No in-house team? No problem.

Recruitment marketing without an agency or in-house team - no chance, right?

You’ve got roles to fill. Deadlines to meet. Stakeholders to manage. But no in-house recruitment marketing team to run digital campaigns, build creative, or optimise results.

Maybe your TA team is one person wearing five hats. Maybe your HR team is brilliant, but stretched thin. Or maybe you’ve worked with agencies in the past and found them too slow, too expensive, or too hands-off.

Either way, you’re stuck. You know digital is the future. But right now, you don’t have the time, team, or tools to make it work.

This post explores how to run high-performing recruitment marketing without an agency, and how Gaia does the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.

Why running recruitment marketing without an agency is so hard

The best candidates are on digital and social channels. But running campaigns that perform across the likes of TikTok, Google, Meta, Reddit and LinkedIn takes time, tech and know-how.

And most hiring teams don’t have that.

You’re not a media buyer. You’re not a content studio. You’re trying to find great people and keep your organisation moving.

That’s why so many companies end up either:

  • Sticking with job boards even when they don’t convert
  • Relying on expensive agencies for one-size-fits-all campaigns
  • Or trying to do it all in-house and burning out in the process

It shouldn’t be that hard.

Why agencies fall short for lean hiring teams

Agencies can be useful. But they’re not built for speed, scale or self-service. You wait days for creative. Weeks for reports. You’re always briefing or chasing. And when you need to pivot, it’s a change request.

For lean teams, that is the friction you don’t need.

What you need is flexibility. Something that works with or without internal resources. A platform that feels like a team, without the overhead.

This way, you can think: “No in-house team? No problem.”

The Gaia fix: flexible recruitment marketing without the headcount

Gaia helps teams run high-performing, always-on recruitment marketing, with or without an in-house team or agency.

Here’s how:

🧠 Self-serve if you want it

Use Gaia to build, launch and optimise campaigns across Google, TikTok, Meta, Reddit and more…all from one place. No media experience required.

🙌 White-glove if you need it

Want help? Our experts can do the work with you or for you: creative, targeting, reporting, strategy…the lot. You decide how involved you want to be.

✨ Creative on demand

No in-house designers? No problem. Use Gaia’s AI-powered creative tools to build on-brand visuals and messages in minutes.

📊 Instant performance insights

See exactly what’s working, where, and why. No waiting on reports. No guesswork. Just the data you need to make fast decisions.

📱 Apply UX built to convert

GaiaPages remove apply friction. No logins, no uploads, no CV parsing. Just fast, mobile-first experiences that turn interest into action.

Why this helps overstretched and resource-strapped recruitment teams

Many HR and TA leaders feel stuck between two bad options: doing everything themselves or handing control to an agency that doesn’t quite get their culture, urgency or employer brand. Gaia offers a third path. You don’t have to compromise on quality or autonomy.

This approach means lean teams can:

  • Launch campaigns fast without needing to brief a third party
  • Tailor creative and targeting themselves - or get expert help when needed
  • Avoid agency retainers while still accessing best-in-class support
  • Track what’s working and confidently report ROI to stakeholders

And most importantly, you can scale recruitment marketing in a way that matches your resources, not your limitations.

You don’t need to hire a team to run recruitment marketing. You need a platform that behaves like one.

Gaia gives you:

  • Campaigns you can launch in minutes, not days
  • Creative that’s built to perform across every platform
  • Support if and when you need it
  • Proof that your spend is working

You stay in control. But you don’t stay stuck.

What customers say

“Gaia saved us £42,000 in agency fees from one campaign and the end to end process was seamless.”

FTSE 250 listed Victrix, Diane Sokolyk, HR Consultant

Who this helps most

  • One-person TA or HR teams
  • Organisations with no internal media or content resource
  • Companies that want control but not complexity
  • Employers with urgent roles and no time to wait for agencies

Need support but short on time or team? Let Gaia take the pressure off and book a demo of GaiaComplete to find out how.

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