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About the role
What they do
Digital consultants help companies turn business goals into clear digital action. They assess the current setup, define priorities, and shape practical plans for web, CRM, e-commerce, data, automation, or internal process improvement. Depending on the assignment, they may work as a digital advisor, digital strategist, or digital transformation consultant.
Typical deliverables
- Digital audits and gap analyses
- Channel and platform roadmaps
- Customer journey and service design recommendations
- CRM, CMS, ERP, or e-commerce concept support
- KPI frameworks and reporting structures
- Vendor briefs and implementation guidance
Skills that matter
Strong digital consultants connect business, technology, and user needs. They can translate vague goals into structured requirements, challenge assumptions, and keep projects focused on outcomes.
- Business analysis and stakeholder interviews
- Process mapping and opportunity sizing
- Familiarity with analytics, UX, CRM, content, and automation tools
- Clear documentation and workshop facilitation
- Ability to work with product, marketing, IT, and operations teams
When to bring one in
Companies hire freelance digital consultants when they need outside perspective, temporary capacity, or specialist input for a defined phase. This is common during website relaunches, CRM changes, customer experience projects, system selection, or broader digital transformation work.
In Switzerland, they are often brought into mid-sized firms, corporate teams, and international companies that need strong English collaboration and, in some cases, German or French support for local stakeholders.
What strong consultants do well
A good digital consultant does more than present ideas. They ask sharp questions, define scope early, and keep recommendations realistic for the team that must execute them.
- They balance quick wins with longer-term structure
- They work comfortably with business and technical teams
- They produce decisions, not just slides
- They adapt to remote, hybrid, or workshop-based setups
Tools and project types
The toolset depends on the assignment, but common environments include analytics dashboards, CRM systems, CMS platforms, collaboration tools, and mapping software. Some projects focus on marketing performance and lead generation, while others are centered on operations, data flows, or customer self-service.
A strong freelance digital consultant can step into an existing team, review what is already in place, and help move the next decision forward without creating unnecessary overhead.
Meet FRATCH Digital Consultants
Marc Pedri
Digital Strategy Consultant
Last position:
Digital Strategy Consultant at EVO Creations
Retail AI Transformation: Led the transition of bespoke AI conversational models into a scalable, luxury-tier chatbot platform for Florentia Village (China), reducing operational costs to 20% while providing a multi-tenant solution for retail stakeholders, increasing revenue through AI-driven sales recommendations.
Consumer Tech Innovation: Developed an AI real-time automation engine for Philips live-streaming, enabling automated Q&A and sentiment analysis to enhance high-pressure sales performance
Pharma Digital Strategy: Engagement lead, consultant and orchestration of Omnichannel transformation for Grünenthal across 14 countries, leading SteerCo meetings, managing financials + RAIDs + QRBs across 192 projects, liaising between C-Level (EU/US), Global Omnichannel head, Global Customer Excellence, Global Marketing Heads and Outsourcing hub (India), driving revenue to 160%.
Governance & RAID: Implemented rigorous project governance, plans, and RAID logs for high-pressure digital transformations, ensuring SteerCo visibility and cross-functional alignment across various engagements.
Product Manager (Conversational Analytics Platform): Led the end-to-end development of a state-of-the-art NLP-based analytics platform. Defined the product roadmap and user stories, and managed the engineering team from MVP to launch.
US-to-EU market entry: Directed the digital infrastructure for a major US-to-EU market entry, aligning global dev teams with European regulatory standards.
Fabian Pfluger
Digital Marketing Strategy | Senior SEO & AI Search Expert | AI Integration for Marketing Teams | Data-Driven Growth via
Last position:
Senior SEO/GEO & Content Consultant at BlueGlass | Team Farner
- Strategic and operational SEO/AI Search consulting and content consulting
- Planning, implementation, and evaluation of SEO-GEO measures (B2C and B2B)
- Leading and developing clients, project management
- Cross-team account management (SEO/GEO, SEA, Social Media, UGC, PR, UX/UI)
Sam Lund
Principal Consultant – Digital Strategy & Portfolio Governance
Last position:
Principal Consultant – Digital Strategy & Portfolio Governance at Independent Consultant
- Advise global organizations on enterprise transformation, digital operating models, and portfolio governance across safety-critical and highly regulated environments.
- Guided enterprise transformation of engineering and lifecycle governance at Alstom, Bombardier, and Thales, aligning enterprise-scale digital engineering practices across global development programs.
- Supported software-defined vehicle transformation at CARIAD (Volkswagen Group) by designing governance structures and lifecycle alignment for complex digital vehicle platforms.
- Translated Industry 4.0 digitalization strategy into capability-driven transformation portfolio at FLSmidth, enabling development of IoT-based industrial platforms.
- Applied AI-supported methods for large-scale engineering data analysis and validation, significantly reducing reporting and compliance cycle times.
Mitat Kizilelma
Global Digital Transformation Leader | C-Suite Advisor | Profitability Architect
Last position:
GM/VP EMEA Region at Netcracker Technology EMEA
- Led the business and operational responsibilities for Netcracker in the EMEA region for clients such as Virgin Media O2, Telenet, Deutsche Telekom, Swisscom, Bechtle, and DHL.
- Held responsibility for P&L, ensuring profitability and financial stability.
- Successfully introduced and implemented as-a-Service solutions for top telecom clients.
- Drove sustainable revenue growth in the region through successful project delivery, client engagement, and strategic selling.
- Improved and optimized team structures to enhance cultural fit and strengthen client relationships.
Jan Rohleder
Senior Digital Consultant / Senior Project Manager
Last position:
Senior Digital Consultant / Senior Project Manager at Freelance
- Strategic consultant for digital projects for Porsche International, Porsche Germany, and Porsche Lifestyle at Grabarz & Partner in Hamburg
- Digital client lead for local brands at Inhalt & Form in Zurich
Séverine Boulard
Cross-Border HR Advisor
Last position:
Cross-Border HR Advisor at HR Graff Consulting GmbH
Supporting international clients with formal processes like serving judicial documents under Hague protocols, coordinating certified translations, and ensuring local compliance.
Skills: International Legal Coordination, Certified Translation Management, Cross-Jurisdictional HR
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Digital Consultants statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
4 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Strategy, Information Technology, Marketing
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Food and Beverage
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
75%
Doctorate
25%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Average rates for Digital Consultants & Seniority distribution
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A Digital Consultant helps a company define the right digital next step and turn it into a workable plan. That may include audits, workshops, requirements gathering, channel strategy, or support for a platform rollout. The work is usually advisory, but it can also cover coordination and decision support.
Look for strong analysis, clear communication, and practical experience across business and technology topics. A good digital consultant can work with stakeholders, map processes, and translate goals into concrete actions. Experience with CRM, CMS, analytics, UX, or automation is often valuable, depending on the assignment.
The terms often overlap, but the focus is different. A digital consultant usually covers both business direction and implementation guidance, while a digital strategist leans more toward positioning and priorities. A business analyst is often narrower and more focused on requirements and process detail.
A freelancer is a good fit when the need is tied to a project, a transformation phase, or a temporary knowledge gap. That is common for audits, tool selection, relaunches, or change programs. If you need defined expertise without long onboarding, a freelance digital consultant is often the faster choice.
In Switzerland, a Digital Consultant is often brought in for cross-border teams, multilingual stakeholders, and structured transformation work. Common projects include website and e-commerce improvements, CRM changes, data reporting, and service digitization. The role is especially useful when business and IT teams need one person to connect the dots.
Both models work well. Remote collaboration is fine for audits, roadmap work, and regular stakeholder meetings, while on-site time helps during workshops, discovery sessions, or change-heavy phases. Many clients use a hybrid setup so the consultant can stay close to the team without losing flexibility.
Review how they describe past work, not just the tools they know. A strong digital consultant explains the problem, the approach, and the outcome in plain language. Good signs are structured thinking, clear deliverables, and references that show they can work with both business teams and technical teams.
Freelancers should expect varied scopes, from short assessments to longer transformation support. The best engagements are well defined, with clear stakeholders and a decision-maker on the client side. Strong communication matters, especially when the work touches marketing, IT, operations, and leadership at the same time.
The average hourly rate for Digital Consultants in Switzerland is 118 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 942 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Digital Consultants in Switzerland, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 75% hold at least a Master's degree, and 25% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Digital Consultants in Switzerland have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Digital Consultants in Switzerland are German (100%), English (100%), and French (50%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Digital Consultants in Switzerland are Information Technology (67%), Automotive (50%), and Food and Beverage (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Digital Consultants in Switzerland are Strategy (100%), Information Technology (67%), and Marketing (67%).
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