A Verified Hire is MediaBuyer.com's program for connecting you with vetted, elite media buyers — entirely through the platform. Whether you're hiring someone to run your ads, getting 1:1 coaching or advisory, or scoping a one-time project, a Verified Hire means the person on the other side has already been screened and their track record confirmed before they ever reached you.
In plain terms: it's the difference between hiring someone who says they can scale your ads and hiring someone whose ability to do it has already been checked.
What "verified" actually means
Every media buyer goes through MediaBuyer.com's screening before they can be matched — a technical assessment, track record verification, reference checks, and a communication interview. (See How vetting works for the full breakdown.)
So the performance history you see is confirmed, not self-reported. You evaluate a real track record from the first conversation, instead of spending your own time working out whether someone is the real deal.
What a Verified Hire covers
The program isn't only for hiring a full-time ad buyer. You can make a Verified Hire for:
Ad management — a buyer runs and scales your campaigns.
1:1 coaching, mentoring, or advisory — a top buyer works directly with you or your in-house team.
One-time projects — a defined, scoped piece of work.
Everything runs through the platform
Every connection, and every engagement that follows, runs through MediaBuyer.com — there's no taking the relationship off-platform. The marketplace fee is included in the rate you pay through the platform rather than charged on top as a separate line.
This isn't red tape. It's what lets MediaBuyer.com stand behind the match, keep each buyer's verified track record accountable, and support you if something isn't working.
How is this different from a job board or Upwork?
On an open marketplace you do all the verification yourself — and most of it is guesswork built on screenshots and stories. With a Verified Hire, that work is already done. You skip straight to whether someone's the right fit for your business.
Does "verified" mean guaranteed results?
No. Verification confirms a proven track record — it doesn't promise a specific outcome in your account, because that depends on your offer, your market, and how you work together. What it removes is the biggest risk: hiring someone who was never capable in the first place. The best way to confirm fit in your specific business is to trial a buyer (see How introductions and matching work).