CATALYSTWe place the people
who make the work.
For heads of talent who can't afford a mis-hire. Creative directors, editors, and brand strategists — matched with precision.
Five placements.
Five proofs.
Every engagement below is a real brief, a real candidate, and a real outcome. Names used with permission.
"We had a pitch for a $40M automotive account in 19 days and our Senior Art Director had just resigned. Every generalist recruiter sent us UX people."
Placed: Mara Okonkwo
Former BBDO Senior AD with 8 years of automotive campaign work across three continents. Catalyst surfaced her profile within 36 hours of intake.
Placed: Diego Herrera
Spent six years at Netflix original productions before going independent. Catalyst had Diego in conversation with the showrunner within 48 hours of the brief.
"We were staffing up for a six-part documentary series with a tight pre-production window. We needed an Editorial Director who had streamer DNA, not broadcast habits."
"We'd been burned twice by recruiters who couldn't distinguish a motion designer from a UX researcher. We needed to build an entire creative department from scratch — correctly."
Placed: Seven-Person Team
Creative Director, two Senior Designers, Motion Lead, Brand Strategist, Content Director, and Producer — all placed within a single quarter with zero mis-hires.
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Send Us Your Brief"Catalyst doesn't send you a pile of résumés and call it a search. They sent us one name. She was right. She's still here three years later building the best creative team this network has ever had."
Renata Voss
Chief Creative Officer · Meridian Studios
Tell us who you need.
We'll know before you finish typing.
We read every brief personally. No intake form purgatory, no account manager relay. You'll hear from a senior recruiter who already knows your industry within one business day.
No résumé dumps. We send 1–3 candidates, all right.
Average fill time: 9 days for senior creative roles.
94% of our placements are still employed at 12 months.
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An anonymized snapshot of active candidates in our network. Names and employers redacted — full profiles available to verified hiring contacts.
Creative Director
12 yrs · Brand & Advertising
Head of Motion Design
9 yrs · Streaming / OTT
Brand Strategist
7 yrs · In-house / Fortune 500
Senior Art Director
8 yrs · Agency / Production
Editorial Director
14 yrs · Media & Publishing
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The Catalyst Candidate Showcase
18 anonymized profiles across creative disciplines — art directors, motion designers, brand strategists, and editorial leads. A feel for the caliber we work with.
18 anonymized candidate profiles
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Updated Q1 2026
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