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Media & Advertising recruiters, New York

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 2 retained, 2 contingency and 2 hybrid. Together they advertise 258 open roles.

Media & Advertising firms ranked

Media & Advertising recruiting firms in New York, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	icreativessince 1985	Creative, marketing, design and UX/UI recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	70	59.9
02	Lynne Palmer Executive Recruitmentsince 1964	Publishing, media, digital content and medical communications recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	53.0
03	Savvy Globalsince 2009	Creative, design, architecture and interiors recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	46.1
=04	Acquaint New Yorksince 2001	Fashion and apparel leadership, design, product, sales and merchandising	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=04	Adeccosince 1996	Creative and marketing recruitment, with broader professional staffing services	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=04	Artisan Talentsince 1988	Creative, digital, marketing and design recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=04	Held & Lloydsince 1982	Advertising, creative, marketing, digital technology, communications and executive management.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=04	Profilessince 1998	Creative, marketing, media, technology and AI recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=04	Sam & Lorisince 2001	Advertising, branding, digital design and strategic recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
10	The Fashion Network	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	40	41.0
11	UTA Executive Search	C-suite and board executive search for sports, media, entertainment, digital and consumer businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	43	40.8
12	24 Seven Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	60	40.3
13	Capstone Hill Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
14	LeadersHire	Executive, senior leadership, marketing and advertising recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	33.0
15	Tru Recruitment	Creative agencies, branding, design, client services and strategy recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
16	Brightmode Talent	Communications, marketing, digital, public affairs, design and public relations recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=17	AD Talent Inc.	Creative, design, marketing and digital talent recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Advent Search Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	ARC	Creative, production, post-production and content studio recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Barndog Staffing	Advertising, marketing, public relations, communications and creative technology recruiting.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	BIANCHI&Co.	Creative, design, marketing and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	BILLYCLARK	Creative and design business talent acquisition, team composition and leadership advisory.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	BOND Creative MGMTNoHo	Creative, design, fashion and brand leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Brian Simon Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Candr Talent	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Charet & Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Core Resource GroupMountainside	Public relations, corporate communications and B2B marketing	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Elysian Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Engaging Talent LLC	Creative, account, branding, graphic design, packaging and digital recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Everforth Creative Circle	Creative and marketing professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Heyman Associates	Senior communications, corporate affairs, marketing, government relations and investor relations.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Jessilyn Personnel	Apparel design, technical design, merchandising, production management and fashion sales recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Jobdot	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Jon Lynch Talent	Marketing, advertising, digital innovation and data search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Kate and Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Kay & Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Koller Search Partners	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	NewCoordinates	Retained executive search for journalism, media and information businesses	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	SIMONE	Creative recruitment and executive search for brands, agencies and design studios	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	SourceLab Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Stamped Network	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Synergy Interactive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	The Talent Magnet	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=17	Vintage Resources	Advertising, media and direct marketing executive search	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01icreativesCreative, marketing, design and UX/UI recruitment59.9
Not statedNot disclosed70 open roles
02Lynne Palmer Executive RecruitmentPublishing, media, digital content and medical communications recruitment.53.0
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
03Savvy GlobalCreative, design, architecture and interiors recruitment46.1
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=04Acquaint New YorkFashion and apparel leadership, design, product, sales and merchandising41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=04AdeccoCreative and marketing recruitment, with broader professional staffing services41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=04Artisan TalentCreative, digital, marketing and design recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=04Held & LloydAdvertising, creative, marketing, digital technology, communications and executive management.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=04ProfilesCreative, marketing, media, technology and AI recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=04Sam & LoriAdvertising, branding, digital design and strategic recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
10The Fashion Network41.0
Not statedNot disclosed40 open roles
11UTA Executive SearchC-suite and board executive search for sports, media, entertainment, digital and consumer businesses40.8
Not statedNot disclosed43 open roles
1224 Seven Talent40.3
Not statedNot disclosed60 open roles
13Capstone Hill Search33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
14LeadersHireExecutive, senior leadership, marketing and advertising recruitment33.0
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
15Tru RecruitmentCreative agencies, branding, design, client services and strategy recruitment29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
16Brightmode TalentCommunications, marketing, digital, public affairs, design and public relations recruitment24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=17AD Talent Inc.Creative, design, marketing and digital talent recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Advent Search Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17ARCCreative, production, post-production and content studio recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Barndog StaffingAdvertising, marketing, public relations, communications and creative technology recruiting.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17BIANCHI&Co.Creative, design, marketing and executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17BILLYCLARKCreative and design business talent acquisition, team composition and leadership advisory.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17BOND Creative MGMTNoHo · Creative, design, fashion and brand leadership search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Brian Simon Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Candr Talent23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Charet & Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Core Resource GroupMountainside · Public relations, corporate communications and B2B marketing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Elysian Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Engaging Talent LLCCreative, account, branding, graphic design, packaging and digital recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Everforth Creative CircleCreative and marketing professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Heyman AssociatesSenior communications, corporate affairs, marketing, government relations and investor relations.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Jessilyn PersonnelApparel design, technical design, merchandising, production management and fashion sales recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Jobdot23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Jon Lynch TalentMarketing, advertising, digital innovation and data search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Kate and Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Kay & Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Koller Search Partners23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17NewCoordinatesRetained executive search for journalism, media and information businesses23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17SIMONECreative recruitment and executive search for brands, agencies and design studios23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=17SourceLab Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Stamped Network23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Synergy Interactive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17The Talent Magnet23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=17Vintage ResourcesAdvertising, media and direct marketing executive search23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Media & Advertising. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Media & Advertising recruiters in New York: questions

How do media & advertising recruiters in New York charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 2 retained, 2 contingency and 2 hybrid. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses. Our anonymous New York fee survey collects what firms actually charge, by specialty.

How are media & advertising recruiters ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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