Why's it so hard to find decent reddit marketing hires?

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g63iraqii

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Apr 30, 2025

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• Sunday at 11:50 PM

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I've posted nearly everywhere. Upwork, Discord servers, WhatsApp groups, you name it i've tried it.

I get tons of applications each time, 90% of these guys are NOT Reddit marketers and do not fully understand how to drive traffic using reddit.

Just because you are active in a subreddit and know how to prompt a prompt comment without being too promotional, does not mean you understand reddit.

I think I should be looking for more of a "reddit SEO / parasite SEO specialist" instead of "marketer"

Nonetheless, do you guys have any suggestion where I can make a new hire without having to hand-hold them and teach them the million rules there is to this?

 

SignalMint

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Jun 25, 2026

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• Monday at 1:02 AM

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Yeah upwork is a waste of time for this, you just get spammed by people who think holding an account for a month makes them an expert. if you want actual parasite seo people who know how to rank reddit threads on google and bypass the filters, you gotta change how you source them. stop looking for "marketers" and look for guys selling upvote services or search for people posting case studies here or on telegram seo channels. ask them to show you a thread they successfully indexed and ranked recently. if they cant show you that, they don't know what they are doing.

 

GNews

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Oct 30, 2020

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• Monday at 5:31 AM

• #3

Post here . Want to hire.

The thing i notice, right now there's not just an excess of 'fake marketers' but there's also so many fake Ai accounts and fake co-signs going on it's unreal .. evne here on BHW ..

Then on top of that, so many 'fake bosses' who dont' even know a budget when they come to do busienss nor do they read what's for sale from the people they contact

I'm hoping to leave this and go back private again just for that. There's too much fake everything right now

 

Janelle Knight

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Oct 22, 2024

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• Monday at 5:53 AM

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Looking for candidates with proven case studies strong account management skills and a solid understanding of Redid communities usually leads to better results. many claim expertise but rely on spammy tactics. Finding good Reddit marketers is though because real experience is hard to verify.

 

guntur9090

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Nov 15, 2014

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• Monday at 7:54 AM

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You might have better luck hiring based on proven results instead of job titles. Ask candidates to share examples of Reddit campaigns they've managed, the subreddits they've worked in, and how they measured success. A small paid test task can also reveal much more than a résumé and helps filter out people who only have general social media experience.

 

GeeLark AI

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Apr 20, 2018

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• Monday at 8:00 AM

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It's a pretty niche skill, so good people are hard to find.

You might have better luck looking for SEO or community specialists who already have real Reddit experience instead of general marketers.

 

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david.willy6

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Jun 10, 2026

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• Monday at 8:06 AM

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Rather than going for people in regular marketing teams, I would prefer to hire someone who has already made a name on Reddit. Just ask for some instances where they have driven traffic and what they have done in regards to subreddit policies and moderation.

 

curdoc

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Mar 21, 2023

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• Monday at 8:10 AM

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You might have better luck recruiting from Reddit itself. Find people who consistently make good posts in the niches you care about and reach out to them directly.

 

Emily Ranker

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Sep 1, 2023

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• Monday at 12:10 PM

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It's hard because most applicants don't understand reddit deeply they just mimic surface level tactics so you need to look for proven reddit seo operators not generic marketers

 

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joao figo

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Oct 17, 2025

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• Monday at 3:45 PM

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g63iraqii said:

I've posted nearly everywhere. Upwork, Discord servers, WhatsApp groups, you name it i've tried it.

I get tons of applications each time, 90% of these guys are NOT Reddit marketers and do not fully understand how to drive traffic using reddit.

Just because you are active in a subreddit and know how to prompt a prompt comment without being too promotional, does not mean you understand reddit.

I think I should be looking for more of a "reddit SEO / parasite SEO specialist" instead of "marketer"

Nonetheless, do you guys have any suggestion where I can make a new hire without having to hand-hold them and teach them the million rules there is to this?

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You need someone who has actually worked with reddit SEO before a general marketer usually won't understand the platform well enough

 

ExoWatts

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Jul 15, 2026

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• Monday at 5:40 PM

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You’re probably getting weak applicants because "Reddit marketer" is vague and attracts general social media people who know how to post, not people who understand search intent, subreddit culture, account risk, attribution, and content that ranks in Google.

I’d make the job post much more specific and require proof upfront: examples of Reddit threads they’ve ranked, traffic or conversion screenshots, how they choose subreddits, and how they avoid getting accounts or domains flagged. Give them a small paid test using a throwaway topic and judge the research and strategy, not just whether they can write a natural-sounding comment.