9 Agents vs 9 Hires
A full ops team costs $500K+/year. Yours starts tomorrow.
What a full ops team actually costs
Settlement / Finance Analyst$55,000 - $75,000
Creator / Affiliate Manager$50,000 - $70,000
Inventory / Catalog Manager$45,000 - $65,000
Compliance Specialist$60,000 - $80,000
Creative Analyst$50,000 - $70,000
Media Buyer$55,000 - $85,000
Growth / Data Analyst$60,000 - $80,000
Portfolio / Account Manager$55,000 - $75,000
Market Research Analyst$50,000 - $70,000
Total (salary only)$480K - $670K/yr
+ benefits (20-30%) + management time + 2-3 months to hire each + 3-6 months to full productivity
What 9 agents handle — every day
- Settlement Analyst reconciles every payout, finds overcharges, files disputes
- Creator Manager tracks 600 samples, escalates ghosts, blacklists across brands
- Shop Manager monitors LDR, drafts reorder POs, catches listing freezes
- Compliance Officer predicts SPS drops, triggers escalation chains
- Creative Strategist diagnoses fatigue, ranks hooks, queues refreshes
- Media Buyer corrects GMV Max ROAS ÷2.5, kills losing ads, scales winners
- Growth Analyst detects revenue anomalies, traces root causes
- Portfolio Manager briefs all brands at 7 AM, routes escalations
- Market Analyst tracks category trends, finds unmatched creators
Works 168 hours/week. No vacation. No sick days. No turnover.
People do strategy. Agents do ops.
Hire people for:
- Supplier negotiations and relationship building
- Brand strategy and positioning decisions
- Live selling and on-camera content
- Client relationship management
- Complex judgment calls on ambiguous situations
Use agents for:
- Settlement reconciliation across 11 fee types
- Tracking 600 samples and ghosted creators
- Monitoring SPS, LDR, VTR every 4 hours
- Correcting GMV Max attribution inflation
- Daily category and creator scanning at 6 AM
- Morning brief for 10+ brands at 7 AM