Winner of Small Agency of the Year and considered one of Canada’s hottest advertising agencies, this client was founded in 2020 and focuses on creating transformational creative work that promotes strong relationships between consumers and brands. 

Business Objective

In an era of impersonal advertising, the agency’s focus is on infusing passion into marketing and fostering customer connection with brands and their stories. This agency experienced rapid growth and significant traction right from the start, and needed a proactive partner to find and vet the best talent to fuel their growth. 

Our Approach

Creative Niche conducted an advanced Executive and Full-Time search via our Embedded Recruitment Service, emphasizing enhancing agency practices and reframing the brand vision. With over a dozen positions to fill across levels, a carefully curated strategy was essential for timely results. This proved to be the perfect solution for the client, allowing them to benefit from the expertise, power, and speed of our entire talent acquisition team at the cost of one full-time recruiter. 

The Results & Impact

Creative Niche made more than 22 placements, filling 100% of the positions for which we sought talent. Candidates reported how positive their experience was, specifically noting the thoroughness and care taken during the whole process.

Successfully placed roles:

• VP, Client Success (2 hires)
• Account Supervisor (4 hires) 
• Account Executive
• Account Director (3 hires)
• Account Coordinator
• Group Account Director (2 hires) 
• Art Director (2 hires)
• Production Designer (2 hires)
• Creative Director
• Integrated Producer
• Social Media Specialist
• Social & Content Strategist
• Executive Assistant

Creative Niche constructed a recruitment strategy that worked on identifying and delivering top talent across all levels and positions. Each hire played a role in business growth which led to the company being awarded Small Agency of the Year. 

Testimonial

"A huge thank you to your efforts as it relates to the development of our team!  You not only helped find so many of the amazingly talented people who now make up our ranks but more importantly, you helped us articulate our vision of the talent offering behind our agency brand. You were right there by our side every step of the way. Looking forward to this next chapter of our relationship!"

• Partner & Chief Business Officer