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Your Digital Agency eCommerce Recruiter.

eCommerce Placement places account management, strategy, and media talent at digital agencies specializing in eCommerce clients. We understand what agency eCommerce roles require because we have spent 15 years recruiting across both sides of the brand-agency relationship. Contingency-based. No placement, no fee.

15+
Years placing eCommerce talent
3–8
Weeks avg. to fill most roles
20%
Contingency fee. No upfront cost.

The Role

What We Mean by Digital Agency eCommerce Recruiting

Digital agencies serving eCommerce clients need a very specific hiring profile: candidates who combine functional depth in eCommerce-specific channels (paid media, SEO, analytics, marketplace) with the client management skills, communication style, and multi-account agility that agency environments demand. Brand-side eCommerce candidates often underestimate the client management load. Agency candidates from non-eCommerce verticals often lack the platform fluency. The right hire sits at the intersection of both, and finding them requires a recruiter who understands the agency operating model and the eCommerce technology landscape equally well.

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.

Why Specialize

Why Digital Agency eCommerce Hiring Requires a Specialist

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Client Management Is a Distinct Skill from Functional Expertise

An exceptional paid media practitioner who cannot manage client relationships, navigate scope conversations, or present performance data compellingly will struggle in an agency environment. We screen for client management aptitude and communication skills as primary criteria alongside functional eCommerce expertise, not as afterthoughts.

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eCommerce Channel Fluency Is the Core Requirement

Agencies serving eCommerce clients need team members who understand eCommerce-specific platforms and metrics: Google Shopping, Meta dynamic ads, Klaviyo, Klaviyo flows, Amazon DSP, Northbeam, and the broader eCommerce tech stack. Generic digital marketing candidates without this fluency require longer ramp times and deliver weaker results for eCommerce clients. We screen for platform depth from the start.

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Multi-Client Agility Separates Strong Agency Hires

Agency eCommerce roles require candidates who can manage multiple client contexts simultaneously, switch priorities cleanly, and maintain quality across accounts without losing the thread on any of them. This is a cognitive and organizational skill that not all eCommerce practitioners have. We identify it in screening and it meaningfully predicts agency performance.

What We Fill

Digital Agency eCommerce Roles We Recruit For

VP / Director of Client Services

Senior account leadership overseeing eCommerce client relationships, team delivery, and growth at digital agencies.

Account Director

Senior day-to-day client relationship management and strategic oversight for eCommerce agency accounts.

eCommerce Strategist

Strategic planning, channel architecture, and roadmap development for agency clients across eCommerce verticals.

Senior Paid Media Manager

Paid search, paid social, and shopping campaign management for agency eCommerce clients with multi-account fluency.

SEO Lead

Organic search strategy and execution for agency eCommerce clients including technical SEO, content, and link building.

Analytics Lead

Multi-client eCommerce analytics, attribution modeling, and performance reporting for digital agencies.

Account Manager

Day-to-day client management and project coordination for eCommerce agency accounts with functional channel knowledge.

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Our Process

From Kickoff to Accepted Offer

01

Intake Call

We get into the details: the business problem the hire solves, scope and seniority, comp range, interview process, and what success looks like at 6 and 12 months.

02

Targeted Sourcing

We source against our network of 100,000+ eCommerce professionals, prioritizing passive candidates who match your profile. The best candidates are not on job boards.

03

Curated Shortlist

You receive a shortlist of pre-screened candidates with a write-up on each. We brief every candidate on your company and role before you speak with them.

04

Offer and Close

We stay active through offer, negotiation, and start date. Every placement includes a replacement guarantee at no additional cost if the hire does not work out.

FAQ

Common Questions About Digital Agency eCommerce Recruiting

We recruit for performance agencies, full-service digital agencies, Shopify Plus agencies, Amazon agencies, SEO and content agencies, and any other agency whose primary client base includes eCommerce brands and retailers. We also recruit for in-house agency teams at large retail and eCommerce companies. Our focus is always on the eCommerce-specific hiring profile, regardless of agency type.
Yes. We recruit from VP of Client Services and Director of Strategy down through senior individual contributors including account directors, senior paid media managers, and analytics leads. We calibrate sourcing to the level, with senior roles drawing from our network of experienced agency leaders and mid-level roles from our broader eCommerce practitioner network.
Yes. Full-service agencies often need candidates who can work across brand and performance contexts. We screen for this adaptability while still ensuring the candidate has genuine eCommerce performance marketing depth, because the brand-performance balance is much harder to achieve when the eCommerce channel fluency is missing.
VP of Client Services compensation at digital agencies varies by agency size and revenue. At mid-size agencies focused on eCommerce, total compensation typically ranges from $120,000 to $175,000. Account Director roles typically run $90,000 to $130,000. Senior paid media and SEO managers typically earn $75,000 to $110,000. Our 2026 eCommerce Salary Guide has broader benchmarks.
Individual contributor and manager-level agency searches typically close in 3 to 5 weeks. Director-level roles average 4 to 7 weeks. VP and senior leadership searches typically run 5 to 9 weeks. We target an initial shortlist within 2 to 3 weeks of engagement start for all role levels.
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