This fully-customisable Marketing Consulting Agreement provides a clear, legally-sound framework for professional engagements between marketing consultants and their clients. Designed for usability and flexibility, this template helps you define service scope, fees, intellectual property, confidentiality and more—with minimal legal complexity.
Why You Need This
Whether you’re a consultant offering strategic marketing services or a business engaging an external marketing expert, this agreement ensures that both parties understand their rights and responsibilities from the outset. The template helps you:
- Establish a clearly defined Scope of Services (service categories, deliverables, scheduling)
- Specify the Term, Compensation and Payment Schedule to avoid later disputes
- Clarify Ownership of Work and deliverables, so the client receives full rights upon payment
- Set boundaries through Confidentiality, Independent Contractor Status and Termination clauses
- Protect both parties with Liability, Indemnification and Non-Solicitation terms
- Choose the applicable Governing Law and ensure enforceability in your jurisdiction
What’s Included
When you download this template, you’ll receive:
- A fully editable Agreement document in Microsoft Word (.docx) format
- A PDF version for easy reference and printing
- A companion sheet: Schedule A – “Scope of Work” example you can customise
- Clear instructions on how to fill in your details and customise key clauses
Features at a Glance
- Ready to use: minimal editing required
- Professional, clean layout for clarity and ease of use
- Flexible: works for one-off projects, ongoing retainers or hybrid arrangements
- Suitable for marketing consultants, boutique agencies, freelancers and businesses commissioning services
- Compatible with any jurisdiction—just update the governing law and jurisdiction fields
How It Works
- Download the ZIP file containing the documents.
- Open the Word version and fill in your company/consultant names, addresses, dates, fees, scope details etc.
- Review each clause to ensure it matches your agreement and local law—consult a local legal adviser if needed.
- Save the edited version for your records and provide the PDF version to your counterparty.
- Both parties sign and date the agreement—each retains a signed copy.
Who Should Use It
- Marketing consultants: freelancers, strategists, digital marketers, branding experts
- Businesses engaging external marketing advisory, campaign strategy or implementation services
- Agencies offering consultancy or retainer-based service arrangements
- Legal, procurement or operations teams seeking a robust agreement template for marketing engagements
