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Marketing and Digital Recruitment Services

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Marketing and Digital Recruitment Services

Specialist recruitment for marketing, growth, digital and creative talent. We know these roles because we do this work, so we hire the people who will actually move your growth numbers.

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  • Marketing and growth specialists
  • We hire the roles we run
  • Quality over volume
Marketing and Digital Recruitment Services
Quality over volume
Bangalore based, global reach
75M+Organic traffic driven
150K+Organic leads generated
110M+Social-driven topline
40+ yrsCollective team experience

Our Clients

Brands that have worked with us

From global giants to fast growing startups, teams trust Unified Platforms with their growth.

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What Marketing and Digital Recruitment Services Covers

  • Performance and paid media talent
  • SEO, content and lifecycle roles
  • Growth and product marketing
  • Brand, creative and design
  • Marketing leadership and CMOs
  • Analytics and marketing operations

Overview

What Marketing Recruitment Services Cover

Marketing and digital recruitment is a specialist discipline, because hiring great growth talent requires understanding the work. The difference between a good and a great performance marketer, SEO lead, content strategist, growth PM or marketing leader is not obvious from a CV, and generalist recruiters routinely miss it. We recruit these roles well because we do this work ourselves every day. That is why many companies prefer specialist marketing recruiting firms over generalist recruiters.

Unified Platforms runs specialist recruitment for marketing, growth, digital, performance, content and creative roles. As a growth marketing agency, we live in this talent market, we know what strong looks like, where these people are, and how to assess them, so we find candidates who will genuinely move your pipeline and revenue, not just fill a seat. Unlike most marketing recruiting firms, we also run marketing programs ourselves, so we know what good work looks like.

The cost of a wrong marketing hire is high and often hidden: months of stalled growth, wasted budget, and the opportunity cost of momentum lost. Generalist recruiters optimise for filling the role; we optimise for the hire actually performing, because we understand the day-to-day of the work and can assess for it properly. The best marketing recruiting firms reduce that risk by testing for the actual work, not just the CV.

We recruit across the marketing and growth spectrum: performance and paid media, SEO and content, lifecycle and CRM, growth and product marketing, brand and creative, analytics, and marketing leadership from managers to CMOs. For senior marketing leadership we bring our executive search rigour; for individual contributors and managers we run a focused, quality-first process. Our digital marketing recruiters cover India, the US, the UK and the Middle East.

Because we assess for the actual work, our screening goes beyond keywords. We evaluate real capability, how a candidate thinks about growth problems, what they have genuinely owned versus been adjacent to, and whether their skills match your channels, stage and stack. That domain assessment is what a generalist recruiter cannot do and where wrong hires are avoided. It is one reason clients choose us over larger marketing recruiting firms.

We work quality over volume. Rather than flooding you with CVs, we present a considered shortlist of candidates who fit the role, your stage and your culture, with honest assessments including any risks, so your team spends interview time only on people genuinely worth it.

Our understanding of the market also helps you hire competitively: realistic compensation benchmarks for marketing and growth roles, what the strongest candidates expect, and how to position your opportunity so the best people say yes. In a tight talent market, that insight is often the difference in landing a great hire.

Backed by our wider talent and HR practice, we can also help you structure the marketing team the hire joins, set them up with clear goals, and build the performance and retention systems that keep strong growth talent, because hiring well is only half the battle.

Performance and paid media talent. Paid search, social and programmatic specialists and leaders, assessed for real platform depth and the ability to drive efficient, scalable spend.

SEO, content and lifecycle roles. SEO leads, content strategists, writers and lifecycle or CRM marketers, evaluated for genuine craft and results, not just tool familiarity.

Growth and product marketing. Growth marketers, product marketers and growth PMs who understand experimentation, funnels and go-to-market, matched to your stage and motion.

Brand, creative and design. Brand, creative and design talent who can build a distinctive brand and produce work that performs, from individual contributors to creative leadership.

Marketing leadership and CMOs. Heads of marketing, VPs and CMOs, recruited with executive-search rigour and assessed against the growth outcomes they must deliver.

Analytics and marketing operations. Marketing analysts, ops and RevOps-adjacent talent who make marketing measurable and efficient, assessed for real technical and analytical capability.

The hire that moves your growth numbers

The Difference

How Marketing Recruiting Firms Find the Hire That Moves Your Numbers

A great growth hire compounds; a wrong one costs months of stalled pipeline and wasted budget. Because we run marketing and growth work ourselves, we assess for the capability that actually performs, not keywords on a CV, so the marketing and digital talent we place genuinely moves your numbers. Marketing recruiting firms that understand growth metrics spot that difference in the first conversation.

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Our Process

How Our Marketing Recruitment Agency Process Works

A disciplined sequence, adapted to your competitive landscape. Open each step.

01Role and success profile
We define the role against your growth goals, channels, stage and stack, and agree what a great hire actually needs to deliver, not a generic job description.
02Targeted sourcing
We tap the marketing and growth talent networks we live in, including strong people who are not actively looking, rather than posting and praying.
03Domain-deep assessment
We assess candidates on real capability and ownership, how they think about growth problems and whether their skills fit your context, using our own domain expertise.
04Shortlist and support
We present a considered, honestly-assessed shortlist and support your interviews and decision, so you spend time only on candidates genuinely worth it.
05Offer, close and set up
We manage the offer competitively, and, with our HR practice, help set the hire up with clear goals and a team structure that lets them perform.

Why Unified Platforms That shortlist discipline is what clients expect from marketing recruiting firms, and from our marketing recruitment consultants in particular. Marketing recruiting firms that skip this step are a common reason hires fail.

Why We Differ From Other Marketing Recruiting Firms

The working habits behind every engagement.

We do the work we hire for

As a growth marketing agency, we understand these roles from the inside, so we assess for real capability that generalist recruiters miss. Few marketing recruiting firms can say the same, because few of them run campaigns themselves.

Quality over volume

A considered, honestly-assessed shortlist of genuine fits, not a flood of CVs that wastes your team's interview time.

Avoids expensive mis-hires

Domain-deep assessment catches the gap between a good CV and a great performer, the difference that stalls or accelerates growth.

Full marketing spectrum

From performance and SEO to brand, analytics and marketing leadership, one partner who understands the whole function. We fill growth marketing roles and performance marketing hires at every level, from executive to head of marketing.

Market and pay insight

Realistic compensation benchmarks and positioning advice so you hire competitively and land the best people. Good marketing recruiting firms share this data openly before a search starts.

Set up to succeed

Backed by our HR practice, we help structure the team and goals so the hire performs and stays, not just starts.

Industries

Industries We Work With

Deep experience across the sectors we serve, with strategy tailored to each.

SaaS and technologyD2C and ecommerceStartups and scaleupsAgenciesEdTechFintechConsumer brandsB2B services

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers before you ever get on a call.

Marketing and Digital Recruitment Services Essentials

What is marketing recruitment, and why use a specialist?
Marketing recruitment is specialist hiring for marketing, growth, digital, performance, content and creative roles. A specialist matters because the difference between a good and a great marketer is not visible on a CV, it is in real capability and results. We recruit these roles well because we run this work ourselves and can assess for what actually performs, which generalist recruiters routinely miss.
Which marketing and digital roles do you recruit for?
Across the spectrum: performance and paid media, SEO and content, lifecycle and CRM, growth and product marketing, brand and creative, marketing analytics and operations, and marketing leadership from managers to CMOs. For senior leadership we apply executive-search rigour; for individual contributors and managers we run a focused, quality-first process.
How do you assess marketing candidates beyond the CV?
We evaluate real capability: how a candidate thinks about growth problems, what they have genuinely owned versus been adjacent to, and whether their skills fit your channels, stage and stack. Because we do this work, we can probe deeply and spot the gap between someone who ran campaigns and someone who drove results, which is exactly where mis-hires happen.
How is this different from a generalist recruitment agency?
A generalist recruiter matches keywords and optimises for filling the role. We understand the work, so we assess for the capability that predicts performance and present a considered shortlist rather than a flood of CVs. The result is fewer, better candidates and far fewer expensive mis-hires.
Do you recruit marketing leadership and CMOs?
Yes. For heads of marketing, VPs and CMOs we apply executive-search rigour, market mapping, structured assessment against the growth outcomes the role must deliver, and confidential approaches to strong leaders who are not actively looking. Senior marketing hires are business-critical, and we treat them that way.
Can you help us hire competitively in a tight talent market?
Yes. We share realistic compensation benchmarks for marketing and growth roles, what the strongest candidates expect, and how to position your opportunity so the best people say yes. In a competitive market this insight is often the difference between landing a great hire and losing them to a better-positioned offer.
Do you present a shortlist or lots of CVs?
A shortlist. We present a considered set of candidates who genuinely fit the role, your stage and your culture, with honest assessments including any risks. This means your team spends interview time only on people worth it, rather than screening a high volume of loosely-matched applicants.

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How quickly can you fill a marketing role?
It depends on seniority and specialism, but because we source from networks we already live in, we can usually present a strong shortlist within one to three weeks for most roles. Highly specialised or senior roles take longer to do properly. We agree a realistic timeline upfront and keep you updated against it.
Do you recruit for agencies as well as in-house teams?
Yes. We recruit marketing and growth talent for in-house teams, agencies and startups. We understand the different demands of each, agency roles reward breadth and pace, in-house roles reward depth and ownership, and we assess candidates for fit with your specific environment.
Can you recruit remote or distributed marketing talent?
Yes. We recruit for on-site, hybrid and fully remote roles, and we help you assess for the self-direction and communication that remote marketing roles require. We can also widen the search geographically where remote work lets you access a larger talent pool.
What if the hire does not work out?
We reduce that risk through domain-deep assessment and honest shortlisting, and we stand behind our placements with clear terms agreed at the outset, including guarantee arrangements. Because we assess for real capability and fit rather than CV keywords, our placements are built to perform, not just to start.
Do you also help structure the marketing team the hire joins?
Yes. Backed by our HR and growth practice, we can help you design the marketing team, define the role within it, set clear goals, and build the performance and retention systems that keep strong growth talent. Hiring well matters most when the person lands into a team set up for them to succeed.
How do you assess for startup and scaleup fit specifically?
Startup and scaleup marketing roles reward range, ownership and comfort with ambiguity, which are very different from big-company specialisation. We assess whether a candidate has genuinely operated with little structure and support, built things from scratch, and thrived without a large team around them, because someone excellent in a resourced enterprise can struggle in a lean startup, and we screen for that difference explicitly.
Do you recruit fractional or freelance marketing talent?
Yes. Alongside permanent hires we can help you find fractional leaders, such as a fractional CMO or head of growth, and vetted freelance or contract specialists for specific needs. This is often the right call for early-stage companies or specific projects, and we assess these candidates with the same domain rigour as permanent roles.
Can you help us build an entire marketing team from scratch?
Yes. When you are building a marketing function from the ground up, we help define the team structure and the sequence of hires, who to bring in first for the most leverage, then recruit the roles in the right order. Because we understand how marketing teams actually work, we help you avoid the common mistake of hiring specialists before you have the generalist leadership to direct them.

Working With Unified Platforms

How do you price marketing and digital recruitment services?
We scope after an initial consultation rather than quoting a generic package, because the right investment depends on your goals, scale and how much you want us to run versus your in-house team. We start with the highest-impact work so early results help justify and fund the wider engagement, and we are transparent about scope and fees before you commit.
How do we get started with marketing and digital recruitment services at Unified Platforms?
It starts with a short consultation to understand your goals and situation, followed by a focused audit or discovery step. From there we agree priorities and a plan, then move into execution with a clear cadence of delivery and reporting. You always know what we are doing, why, and what it is producing.
Do you work with our in-house team, or fully manage it?
Both models work. We can run the function end to end, or operate as a strategic partner that sets direction, builds the systems and equips your in-house team to execute. Many clients start with us leading and shift more in-house over time. We are honest about where we add the most value versus where your team is better placed.
How do you report on progress?
With a transparent cadence tied to outcomes, not activity. You get a live view you can check any time and a regular review where we look at what is working, what is not, and what to do next. We report against the metrics that map to your business goals, so the investment is always accountable.
Why choose Unified Platforms for talent & hr?
Because we combine senior, experienced practitioners with an integrated growth, marketing and talent practice, so your talent & hr work connects to everything else driving your business rather than sitting in a silo. We focus on outcomes you can measure, we are honest about what will and will not move the needle, and we have 15+ years and 40+ years of collective experience behind the work.
Do you work with companies outside India?
Yes. We are based in Bangalore and work with clients across India and globally. Our engagements are delivered through strategy, systems and content that work regardless of location, and we adapt to the markets, norms and time zones your business operates in.
What size of company do you work best with?
We work with everyone from funded startups and scaleups to established mid-market and enterprise businesses. What matters more than size is that you have a real growth or people challenge worth solving and the intent to act on it. We scope the depth and pace of the engagement to your stage, so a lean team gets focused, high-leverage work and a larger organisation gets the breadth it needs.
Can we start small and scale the engagement later?
Yes, and we often recommend it. Starting with a focused, high-impact scope lets you see real results and build trust before committing to a broader engagement. As the work proves out, we expand into adjacent areas at a pace you are comfortable with, so the investment always tracks the value being created.
How do you stay accountable for results?
Through transparent, outcome-based reporting and a regular review cadence. We agree the metrics that matter at the outset, baseline them, and report progress against them openly, including what is not working. You are never left guessing whether the engagement is delivering, and we adjust the plan based on real results rather than defending activity for its own sake.
What makes Unified Platforms different from a large consultancy?
Large consultancies often sell strategy decks and staff junior teams to deliver them. We are senior, hands-on operators who build and run the work, and we sit inside an integrated growth, marketing and talent practice, so the pieces connect rather than arriving as disconnected recommendations. You get practical execution and measurable outcomes, not a binder that sits on a shelf.
How involved will our team need to be?
Enough to give us context and make decisions, but we do the heavy lifting. Early on we need time from the people who know your business, goals and data. Once the engagement is running, we minimise the load on your team, handling execution and bringing you clear options and reporting rather than adding to your workload. We flex to how hands-on or hands-off you want to be.
Do you offer a pilot or discovery engagement to start?
Yes. Many clients begin with a focused audit or discovery step, or a defined pilot, before a broader engagement. It lets you see how we work and get early value while we build a clear, evidence-based plan for the wider program. It is a low-risk way to start and usually pays for itself in the clarity it creates.

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