eCommerce Placement specializes in placing Performance Marketing talent at DTC brands, retailers, and agencies across the US, Canada, and UK. Contingency-based. No placement, no fee.
The Role
Performance marketing is the revenue engine of most DTC and eCommerce businesses, spanning paid search, paid social, programmatic, affiliate, and increasingly retail media. Finding talent who can drive efficient growth at scale, not just manage spend, requires a recruiter embedded in the eCommerce space.
Our Approach
We work on contingency, meaning you pay our fee only when we successfully place a candidate. No retainer. No upfront cost. Our fee is 20% of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, invoiced on their start date.
Every placement includes a replacement guarantee. If a hire does not work out within the guarantee period, we conduct a new search at no additional cost.
Start a Search →Why Specialize
Performance marketing talent is among the most in-demand in eCommerce. Here is what separates strong hires from expensive mis-hires and how we help you find the former.
The best performance marketers are defined by outcomes: CAC, ROAS, MER, LTV. We screen for business impact, not just channel familiarity. Every candidate we present comes with documented performance context.
Some roles need a paid social specialist. Others need someone who can own the full paid acquisition mix. We help you define the right scope before sourcing so you are not comparing apples to oranges across your candidate slate.
Strong performance marketers receive multiple offers simultaneously. We manage the process to keep momentum on your side, from first outreach through offer acceptance.
What We Fill
Senior leadership of paid acquisition channels including paid search, paid social, and programmatic.
Day-to-day management of paid media channels with direct ownership of CAC, ROAS, and revenue targets.
Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Snapchat advertising for DTC and eCommerce brands.
Google Ads and Microsoft Ads management for eCommerce brands, including Shopping and Performance Max.
Full-funnel growth ownership combining paid acquisition, landing page optimization, and experimentation.
Display, video, and programmatic advertising for eCommerce and retail brands.
Our Process
Most performance marketing searches deliver an initial shortlist in 1 to 2 weeks and a placed candidate in 3 to 6 weeks.
FAQ
We recruit across all major performance marketing channels including paid social (Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat), paid search (Google Ads, Microsoft Ads), programmatic display and video, affiliate and partnerships, and retail media. We also place growth marketers with multi-channel acquisition ownership.
Performance Marketing Manager compensation at eCommerce brands typically ranges from $80,000 to $115,000 in base salary. Directors of Performance Marketing typically earn $130,000 to $175,000. Geography, company size, and channel scope all affect comp. Our 2026 eCommerce Salary Guide has detailed benchmarks.
Yes. We recruit for both brand-side and agency performance marketing roles. Agency roles typically require client management skills in addition to channel expertise, and we screen for both. Brand-side roles tend to prioritize ownership mentality and business impact.
We evaluate candidates on channel-specific depth, measurable business impact (ROAS, CAC improvement, revenue growth), budget management experience, tool proficiency (Google Ads, Meta Business Suite, Triple Whale, Northbeam, etc.), and creative collaboration skills. We share detailed screening notes on every candidate.
A Performance Marketing Manager typically focuses on paid acquisition channels and is measured on paid media efficiency. A Growth Marketing Manager usually has broader scope including landing page optimization, A/B testing, email, and retention, and is measured on overall revenue growth. The right title depends on your org structure and what you need the person to own.
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