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Recruiting talent for Marketing & Communication role

 
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The sector

This sector faces some challenges with shortage, especially in the area of data-driven Marketing. Emerging hybrid roles like Marketing AI Specialist or Marketing Engineer, where professionals blend marketing, data analytics, and tech skills are in high demand.  
 

Our expertise 

Marketing & Communications roles require creativity, data fluency, and brand storytelling. Also, as the sector becomes more and more technical, we have to adapt our approach. 

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We understand the full marketing & comms spectrum so we can engage with hiring managers and candidates credibly: 

  • Core marketing disciplines: brand management, product marketing, content marketing, digital marketing, growth marketing, events. 
  • Communications functions: corporate comms, PR, crisis comms, internal comms, investor relations. 
  • Digital & performance marketing: SEO/SEM, PPC, social media, email automation, web analytics, conversion optimization. 
  • Creative & production skills: copywriting, graphic design basics, video production, campaign concepting. 

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We are also familiar with the key Tools & Platforms: 

  • Marketing tech stack: HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Pardot 
  • Analytics & SEO tools: Google Analytics 4, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz. 
  • Social & content tools: Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite. 
  • Project management: Asana, Trello, Monday.com (especially in campaign coordination). 

 

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We understand the Marketing Metrics & KPIs 

  • Familiarity with brand metrics: awareness, sentiment, share of voice. 
  • Digital KPIs: CTR, CPC, CPA, ROAS, conversion rates. 
  • Content KPIs: engagement rate, dwell time, lead quality. 
  • For communications roles: media coverage reach, internal engagement scores, crisis resolution times. 

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Beyond the technical and data aspects, we pay attention to the candidate’s cultural & brand sensitivity: 

  • Understanding tone of voice and brand positioning—the wrong cultural fit in marketing/comms can dilute brand identity. 
  • Awareness of DEI in messaging and campaigns—representation matters internally and externally. 
  • Respecting creative process timelines while still ensuring recruitment speed. 

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We are able to source the best talent as we: 

  • Leverage creative and marketing communities: LinkedIn groups, Behance, Dribbble, marketing Slack channels. 
  • Hunt in non-obvious spaces: competitor campaign credits, bylines on industry blogs, social media influencers with brand experience… 
  • Focus on creative freedom and innovation culture—marketers want to know they can experiment. 
  • Highlight budget authority and leadership support for campaigns. 
  • Showcase brand vision & values—these professionals are passionate about working for brands they believe in. 

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If needed, we are able to set up specific assessments centres covering: 

  • Evaluating creativity & storytelling ability (via portfolio review, campaign results, writing samples). 
  • Identifying data-driven decision-making—can they back creative ideas with ROI metrics? 
  • Spotting soft skills: adaptability, stakeholder influence, brand advocacy, cross-functional collaboration. 

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Some testimonials from client

"Less candidates fail once recommended by Profile Group in comparison to the experience we have with other agencies "

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Guy Vlaeminck  | Marketing Manager Europe Pricing  - FedEx Express Europe 

"HR is probably THE most complicated thing for small teams - the wrong hires will mar the whole work atmosphere. The Profile Group really helped us to make our team grow with the right people with the kind of mindset we were looking for. We really owe them part of our current success. "

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Delphine | Kicker in Chief (or Managing Director) - KickCancer 

"Profile Group adopted a very flexible approach to fulfill my needs. They took the time to well understand my needs and expectations. It saved time later on during the selection of candidates. They repeatedly align with us along the selection process to always propose the best candidates. "

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Patrick Boisseau | Director General Strategic Initiatives - MedTech Europe  

"Hans has been an excellent business partner who I have worked with over the last 5 years for the recruitment of various analyst roles. He has been very adaptive and is able to finetune his selection criteria and processes to meet the characteristics that I have been looking for and subsequently provides me with good quality candidates. "

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Christophe Boden | Sales & Marketing Manager – Customer Analytics - FEDEX

"Emma from Profile Group will not provide candidates for the sake of providing candidates. We will only see in interviews the candidates that she feels are right for the organisation – normally the number is limited to 2 or 3 candidates. We communicate at great length over the process – to adapt our criteria according to the interviews and readjust our expectations according to the profile of the candidates, to discuss salary and benefits, to discuss the soft skills and attitudes of candidates."

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Marielle Combe | Director of Operations - CCRE-CEMR 

"Our challenge is that we had an insufficient number of candidates answering to the job offer; additionally those responding did not have the adequate profile matching with the position. Profile Group revised the job ad and suggested changes, which resulted in a higher and more qualified number of applicants, and, consequently, in finding the right person. Profile Group has a solid knowledge of the work market in Brussels, and a strong approach in understanding of the clients’ needs. The CV screening is, therefore, a successful exercise, and the result is positive for the involved parties. "

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Daniela Godinho Lourenco | Head of Administration & Operations - CCRE-CEMR 
 

Our experts

Our consultants in Marketing & Communication rolesare  

Hans Verheij

Hans Verheij

NL | FR | EN Executive Search Partner & Assessment Manager
Emma Waites

Emma Waites

FR | EN Director & Executive Search Partner
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