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TikTok advertising agency or one matched specialist? Here's the faster route
Most businesses searching for a TikTok advertising agency really need one person who can make short video ads that sell and run the account behind them. We match you with a TikTok Ads specialist within 24 hours, someone vetted on real short-form campaigns, and a senior project manager stays with you from brief to report.
Free, no obligation. A senior project manager walks you through the analysis.
Free analysis in 24 hours
Send us your website. Within 24 hours, you'll get a written analysis comparing your marketing with your competitors'.
Free marketing analysis
- PDF analysis
- 5 competitors
- Prioritized action list
Your analysis is prepared by a senior project manager with 15+ years of experience in marketing.
Key takeaways
The short version
Before you read on
- You get a TikTok Ads specialist matched to your goal and budget within 24 hours of sending a brief
- Every specialist was reviewed on past short-form video campaigns before joining the team
- Your senior project manager, with 15+ years in marketing, handles every question from brief to report
- US agencies usually bill $1,000 to $3,000 a month to manage TikTok ads, on top of your ad spend
- The first step is a free marketing analysis delivered as a PDF
Why it matters
Why TikTok ads need a different skill set than Meta or Google
Plenty of brands now run paid TikTok ads next to Meta and Google, yet the craft is its own. A winning TikTok ad is a vertical clip cut fast, hooked in the first two seconds, often shot on a phone, and built around what's trending in the feed this week. Behind it sits TikTok Ads Manager, Spark Ads that boost organic or creator posts, pixel events and a steady rhythm of creative tests. Finding someone who handles both the video side and the bidding side is hard, especially when you don't want to sign up with a full agency for six months.
We work differently from a TikTok advertising agency. Instead of handing your account to whoever on a big team has time, we match you with one vetted marketer who focuses on paid social and short-form video. Some are full-time freelancers, others run campaigns alongside a day job. Each one walked us through real campaigns and their portfolio before we ever put them in front of a client.
Scope comes first. You agree on the goal and the deliverables with your project manager, and only then is the specialist matched. That project manager has 15+ years in marketing, reviews the work at every milestone and makes sure scope and quality match what you signed off on. Read more on how the matching works.
Before you start
Skip the weeks of hunting for a TikTok freelancer
No scrolling through dozens of portfolios, no waiting on agency proposals. Tell us what the campaign should achieve, what you can spend and who you want to reach. Your senior project manager matches a TikTok specialist within 24 hours and keeps an eye on pace and quality until the last report lands. Order your free analysis to get started.
Step by step
How to hire a TikTok ads expert, step by step
Step 1
Send a short brief
Fill in a quick form: your industry, the goal (traffic, leads or online sales), your monthly ad budget and the kind of video you have. The first call with your project manager costs nothing.
Step 2
Specialist matched within 24 hours
Your project manager, who has 15+ years in marketing, picks the person whose video and paid social track record fits your niche and budget. You don't sift through profiles yourself.
Step 3
Milestones set, account goes live
Together you agree on milestones and what each one delivers. The specialist sets up or audits your TikTok Ads Manager account, prepares the first batch of creative and builds the campaign structure.
Step 4
Sign off one milestone at a time
You approve each piece separately: the creative, the launch, the first performance report. Your project manager checks the substance before it reaches you and keeps each milestone on the agreed timeline.
Checklist
What to have ready before you launch TikTok ads
Sorting out these points before the kickoff call makes the match sharper and gets your first ads live sooner:
Checklist
- The goal: brand awareness, site visits, leads or sales in your online store
- A monthly ad budget, kept separate from what you pay the marketer
- Existing video clips, or a plan and people to film new ones
- Your audience: age range, interests and the US states or cities you sell to
- Whether you already have a TikTok Ads Manager account or need one created
- One-off project or ongoing management of the account
What you get
What you get with a matched TikTok specialist
TikTok moves faster than other paid channels, eats creative quicker and rewards a different kind of testing. Here's what our approach gives you:
A specialist, not a jack of all trades
The person running your account has spent their time on short-form video and paid social, not on a little bit of everything from SEO to newsletters.
Meet the marketer before anything starts
Before launch you talk to the specialist and see TikTok campaigns they've run. Scope, from scripts to reporting, is settled with your project manager rather than a salesperson.
Vetting already done
You don't need to judge a stranger's portfolio. We did that earlier with a review of past work and a conversation about campaigns they actually ran.
A senior project manager on your side
Someone with 15+ years in marketing reviews every milestone and reacts quickly when videos or numbers drift from the plan.
Side by side
Hiring a freelancer off a job board vs. a matched specialist
The freelancer says yes because this month happens to be slow
The match is based on your niche, your budget and the short video format you need
The freelancer reports on the campaign when and how they see fit
Each month your project manager goes over a report and the next month's plan with you
Checking the work against the brief is yours to do alone
A project manager with 15+ years in marketing knows the brief and reviews every milestone
Who it's for
Who uses TikTok advertising for small business and growing brands
Brands that want a younger audience, or want to test short video next to their Meta and Google spend, usually come to us for TikTok ads:
Ecommerce stores
TikTok ads for ecommerce: product campaigns, Spark Ads and TikTok Shop promotion with rapid creative testing and a clear eye on cost per purchase.
Beauty and lifestyle brands
Reach and recognition with Gen Z and millennial shoppers, using creator-style clips that look like they belong in the feed.
Service businesses trying a new channel
A measured test budget on TikTok next to existing Meta or Google campaigns, without a long agency retainer.
Startups and DTC brands
Quick rounds of new hooks and edits on a lean budget, where paying per milestone suits better than a flat monthly fee.
What it costs
How much does TikTok advertising cost in the US
Ad spend minimums on TikTok
TikTok asks for at least $50 a day at the campaign level and $20 a day per ad group. Many brands test with $1,500 to $5,000 a month in media before scaling.
Agency management fees
US agencies commonly charge $1,000 to $3,000 a month for account management, or 10 to 25 percent of ad spend, and many set a minimum spend of $3,000 to $5,000 a month.
Freelance hourly rates
Freelance paid social marketers tend to bill $50 to $150 an hour, depending on experience and whether they also handle video editing.
Your free analysis
The first conversation with your project manager and the analysis PDF cost nothing. The specialist quotes the actual project once the brief is clear.
In short
TikTok ads at a glance
24 hours
To match a TikTok Ads specialist to your brief
$50/day
TikTok's minimum budget per campaign
15+ years
Marketing experience of the project manager on your account
What you can count on
What a solo freelancer can't offer you
Going through us adds a layer of protection you don't get when you hire someone on your own:
A match built around your campaign
Chosen for your niche, your budget and the video style you need, not for who happens to be free this week.
Checked before your first call
Every marketer showed us a portfolio and talked through TikTok campaigns they ran before joining.
A second pair of eyes on every milestone
Your project manager already knows the brief and checks the scope and quality of each TikTok milestone before it reaches you.
No flat monthly retainer
You pay for the work agreed at each milestone, not a fixed fee that runs whether or not anything ships.
FAQ
Questions companies ask us
Short answers. The free analysis call covers anything specific to your company.
01How long does it take to get matched with a TikTok ads specialist?
Usually 24 hours from the moment you send a brief with your goal, budget and audience. Your project manager picks someone whose past work in short-form video and paid social fits what you described, so you aren't left comparing profiles.
02How much does TikTok advertising cost for a small business?
Plan for two separate numbers. Media spend starts at TikTok's $50 a day campaign minimum, and many small brands test with $1,500 to $5,000 a month. Management from a US agency often runs $1,000 to $3,000 a month, while freelancers bill roughly $50 to $150 an hour. Your specialist quotes the real scope after the brief.
03Are you a TikTok advertising agency?
Not in the usual sense. We don't put your account in a pool shared by a large team. A senior project manager with 15+ years in marketing matches you with one vetted specialist for your industry and content style, then stays your single contact while the work runs. See more answers in our FAQ.
04Who keeps my TikTok campaign on track toward its targets?
You approve every milestone on its own, and your project manager reviews each one on substance before it reaches you. The project manager also measures results against the plan, agrees on new creative or a new angle with the specialist as the campaign runs, and sends you a monthly report with the plan for the next month.
05Do I need a TikTok Ads Manager account before we start?
No. Your specialist can open a fresh account for you, or take over and audit one you already have. You decide which during the briefing, before the first campaign goes live, so tracking and billing are set up correctly from day one.
06Is the first conversation about TikTok ads free?
Yes. The first call with your senior project manager is where you pin down scope and budget, and you also get a free marketing analysis as a PDF within 24 hours. Only after that do we match the specialist and agree on milestones.
Free analysis
See where your marketing stands, then decide what to do next
Send us your website. Within 24 hours, you'll get a written analysis comparing your channels with your competitors', plus a call with a senior project manager who has run marketing for 15+ years.
- Analysis within 24 hours
- No obligation
- PDF covering 5 competitors
- Team picked by your PM
Free marketing analysis
- PDF analysis
- 5 competitors
- Prioritized action list
Your analysis is prepared by a senior project manager with 15+ years of experience in marketing.
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