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How It Works

A newsletter that actually fills roles.

We do the interviewing. You do the hiring. Each week, a curated dispatch of the strongest available candidates lands in your inbox.

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We interview every candidate personally

Before anyone enters Blackbox, we sit down with them — resume in hand. We verify their results, understand their methodology, and confirm they're actively looking. No one slips through.

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You receive a weekly issue

Every week, Blackbox subscribers get a scrubbed preview of 2–4 available candidates — no names, no companies, just the work. Roles span marketing analytics, growth, performance, and data strategy.

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Flag who interests you

Reply to the issue or click to signal interest. We handle the introduction — with full context on both sides. Candidate contact info is shared only after a meeting is scheduled.

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Move fast while they're available

These candidates are on the market now. Our subscribers see them first — before any job posting goes live, before any other recruiter gets the call.

What It Looks Like

A sample Blackbox issue.

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From: Blackbox Weekly <issue@shhpipeline.com> Issue #14 — 3 candidates available this week
This week

Three strong candidates available right now across marketing analytics, paid social leadership, and growth strategy. All interviewed. All ready to move. Flag anyone interesting and we'll make the intro.

C1

Head of Marketing Analytics

9 yrs · Agency + In-house · NYC · Open to remote

Analytics
  • Built attribution and incrementality infrastructure from scratch at a top-10 performance agency; models still in use across 40+ client accounts
  • Led MMM buildout for a $200M DTC brand — shifted $12M in budget allocation and improved blended ROAS by 31% in one quarter
  • SQL, Python, Looker, Northbeam, Rockerbox; presented directly to CFOs and boards
  • Previously: senior analytics roles at two of the largest independent media agencies in the US

$200M+

Budget modeled

31%

ROAS lift, MMM

40+

Accounts supported

C2

Senior Growth Strategist

10+ yrs · Agency Side · Chicago · Remote preferred

Growth
  • Runs holistic growth strategy across Meta, TikTok Shop, Google, SEO, CRO, and email simultaneously for up to 7 accounts at a leading performance shop
  • Built her agency's TikTok Shop practice from zero — now the internal go-to for every new client onboarding in that channel
  • $25M+ annual portfolio; VP and C-suite facing across every engagement, including major national retail and beauty brands
  • Background includes two of the most respected independent digital agencies in the country

$25M+

Portfolio managed

7

Active accounts

10+

Years agency-side

C3

Sr. Director, Paid Social & Performance

13+ yrs · Agency Side · Minneapolis · Open to relocation

Performance
  • Primary paid social strategist on one of the largest retail accounts in the country — $51M in annual spend, $170M in attributed revenue
  • Ground-floor member of Facebook for Business (2012); one of the most tenured paid social operators in the market
  • Most recently managing $72M+ in annual paid media across Meta, TikTok, Google & CTV; built AI-powered reporting workflows
  • Accounts: national retail, apparel, home services, health & wellness, education

$72M+

Annual spend managed

$170M

Revenue attributed

13+

Years experience

Track Record

Where our candidates have landed.

A sample of recent placements made through the Blackbox network. All roles filled within 45 days of first send.

Head of Growth

Series B DTC Health Brand · Remote

Full-funnel Paid Social CRO

Candidate came from a top-5 performance agency. Hired within 18 days of first Blackbox send. Managed $4M/mo within 90 days of joining.

Marketing Analytics Lead

PE-Backed AdTech Platform · NYC

Attribution SQL MMM

Built the company's first attribution model in 60 days. Identified $3.2M in misallocated spend in the first quarter.

VP of Performance Marketing

Scaling Subscription Brand · Austin

Paid Search Lifecycle Team Build

Grew performance team from 2 to 9 in first year. Reduced blended CAC 28% while scaling monthly spend 3x.

Who Subscribes

Built for teams that hire differently.

Blackbox is not a job board. It's a pipeline for companies that know what good looks like — and want first access.

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Performance Marketing Agencies

Growing shops looking for analytics leads and senior strategists who can own client relationships, build out capability, and bring credibility into every room they walk into.

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Scaling Digital Brands

Brands moving beyond founder-led marketing that need to upgrade their analytics and growth function as the business gets more complex and the board starts asking harder questions.

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PE-Backed Portfolio Companies

Fast-moving environments where data-driven marketing leadership isn't a nice-to-have. These are the hires that change what's possible on the P&L.

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Martech & AdTech Platforms

Companies that need marketing leaders who deeply understand the data layer — and can credibly represent that to sophisticated buyers and enterprise clients.

FAQ

Common questions.

Yes — always. Every candidate in Blackbox has explicitly consented to being included in our newsletter in scrubbed form. We interview them, explain how the process works, and get their sign-off before anything goes out. We take this seriously.
Never before a meeting is scheduled. When you flag interest, we facilitate the introduction — we confirm both sides are aligned, coordinate availability, and only then share contact details. This protects candidates from unsolicited outreach and keeps the process professional on both ends.
Every candidate is personally interviewed by our team before entering the Blackbox pipeline. We verify their experience, ask about specific results and metrics, understand their career trajectory, and confirm they are genuinely open and ready for their next role. We do not feature passive candidates or anyone who hasn't cleared our bar.
We focus on marketing data, analytics, and performance leadership — including Heads of Marketing Analytics, Growth leads, Directors of Performance Marketing, Marketing Ops, and senior paid social strategists. We go deep in one niche rather than covering every function.
Receiving the Blackbox newsletter is free for qualified hiring partners. If you move forward with an introduction and make a hire, a placement fee applies. We'll walk you through the details when you request access — no surprises.
Traditional recruiters send you resumes after you post a job. Blackbox works the other way — you receive a curated preview of available talent before you even know you need to hire, which means you're seeing candidates before anyone else does. Every person featured has been personally interviewed, not just sourced from a database or cold-messaged on LinkedIn.
Blackbox publishes weekly. Each issue features 2–4 candidates across marketing analytics, growth, and performance functions. We only send when we have candidates worth your time — quality over volume, always.

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