Preface this, I enjoy where I work and love what I do - but need more money, and I’m a bit capped out at my current company. I’ve been working in marketing for 10 years now and fintech start ups for 5. I’m currently owning marketing and product growth for a fintech subscription, leading a team of 9 that focuses on growth from ad click to subscription payment. I forecast and control our 8-figure ad budget, as well as do all the media buying and strategy for it. I’ve been trying to find freelance or consulting work on Upwork and LinkedIn, as I could do media buying or audits for campaigns for products in my sleep, but for some reason having no luck even getting an email back. Any suggestions or feedback would be helpful. Ideally trying to earn like just an extra $4-5k a month, nothing crazy #ads #growth #marketing #jobhunt #freelance #consulting
Finding opportunities through ex-coworkers or ex-clients is a lot easier and more lucrative than the freelance sites. You're also not competing with offshore talent willing to bid less. Find someone in your network at or connected to VC/PE firms, and that kind of hookup can pay dividends for work in the future.
Companies are looking to be more efficient. How can you help them be more efficient and why you as opposed to anyone else?
Because they won’t need to hire a full time person to do what I can do for their media buying at a fraction of the price