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Helen Cooper.
Senior Associate, Marketing
Helen Cooper
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Passionate about connecting marketers with teams where they truly belong.

With over 9 years’ experience in recruitment, Helen has built a reputation for connecting skilled professionals with meaningful opportunities across Australia. She focuses on both permanent, contract and temp roles, with a particular strength in traditional marketing disciplines such as brand, content, and strategy. Her work spans a wide range of industries including professional services, healthcare, retail, FMCG and government.

Helen brings deep market knowledge from her years recruiting in Melbourne’s fast-paced recruitment landscape. This dual-market perspective enables her to offer clients a broader view of candidate availability, market expectations, and long-term talent planning. She’s known for her strategic and thoughtful approach, taking the time to understand each organisation’s unique context and culture.

Helen is passionate about helping businesses grow high-performing marketing teams, whether during times of transformation, growth, or repositioning. She supports clients in navigating talent shortages, evolving role requirements, and team restructures with practical insight and a consultative mindset. Her candidates value her honest guidance, clear communication, and focus on long-term career alignment.

As a Senior Associate at u&u, Helen partners with organisations across Brisbane to build impactful marketing teams that drive brand and business growth. She remains a trusted advisor to clients nationally, offering a thoughtful, targeted approach to recruitment that balances speed with quality and long-term fit.

Favourite drink of choice: French rose

 My favourite unique travel destination: Dirk Hartog Island off the coast of Western Australia

If you could attend any high profile event, what would you choose?: Met Gala

If you could live in someone else’s shoes for the day, who would it be?:  Richard Branson

What would tell your younger self when finding your first job?: Some of the best opportunities come from the most unexpected

Marketing and Communications Manager – National aged care organisation

Marketing Manager – Membership based organisation

Marketing Specialist – Mining and minerals

Communications and Marketing Officer – Labour union

Marketing Campaigns Specialist – Global automotive brand

Deputy Marketing and Communications Manager – Labour union

Get in touch
helen.cooper@uandu.com
Call me on 07 3232 9173
Visit me at the Brisbane offices
Connect with me on LinkedIn