The catch with Method
Its public pages list no price and no replacement period, so ask for both before you compare. On contingency, Method says it may also recruit for other companies in the same niche.
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SuperHired vs Method Recruiting
The short answer: Method Recruiting places digital marketing people at agencies, brands and ad tech companies through contingency or retained search. It does not list a price or a replacement period. SuperHired charges a flat fee set by the role, from $7,500, with a 120-day replacement guarantee.
Pick Method if you want contingency search, where you pay only when someone is placed. Pick SuperHired if you want a published fee and a published guarantee before you make the first call.
What each firm publishes, side by side.
Method Recruiting lines come from its own public pages, checked November 2026. Each one links to its source.
| Compare | SuperHired | Method Recruiting |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Agencies first, plus in-house marketing teams. | Agencies, brands and ad tech companies (homepage). |
| Roles | Marketing and go-to-market roles, priced as standard, specialist or technical, or executive. | Digital marketing roles up to manager, senior and VP level (clients page). |
| How you pay | One flat fee, set by the role. 30% at signing, 70% when an offer is accepted. | Contingency, paid only on placement and not exclusive. Or retained, paid in portions with the last on placement, and exclusive (clients page). |
| Published price | $7,500 standard search. $10,000 to $15,000 specialist or technical. $15,000 to $25,000 executive. | None listed. The clients page asks you to get in touch about pricing. |
| Guarantee | 120-day replacement guarantee, under the service terms. We explain them before you commit. | No replacement period on the clients or agency pages. |
| Full-time or contract | Salaried hires. | Almost all direct, full-time placements, with contract work in some cases (clients page). |
Who each firm suits.
Pick Method if
- You want contingency search and to pay only if someone is placed.
- You are hiring digital marketing, UX, product or sales roles at an agency, a brand or an ad tech company.
- You want a retained, exclusive search for a very niche or leadership role, which Method says retained suits.
Pick SuperHired if
- You are hiring a marketing or go-to-market role at an agency or an in-house team.
- You want the fee fixed before the search starts, whatever the salary.
- You want a 120-day replacement guarantee written into the service terms.
The catch with SuperHired
You pay 30% at signing, before you meet candidates. Contingency search asks for nothing until someone is placed.
The details, with sources.
SuperHired
SuperHired headhunts marketing and go-to-market people for agencies and in-house teams. Agencies are our core. Each search runs in six stages: Discover, Define, Headhunt, Understand, Evaluate and Start Well. Our method explains each one.
The fee is set by the role, never by the salary. A standard search is $7,500. A specialist or technical search is $10,000 to $15,000, and an executive search is $15,000 to $25,000. You pay 30% at signing, which covers discovery and starts the agreed search, and 70% when an offer is accepted. Pricing has the details.
Each search includes a 120-day replacement guarantee under the service terms, and we explain those terms before you commit. Where a simulation can answer an important hiring question, finalists do a paid exercise built around the real work.
Method Recruiting
Its homepage says Method works with agencies, brands and ad tech companies, and that it was established in 2015. Its agency page says it specializes in digital marketing recruitment for agencies. The roles it names there are account services, media planning and buying, paid search and paid social, ad operations, analytics, creative, and UI/UX design.
Its clients page describes two ways to pay. Contingency is paid only on a successful placement, the relationship is not exclusive, and Method may recruit for other companies in the same niche. Retained is paid in portions: one up front, one within a set time frame and the last on placement. Retained is exclusive, and Method says it suits very niche and leadership roles.
The same page says Method works almost entirely on direct, full-time placements, with contract work in some cases. It lists no dollar price or percentage of salary, and no replacement period.
Where these facts come from.
Checked November 2026. Prices and terms change, so confirm them with each firm before you sign.
- Method Recruiting homepage. Agencies, brands and ad tech, and the year it was established.
- Method Recruiting, digital recruiting for agencies. Its agency focus and the agency roles it names.
- Method Recruiting, clients. Contingency and retained search, role levels, full-time focus and no listed price.
- SuperHired pricing. Fees by role and the 120-day replacement guarantee.
- SuperHired, our method. The six stages, the 30% and 70% payments, and paid exercises.
Questions buyers ask.
Does Method Recruiting publish its fees?
No. Its clients page describes contingency and retained search and asks you to get in touch about pricing. It lists no dollar price or percentage of salary. SuperHired publishes its fees: $7,500 for a standard search, $10,000 to $15,000 for a specialist or technical search and $15,000 to $25,000 for an executive search.
How do contingency and retained search differ at Method?
Method says contingency is paid only when it places someone, and it is not exclusive. Retained is paid in portions, one up front, one within a set time frame and the last on placement, and it is exclusive. Method says retained suits very niche and leadership roles.
Does Method offer a replacement guarantee?
Its public clients and agency pages, checked in November 2026, do not list a replacement period. Ask Method directly. SuperHired includes a 120-day replacement guarantee under the service terms.
Who should use which firm?
Use Method when you want contingency search for a digital marketing role at an agency, a brand or an ad tech company. Use SuperHired when you want a flat fee set by the role, a written role plan from discovery and a 120-day replacement guarantee.
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