Marketing strategist recruitment agency
Spending on channels before the strategy exists is the most expensive mistake in marketing. Cemoh connects Australian businesses with vetted marketing strategists who build the plan first — shortlisted to your brief within 48 hours.
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Hiring a marketing strategist
When you recruit a marketing strategist, you're hiring the thinking that decides where every later dollar goes: positioning, audience, channel mix and budget. Cemoh shortlists vetted strategists with a track record of plans that survived contact with reality, within 48 hours.
Demand for strategists in Australia has shifted toward fixed-scope engagements — a positioning and go-to-market plan delivered in weeks, then handed to whoever executes. The best strategists we vet have all done the executing themselves at some point, which is what keeps their plans practical.
Most strategist engagements are project-based: a defined strategy delivered over four to eight weeks for a fixed fee. Some clients keep their strategist on a light monthly retainer afterwards to hold the plan accountable as it rolls out.
Typical day rate
$350–$2550 a day, averaging $1009 — see the Marketing Strategist rate guide
What a strong marketing strategist delivers
- Positioning and messaging you can defend
- A documented go-to-market or growth plan
- Channel and budget allocation with reasoning
- Clear priorities for the next two quarters
- A measurement framework the team can run
- + shaped to your brief
Flexible ways to hire a marketing strategist
Start with a freelance marketing 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 marketing strategists
A sample of the vetted marketing strategists available through Cemoh.
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Alex Pilotto
Marketing Strategist
I maximise marketing ROI with Landing pages, CRO and Pixel Optimisation
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Greta Hearle
Marketing Strategist
Experienced Marketing Consultant with 20 Years of Expertise in Strategy, Event Management, and Brand Communications.
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Georgina Deetlefs
Marketing Strategist
A highly experienced marketing consultant specialising in brand and campaign strategy.
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Ali Worrall
Marketing Strategist
Strategic brand and product launches (GTM planning), eCommerce and marketing strategy, storytelling and digital transformation projects.
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Kevin Fernandes
Marketing Strategist
Experienced Senior Media & Digital Leader with Integrated Strategies Expertise
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Leighton Jenkins
Marketing Strategist
I help companies from where they are today and to where they want to be. I join the dots across marketing, sales and technology understanding.
Why choose Cemoh for marketing strategist recruitment?
Australia's largest vetted talent pool
No one in Australia has a bigger pool of vetted marketers. Choose from 779+ experts — marketing strategists included — each screened by senior marketers before they join, so you get a genuine choice of marketing 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 marketing strategist looks like — and how to match one to your business.
Flexible Hiring
No long-term contracts. Hire a marketing 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 marketing strategists at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire or traditional recruiter.
How much does a marketing strategist cost?Rated 5.0 out of 5 by our clients
"Very impressed at the speed she's taking on the projects. Sandra continues to be innovative, looking for solutions across many aspects of the organisation."
Matthew Shortus
Epilepsy Queensland
"A brilliant group of high-performing marketers. They deeply understand technical and strategic marketing and how to maximise the return you get from it."
"Professional and efficient — they found the perfect role that was ideal for me in less than a few days."
How Cemoh compares to a traditional marketing 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 marketing strategist recruitment
Answers to common questions about hiring marketing strategists through Cemoh.
What's the difference between a marketing strategist and a marketing manager?
A strategist decides what the marketing should be; a manager makes it happen week to week. They're different muscles — strategists go deep on positioning, audience and budget logic, while managers excel at execution and coordination. Smaller businesses sometimes find one person who does both, but it's worth being clear about which you're really hiring for.
Can I engage a strategist for a one-off project?
Yes — that's the most common arrangement. A typical project runs four to eight weeks and ends with a documented strategy, channel plan and budget your team or agency can execute. There's no obligation to continue, though many clients keep the strategist on a few hours a month to review progress.
How do I know if a strategist's work is any good?
Ask what happened after their last three strategies were delivered — good strategists talk about results and revisions, not just frameworks. Our vetting does exactly this: we look for plans that were implemented and moved a number, and we exclude candidates whose strategies only ever lived in a slide deck.
How much does it cost to hire a marketing strategist?
Freelance marketing strategists on Cemoh typically charge between $350 and $2,550 a day, averaging around $1,009 — see our Marketing 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 marketing strategists in 48 hours
Tell us what you need and our team will hand-pick a shortlist of vetted marketing 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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