10/15/26
Marketing project manager or AI? How to know what your team needs
By Abby Breckenridge
Read articleWith more than a decade of experience as both a marketing agency and a recruiting agency working with some of the top companies in tech, we understand the roles, skills, and collaboration it takes to build high-performing marketing teams.
Great technology needs great storytelling. In a fast-evolving industry, marketers translate complex products into messages that connect with people. Our deep roots in tech marketing help our marketing recruiters find professionals who understand both sides—the technology behind the solution and the audience it’s built for.
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Our marketing recruitment agency has extensive networks of proven marketing pros across a range of roles, with specialties including:
Microsoft Research Accelerator and Media teams
Microsoft Research needed expert creative, marketing, and events support to help showcase their cutting-edge research projects. 2A Works recruited exceptional contractors experienced in transforming complex technical subjects into engaging narratives.
Over time, this partnership has grown to include over 20 2A consultants in roles such as content writers, video editors, graphic designers, podcast producers, event managers, and project managers.
Thanks to a longstanding collaboration, along with excellent benefits and ongoing consultant support, 2A Works has achieved exceptional retention across the team. This consistency helps our consultants create engaging, high-quality content and run seamless events that showcase innovation at Microsoft Research.
Marketing knowledge meets thoughtful recruiting
As both a marketing agency and recruiting agency working with top cloud innovators, we understand the roles, skills, and mindsets that drive results. We know how to spot marketing talent that brings both strategic thinking and execution power, because we’ve done the work ourselves.
Marketing recruiting isn’t just about matching resumes to job descriptions. Our marketing recruiters take a hands-on approach to understand your business, brand, and growth goals, then find marketing candidates that are the right fit for the role and for how your team works. The result is a smoother hiring process and stronger, longer-term fits.
We build strong relationships across the marketing world by treating people well, from first outreach through final offer and beyond. Our reputation, industry knowledge, and candidate-first approach help us connect you with professionals who are selective about where they work and trust us to guide their next move. For contract roles, we also offer standout benefits that help us attract and retain top-tier marketing talent.
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Contracts extended or converted to full-time
2A feels like an extension of our team. We partnered with them to quickly transition and onboard eight contractors, and they delivered seamlessly in just a few weeks while also elevating the consultant experience and benefits.
A reliable partner with a deep understanding of our industry and hiring needs, 2A identified highly qualified candidates for our open roles and provided strong end-to-end support throughout the hiring process. The whole team truly values the partnership.
Jeremy C.
Content publishing manager, Microsoft Research
2A Works is a responsive and flexible partner, and I appreciate the level of support they provide to their consultants. It's clear they invest in the people they work with, and that commitment creates a positive experience for everyone involved. Their team is easy to work with, highly communicative, and provides experienced, high-quality talent.
Gerard M.
Partner program director, Microsoft AI Business Solutions (Modern Work + Business Applications)
We were facing an uphill battle to rebrand our organization, build a net-new website, and develop a marketing strategy that would tie everything together. Our consultant from 2A Works created a plan to point us in the right direction and worked super fast to get us ready for launch.
Jennifer S.
Executive director of continuing education, Bellevue College
1. Tell us who you need
Tell us about your brand, audience, and goals, and what your ideal marketer will do.
2. Evaluate your short list
Review the candidates we’ve handpicked to meet your specific needs.
3. Interview your top picks
Select who you want to talk to and we’ll coordinate the rest.
4. Make a selection
Choose the candidate(s) who best fit your needs.
5. Welcome your new teammate
Work with your new collaborator to drive impact.
We bring a rare combination of marketing expertise and recruiting experience. Our roots in a B2B tech-focused marketing agency give us firsthand knowledge of how modern marketing teams operate. That insight helps us evaluate creative and strategic talent more effectively and match them with companies where they’ll thrive.
We recruit for a full range of marketing roles, from generalist to highly specialized and from entry-level to executive. We stay current on evolving trends in marketing and actively source talent for both established roles and emerging skill sets across content, brand, digital, demand gen, product marketing, and more.
With over a decade of experience supporting tech clients, we specialize in placing marketers and creatives who not only understand complex products and technical concepts, but can also explain and illustrate them in ways that resonate with audiences. We look for candidates with a proven track record working in technical environments, strong collaboration with product or engineering teams, or a demonstrated interest in technology through past roles, education, or personal curiosity.
Yes. We offer flexible contract staffing for short- and long-term marketing needs, as well as direct hire recruiting for full-time roles. Whether you’re filling a short-term gap or building a long-term team, we can tailor our approach to fit your goals.
We’ve spent more than 10 years recruiting for marketing roles across the tech industry, and we hire for our own creative agency as well. That gives us a nuanced understanding of the skills, team dynamics, and evolving tools that matter in this field. We know what great marketers look like because we work with them every day.
Yes. We can place marketing leaders at all levels, including Heads of Marketing, CMOs, and Marketing Directors. We tailor our approach to leadership searches with additional consultation, careful scoping, and a targeted outreach strategy.
Once we’ve aligned on the role and requirements, we typically present a shortlist of vetted candidates within two to 10 days. Timelines can vary based on role complexity and your internal hiring process.
If a placed candidate leaves or is not a fit within the first 90 days, we’ll replace them at no additional cost. You’ll continue working with the same recruiter to ensure consistency and a smooth handoff.
All shortlisted candidates are phone screened by our experienced recruiters to confirm their skills, background, communication abilities, and fit for the role. Depending on the position, we may also review portfolios, request work samples, or use technical assessments to evaluate capabilities.
For creative and content-focused roles, we draw on more than a decade of experience evaluating designers, writers, and marketing professionals. In addition to reviewing portfolios, our recruiters assess brand voice, visual style, and industry context to ensure each candidate aligns with your team’s goals and aesthetic.
We take a thoughtful, proactive approach to building diverse teams. That includes writing inclusive job descriptions, sourcing from diverse candidate networks, and actively reviewing our process to reduce bias. We also build long-term relationships with professionals from underrepresented backgrounds to expand access and representation across our talent pool.
To kick off a search, we’ll need details about the role’s responsibilities, required experience, target compensation, and whether it’s remote, hybrid, or in-person. We also work to understand your team’s workflow, brand voice, and goals, because the more context we have, the better equipped we are to find the right fit.