For Recruiters

WE HIRE
MARKETING TALENT
FOR YOU, END-TO-END.

HirePunk is an AI-native recruitment agency for marketing roles, run by marketing operators. Brief us once — we clarify the role, search our candidate database, source the market, qualify deeply, and send you a shortlist ready to interview.

No software to manage No recruiting team to build No agencies to chase
Now placing —
Qualified before you interview
Budget owner — €120k/mo
CAC · LTV · payback fluent
Creative judgment — UGC ops
! Verify — team mgmt depth
Shortlist — Perf. Marketer
MN Maya N. Growth · 6 yrs 94
DR Daniel R. Perf. Lead · 7 yrs 91
LS Lena S. UA Manager · 5 yrs 89
Ranked + explained Ready to interview
Marketing recruitment, run by people who understand marketing

Most recruitment agencies search by title.

We search by capability.

“Meta Ads” “SEO” “CRM” “Growth”

A good marketer is not just someone with the right keywords on their LinkedIn profile. You need to know if they can actually

Manage budget Judge creatives Work with data Understand CAC / LTV / payback Drive growth without hand-holding

HirePunk qualifies candidates for the work behind the title.

WHY Why teams use HirePunk

THREE REASONS
TEAMS SWITCH.

Access to talent that never applies, a tighter shortlist, and hard qualification before anyone reaches your calendar.

01 Hard-to-reach talent

ACCESS TO HARD-TO-REACH MARKETING TALENT

The best marketers are usually not applying to job ads. They are already running channels, managing budgets, testing creatives, building funnels, and driving growth somewhere else.

  • Internal candidate database
  • Specialist recruiter networks
  • LinkedIn sourcing
  • Referrals
  • Marketing communities
  • Competitor & lookalike companies
  • Passive candidate outreach
  • Every search does not start from zero
Where we look Sourcing live
Your role brief Internal database Recruiter networks Referrals LinkedIn sourcing Communities Competitor companies Passive outreach
7 channels in parallelAlready mapped — not starting from zero
02 Speed

FASTER HIRING WITH A TIGHTER SHORTLIST

Most recruitment processes waste time on too many average candidates. HirePunk is built to reduce that noise — our average target is a 5:1 candidate-to-hire ratio, so you should not need to interview 30 people to make one great marketing hire.

  • Faster shortlist creation
  • Fewer weak interviews
  • Less time spent screening
  • Candidates who match the real bar
  • A clearer path from briefing to hire
Briefing → hire Noise reduction
Market sourced214
Qualified deeply38
Shortlisted — you interview5
Hired1
5:1 Target candidate-to-hire ratio
— not 30 interviews per hire
03 Qualification

HARD QUALIFICATION BEFORE YOU INTERVIEW

We do not just send profiles. We check whether candidates have actually done the work your role requires — so you do not just interview people who sound good. You interview people who can do the job.

  • Channel & budget ownership
  • Results that hold up
  • Company stage & model fit
  • Creative judgment
  • Analytical ability
  • Motivation, salary, availability
Qualification file Before intro
Channel ownership Owned, not “touched”
Budget ownership Scale verified
Results Evidence attached
Stage + business model fit Matched
Creative & analytical judgment Reviewed
Motivation · salary · availability Confirmed
! Gaps or risks Flagged for you
Practical steps, when useful — Paid media account review Creative analysis Campaign breakdown Funnel audit SEO / content review CRM flow review Take-home task Work sample review
HOW How HirePunk works

BRIEF ONCE.
INTERVIEW THE SHORTLIST.

One briefing call starts the search. Everything between the brief and your interviews is on us.

01·

BRIEF US

We start with a briefing meeting. You tell us who you need, what they must own, what good looks like — and what kind of candidates you do not want to see.

We clarify the role, seniority, must-have channels, budget ownership, company stage, salary range, and deal-breakers. Then we turn that into a clear search brief before sourcing starts.

Search brief — locked before sourcing
ROLE Sr. Performance Marketer MUST-OWN Meta + Google BUDGET €100k+/mo STAGE Scaleup, Series A–B SALARY €65–80k DEAL-BREAKER Agency-only exp. GREAT = CAC down, volume up
02·

WE SOURCE AND QUALIFY

We search our internal database, recruiter networks, referrals, LinkedIn, marketing communities, competitor companies, and passive talent pools. Then we qualify deeply.

Not just by title Not just by years of experience Not just by keywords By the work your role actually requires
Search log — live
AI
Market mapped
212 profiles enriched across 7 channels
R
Recruiter deep-screen
31 capability interviews booked
AI
Evidence check
Budgets, results & references verified
R
Shortlist ranked
6 candidates — each with fit rationale
03·

YOU INTERVIEW THE SHORTLIST

You receive a small, ranked shortlist of marketing candidates ready to interview. After interviews, we use your feedback to adjust the search and keep the pipeline moving.

See sample shortlist
Shortlist — ranked + explained
MNMaya N. Growth Mktg Mgr · 6 yrsPaid social · CAC owner94
DRDaniel R. Performance Lead · 7 yrsMeta + Google · B2B91
LSLena S. UA Manager · 5 yrsMobile · Creative testing89
  • Why they fit
  • Must-haves they match
  • What they have owned
  • Results & work samples
  • Gaps to verify
  • Suggested interview focus
FIT No new process

WE FIT INTO YOUR HIRING PROCESS.

HirePunk should not create more work. We send candidates through your existing process — ATS, email, Slack, shared shortlist, or simple founder review.

You keep your decision process. We keep the search moving. — that's the deal.
ATS-friendly handoff Greenhouse · Ashby · Lever
Email or Slack updates Your channel, your cadence
Shared candidate shortlists Ranked + explained
Interview coordination support Scheduling handled
Clear updates on the search No black box
ROLES Marketing roles we recruit for

ONLY MARKETING.
ALL OF MARKETING.

We focus only on marketing hiring — so the search is sharper and the qualification is deeper.

Performance Marketing

01
  • Paid Social Manager
  • Google Ads Specialist
  • Performance Marketing Manager
  • Growth Marketing Manager
  • Media Buyer
  • User Acquisition Manager

Creative & UGC

02
  • Creative Strategist
  • UGC Creative Lead
  • Performance Creative Strategist
  • Ad Creative Producer
  • Social Creative Manager

Growth

03
  • Growth Marketer
  • Growth Lead
  • Head of Growth
  • Lifecycle Growth Manager
  • Experimentation Lead

B2B Marketing

04
  • Demand Generation Manager
  • Revenue Marketing Manager
  • Product Marketing Manager
  • Marketing Operations Manager
  • ABM Manager

CRM, SEO & Content

05
  • CRM Manager
  • Lifecycle Marketer
  • Email Marketing Manager
  • SEO Specialist
  • Content Lead
  • Organic Growth Manager

Marketing Leadership

06
  • Head of Marketing
  • VP Marketing
  • CMO
  • Head of Performance
  • Head of Demand Gen
FOR Who it's built for

BUILT FOR COMPANIES THAT NEED MARKETERS WHO PERFORM.

HirePunk is for companies where marketing hiring directly affects growth.

AStartups hiring their first growth person.
BScaleups building a performance team.
CB2B companies needing demand gen.
DDTC brands needing better creative and acquisition.
Not generic applicants. Not agency CV spam. Not "sounds good in interviews." Marketing candidates who can actually do the job.
FAQ Questions, answered straight

YES, WE'RE AN AGENCY.
THE USEFUL KIND.

01 Is HirePunk a recruitment agency? +
Yes. HirePunk is an AI-native recruitment agency for marketing roles. You brief us on the role — we source, qualify, and send candidates ready to interview.
02 Who runs the recruitment process? +
HirePunk is run by people who understand marketing. That matters because marketing hiring is not keyword matching — we look for channel ownership, budget ownership, creative judgment, analytical ability, and real execution experience.
03 Do you only focus on marketing roles? +
Yes. We focus only on marketing hiring so the search is sharper and the qualification is deeper.
04 Do you have your own candidate database? +
Yes. We are building an internal database of marketing candidates and use it alongside sourcing, referrals, recruiter networks, and passive outreach.
05 Do you qualify candidates before sending them? +
Yes. We qualify candidates before they reach your team. For some roles, that can include practical tasks, work sample reviews, campaign reviews, or short take-home assignments.
06 Do I manage the recruiters myself? +
No. HirePunk operates as one recruitment partner. You brief us once, and we manage the sourcing, qualification, shortlist, and follow-up.
One briefing call starts the search

READY TO HIRE MARKETING TALENT FASTER?

Brief us once. We'll source, qualify, and send you marketing candidates ready to interview.

No software to manage No team to build No agencies to chase