Design & UX Staffing Agencies

24 Seven specialises in creative, marketing, and technology roles across consumer brands, agencies, and retail companies. They are particularly strong at the intersection of tech and creative — digital product design, e-commerce UX, and marketing technology. Their New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago offices have deep relationships with fashion, media, and consumer brands that pure tech staffing firms do not access.

Toptal markets its network as "the top 3%" of freelance talent and runs a multi-stage screening process aimed at senior-to-expert contractors. Once accepted, you get matched to high-calibre clients including funded startups and Fortune 500 companies that need senior talent immediately. The screening is demanding but the quality of work and contract rates are significantly higher than general platforms.

Temp staffing, contingency search and executive search firm headquartered in San Francisco's Financial District since 2006. Runs separate divisions for technology (Scion Technical) and creative (Scion Creative) alongside finance, accounting and marketing desks. Covers SF, Oakland, San Jose and the Peninsula.

Executive search firm that only places technical leadership: product management, software engineering, IT, AI/ML/data, security and design. Says it has operated 'since 2001'; San Francisco is first on its office list. Also runs Paragon, a team-build practice for hiring technical teams at scale.

Women-owned recruiting firm founded in 1981, with its San Francisco office at 345 California Street. Its Syndicatebleu division places creative, marketing, engineering and product talent. A separate desk covers accounting and finance, from staff accountants to CFOs. Works on direct-hire, temp-to-hire and temporary terms.

Specialty staffing and executive search firm headquartered at 260 Madison Avenue. Runs separate divisions for Technology, Accounting & Finance, and Creative & Marketing, among others. Technology desk lists software engineering, DevOps, cloud, data science and BI as core competencies.

Staffing firm whose headquarters and flagship office is at 250 Vesey Street in Lower Manhattan. Recruits across finance and accounting, IT, and creative and marketing, with published lists of positions filled per desk. Offers temp, temp-to-hire and direct-hire roles.

Staffing firm focused on IT/tech, digital marketing and creative roles, with an NYC office at 102 Madison Avenue. Tech desk covers software development, DevOps, data science and machine learning. Places talent on freelance, contract, contract-to-hire and full-time terms.

Executive recruiting firm for digital and tech companies, anchored at 1216 Broadway since 1997. Function desks include product management, marketing, design and UX/UI, and data analytics. Focuses on mid-level to executive searches.

Executive search firm placing leaders in product management, software engineering, AI/ML/data, security, IT and design. Lists New York City as one of five offices. Works for PE-backed, VC-backed and public tech companies.

Woman-owned NYC staffing firm at 370 Lexington Avenue, founded by Gail Tessler and Norma Menkin. Runs finance and accounting, media and marketing, creative, and digital and technology desks. Offers temporary/freelance, temp-to-hire and direct-hire placements.

Boutique advertising and marketing recruiting firm based in Austin, led by recruiter Lisa Wickham. It places creative, account, media and brand-side marketing talent at agencies and brands, including art directors, copywriters, designers, media planners and UX/design roles. It offers direct hire, freelance placement and executive search.

Employee-owned Texas staffing and recruiting firm established in 1974, headquartered in Houston, with an Austin office on River Place Blvd. Its Austin IT practice lists AI, cloud, DevOps, full-stack, data science, machine learning and UX/UI roles. The Austin accounting practice covers controllers, FP&A managers and financial analysts, and a marketing and creative division also operates. It offers temporary, contract, temp-to-hire and direct-hire placement.

Seattle-based, woman-owned recruiting firm founded in 2013 by Shauna Swerland. Places engineering, design/UX research, product, marketing, finance and C-suite roles. Offers contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire and executive search; says it averages 18 days to offer.

Technical recruiting firm on Mercer Island serving greater Seattle employers. Places IT professionals on permanent, contract and contract-to-hire terms across software development, mobile, QA, cloud, big data/BI, technical project management and UX/creative. Recruiters have software development backgrounds.

Creative staffing division of Scion Staffing with a Seattle location page and local phone line. Recruits designers, UX/UI, content, digital marketing, video, motion and creative operations talent. Works with agencies, game studios, production companies, startups and in-house brand teams via contract, direct hire and executive search.

Digital, creative, marketing and AI staffing agency founded in Chicago in 1988, with a Seattle office in Pioneer Square opened in 2020. Places freelance and permanent talent such as UX, visual and brand designers, marketers and copywriters. Offers benefits to its freelancers.

Chicago staffing and search firm running contract staffing and direct hire search through dedicated specialty teams. The technology team splits into Product & Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure & Cloud. Marketing and accounting & finance each have their own recruiting desks.

Chicago-headquartered recruiting firm that started as a few tech recruiters and now covers search, interim/embedded recruiting and RPO. It has function-specific practices for software engineering, product management, data & AI, creative/UX, marketing, and finance & accounting. Its site says it has been at it since 2001.

Boutique creative, digital and marketing staffing agency whose first office and current headquarters is in Chicago's West Loop, where it opened in 1988. It places designers (including UX), copywriters, marketing strategists and creative directors as freelancers, temp-to-perm or full-time. Its freelancers get medical, dental, 401(k) and paid vacation.

Executive search and staffing firm founded in 2010, whose Chicago office is at 30 S Wacker. It recruits marketing, accounting & finance, technology, UX/customer-experience and creative talent, from individual contributors to the C-suite. Clients are mainly SaaS, martech/adtech, fintech and PE-backed companies.

Boston search firm focused on marketing/communications and finance & accounting, with an office at 75 State Street. Offers contract, contract-to-hire, direct-hire and executive search. Acquired by Starfish Partners in July 2025.

Creative and digital staffing agency with a Boston office at 75 State Street, opened in 2022, and named local contacts, including a VP who is a former graphic designer. Places digital, creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time roles. Contract talent get benefits including health coverage and a 401(k) match.

Irvine-headquartered staffing and recruiting firm in business since 2005. Recruiters specialize by industry across technology, accounting and finance, creative and marketing, engineering and healthcare IT. Places on direct hire, contract and project-based engagements, with a dedicated Los Angeles desk.

Staffing and executive search firm operating since 2006, with a downtown Los Angeles office at 515 South Flower St. Its divisions cover technology (Scion Technology), creative and marketing, professional and finance roles. Offers temporary staffing, direct hire and executive search.

Los Angeles-headquartered recruiter for digital, creative and marketing talent, marking 30 years in business. Places UI/UX designers, copywriters, social, performance and email marketers, and production and project managers. Work comes as freelance assignments, temp-to-hire or direct hire, and the firm is a WBENC-certified women's business enterprise.

Women-owned recruiting firm founded in 1981, based at 10100 Santa Monica Blvd in Century City. Its Syndicatebleu division staffs creative, marketing, engineering and product roles. A separate finance and accounting practice places staff accountants through CFOs, on direct hire, contract-to-hire, contract and retained executive search terms.