Creative Staffing Insights & Hiring Intelligence
Insights from icreatives on hiring graphic designers, UX professionals, marketing talent, and building high-performing creative teams. Explore trends in creative staffing, employer branding, remote work, and portfolio hiring.
March 15 2022
Many companies have highlighted their lower market share and used it to outpace massive, well-known brands. It might sound counterintuitive, but you can make it work if you build the right narrative. Read this underdog positioning guide to learn how you can establish the kind of brand personality that turns a lower market position into…
March 11 2022
To get the best talent, it’s vital to sell your organization as a great place to work. Even if you team up with a creative staffing agency, attracting attention to your employer brand will bring in more qualified applicants and help keep your existing talent happy. Recruitment marketing should form the basis of each recruitment…
March 7 2022
Has social media’s heyday already passed, or will its popularity expand even further? By some metrics, user rates are decreasing on most social media platforms. But a couple of the largest have seen sustained growth. What this all means for the future of social networking and the way it can be included in a digital…
March 1 2022
Word of mouth marketing is an inexpensive way to increase sales and bolster brand loyalty. Referral sales growth can set one brand apart from the competition and get people excited about new product rollouts or redesigns. But boosting WOM sales proves an elusive goal for many brands who just can’t seem to get the conversation…
February 21 2022
One of the most visible effects of pop media like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook has been the development of influencers. Once upon a time they were normal users who happened to mention brands in their content - now, becoming an influencer is a goal unto itself and, as micro-influencers continue to show their value,…
February 19 2022
Becoming a teacher or professor isn’t the only way to get a career in education. For creatives with experience working on digital products and services, ed tech jobs offer some of the most promising career paths out there. The recent rise in remote digital educational products isn’t solely due to the worldwide health crisis. Before…
February 14 2022
Investment pitches are what help startups become billion-dollar companies. Creative employees like UX designers, product designers, marketing specialists, and copywriters are an essential part of the company, so they should also be a cornerstone of your pitch deck. You have to understand what investors are looking for if you want to be successful. They’re looking…
February 11 2022
When supply chains break down, companies have less product and customers can’t access what they want and need. As the final destination for supply chains, users are greatly affected by supply chain movement. Many experts in supply chain management are increasingly open about the fact that the current system needs an overhaul. User-centric supply chain…
February 7 2022
Even for creatives, understanding how to make a product or service desirable is an essential skill. It might feel unnatural for those who haven’t specialized in sales and those who haven’t realized how much selling is already involved in creative work. If you come up with a great idea for a new design, you have…
January 31 2022
Algorithms make some of the internet’s most essential functions possible. UX and UI designers need to make products that are easy for algorithms to read, process and put to use. Detecting patterns and tracking information are two key functions of most algorithms. User data is used to gain insight into user needs and build products…