Hire senior media buyers in Europe and save up to 65% on payroll

We've interviewed 1,000+ media buyers over 7 years. You get
the top 3%, vetted by senior operators, placed in under 30 days.

  • Senior talent only, 5+ years minimum
  • Matched to your niche, channels, and budget
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
  • Pay only when you hire
Andrii S.
Available ✓
Head of Paid Media
Meta
Google Ads
$5k/mo
$150k/yr in US
Olha O.
Available ✓
Paid Search Lead
YouTube
Google Ads
$4k/mo
$120k/yr in US
Serhii K.
Available ✓
Paid Social Expert
Meta
Tiktok
$3k/mo
$110k/yr in US
Anastasiia H.
Available ✓
Paid Search Lead
Meta
Pinterest
$4.5k/mo
$130k/yr in US

90–day replacement guarantee. If your hire doesn't work out, we find another at no charge.

Companies we've placed great talent for

7
Years hiring media buyers
1,000+
Candidates interviewed
Top 3%
Of all candidates placed

Hiring a great media buyer is expensive, slow, and still a gamble

Post a job in the US and you're looking at $100—150K a year before benefits. Then 8—16 weeks to hire. Then 3 months to find out if they're actually any good.
Most agencies have been burned at least once. A bad
hire doesn't just cost money — it costs clients,
momentum, and months you can't get back. There's a
better way.

Job boards are flooded with generalists

Anyone can claim to be a media buyer. Sorting realperformers from resume-padders costs you weeks oftime you don't have.

Vetting is a full-time job in itself

Portfolio reviews, test projects, reference checks — and even then you're guessing. The wrong hire costs you months and thousands in lost revenue.

Top performers aren't looking

The buyers who actually move the needle aren't browsing LinkedIn. They're running winning accounts and turning down most offers.

US salaries are unsustainable

$100—150K per year, plus benefits, equity, and ramp time — before you even know if they can actually scale an account.

 Why companies hire media buyers with Haven

You get the senior talent without the senior payroll, hassle, or risk.

Annual cost
Talent quality
Time to hire
If hire fails
Talent pool

Hiring In-House

$120K+ annual salary
Often junior or mid-level
4-8 weeks
You're stuck paying
Local and limited
$5,500 one-time fee
Senior buyers (5+ years)
Under 2 weeks
90-day free replacement
Access to global top 3%
Top-Rated

The world's strongest media buying talent is in Europe.
Most performance teams don't know it yet

After hiring 50+ media buyers across multiple countries over 7 years, one thing became clear: Eastern European media buyers consistently outperform the field.

They come from analytical and engineering backgrounds. They think in systems. Clean naming conventions, strong SOPs, zero sloppiness. And they stay.

You're not compromising on quality. You're getting the better hire for 65% less.

Why Eastern European media buyers outperform

Technically stronger
Analytical and engineering backgrounds. They understand performance math and think in systems.
Detail-oriented and disciplined
Clean naming conventions, strong SOP discipline, zero sloppiness in campaign structure.
Loyal and stable
Less job-hopping, higher work ethic, stronger long-term retention than equivalent US hires.
$120k
US market /year
$4k
UA Eastern Europe
/month

How it works

From discovery call to senior hire in under 30 days

01
Discovery call

Tell us what kind of media buyer you need, your budget, and team setup. 15 minutes.

02
We source & vet

Our recruiters source from our curated network. Our Head of Paid Media runs the technical interviews.

03
You meet candidates

Within ~2 weeks you receive 3+ pre-vetted senior buyers. You interview and pick your favorite.

04
Hire with guarantee

We finalize the placement. You get a 90-day replacement guarantee, free.

One simple, transparent fee

No retainers. No subscriptions. No risk

Pay only if you hire

You pay the deposit to start, and the placement fee only when you make an offer

Refundable deposit
$1,500
Starts the search. Refunded if we don't place.
Placement fee
$4,000
Due only when you sign an offer.
  • 3+ pre-vetted senior candidates within 2 weeks
  • Technical vetting by senior performance operators
  • Niche, channel, and budget matching
  • 90-day replacement guarantee, included
  • No retainer, no monthly fees, ever

What clients say about working with Haven

Giulia Smith
CEO at Blackbird Media
Andrew Clay
CEO at CE Digital
Jason Cooper
CEO at ReEvolve
Zan Vipotnik
CEO at ReachRealm
Karel Cernoch
CEO at KC Media
Mohaned Alnaeeme
CMO at Adam & Eve
Justin Prince
CEO at AdSquad
Justin Lam
CEO at Brandive
Josh Reynolds
COO at BrandArchitect
Andra
CEO at Zanobe Media
Camilo Parra
CEO at BrainPower
Kevin Fedor
CEO at FollowSpike

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