Our Client
A California-based award-winning design and branding studio exclusively for the wine, craft & spirits industry.
Business Challenge
Our client was navigating rapid growth while managing the demands of running an agency. With limited time to dedicate to recruitment, they needed a partner who was not only thorough but also truly understood their unique needs and challenges - and who could own the entire process.
Our Approach
After meeting with the Founder & Creative Director during our kick-off, we got a clear sense of the agency's culture, their high creative standards, and their goals. From there, we created a tailored strategy for each role and got to work, presenting them with a variety of strong candidates.
The Results & Impact
We were thrilled to deliver a strong pool of candidates for both of their full-time positions, resulting in successful hires that left all parties delighted.
Testimonial
"Creative Niche totally gets it. They understand the importance of finding the right creative talent to join a team from both a capabilities and cultural perspective. Teaming up with Creative Niche not only allowed us to expedite the process of connecting with top creative talent, but also allowed us to give time back to our current team while Creative Niche took the lead on vetting and interviewing candidates to make sure we were only using our time to meet with the very best candidates. - Founder & Creative Director
Our Client
A top eCommerce agency specializing in premium CPG and lifestyle brands on Shopify, transforming their DTC channels into extraordinary experiences.
Business Challenge
This agency saw explosive growth during the pandemic, fueled by the rising demand for impactful DTC websites. They needed to fill multiple positions but could only afford our traditional model for one, which didn’t feel right. In response, we created our now popular Embedded Service—offering flexibility, lower fees, and payment plans designed to protect their cash flow while helping them scale.
Our Approach
We seamlessly integrated into their team, aligning with their culture and long-term objectives. Our approach delivered ongoing, on-demand recruitment solutions, customized to their unique needs. By embedding ourselves within their workflow and managing all hiring responsibilities, we ensured a streamlined, cost-effective hiring process, eliminating the need for expensive traditional recruitment services.
The Results & Impact
In a few short months, we successfully placed 16 awesome digital, development and marketing professionals that allowed our client to scale efficiently while maintaining their high standards. Our deep understanding of their culture ensured each candidate was a perfect fit, contributing to the company's continued success.
Testimonial
Creative Niche not only carries the massive workload and expertise that is required to assemble one of the most critical components of every successful team—the people—they also have an uncanny way of deeply understanding our culture and priorities, and deliver on stellar candidates that are aligned to those. We ask them to deliver superstars, and they deliver. They are our secret weapon to finding our secret weapons, and it’s a partnership that we hold very close to our success. - Co-Founder
Successfully Filled Freelance & Full-time Roles:
- Account Lead
- Developer Generalist
- Director of Operations
- Head of Design
- Lead UI Designer
- Marketing & Growth Coordinator
- Project Manager
- Senior CRO Strategist
- Senior Front End Developer
- Senior Project Manager
- Senior UI Designer
- Sustainability Business Lead
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
Our Client
Our client is a design and technology agency, specializing in creating digital products that drive the growth of ambitious brands.
Business Challenge
As the client experienced rapid growth, they needed a partner who could match their high creative and design standards while responding quickly to new projects and resource gaps that often arose with minimal notice.
Our Approach
After meeting with key executives to understand their processes, aesthetic, leadership styles, and talent needs, we developed a targeted recruitment strategy and built a pipeline of exceptional candidates across their core markets. Whether they needed freelance or full-time talent in Brooklyn or Toronto, we were ready to respond quickly.
The Results & Impact
In our six years working together, we placed more than 53 Freelance and Full-time professionals with them based on new business won, vacation and parental leaves, and natural attrition.
Testimonial
“Creative Niche has been a tremendous support to us for years, having filled over 50 roles across digital, content, UX/UI, and project management. It can be challenging to find the right person, but the team takes the stress away and always finds us the perfect fit! From their communication to sourcing to processing, they are one of the best creative recruitment agencies and we look forward to continued success with them.” - Global Chief Client Partner
Successfully Filled Freelance & Full-time Roles:
- Associate Director, Strategic Growth
- Bilingual Copywriter
- Creative Director, Visual Design
- Digital Project Manager
- Production Designer
- Resource Manager
- Senior Brand Designer
- Senior Copywriter
- Senior Experience Designer
- Senior Motion Designer
- Senior Product Manager
- Senior Researcher
- Senior Visual Designer
Our Client
This highly specialized LA-based agency is a leader in crafting innovative and immersive consumer experiences for some of the world’s most iconic festivals, conferences, and activations, partnering with top global entertainment, media and lifestyle brands.
Business Challenge
Our client faced a unique challenge to find a ‘unicorn’ XR Developer for a one-year contract working on a unique and never done before project they sold to a global entertainment brand.
Our Approach
Understanding there are only a handful of XR Developers in the entire US that would be right for our clients’ project - and the fact they needed to have the individual identified, interviewed and confirmed in less than three weeks, we got to work. We did a ton of research, built out a strategy and executed it quickly in addition to asking our trusted network for referrals.
The Results & Impact
Four candidates were identified and presented, three of which were interviewed and they successfully hired their number one pick, with a strong back-up. Timeline and budget met - and they found their unicorn.
Our Client
A leading digital and experiential design agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Toronto, and Vancouver specializing in brand strategy, design, experiential events, and digital services that contribute to the success of well-known brands including Google, Nike, Netflix, Unilever, and the NBA.
Business Challenge
Needing to scale up quickly, this agency knew it needed to work closely with a recruitment agency that could deliver strong creative and technical candidates. Knowing the leadership team was stretched thin, being able to depend on an external team of recruiters who could vet and create a shortlist was required.
Our Approach
Knowing that the client worked in a fast-paced environment where every second is precious, Creative Niche understood that the best way to provide the help they needed was to take a leading stance in finding the right candidates. This required a vetting process that would shortlist top talent, who the client could confidently interview knowing they were getting the best-of-the-best.
The Results & Impact
The partnership between the client and Creative Niche led to some incredible achievements, most notably the strategic hiring of 22 professionals across various functions, which effectively doubled their team size within just 1.5 years.
This partnership boasted a remarkable 100% fill ratio, with an average speed to fill from intake to selection of just five weeks, exemplifying Creative Niche's efficiency and alignment with urgent needs.
Testimonial
“The team has been a crucial part in building out our teams across Toronto and Vancouver. They’ve excelled at understanding our brand and culture, finding people who can execute on the standard of work that we have while also ensuring they fit within the company. They’re quick, they’re responsive, and they bring us the best talent; it’s as easy as that.” – Vice President Brand Strategy & General Manager
Successfully Filled Freelance & Full-time Roles:
- Account Coordinator
- Account Director
- Account Manager
- Art Director
- Associate Creative Director
- Brand Strategist
- Director, Brand Strategy
- Director, Client Services
- Event Producer
- Front End Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Line Producer
- Production Designer
- Senior Graphic Designer
Our Client
Fastest growing and top healthcare agency, globally.
Business Challenge
After winning a substantial amount of global business, this client had the most aggressive hiring needs we have heard of - and within a four month timeline. After frustration with their internal recruiters, they need a partner to deliver and do so exceptionally fast - and with the best creatives and healthcare agency talent in Canada.
Our Approach
We formed a dedicated team, met with all leaders, built out custom recruitment strategies - and executed. Our weekly calls with all leaders allowed us to catch-up on their ever-changing priorities, offers, interview feedback and so much more which meant we were all aligned, on the same page with clear action items.
The Results & Impact
As a dedicated partner and extension of their agency, we mastered the art of identifying and presenting the ideal candidates that aligned with their unique culture, accounts, and aspirations. Within one year, we successfully placed more than 60 exceptional full-time professionals and achieved a 100% fill rate for all the roles we were assigned.
Testimonial
“A best-in-class recruitment effectiveness case study for sure looking at the thriving, high-performing team we have in front of us today. Amazing achievement and we could not have done it without you guys. You and your team were critical in our ability to put together our amazing borderless team in such a short period of time. Let’s be honest, the conditions were nothing short of crazy: a huge number of people to recruit, unrealistic times, moving targets, etc. But throughout the journey, your team adjusted, reloaded, and delivered. Thank you for being a great partner!” - Chief Operating Officer
Successfully Filled Freelance & Full-time Roles:
- Account Director
- Account Manager
- Account Supervisor
- Associate Creative Director
- Creative Director
- Creative Services Director
- Director, Planning
- Director, Strategy
- Finance Director
- Graphic Designer
- Group Account Director
- Medical Writers & Editors
- Project Manager
- Strategist
- Traffic Manager
- VP, Account Service
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