Built for Creative Agencies
Marketing & Advertising Agency HR Solutions
Contractor classification, non-solicitation protections, and agency talent management for marketing and advertising firms in the US.
- Serving all 50 states
- Certified HR practitioners
- Since 1958
Marketing & Advertising HR Challenges
HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry
- 1FLSA classification of freelance designers, copywriters, and digital strategists
- 2Non-solicitation and non-compete agreements for client-facing account teams
- 3Multistate remote workforce management across distributed agency teams
- 4IP and work-for-hire agreements protecting client deliverables and agency assets
- 5High employee turnover and counter-offer pressure in competitive creative markets
- 6Benefits and compensation benchmarking to attract and retain top creative talent
- 7Performance management for creative professionals with subjective output metrics
Catapult Solutions
How Catapult HR Helps
- FLSA classification guidance for freelancers, contractors, and agency creatives
- Non-solicitation and non-compete agreement development and policy review
- Remote workforce HR management and multistate compliance
- IP, work-for-hire, and client confidentiality agreement frameworks
- Compensation benchmarking and total rewards strategies for creative talent
- Performance management systems for creative and account management staff
- Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits
By the numbers
Why marketing & advertising HR needs a specialist
28.1%
Of workers in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media jobs are independent contractors
36,300
Projected openings each year for advertising, promotions, and marketing managers, 2025 to 2035
$166,790
Median annual pay for marketing managers in May 2025 ($133,660 for advertising and promotions managers)
What we do
HR Services for Marketing & Advertising Employers
Expert support across the HR functions that matter most to your industry
ComplianceEmployee HandbookAgency handbooks covering IP rights, conduct standards, non-solicitation policies, and compliance.Learn more →
ComplianceHR Compliance AuditFull HR audit for marketing agencies against FLSA, remote work, and federal and state employment law standards.Learn more →
HR AdvisoryUnlimited HR AdviceSame-day answers from certified HR practitioners on policies, employee issues and compliance questions.Learn more →
What members say
“It's the people at Catapult that make the experience great. I’ve never had a bad experience. The staff is very knowledgeable and does an excellent job of explaining situations in a way that’s easy to understand. We have been members for many years and plan to continue being members for many more.”
HR Built for Marketing & Advertising Agencies, Protecting Your Talent and Your Clients
Our practitioners understand the contractor complexity, IP risk, and retention challenges unique to marketing and advertising agencies in the US.