Marketing Consultant Invoice Example

A worked marketing consultant invoice with realistic line items Australian marketing consulting businesses charge every day. Use it as a reference or create your own compliant PDF instantly.

Tax Invoice
Your Marketing Practice
ABN 11 222 333 444
INV-2026-0042
Issued 15 May 2026
Due 22 May 2026
Bill to: Sample Client Pty Ltd · Payment due within 14 days
Description Qty Rate Amount
Strategy consulting (per hour) 8 $180.00 $1440.00
SEO and content production 1 $1200.00 $1200.00
Paid ad management (monthly retainer) 1 $1500.00 $1500.00
Ad spend reimbursement (at cost) 1 $850.00 $850.00
Subtotal: $4990.00
GST (10%): $499.00
Total: $5489.00

Bank transfer. Retainers billed monthly on the 1st. Ad spend reimbursed at cost.

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Your business
Bill to (client)
Invoice details
Line items
Description Qty Unit price Tax %
Totals
Payment details
Notes
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Tips

FAQs

How should I bill ad spend?

Itemise it as a reimbursement at cost — never mark it up unless you have an explicit "media buying" arrangement. Most clients prefer to fund ads directly.

Should marketing consultants charge GST?

If annual income exceeds $75,000 — yes. Most established consultants are GST-registered.

How do I bill a retainer?

Fixed monthly fee invoiced on the 1st (in advance). Define deliverables in the engagement letter so scope creep doesn't happen.

What payment terms work?

Net 14 for SMB, Net 30 for corporate. Retainers should be paid upfront before the month starts.

A practical guide to marketing billing

Use the template as a starting layout, then replace its example information with the actual agreed work. The details below help you decide what to enter and what to check before sending.

Agree what this invoice covers

Separate your service fee from advertising spend, software subscriptions and approved production costs. For retainers, name the billing period and included deliverables. Do not present an agency fee as ad-platform spend or imply that payment guarantees a particular ranking or sales result.

Give the payer enough context

Include the campaign or engagement name, service month and purchase-order reference. Check the legal billing name and delivery contact against the accepted work. Keep the accepted scope, delivered-work summary and approvals for extra costs available to resolve questions. An invoice records the charge; it does not replace the underlying approval or supporting documents.

Worked marketing invoice example

The management fee and additional assets are separate. Advertising spend is not included in this example; if it is reimbursed through you, identify the actual spend and supporting period clearly.

Illustrative amounts in your chosen currency, before tax and payments. These are not recommended rates.
DescriptionQuantityRateAmount
Monthly campaign-management fee1700.00700.00
Approved additional creative asset290.00180.00
Example subtotal880.00

Avoid this billing mistake

Copying a retainer invoice after the scope or start date changed can overstate the charge. Check the service period, deliverables and any agreed partial-period adjustment.

Follow up on the right record

Send the delivery summary to the approver and the invoice to the payment contact. Resolve scope questions against the accepted engagement, not against unsupported promises about business outcomes.

Before you send

  • Match the line items and quantities to the accepted scope and approved changes.
  • Check the invoice number, issue date, explicit due date and the campaign or engagement name, service month and purchase-order reference.
  • Apply only the tax treatment relevant to your business and location; check current local requirements if unsure.
  • Keep earlier billing separate from actual payments. Verify the outstanding amount and payment instructions.

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