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Accelerate your brand growth, scale performance marketing channels, or orchestrate a major product launch. We connect you with vetted, available freelance marketing leaders who align with your industry and team dynamics.

About the role

Driving Growth in the Berlin Ecosystem

Berlin has established itself as a highly competitive hub for tech startups, scale-ups, and established European enterprises. A freelance marketing leader operating in this dynamic environment must quickly adapt to fast-paced business models, manage diverse international teams, and align creative brand strategy with strict analytical performance. They step in during critical transition phases, such as major funding rounds, international market expansions, or sudden leadership departures, to ensure your acquisition channels and brand positioning never lose momentum.

Core Responsibilities of a Freelance Marketing Leader

  • Designing and executing comprehensive multi-channel marketing strategies.
  • Aligning search engine optimization, paid acquisition, and content marketing.
  • Mentoring internal teams and managing external agency relationships.
  • Controlling marketing budgets and allocating resources to high-impact channels.
  • Implementing modern marketing technology stacks and attribution modeling.

Key Tools and Methodologies

Modern marketing leadership relies heavily on data-driven decision-making, marketing automation, and agile execution. Professionals in this field leverage advanced web analytics platforms, customer relationship management systems like HubSpot or Salesforce, and complex performance marketing suites across major digital channels. They implement agile testing frameworks to run rapid growth experiments, optimize conversion funnels, and build scalable customer acquisition loops tailored specifically to B2B or B2C business models.

When to Hire an Interim Marketing Director

Companies typically bring in external marketing leadership when facing specific inflection points. This includes preparing for a product launch, restructuring an underperforming department, or bridging a leadership gap while searching for a permanent executive. Hiring a freelancer allows you to immediately access senior strategic expertise without the lengthy onboarding and long-term commitment of a permanent executive search.

Meet FRATCH Heads of Marketing

Maria Yarandaykina

Maria Yarandaykina

Interim VP of Marketing

Berlin

Last position:

Interim Director B2B Marketing at Immowelt GmbH

  • Interim team management
  • Development of lead generation strategies
  • Budget planning
  • Customer retention
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Christoph Plamper

Christoph Plamper

Head of Marketing & Comms

Berlin

Last position:

Head of Marketing & Comms at Caspar Health (GOREHA GmbH)

  • Led marketing and corporate communications team (8 FTE) with budget and team responsibility to 250+ clinic customers and 150K patients, managing all aspects of marketing, brand messaging and public relations
  • Led development of multi-channel demand gen and partner marketing with Sales and CSM (LinkedIn, webinars, email, field marketing, medical briefings in orthopedics, neurology, long-covid, oncology), achieving +180% leads, +120% webinar signups, +35% MQL conversion
  • Architected new PLG/app marketing playbook with Product and Data to streamline and leverage product launches, achieving +150% 5-star app reviews from patients and +10 NPS
  • Launched ingredient branding strategy, securing two major clinic chain partnerships and patient testimonials. Led proactive PR media and KOL campaigns (+20% sentiment)
  • Introduced MarTech AI for marketing automation and campaign efficiency (SFDC, ActiveCampaign, Plausible, Figma), aligned with Legal on GDPR, PDSG, ISO:27001 compliance
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Ligia Boueres

Ligia Boueres

Mobile Interim Marketing Director

Berlin

Last position:

Mobile Interim Marketing Director at Von Racknitz Baer, Art Gallery

  • Responsible for the overall marketing strategy, SEO, e-mail marketing, content production, exhibitions and events production, and social media strategy.

  • Led work with a partner marketing agency for the gallery’s webpage SEO strategy targeting artist profile landing pages with a significant boost to search visibility and conversion.

  • Led work with a partner marketing agency for content production and social media strategy.

  • Led B2C & B2B marketing strategy for art sales in email platforms.

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André Jokic

André Jokic

Strategic Growth, Automation & Transformation

Berlin

Last position:

Founder | Head of Marketing, Brand & Concept at ok.bye conceptions

  • Founded a freelancer collective specialized in integrated campaigns and brand experiences for startups and corporates.
  • Built a network of 30+ specialists across design, content, and performance marketing.
  • Delivered 360° campaigns combining storytelling, digital performance, and live activations.
  • Supported clients in scaling awareness and engagement through data-driven creative strategy.
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Violetta Pleshakova

Violetta Pleshakova

Co-Founder, Marketing Director & Coach

Berlin

Last position:

Co-Founder, Marketing Director & Coach at The Firepower Group

  • Co-built the brand and oversaw marketing, communication strategy, and community expansion
  • Developed proprietary coaching methodologies and co-facilitated programs for high-profile corporate clients and teams, including Miss South Africa Organisation and Gautrain
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Dominique Weiss

Dominique Weiss

Interim Manager & Fractional CMO

Berlin

Last position:

Interim Manager & Fractional CMO at Freelancer

  • Acting as interim manager and fractional CMO in Berlin
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Frédéric Bemelmans

Frédéric Bemelmans

Marketing Director

Berlin

Last position:

Marketing Director at Bayer AG Co.Lab EU

  • Partnered directly with regional executive leadership to launch Bayer’s innovation incubator from the ground up.
  • Designed operational strategy, managed time-sensitive programs, and coordinated internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment.
  • Established and optimized workflows, marketing plans, and communications cadence to support team integration and strategic clarity.
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Amar Sankar Kar

Amar Sankar Kar

Prompt & Eval Playbook for CRM Conversations (Personal)

Berlin

Last position:

Prompt & Eval Playbook for CRM Conversations (Personal)

  • Designed a compact framework to generate prompt–response sets for CRM lifecycle scenarios (onboarding, activation, retention, reactivation).
  • Included adversarial variants (ambiguous requests, conflicting instructions, policy traps).
  • Created a scoring rubric for factuality, tone, and coherence.
  • Developed a lightweight guideline for annotator alignment and disagreement resolution.
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Carolin Sandfort

Carolin Sandfort

Interim Marketing Director

Berlin

Last position:

Interim Marketing Director at HUK Autoservice

  • Development of a marketing strategy and implementation of the recommended actions in order to reach the objectives
  • Close collaboration with the product team to increase the conversion rate
  • Recommendation of a team structure and support on hiring of the needed talents
  • Accomplishments: CAC -60%; CR 2x; Awareness +11pts; Consideration +7pts; Bookings +5pts over the 6 months period
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Daniel Snisar

Daniel Snisar

Co-Founder & Marketing, Distribution & Revenue Lead

Berlin

Last position:

Co-Founder & Marketing, Distribution & Revenue Lead at TRB Hostels GmbH (Wandery Hostels)

  • Automated 81% of operations and built an AI analytics product
  • Achieved 98% digital check-in completion rate, boosting guest satisfaction
  • Led a 6-person team and partners, generating six-figure yearly revenue
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Sammy Bohneberg

Sammy Bohneberg

Interim CMO

Berlin

Last position:

Interim CMO at CURE Group GmbH

  • Building and managing a team of 5 marketing experts
  • Overseeing the execution of a budget of over €1 million across multiple channels (SEA, SEO, Display, CRM, etc.)
  • Increasing weekly growth by 20% through key marketing initiatives (new partnership concepts, new funnels, improved content and visuals) using A/B testing to analyze customer behavior
  • Executing cross-media brand campaigns
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Stefan Bakos

Stefan Bakos

Head of Performance Marketing

Berlin

Last position:

Head of Performance Marketing at Adviqo AG

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Heads of Marketing statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years

Position duration

2.3 years

Positions per freelancer

10

Top business areas

Marketing, Product Development, Research and Development

Top industries

Advertising, Information Technology, Professional Services

Certification focus areas

Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Marketing

Bachelor's degree or higher

100%

Master's degree or higher

60%

Doctorate

20%

Certifications per freelancer

1

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

100%

Daily Rate Distribution

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Average rates for Heads of Marketing & Seniority distribution

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Daily rate avg. 1016 €

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Median rate 940 €

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have questions? Here you can find further information about FRATCH

While a Head of Marketing focuses on the tactical execution, team management, and optimization of marketing campaigns, a Chief Marketing Officer operates at a broader corporate governance level. The former is deeply involved in day-to-day channel performance and campaign implementation, making them highly effective as hands-on freelance operators.

A professional interim marketing director in Berlin usually starts with a rapid audit of current campaigns and team capabilities. They establish clear communication channels, align with local stakeholder expectations, and introduce agile workflows to collaborate seamlessly with both on-site and remote team members.

Yes, an experienced growth lead possess a balanced skill set that spans digital performance channels and traditional brand positioning. They assess your target audience to allocate budget effectively across online search, paid social, offline events, and local out-of-home advertising campaigns.

A qualified interim marketing manager is evaluated by their ability to hit predefined key performance indicators within the first few weeks. These metrics typically include reducing customer acquisition costs, increasing conversion rates, or successfully delivering a planned product launch timeline.

Most freelance marketing leaders work in hybrid or fully remote setups, using digital collaboration tools to guide teams. However, for critical workshops, brand strategy alignment, or agency briefings, local professionals can easily work on-site at your Berlin office to foster closer collaboration.

For companies targeting the German market, a marketing executive should be fluent in German to understand local consumer behavior and copy nuances. For international startups based in Germany, professional English is often the primary working language, with local localization experts handling regional campaigns.

The duration of an engagement for a freelance marketing director varies based on project complexity but typically spans three to nine months. This timeframe allows the specialist to audit existing setups, implement strategic changes, stabilize team operations, and hand over to a permanent successor.

Hiring a freelance marketing lead provides you with an unbiased, internal advocate who manages your overall strategy and budget. Unlike agencies that may push their own proprietary services, an independent freelancer focuses entirely on building your in-house capabilities and managing external vendors objectively.

The average hourly rate for Heads of Marketing in Berlin is 127 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,016 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as Heads of Marketing in Berlin, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as Heads of Marketing in Berlin have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as Heads of Marketing in Berlin are German (100%), English (100%), and French (42%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as Heads of Marketing in Berlin are Advertising (67%), Information Technology (58%), and Professional Services (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as Heads of Marketing in Berlin are Marketing (100%), Product Development (67%), and Research and Development (67%).

FRATCH Heads of Marketing main locations

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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