Who’s the best advertising, digital, media or marketing recruiter in Australia?

Happener - @happener

www.happener.com

The best at Digital, Media, Advertising

They are the best at it because;

1. They know the industries
2. They know what the roles require unlike alot of other recruiters who seem to work on buzzwords.
2. They form a relationship with both clients and talent.

Great idea Mark. I'll nominate:

Doug Sherrard at The Ladder - @dougsherrard
www.theladder.com.au

Doug recruits across digital roles.

Doug is simply a great recruiter. As a job-seeker he actually makes you feel like he gives a shit about what you want from your career. He's honest and helpful. I'm not one of his clients but that sort of methodology has to be good for them too.

He also does the networking thing really well - always trying to find out who's who in the industry. He uses Twitter well to advertise roles. More than that, he regularly reaches out to his network to try to help out people that he sees the potential in but are unsuited to his current roles.

One of the good guys with a great reputation.

Great question Mark.

I'm not looking either, but if I was looking to recruit someone for my team the first place I would go would be LinkedIn, rather than a traditional recruiter.

I expand on my views in an old B&T column from June, which is on Slideshare:

http://www.slideshare.net/AdamJoseph/linkedin-c...

In my opinion, the best potential recruiter is always YOU ... that is, if you have the time, the inclination and the know-how!

Agree with Sebastian here - Doug gets my vote.

He's great because he takes an interest in you whether there is a role ready or not. He's thinking beyond the vacancy sheet in front of him. And he's a good bloke. And he hasn't paid me to say this... yet.

Doug Sherrard (@dougsherrard)
Consultant & Head of Digital @ the ladder.

Digital, Social Media & Interactive Roles.

Doug responds to emails, tweets and linkedin in a way that shows he is a nice, considerate and genuine recruiter - helping you not necessary find a job but find your direction.
He gets the scene too.

Steve Gilles, SustainAbility Consulting, @stevelikesyou
http://stevegilles.com/

Digital, media, support and marketing roles.

Steve is a remarkable face amidst the web scene, combining technical know-how, a solid list of contacts and a real willingness to do things right, let it be through following-up with clients and talent, engaging social media or simply ensuring that your questions get answered. The advice he's dispensed has always been extremely helpful; even better, he's always been available via phone and email to talk things through.

If you haven't already had the opportunity to engage Steve during industry events such as Webjam etc, I really do recommend picking his brains - not only does he take a sincere interest in what you do, but he's a hoot to hang around.

A second vote for Steve Gilles here. Very switched on and has actually worked with technology, so has a much deeper understanding than a lot of other recruiters I've interacted with. Plus he makes an effort to be around the type of people he wants to recruit.

And further: he's a super nice guy too.

Daphne van der Kieft, Aquent @daphnevdk

aquent.com.au/go/daphnevdk

Specialising in:Creative Front End Design, Development and Business Management Talent in the Digital Space.

Daphne's great because she truly approaches every situation with her Talent AND Client's best interests in mind. She immerses herself within the industry through events and networking; she also comes from an Advertising background, so she understands client's business challenges and objectives.

Daphne's recruited solely within the creative space for 10 years now; 8 out of those with Aquent both in LA and Sydney. She assess all her talent to ensure client expectations are met.
She volunteers her time by lecturing outside of work at local design schools and centres on how creatives can take their design to market.


She also listens... which is rare in the recruitment world.