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Max S.
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Max S.

Fractional CMO, SaaS Marketing Leader, Chief Marketing Officer

🏆 Top 1% Expert-Vetted Marketing Leader on Upwork 🏆 100% Job Success Rate 🏆 Expert-Vetted and Top-Rated Plus 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 “Max is a kick-ass marketer from Ukraine.” - Bozidar J., CEO of Evermed “Max is an expert in SEO and Content Marketing and has been leading all of our marketing efforts, helping us grow from $3K MRR to $50K MRR.” - Colin B., CEO of StatusGator “Max has been contracting with Zebrium for the past 24 months and has done an outstanding job improving SEO, driving SEM initiatives, generating content, and much more.” - Gavin C., VP of Product at Zebrium 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐘 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 • Scaled MRR from $3K to $50K for a bootstrapped tech SaaS. • Boosted leads and organic search traffic by 240% for a machine learning SaaS. • Secured the first customer for a new AI network monitoring SaaS. • Achieved a 250% increase in MRR for a design automation SaaS. • Generated 500 high-quality leads for a tech startup pre-product with a minimal budget. 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐈 𝐀𝐌 Hello, I’m Max. I’m an experienced Chief Marketing Officer, Virtual CMO, Fractional CMO, Marketing Executive, and Marketing Strategist. I have 10 years of experience with startups as a freelancer, employee, and co-founder. I’m also an angel investor, part of an investment fund, and a marketing advisor for several startups. I’ve worked mainly with tech companies and startups in both B2B and B2C. My projects cover niches like B2B SaaS, DevOps, AI/ML, Big Data, and Marketing Automation. I’m typically hired for roles such as Marketing Consultant, Head of Marketing, Marketing Strategy Expert, and SaaS Marketing Consultant. 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 • Audit your marketing strategy and campaigns to find bottlenecks and growth opportunities. • Build a marketing strategy from scratch. • Help you launch your startup from the ground up. • Improve existing strategies to achieve your KPIs. • Help startups with product marketing research, analyzing markets, competitors, and target audiences. • Identify your Ideal Customer Profiles and craft a strong Value Proposition. • Create and test acquisition channel hypotheses. • Develop and execute a multi-channel acquisition strategy. • Launch and manage user acquisition campaigns for optimal setup and spend. • Optimize marketing activities, reduce costs, and find profitable channels. • Help you scale your product. • Hire and manage freelancers and marketing teams. • Support and elevate your team’s performance. • Set up end-to-end analytics and build dashboards for better insights. 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐄 • Do It for You: I handle everything, delivering the results you need. • Do It with You: I work alongside you as a consultant, guiding and supporting you to ensure you reach your goals. 𝐌𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐄 • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) • Content Marketing • Inbound Marketing • Paid Ads (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Reddit Ads, etc.) • Email Marketing • Influencer Marketing • End-to-End Analytics: Proficient in Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Looker Studio, HotJar, Fullstory, Segment, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Tableau, and more. Ready to elevate your business? Contact me, and let’s talk!

🇺🇦Kiev, Ukraine$120/hr100% JSS5.00 (8)Since May 2014

Earnings and projects

MRR
$799

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#58,033 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#2,434 / 14.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$1k

Last 6 months: $4.8k

World#40,847 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#1,745 / 14.3k
Total earnings
$114k

Billed in all: $119k

World#33,515 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#2,323 / 14.3k
Per project
$5k

$4.8k in the last 6 months

World#34,972 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#2,108 / 14.3k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#4,718 / 14.3k
Projects in all
23

Across 25 contracts

68% fixed32% hourly
World#120,400 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#5,151 / 14.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$119k+$1k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$117k$118k$119kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 13% in Content Marketing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #28Marketing Campaign Audit107 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #5Top 26%
  2. #85Growth Hacking523 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #2Top 16%
  3. #99Marketing Plan559 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 18%
  4. #147Inbound Marketing940 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #2Top 16%
  5. #294Growth Strategy1,470 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #4Top 20%
  6. #453Content Marketing3,405 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #6Top 13%
  7. #616SEO Content4,229 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #16Top 15%
  8. #776Content Strategy4,813 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #6Top 16%