Marketing Automation Experts in Germany
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Thomas P.
Last position:
Product Owner & AI Automation Architect (B2B) at Ihre-Hygieneberatung
Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.
Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.
Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process
Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes
Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation
Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation
Artur S.
Last position:
Senior Marketing & Transformation Consultant at Stadtwerke Lübeck
- Marketing consulting for the EDL@Home and Commodity (electricity & gas) business areas
- Development of data-driven marketing and sales strategies
- Definition and expansion of key channels (Web, App, Portal, Social, Paid, Sales Partners)
- Target, annual and budget planning for the EDL@Home business area
- Definition of business requirements for marketing platforms
- KPI-based performance management
- Development of dashboards to measure success
- Performance reviews with management
- Management of external service providers
- Stakeholder management between Marketing, Sales, IT, Customer Service and Management
Christian H.
Last position:
Senior Business Consultant CTV Monetization - Livestreaming
- Strategic consulting for the implementation of a CTV monetization concept in the livestreaming sector - sports
- Consulting and support in selecting monetization partners
- Strategic consulting and screening of ad technologies, their integration, and the implementation of an integrated business workflow
- Stakeholder management and management support
- Pricing, cost, and benefit analyses
- Sub-project leadership for external and internal stakeholders and teams
Sebastian Z.
Last position:
CRM Consultant at Adevinta / kleinanzeigen.de
- Goal: Development and optimization of loyalty and CRM measures for a leading e-commerce platform
- Solution: Identification of promising users, increase in engagement, and long-term retention to drive revenue growth
- Definition of local CRM direct communication for specific segments
- Translation of research insights into actionable recommendations
- Planning and implementation of CRM campaigns in close collaboration with marketing and product teams
- Identification of optimization potential in direct communication
- Collaboration with external agencies on creative solutions, prototyping, and UAT
- Measurement and reporting of key KPIs
Michele H.
Last position:
Chief Digital Officer at DAT Vermögensmanagement GmbH
- Project manager for the analysis, implementation, and optimization of digital processes
- Concept, management, and optimization of comprehensive marketing campaigns for lead generation via Paid Social (incl. Meta Ads, TikTok Ads)
- Concept and implementation of content production and marketing activities
- Project management in omnichannel marketing and process automation
- Implementation of digital tools to improve customer acquisition and support
- Internal stakeholder management and coordination of external service providers
Abdulla A.
Last position:
Principal AI Product Consultant at Recare
- Shipped Recare Voice Desktop from 0 to 1 in two months, including multi-language clinical documentation that auto-transcribes into structured German medical notes.
- Reduced LLM inference costs by 60–70% across Docs and Extract through prompt caching architecture.
- Built the AI workbench used by PMs/engineers for prompt experimentation and the Langfuse eval stack (10k+ traces evaluated).
Joachim A.
Last position:
Project Manager HubSpot, Tracking + Analytics Expert at Swiss Post
- Create a tracking concept for Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics including data layer, events, triggers, and reporting
- Manage the project team (developers, designers, performance specialists)
- Serve as communication interface between stakeholders and digital departments
Ralf R.
Last position:
Program and Campaign Management at PAYBACK GmbH
- Project management in the area of "Campaign, Offer and Performance Management Classic" for PAYBACK partners from the retail, FMCG and financial services sectors
- Campaign planning, development and implementation of offer-specific concepts and measures for the channels newsletter, digital advertising (web and app), stand-alone mailings and the print mailing "PAYBACK points overview"
- Coordination with PAYBACK program partners (including American Express, Netto, EDEKA, Marktkauf & Trinkgut), PAYBACK specialist departments and agencies
- Documentation of tasks and processes as well as onboarding of the future role holder
Stefan F.
Last position:
Managing Partner & Co-Founder at IMPLENEX
- Founded, built, and scaled a management consultancy for go-to-market, growth, and digital transformation
- End-to-end brand building: CI/CD, website, and social media presence as a consistent digital footprint
- Built a B2B marketing & sales funnel incl. CRM for structured lead generation
- Developed and built a service portfolio & verticals: including an AI Board for strategic GenAI classification as well as a go-to-market/growth vertical for the food industry
- Built a partner network for co-delivery
- Acquired, onboarded, and delivered consulting engagements
Alexandra K.
Last position:
Interim Head of Marketing at Moeller Medical
- Vacancy cover during extensive personnel changes and ongoing professionalization and digitization initiatives
- Leadership and stabilization of the marketing team and improvements of marketing organization, processes and infrastructure
- Development of team roles, working methods and internal collaboration
- Establishment of digital marketing structures, CRM and marketing operations initiatives
- Introduction of AI-driven workflows for content and knowledge management
- Sharpening of positioning in the business units OEM and Aesthetics
- Management of strategic projects such as Microsoft Dynamics Customer Insights implementation and international brand protection projects
- Team stabilization despite extensive personnel changes
- More efficient marketing processes and reduced operational complexity
- Foundation laid for further digitization and growth initiatives
Torben S.
Last position:
Fractional CMO / Digital Freelancer at Brandancy
With Brandancy, I take on marketing leadership for companies that want to move forward strategically but cannot or do not want to fill a permanent CMO position. Two models: embedded as a Fractional CMO for several months or project-based as a specialist for performance marketing and SEA.
Responsibilities
- Development of marketing strategy and positioning, from analysis to a concrete action plan
- Building and managing funnels, campaign structures, and conversion optimization
- Responsibility for paid media budgets in Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Meta, and LinkedIn
- Technical foundation: tracking setup, GA4, GTM, Search Console, reporting structures that are understood outside of marketing as well
- SEO and GEO, meaning visibility in classic search and in AI-supported answer systems
- Integration of AI into existing marketing processes: content production, research, reporting, lead qualification
- Building and leading internal marketing teams, managing agencies and service providers Onboarding successors and documenting everything so structures continue after the mandate
Results
- Built a complete digital setup for a real estate company in six weeks, from tracking to campaigns to content
- As Fractional CMO, on site monthly in Madrid, built a digital team and took responsibility for funnel and UI/UX strategy
- Consolidated the LinkedIn presence of a B2B FinTech holding with seven subsidiaries and established a content strategy
- Handed over marketing onboarding and documentation for a new Head of Marketing, and operations continued without interruption
Focus areas
- Fractional CMO for mid-sized companies, growing businesses, and startups
- Performance marketing and SEA with more than 14 years of hands-on experience
- AI in marketing processes, as a way of working rather than a tool demo
Mike M.
Last position:
Australia (Living & working abroad) at Australia (Living & working abroad)
- Project-based work in marketing automation, process optimization, and content.
- On-site operational assignments in fully English-speaking teams.
- Focus on self-organized work, changing locations, quick onboarding, and a high level of personal responsibility.
- Remote projects for Spartan Race Australia & DMC Europe, among others.
Mark K.
Last position:
Whitelabel AI projects at Self-employed
- Use of AI tools (ChatGPT Pro, Google Gemini Plus, Claude Pro, Make.com Pro, n8n, Sora, Google Veo3, Octoparse Professional)
- Creation of high-quality sales pipelines in CRM Pipedrive
- Automated lead generation and qualification via web scraping and AI analysis
- Development of social selling and sales materials
- 56% lead-to-deal conversion; approx. €140k in own closings
Anjali K.
Last position:
Data Analyst / Marketing Automation Engineer at Newfold Digital
- Developed and maintained dynamic 5 Power BI dashboards to report KPIs, identify trends, and uncover actionable insights.
- Collaborated with Marketing and Engineering teams to optimize and implement new marketing campaigns.
- Interpreted data to identify trends and actionable insights, collaborating with stakeholders to convert them to actions and optimisations
- Continuous improvement of reports to enhance understanding of business
Florian D.
Last position:
Project Manager Marketing at Dr. Wolff Group
- Internationalization of brand processes and communication for Alpecin, Bioniq, Linola, Plantur, Vagisan
- Innovation project for market entry into a completely new segment
- Development of brand content: UGC, visual brand story for hair care
- Implementation of AI tools, consumer insight systems, and a customer centricity mindset
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Statistics of experts using Marketing Automation
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
2.6 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Marketing, Information Technology, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Advertising
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Marketing, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
54%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Germany using Marketing Automation
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Marketing Automation experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (69%)
- Professional Services (62%)
- Advertising (53%)
- Retail (46%)
- Media and Entertainment (39%)
- Manufacturing (36%)
- Banking and Finance (34%)
- Healthcare (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What it does
Marketing Automation coordinates repeatable marketing activities through rules, customer data and behavioral triggers. It supports lead capture, segmentation, nurturing, campaign execution and retention across email, landing pages, forms and other digital touchpoints. The goal is relevant communication at the right stage of the customer journey.
Core use cases
Companies use it to turn fragmented campaign work into connected customer journeys.
- Capture and score leads from forms, events and content
- Send personalized email sequences based on behavior
- Nurture prospects until sales-ready signals appear
- Automate onboarding, renewal and re-engagement journeys
- Report on campaign contribution and conversion paths
Ecosystem and tooling
The work often spans a marketing automation suite, CRM, customer data sources and analytics tools. Common ecosystems include HubSpot, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Account Engagement, Marketo Engage, Adobe Campaign and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights. Strong specialists also handle APIs, webhooks, consent settings, tracking, templates and data synchronization.
When expertise matters
Freelance expertise is useful when a company is implementing a new system, replacing disconnected tools or redesigning its lifecycle programs. It also helps when campaign data is unreliable, sales handovers are unclear or internal teams cannot maintain complex journeys. In Germany, projects may need close coordination between remote specialists, local marketing teams and stakeholders working in German and English.
Project deliverables
A well-scoped engagement can cover the operating model as well as the technical setup.
- Audited data fields, lists, consent flows and integrations
- Segmentation, lead-scoring and lifecycle frameworks
- Automated journeys, email templates and testing plans
- CRM handover rules and reporting dashboards
- Documentation, training and governance guidelines
What strong specialists bring
Good professionals connect marketing goals with clean data and maintainable automation. They understand deliverability, consent management, attribution limits, personalization and experiment design without treating the tool as a substitute for strategy. They test edge cases, document dependencies and explain how teams can operate the system after launch. Quality shows in reliable journeys, clear ownership and reporting that supports decisions rather than creating more noise.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Marketing Automation.
Marketing Automation is used to plan and run triggered communications across the customer lifecycle. It can capture leads, segment audiences, nurture prospects, support onboarding and connect campaign activity with CRM records. The right setup reduces manual work while keeping messages relevant.
Marketing Automation goes beyond scheduled email newsletters. It combines behavioral triggers, audience rules, lead scoring, CRM data and multi-step journeys, while basic email software usually focuses on sending campaigns and reviewing responses. The best choice depends on journey complexity and integration needs.
A strong Marketing Automation specialist should understand CRM design, segmentation, consent management, email deliverability and analytics. Useful adjacent skills include HTML email production, API integrations, customer journey mapping and data quality work. Experience with sales processes is also valuable when leads move from marketing to sales.
The needed level depends on scope rather than a fixed number of years. A simple campaign setup may need someone comfortable with one tool, while a migration or multi-region program requires experience with data models, integrations, governance and testing. Define the systems, deliverables and risks before selecting a freelancer.
Yes, Marketing Automation work is often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, testing and documentation happen in shared systems. On-site workshops can still help with process discovery, stakeholder alignment and training. Agree on working language, access procedures, meeting cadence and data-handling responsibilities at the start.
Marketing Automation commonly connects with CRM systems such as Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics, along with analytics, advertising, webinar, commerce and customer-data tools. HubSpot, Marketo Engage, Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Adobe Campaign are widely used ecosystems. The exact integration pattern depends on data ownership, consent and campaign goals.
Ask for concrete examples of journeys, integrations, data cleanup and reporting they have delivered. A capable Marketing Automation professional explains assumptions, testing, consent controls and failure handling instead of showing only attractive email designs. Check whether their documentation makes ownership clear for the internal team.
Before starting, clarify the business goal, existing tools, data sources, consent model, audience definitions and handover process. Marketing Automation projects often stall when access, naming conventions or CRM ownership remain unclear. Confirm the required language, remote or on-site expectations and acceptance criteria with the client.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Marketing Automation in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 854 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Marketing Automation in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 54% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Marketing Automation in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Marketing Automation in their recent projects are German (98%), English (95%), and Spanish (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Marketing Automation in their recent projects are Information Technology (69%), Professional Services (62%), and Advertising (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Marketing Automation in their recent projects are Marketing (97%), Information Technology (72%), and Project Management (68%).
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