Where to Find the Best Creative Talent Online

Searching for creative talent online can be difficult. There’s a lot to consider when searching for the right candidate; do they meet the requirements for the job, are they available for hire, do they live in the same city and if not, are they willing to relocate? Tack on the stress of a looming deadline, and you’ve got yourself a full-blown nightmare. To help ease the stress of the search, we’ve compiled a list to compare the pros and cons of the best places to find creative talent online.

Adobe Talent ($399 Per Post, Per Month)

Building off of the success of their creative network Behance, Adobe opened up a job posting section that allows you to reach out to some of the top talents on their site.

Pros:

• Extremely large pool of talent to choose from.
• Ability to search by skills, in order to find the best fit for your team.
• Since Behance is used to host portfolios, you can easily view the past work of potential hires.

Cons:

• Top designers are often busy with other projects or employed full-time.
• Large pool of applicants can also be extremely daunting when trying to make a time-sensitive decision.
• Level of quality can vary heavily.
• Expensive, especially if you are posting multiple jobs.

LinkedIn (Price Dependent, Averages around $300-500)

LinkedIn is frequently considered the premiere social network for business professionals, and a popular go-to when posting a new job listing.

Pros:

• Great way to discover new talent, by searching through existing connections.
• Good for jobs postings that are targeted towards business professionals.
• Integrates very well into your workflow if you already use LinkedIn frequently.

Cons:

• A less popular choice for creatives, with some avoiding the site entirely.
• Price ranges can vary heavily, depending on the type of job posting and location.

Dribble Scout ($199 Monthly Pass)

Having risen to popularity of the course of the past few years, Dribbble has become the place to share your work if you are a designer. Recently they have opened up a service that allows businesses to perform targeted searches through their roster of designers.

Pros:

• Allows you to search through an extremely talented group. To post on Dribbble you must be invited in first.
• Dribbble is primarily a place for designers to post snippets their work, so you can easily browse through their portfolio to find the right fit for your team.

Cons:

• Much like Behance, top designers are often busy.
• Using their service for several months can be costly.

Craigslist ($25)

An old favourite, and for a long time, the cheapest place to post a job listing online. Craigslist is used by many for buying and selling, as well as job hunting.

Pros:

• Affordable.

Cons

• Likelihood of being inundated with low-quality applicants.
• Less targeted towards creatives.

CreativeCareers.ca ($0)

Last (but certainly not least ?) is our site! While our service might be the new kid on the block, we feel that we’ve got more than enough going for us to encourage people to check us out.

Pros:

• Handpicked job offers. We currently vet all of our job postings to ensure a consistent level of quality.
• Targeted exclusively towards the creative industries.
• Extremely affordable. Our services are currently free, and we plan to keep them that way for the foreseeable future.
• Basic and Premium posting options to fit your budget and needs.

Cons:

• Only targeting jobs in Canada. If you’ve come to our site from another country, sorry!

Hopefully, this little list will you assemble the perfect creative team for your project. There’s a lot of incredible creative talent out there, so now comes the difficult part; it’s time to choose which website to post your job listing with. We trust you’ll make the right decision.