I place marketing talent in New York City across the full function — CMO and VP-level leadership, Digital Marketing, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Brand/Creative, Growth Marketing, Content, and Marketing Operations. Contingent-first, no up-front retainer, twelve-month guarantee.
Marketing Recruiters in New York City
New York’s marketing-leadership market outpaced the rest of the country through 2025. The state recorded 52 new CMO hires that year, the second-most of any state behind California’s 76 and well ahead of Texas, Massachusetts, and Florida, as total US CMO appointments climbed 41.8% year-over-year to 356, per the Taligence 2025 CMO Moves Report. NYC marketing job postings rose 12.9% year-over-year and 31.5% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2025 alone, and by year-end New York had strengthened its lead in both marketing job volume and pay even as cities like Seattle dropped out of the top 10. New York also carries the highest concentration of core marketing workers of any state, roughly 18 per 1,000 jobs against about 12 per 1,000 in California.
The city’s ad-tech and martech ecosystem is a major driver of that demand: NYC companies raised $28.4B in total VC funding in 2025, including $3.1B specifically in ad-tech and martech across more than 180 rounds, backed by 60-plus active funds investing in the space. New York remains the country’s advertising capital by holding-company density — Omnicom, WPP, Dentsu, and IPG all maintain major offices there — but it also hosts a distinct layer of DTC-, e-commerce-, and fintech-focused agencies like Tinuiti, Wpromote NY, and Superbolt, giving the metro a wider agency mix than cities built around one type of shop.
Where this fits in New York City
CMO and VP Marketing searches for NYC companies competing in a market where CMO hiring volume and compensation both lead the country, whether the mandate sits at a holding-company agency, a venture-backed ad-tech startup, or a DTC brand.
Ad-tech and martech marketing searches for companies operating inside New York’s well-funded ad-tech ecosystem, where the candidate pool skews toward people who understand the funding and competitive dynamics of that specific space.
Specialist hiring — Digital Marketing, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Brand/Creative, Growth, Content, and Marketing Operations roles sourced against New York’s uniquely dense concentration of marketing talent.
How I run a New York search
Every search starts by placing the mandate within New York’s specific market — global holding-company agency work, the DTC/e-commerce agency layer, or the well-capitalized ad-tech and martech ecosystem — since candidate expectations and comp benchmarks differ meaningfully across those lanes even within one city. From there, outreach is direct and confidential, competing for candidates in a market where hiring volume and pay both lead the nation. The process runs on the same contingent terms and twelve-month guarantee as every other search this desk handles nationally.
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Frequently asked questions
Is New York really the top market for CMO hiring?
In 2025, New York recorded 52 new CMO hires, the second-most of any state behind California's 76 and well ahead of Texas, Massachusetts, and Florida, as total US CMO appointments rose 41.8% year-over-year to 356, per the Taligence 2025 CMO Moves Report.
Do you place marketing talent locally in New York, or only remotely?
Both. The search process is the same nationally, with specific knowledge of New York's ad-tech and agency-holding-company landscape informing candidate targeting.
What marketing roles do you place in New York City?
CMO and VP Marketing at the leadership level, plus Digital Marketing, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Brand/Creative, Growth Marketing, Content, and Marketing Operations specialists for companies hiring in NYC, including ad-tech and DTC marketing leadership.
What's the engagement model for a New York marketing search?
Contingent-first, no up-front retainer, twelve-month replacement guarantee — the same terms as every other search this desk runs nationally.