The company is trialling the system across six of its 12 product categories.
However, if successful, it will be rolled out across other categories.
Five of the six individuals are dedicated to digital media.
The initiative will be overseen by Unilever's global media director, Alan Rutherford, who believes the group's agencies are struggling to achieve a truly integrated approach to marketing.
The move comes as Unilever continues to shift more of its marketing budget out of traditional advertising and into other media.
Rutherford said that only about 65 per cent of the Dutch-owned company's advertising budget was now spent on TV, down from about 85 per cent in 2000.
As part of the new approach, Unilever has developed an advertiser-funded programme for its Sure brand in the build-up to the World Cup. Sure/Rexona Fans United launches in the UK on ITV1 on 22 March. The 13 30-minute episodes will look at what drives football fans.
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