Marketing talent

Marketers who ship - on your budget, on your brand.

Content, growth, lifecycle, SEO, and design marketers based in South Africa - English-native and US-hours ready.

Roles we place

Every seat on your marketing team.

Content marketers

SEO writers, editors, and content strategists who ship long-form and thought leadership on cadence.

Growth & performance

Paid media (Google, Meta, LinkedIn), landing pages, and CRO - with a ROAS-first mindset.

Lifecycle & email

HubSpot, Marketo, Customer.io, and Klaviyo specialists who turn lists into revenue.

SEO specialists

Technical SEO, on-page, and link building - data-led and Google-Update-proof.

Brand & design

Web, brand, and campaign designers fluent in Figma, plus motion and illustration on demand.

Social & community

Content calendars, community management, and creator collabs across LinkedIn, X, and TikTok.

Live bench

Profiles already in our pipeline.

Real candidates, lightly anonymised. Full CVs, references, and salary expectations shared after an NDA.

LC

Senior Performance Marketer

6 yrs · ex-DTC brand · available in 2 weeks

Scaled paid spend from $40k to $310k monthly while holding blended ROAS above 3.4.

Google AdsMeta AdsGA4KlaviyoCRO
TN

Content and SEO Lead

8 yrs · ex-B2B SaaS · available in 3 weeks

Grew organic sessions 5x in 18 months for a US HR tech company.

SEO strategyAhrefsEditorialHubSpotTechnical SEO
BF

Lifecycle Marketing Manager

5 yrs · ex-fintech · available in 4 weeks

Rebuilt onboarding journeys and lifted 90-day activation by 27%.

BrazeCustomer.ioSegmentationEmailRetention

Tools our people know

  • HubSpot, Marketo, Customer.io, Klaviyo
  • Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads
  • Webflow, Framer, WordPress
  • Ahrefs, Semrush, Screaming Frog
  • Figma, Adobe CC, After Effects
  • GA4, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Hotjar

Why South African marketers

  • Native-level English writing across long-form, ads, and email
  • US-hours coverage for launches, live campaigns, and standups
  • Deep agency-alumni bench - trained on modern MarTech
  • Design and copy sensibility aligned with US B2B and DTC
  • 50–60% saving vs US onshore for equivalent seniority
  • Retention-friendly benefits so your marketer stays a marketer

Salary benchmarks

Fully-loaded cost, US vs South Africa.

RoleUS total costSA via EMPLOI
Content writer / editor$70k–$100k$26k–$42k
Lifecycle / email marketer$90k–$120k$34k–$52k
SEO specialist$85k–$120k$32k–$50k
Growth / performance marketer$110k–$150k$42k–$65k
Senior designer$110k–$150k$42k–$65k

USD, fully-loaded. Indicative bands based on EMPLOI placement data.

“We hired a performance marketer and a content lead through EMPLOI. Both were producing US-quality work inside a month, at roughly half our onshore budget.”
SM

Sarah M.

Head of Growth, US e-commerce brand

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