Case Studies

Our Client

A utility company providing electricity and energy services across the Northeast United States. They deliver critical energy solutions while continuously improving customer-facing digital experiences.

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Business Challenge

The client aimed to enhance their app design, functionality, and web properties. To achieve this, they needed long-term, highly sought-after product and digital talent — professionals whose experience, portfolios, and vision aligned with their ambitious digital goals.

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Our Approach

We created a localized talent landscape within the region to identify top digital and product professionals. Leveraging our expertise in sourcing and structured candidate assessment, we presented several highly qualified candidates in a timely manner, ensuring alignment with both skill requirements and long-term digital strategy.

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Results & Impact

• Successfully placed long-term digital and product professionals
• Delivered a higher quantity and quality of candidates than any other vendor
• Provided fast turnaround while maintaining rigorous vetting standards
• Strengthened digital and product capabilities to support ongoing innovation

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Our Client

An organization dedicated to advancing AI research, innovation, and talent development for industry and society, driving initiatives that connect technology, academia, and business.

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Business Challenge

The client needed proven, highly competent freelancers to support multiple internal initiatives, including a busy upcoming event and communications schedule.

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Our Approach

We leveraged our freelance network to identify and deploy skilled professionals capable of delivering immediate impact, ensuring alignment with technical and creative needs for critical initiatives.

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Results & Impact

• 7 successful freelance placements
• Provided immediate support for events and communications
• Enabled smooth execution of initiatives with highly skilled talent

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Our Client

A global leader in digital marketing and technology, specializing in influencer marketing, social media strategy, content creation, and talent management. With expertise spanning industries like fashion, beauty, gaming, and consumer goods, they partner with brands to design impactful, influencer-driven campaigns. By leveraging a vast network of creators across platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch, they deliver innovative solutions that drive engagement and amplify brand presence.

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Business Challenge

After securing significant funding and winning large-scale business opportunities, our client faced a critical need to build a team of top-tier experts in their field. With a global presence, they entrusted us to focus on filling key roles across strategic markets in the US and Canada, ensuring the right talent to drive their growth and success.

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Our Approach

After collaborating with all key executives in the selection and hiring process, we developed tailored recruitment strategies for each role and for the identified priority markets - and executed it down to the detail.  With these strategies in place, our team quickly began thoroughly interviewing and sharing selected candidates to ensure our clients’ positions were filled as efficiently and effectively as possible.

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The Results & Impact

Our client was spoiled for choice for all searches and we successfully placed four incredible candidates - and from different markets including Seattle, Toronto, New York City and Richmond.

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Testimonial

"Your team has done a fabulous job sending over incredible candidates” - Vice President, Creative & Content Strategy

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Our Client

With expertise spanning investments, marketing, and consulting, our client contributes significantly to the success of numerous ventures that are rapidly emerging as frontrunners in the iGaming sector, delivering engaging entertainment to a global audience of millions.

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Business Challenge 

Our client needed a highly specialized Creative Director with extensive global gaming experience and an award-winning book. Recognizing there were only a handful of potential qualified candidates globally based on their criteria, they engaged Creative Niche to find them their unicorn.

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Our Approach

After gaining a deep understanding of our client's vision, including their aesthetic preferences and ambitious growth objectives, we started with extensive global research. This meticulous approach allowed us to identify the precise talent to target, leveraging insights from leading global gaming innovators. With a clear strategy in hand, we executed every detail with precision, ensuring a tailored solution that aligned perfectly with our client’s goals.

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The Results & Impact

Within just two weeks of our kick-off meeting, we presented four exceptional candidates. Three advanced to the second round, and one was successfully hired and seamlessly relocated from the USA.

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Kind Words

“We needed a Creative Director to devise and deliver compelling narratives and produce ultra modern high quality creatives to dramatically increase our digital and social reach and engagement as we transition from market share growth to category growth. Partnering with Creative Niche, an award winning recruitment firm focused in the marketing, advertising, and design space is the natural option for a Creative Director role. The quality of work, engagement, transparency, updates, and service was consistently top-notch throughout the entire process. Time-to-fill for such a high level role is about 1.5 months. It was a pleasure working (again) with Creative Niche.“ – HR Director

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Our Client

Specializing in non-traditional investment approaches, our client is dedicated to managing strategies across sectors such as infrastructure, equity ventures, and real estate & property development.

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Business Challenge

Our client faced an unexpected leave and urgently needed a full-time Marketing Manager to oversee their expanding real estate portfolio. This role required a versatile professional with expertise in branding, event management, collaboration with third-party partners, social media, and growth strategies. The ideal candidate needed strong business acumen, knowledge of the real estate space, and the ability to clearly articulate and rationalize ideas and strategies to key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and goals.

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Our Approach

With extensive experience in the real estate sector—spanning development, property management, and specialized agencies—we had the expertise and insights to pinpoint top-tier candidates for our client with precision and efficiency.

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The Results & Impact

Within two weeks, five candidates were presented and a successful offer was signed on the fourth week after our initial kick-off meeting.

Our Client

Navigating the Canadian real estate market can feel overwhelming. Our client’s goal is to streamline the experience by combining cutting-edge technology with exceptional tailored service.

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Business Challenge

Seeking to hire their first designer to lead the company through a rebrand and establish its position in the market, the team prioritized finding someone who could excel in a fast-paced, ever-evolving start-up environment. As a small, close-knit team, cultural fit was critical. They needed a versatile Brand Designer with strong branding, UI, and marketing design expertise—a true all-rounder capable of rolling out the brand across all platforms, both print and digital. The ideal candidate would embody the collaborative spirit of a scaling tech company, ready to dive in, contribute across multiple areas, and thrive as a true team player.

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Our Approach

We created a detailed competitive landscape analysis to identify ideal clients, focusing on their size and industry. It was crucial to find someone with experience in a similar setting to ensure they understood the unique challenges and nuances of working with a scaling tech company. Clear and quick email communication, coupled with prompt presentations and rapid client feedback, enabled us to efficiently move candidates through the pipeline, ensuring a seamless and effective process for all involved.

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The Results & Impact

Because this was a new role and we wanted to provide a range of designers with different strengths and design aesthetic.  In only two weeks, we presented seven candidates, the offer letter was signed the week after and the candidate started exactly six weeks after our kick-off meeting.  

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