine. Project engagements work for one-off needs — a content audit, an SEO content plan, or standing up an editorial operation your team then runs.
Typical day rate
$450–$1650 a day, averaging $899 — see the Content Strategist rate guide
What a strong content strategist delivers
- An editorial plan tied to search and sales data
- Content briefs writers can execute without rework
- A distribution plan beyond just publishing
- Formats matched to where your audience actually is
- Reporting on content's contribution to pipeline
- + shaped to your brief
Flexible ways to hire a content strategist
Start with a freelance content 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
Get started
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 content strategists
A sample of the vetted content strategists available through Cemoh.
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Sally Elliott
Content Strategist
Expert copywriter and content strategist specialising in technical, medical and scientific writing
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Kim Barnard
Content Strategist
Experienced content strategist, editor, marketer, and media professional with a demonstrated history of heading up a large content team.
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Valerio Veo
Content Strategist
Senior digital leader driving innovation and strategic technology execution in media and entertainment industries.
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Ruth Faulkner
Content Strategist
Experienced Global Content Manager & Brand Leader with Strategic Expertise in Content & Social Media
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Debbie Elkind
Content Strategist
Clear, Consistent, Human - Content That Actually Sounds Like You
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Evlyn Mani
Content Strategist
Experienced Strategic Communications Leader with Diverse Expertise in the Pacific Region.
Why choose Cemoh for content strategist recruitment?
Australia's largest vetted talent pool
No one in Australia has a bigger pool of vetted marketers. Choose from 779+ experts — content strategists included — each screened by senior marketers before they join, so you get a genuine choice of content 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 content strategist looks like — and how to match one to your business.
Flexible Hiring
No long-term contracts. Hire a content 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 content strategists at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire or traditional recruiter.
How much does a content strategist cost?Rated 5.0 out of 5 by our clients
"Can't rate Cemoh highly enough. They have been instrumental in helping build a new team in a tough market. Very happy with the results and the people we now have on board."
Andrew Robertson
Tony White Group
"In the 18 months we've worked with Cemoh our business experienced exceptional growth. We'd used agencies before, but the holistic approach of working with someone like an in-house team suited us far better."
Amanda McKay
Freddy and Co
"Excellent to work alongside. I highly recommend them to anyone after a marketing partner that truly listens, works within your budget, and gets you results."
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 content strategist recruitment
Answers to common questions about hiring content strategists through Cemoh.
What's the difference between a content strategist and a content creator?
The strategist decides what gets made and why — audience, topics, formats, distribution — while a creator produces the assets themselves. Small teams often start with a strategist a day a week who also writes, then add dedicated creators as volume grows. If production is your bottleneck, our content creator recruitment page is the better starting point.
Do your content strategists understand SEO?
The good ones treat it as table stakes, and those are the ones we vet in. Most content briefs we fill expect search to be a primary distribution channel, so candidates are assessed on keyword research, search intent and on-page fundamentals — though we'll pair them with a technical SEO specialist when a site needs deeper work.
How long before content marketing produces results?
Honest answer: an organic content engine typically takes three to six months to show compounding traffic, which is why a strategist front-loads quick wins — refreshing pages that almost rank, fixing conversion paths, repurposing what already works — while the longer plays mature. Anyone promising page-one results in a fortnight is guessing or worse.
How much does it cost to hire a content strategist?
Freelance content strategists on Cemoh typically charge between $450 and $1,650 a day, averaging around $899 — see our Content 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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Need a different specialist? Explore our dedicated recruitment pages for every marketing role.
Get a curated shortlist of content strategists in 48 hours
Tell us what you need and our team will hand-pick a shortlist of vetted content 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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