150 +
Marketers placed into
new roles
30k+
LinkedIn network reach
6
Creative industries covered
The Nerd Advantage
Recruiting that thinks more like research, less like sales.
Four habits that change how the right candidates actually hear about your role.
Services
A full talent stack — sourcing, marketing, and intelligence in one place.
Plug us in where you need us. Most clients start with one service and expand once they see how much of the funnel we actually own.
01 / Sourcing
Talent Sourcing
Targeted outbound sourcing, pipeline building, candidate mapping, and shortlist development for roles that internal teams can't crack.
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Outbound search
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Pipeline build
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Candidate mapping
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Shortlists
02 / Marketing
Recruitment Marketing
LinkedIn job amplification, campaign messaging, employer brand storytelling, and hiring content that travels.
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LinkedIn amplification
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Campaign copy
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Employer brand
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Hiring content
03 / Fractional
Fractional Recruiting
Hands-on support for founders and growing teams without a full internal recruiting function — embedded, flexible, senior.
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Embedded support
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Process design
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Interview frameworks
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Reporting
04 / Intelligence
Talent Intelligence
Market mapping, salary insights, candidate availability, and qualitative hiring feedback to sharpen every decision.
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Market maps
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Salary data
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Availability
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Hiring feedback
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NetworkCreative & Marketing Network
Direct access to marketing, creative, animation, gaming, VFX, and production professionals who don't always show up in databases.
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Marketing
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Animation
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VFX
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Gaming
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Production
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AI & Machine Learning
Our Process
Our Process
A four-step system, built to find people databases miss.
Clarity
01 step 1/4
We get inside the role. Market context, must-haves, what 'great' actually looks like, and what's been blocking the hire.
Map
02 step 2/4
We map where the right talent actually lives — companies, communities, conferences, side projects, and quiet networks.
Engage
03 step 3/4
We craft outreach and recruitment content that feels human, relevant, and worth replying to. No spray-and-pray.
Deliver
04 step 4/4
Qualified, interested candidates with full context, plus clear hiring insights you can use beyond this single role.
Industries
Where we go deep.
We don't pretend to recruit for everyone. These are the communities we live inside.
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Marketing & Growth
Heads of marketing, growth leads, lifecycle, brand, content, and performance specialists.
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AI & Machine Learning
Machine Learning Engineer, AI Engineer, Data Scientist, AI Product Manager, MLOps Engineer.
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Animation, Gaming & VFX
Artists, technical directors, producers, and studio leadership across pipelines.
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Creative & Content
Designers, art directors, copywriters, content strategists, and creative leadership.
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Technology
Cyber security engineering, data engineer, and Dev-Ops, Cloud Engineer.
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Media & Entertainment
Production, post, distribution, and the cross-functional talent that ties it together.
Contact
Start sourcing smarter.
Tell us about the role, the team, and what's been hard. We'll come back with a clear next step — not a sales pitch.
