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Johnathan Hunter

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

12 years+ experience within creative and design talent acquisition. Skilled in sales and business development, career counselling, project management. Focused, and goal-driven.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Consultant

Ampersand Talent Advisory
New York, NY
06.2024 - Current
  • Talent acquisition projects for various clients, covering AI & Linguistics, Product Design & UX, Creative, Copy/Content, Marketing
  • 34 permanent placements, 12 freelance

AVP, Creative & Design

Aspire
New York, NY
03.2024 - 06.2024
  • Built a new capability for this international recruiting agency
  • New client and business development in the design and creative space
  • End-to-end recruiting for sales/GTM, product design, UX, design strategy, branded content

Senior Creative Recruiter, Freelance

FCB New York (IPG)
New York, NY
06.2023 - 10.2023
  • 4-month contract engagement to help the agency during an incredibly busy time of new business wins, new business pitches and general growth
  • 13 perm and contract placements made in art direction, creative direction, strategy and comms, copywriting and content, post-production
  • Built relationships with heads of creative, strategy and production

Director, Head of Design Recruitment

TDA CREATIVE
New York, NY
02.2021 - 06.2023

TDA is an international UX and digital product design talent consultancy

  • Positions: Product and UX design, strategy, art and creative direction, content, user research
  • Responsible for sales, new business development and delivery across the USA. Clients include financial institutions, banks, design studios, crypto firms, ad agencies
  • Oversee UX/Design delivery team in NYC and London (4 in NYC, 7 in London)
  • Operational/process improvement
  • 2021: $2.34M team sales, $390K individual
  • 2022: $2.24M team sales, $420K individual

Director

ATRIUM
New York, NY
07.2017 - 02.2021

Atrium is a leading national provider of a variety of recruitment and payroll services

  • Built a new creative/digital practice from the ground up
  • Positions: Graphic design, art/creative direction, UX, copy, strategy, marketing
  • Developed and delivered on new business
  • Hired and trained a team of 4 temp and perm recruiters
  • 2020 revenue $1.3M (team of 4)
  • 2019 revenue (team of 4) $960K, personal billings of $390K

Business Director

ONWARD SEARCH
New York, London, UK
11.2012 - 07.2017

Onward Search is one of the premier providers of digital, creative and technology talent across the US

  • Built out Technology Practice in New York (team of 5), resulting in $900K run rate with new hires in 2014 (now Onward Select)
  • Delivered a fully functioning and profitable London, UK operation from scratch within 12 months in 2015
  • Personal $1.2M billings in 2016 across major beauty clients, visual and art agencies
  • Awarded “Champion of the Month” given to those chosen by C-level management who exhibit exceptional dedication to their work and thinking and acting like an entrepreneur

Talent Acquisition Manager (Contract)

FANTASY INTERACTIVE
New York, NY
06.2012 - 11.2012

Top tier design studio based across US and Europe

  • Hired to build local teams in NYC, San Francisco & Stockholm
  • Varied placements in creative/art direction, UX, mobile/front-end development and PR/Communications

VP

TTS CREATIVE/INGENIUM
New York, NY
02.2011 - 06.2012

TTS Staffing provides technology and creative recruitment services, temp and perm

  • Positions: Graphic design, product design and UX, strategy, account management, copy and content

Digital/Interactive Recruiter

AQUENT
New York, NY
08.2010 - 02.2012

Aquent is a global leader in creative/marketing recruitment, with offices in 7 countries and 4 continents

  • Positions: Design, UX, art and creative direction, content and copy

Group Account Director

ID Group/ID Medical
New York, London, UK
06.2000 - 08.2009
  • Specialist in medical communications and healthcare/pharma PR recruitment
  • Filled roles in account management, medical writing, art/creative

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

UCL
United Kingdom

Skills

  • Executive Recruiting
  • Hiring and Onboarding
  • Team Leadership
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • B2B Sales and Service
  • Financial Reporting

Timeline

Freelance Consultant

Ampersand Talent Advisory
06.2024 - Current

AVP, Creative & Design

Aspire
03.2024 - 06.2024

Senior Creative Recruiter, Freelance

FCB New York (IPG)
06.2023 - 10.2023

Director, Head of Design Recruitment

TDA CREATIVE
02.2021 - 06.2023

Director

ATRIUM
07.2017 - 02.2021

Business Director

ONWARD SEARCH
11.2012 - 07.2017

Talent Acquisition Manager (Contract)

FANTASY INTERACTIVE
06.2012 - 11.2012

VP

TTS CREATIVE/INGENIUM
02.2011 - 06.2012

Digital/Interactive Recruiter

AQUENT
08.2010 - 02.2012

Group Account Director

ID Group/ID Medical
06.2000 - 08.2009

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

UCL
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