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Strengthening marketing capability at eToro through specialist hires

3Search has a long-standing relationship with the world’s leading social investment platform, eToro, built over the past 6-7 years with the company’s Marketing Director. In this time, our specialist recruiters have acted as a trusted recruitment partner across marketing and digital appointments, supporting the business whenever specialist hiring needs arise. 

On this occasion, they were searching for a contract Junior Marketing Manager to elevate their marketing efforts. Specialist financial services contract recruiter, Shaun McEvoy, worked closely with the Marketing Director to identify the right cultural and technical fit. 

Strengthening marketing capability at eToro through specialist hires

The story of eToro

Founded in 2007, eToro is one of the world’s leading social trading platforms. With over 20 million users, the business is on a mission to combine investing with community-driven insights and education. 

As the business continued to grow its presence and brand influence, the marketing team sought to strengthen its executional capability, particularly across digital and social channels, to support the next phase of marketing activity. 

Challenge: Scaling a marketing team while navigating headcount constraints

The goal was to bring in a commercially minded and creative marketer with strong hands-on capability. They needed to be able to operate effectively within a fast-moving B2C environment. However, the search came with two key challenges: 

  1. The business needed to hire quickly 
  2. Internal headcount restrictions meant the hiring structure required flexibility

Given the urgency and complexity of the hiring environment, the team turned to 3Search as a trusted partner. 

Stephanie, the Marketing Director, had previously worked closely with Matthew Stevenson and knew the team could deliver high-quality candidates quickly while navigating internal constraints. 

Solution: A targeted search combined with rigorous screening

Shaun delivered a targeted search focused on identifying candidates who not only looked good on paper but were also the right cultural fit for the team. He achieved this by running a thorough interview process to assess their suitability. 

Close collaboration was facilitated throughout the process, maintaining regular communication via a dedicated group chat. This allowed us to: 

  • Share candidate updates in real time 
  • Adapt the search based on client feedback 
  • Manage candidate expectations effectively 
  • Maintain a competitive interview process

This approach ensured the hiring process moved quickly while remaining highly collaborative. 

Result: Elevated marketing outputs

The new addition has strengthened the marketing team’s executional capability across the board. Ultimately, they have helped the team deliver stronger campaigns while maintaining the pace required in a high-growth digital business. 

Stephanie Wilkes-Wiffen, Marketing Director
I recently worked with Shaun McEvoy at 3Search to fill a key role, and the experience was seamless. Shaun truly took the time to understand the brief, but what set him apart was his genuine approach. He wasn't just looking to fill a seat, but to find the right cultural and technical fit. He adapted brilliantly to feedback and screened candidates so rigorously that my time was used with maximum efficiency. We found a fantastic hire within just six interviews. Shaun is easily the best recruitment partner I’ve worked with in recent years - I can’t recommend him highly enough and will definitely be using him again.

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Hear from our successful candidates...

Shaun was fantastic throughout the whole process, supportive, friendly, and always available to help. Communication was clear and informative, and he made the experience smooth and stress-free from start to finish.
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