Owners and leadership teams considering a Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Executive or Social Media Manager.
The Hub by Hype
Marketing team without hiring.
£36,300.
The Hub by Hype is an outsourced marketing department for businesses weighing up a Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive or Social Media Manager hire.
A £25,000 salary can become roughly £36,300 in year one once employer costs are included. The bigger question is whether one person can cover the strategy, creative, social, web, SEO, paid media and reporting your business actually needs.
Cost X-ray
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Advertised salary
£25,000
Real year-one cost
£36,300
Employer cost per month
£3,025
One hire1 skillset
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Outsourced marketing department
What isThe Hub?
The Hub by Hype gives you a senior-led outsourced marketing department shaped around the work your business needs. It is built for UK businesses that need consistent marketing output but are not sure one in-house hire will cover strategy, creative, social media, SEO, web support, paid ads and reporting.
The pain is simple: the business needs marketing momentum, but recruitment is slow, one person can only cover so much, and the hidden employer costs quickly eat the budget. The Hub fixes that by turning the same recruitment budget into a joined-up Hype team with one account lead, clear monthly deliverables and reporting.
The Hub replaces the pressure of one generalist with specialists across strategy, design, content, websites, SEO, ads and analytics.
You get a dedicated account lead, agreed monthly activity, reporting and the flexibility to scale the marketing support around your priorities.
The real cost of hiring
Salary is thesticker price.
When we say real cost, we mean the employer cost of putting a marketer on payroll. A £25,000 salary is usually closer to £36,300 in year one, or about £3,025 a month, once NI, pension, recruitment, equipment, software, training, admin and cover are included.
Salary£25,000
NI, pension, recruitment£5,000+
Kit, software, training, cover£6,300+
True first-year cost£36,300+
This is the budget The Hub is measured against: not a cheaper freelancer, but a fuller alternative to the hire you were already planning.
The alternative
One brief. A full specialist team.
Strategy, creative, content, social, web, SEO, paid media and reporting, joined up around the same commercial goal.
Hiring cost calculator
Your next hire.Fully costed.
Start with the salary in the job advert. We will add the common UK employer costs that sit outside it.
Your inputStart with the vacancy.
Adjust the salary to match the role you are considering.
Your planning number
£36,300
About £3,025 per month
Beyond the salary
+£11,300
NI, pension, hiring, tools, training and cover.
See what is included
NI and pension£3,000
Hiring, laptop and software£4,700
Training, admin and cover£3,600
What you get
A full team,not one hire.
The Hub combines the services most growing businesses expect from a marketing department, with one account lead joining the dots across strategy, delivery and reporting. You avoid recruitment delay, payroll risk and the pressure of asking one person to be a strategist, designer, copywriter, website manager, SEO and ads specialist all at once.
- Marketing strategy and reporting
- Social media management
- Website design and maintenance
- Brand positioning support
- Copywriting and campaign content
- Paid advertising creative and support
- SEO planning and blog content
- AI marketing and automation support
Not a retainer.
A plugged-in department.
Why outsource the hire?
More coverage.Less risk.
Hiring one marketer can work brilliantly when the role is narrow. The Hub is designed for the moment your business needs joined-up marketing across several channels at once, with clearer costs, less employment risk and broader delivery from day one.
How it works
Compare first.Then decide.
The Hub is easiest to understand against a real vacancy. Bring the role, salary or job advert you were considering and we will map the alternative.
Tell us whether you were hiring a Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Social Media Manager or another marketing role.
We add the salary, employer costs, recruitment, software, kit, training and likely operational overhead.
You see which specialists and monthly activity fit the brief, with the commercial proposal shared privately.
Hire in-house with clearer numbers, or start The Hub with a specialist team already in place.
One employee vs. one department
One employee.One department.
This is the simple comparison most recruitment budgets miss. A single hire can be excellent, but they are still one person with one skillset, one calendar and one set of limits.
Hiring in-house
- Pain: one person is expected to cover every channel
- One employee and one main skillset
- Employer NI, pension and payroll admin
- Recruitment, onboarding and training time
- Holiday, sick leave and notice-period gaps
- Replacement risk if they leave early
The Hub by Hype
- Fix: the same budget buys a wider specialist team
- Dedicated account lead plus specialist delivery team
- Strategy, design, copy, social, web, SEO and ads
- Ready to start without recruitment delays
- Continuous agency support and reporting
- Flexible scope as priorities change
Questions worth asking
Hiring questions.
What is an outsourced marketing department?
An outsourced marketing department gives your business access to a wider external team instead of hiring one in-house marketer. With The Hub, that team can cover strategy, social media, content, design, website support, SEO, paid ads and reporting.
Is this just a marketing agency retainer?
It is still delivered by an agency, but it is positioned against a hire you were already planning to make. The budget already exists; The Hub shows a stronger way to spend it.
Is The Hub cheaper than hiring a marketing manager?
It can be, once the true employer cost and breadth of capability are counted. A £25,000 salary can become about £36,300 in year one, or around £3,025/month. We scope The Hub privately around the role, priorities and output your business needs.
What do we save besides money?
You reduce recruitment time, payroll admin, holiday and sick-cover risk, notice-period delays and the pressure of expecting one person to cover strategy, design, copy, social, web, SEO, paid ads and reporting.
What marketing roles can The Hub replace?
The Hub is built for businesses considering roles such as Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Manager, Marketing Coordinator or Content Creator.
What if we have already started interviewing?
Bring us the job advert. We can compare the real numbers and show what the same budget builds before you commit to salary, notice periods, training and employer responsibilities.
Can we reclaim the VAT?
Many VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on agency invoices, subject to their own position. Check with your accountant.
What if our needs do not fit a standard scope?
We scope the team around the exact role, priorities and marketing output you need, then share the commercial proposal privately.
Still going to hire?
Check thehire first.
Send us the job advert, salary or role you were considering. We will show you the likely employer cost and what that marketing investment could build through The Hub.
Marketing should become a revenue-generating asset, not simply another cost. We shape the team, priorities and private commercial proposal around the outcome your business needs.