Gloss Creative Recruitment. Digital Creatives, Graphic Designers, New Media, Marketing & PR

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Gloss Creative Recruitment are employment specialists
within web design / development, print, marketing and
digital in Yorkshire. Passion, integrity and long term
commitment are at the core of what we do and how we
perform. Click here to find out more...
Throughout your career
From Graduates to Directors..
We are fully immersed in the design industry in Yorkshire
meaning that we don’t just put people into jobs but we also
get involved. From work experience to HR solutions – we are
here to help long term. Click to read more...

Hello, welcome to Gloss Creative Recruitment
we are a leading recruitment agency established specifically
to place digital, marketing and PR people with employers
that require talent, passion and commitment.

The team of creative industry specialists at Gloss busy themselves daily based in the heart of Leeds, working passionately to find people like you your dream job.

Collaborating with a host of Yorkshire’s finest creative professionals we source only prime vacancies from across the region, enabling us to allow you the chance to apply for not only a job, but the opportunity to begin a career.

We specialise in creative industries and their fundamental requirements, ensuring that they recruit only the best calibre of candidate for any role.

Our niche market requires consultants who really understand your specialism, so expect to speak to someone who not only wants to find you a job but shares your passion for creativity.

Our expert teams recruit exclusively for the following divisions within the creative market:

> Graphic and Print Design
> Marketing and Advertising
> New Media / Web design
> PR and Social Media
> SEO, PPC and search consultancy

Careers Advice

CAREERS ADVICEWhether you are a graduate eager to take your first tentative step onto the career ladder, an experienced professional who fancies a change of direction or an organisation looking to recruit the bee’s knees of creative talent, let the team at Gloss Creative Recruitment help make the decision a little easier.

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TESTIMONIAL "We have been using Gloss for many years now as our main source of recruitment. We have found them to be honest, reliable and most importantly able to deliver the talent that is so important to our industry. If you are looking for a recruitment agency as a long term partner that you can trust, then look no further.”

Tony Humphreys, MD of Magnitude Ltd

Our Clients

Here at Gloss the team understand that every business is unique, but that every business demands the best candidates – especially creative ones.

Through the relationship we build with each candidate in our creative market, we are able to match their needs with specific vacancies, providing our clients with potential employees that are tailored to the original brief. Like a creative agency, we deliver solutions bespoke to the needs of the job description.

We pride ourselves in providing a swift service thanks to our use of comprehensive data-mining techniques and the latest technological search methods, allowing us to save you precious time to focus on your business and taking the stress out of recruitment.

As a digital recruitment agency we target our efforts to providing an online service that is fast, efficient and convenient. We are able to allow you to view each candidates’ CV and portfolio of work prior to your meeting them.

Most importantly, as a result of our long heritage in the creative and digital markets we are linked with the best candidates whom we have sourced vacancies for. We are networked with the finest the markets have to offer and can put companies in touch with people who might not even be looking to recruit.

Finally, we are focused on sourcing the region’s next generation of design talent and offering only to best candidates that will meet any brief a client cares to send over to the guys at Gloss.

Why not contact us now for further information about your recruitment needs?

Our Promise to you

We realise that each business is unique; be it field of expertise, philosophy and/or budget. Therefore a flexible method of payment is essential to meet your business needs, whilst allowing you the opportunity to source the best creative talent. The fixed fee of 15% of the first year’s salary of any candidate we place can be effectively managed to meet your requirements through our flexible payment plan.

If, for any reason, the creative spark we place with you doesn’t prove to be everything you had hoped for within the first year, we will replace them free of charge.

We are more than confident about the quality service we deliver to Yorkshire businesses within the digital sector, and our promise is something we extend to you.

Contingency based recruitment

Over 20 years of combined experience within the sector makes us the design and creative recruitment specialists. We have a proven track record and can guarantee to find the best people for your role. You will only pay a recruitment fee when we successfully place a candidate with you.

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Need some extra creative resource?

It is becoming clear that it takes more than a qualification to secure a job in the creative sector. Experience is something that our clients pay particular interest in when sourcing any potential candidate.

As an agency that specialises in the creative sector and deals with a multitude of businesses across Yorkshire, we realised that there was a need to help both our clients and candidates, securing work experience that is so vital to both the individual and the organisation.

Creative Protege was set up to provide graduates with three months experience of working on live briefs provided by top companies, including MTV, Clintons and Ripe. Not only providing them with the opportunity to create a commercial portfolio of work it provides companies a free creative resource along with an alternative method of sourcing talent.

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What type of candidates do we supply?

We supply the following types of candidates:

Web designers - XHTML, HTML, CSS, Flash,Javascript, Dreamweaver and more
Web developers – PHP, .NET, ASP and more
Graphic Design – Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark and more
Account Handlers – Execs, managers and directors (print and digital)
Digital experts – SEO, PPC, SMO, Content writers
PR – traditional and online


Advertise with us

You don't want to use a recruitment agency for your recruitment needs but you do recruit employees by advertising online or in the press? If the answer is yes, we can guarantee to not only save you time and money...

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Testimonial

"Ian Rigby at Gloss has helped us enormously with our recruitment. We have notoriously high standards for candidates here at TechnoPhobia, and often find it difficult to find people who live up to those expectations. Ian has managed to find us quality candidates in a niche sector, and he has done so with extreme efficiency and in a thoroughly friendly and professional manner. Recommended to anyone who takes recruitment seriously."

Cherie Beaumont
Operations Manager of TechnoPhobia Ltd.

Have you just graduated over the last two years?
Are you struggling to get your first position in design?
Creative Protege can guarantee you 3 months work experience as a designer...

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We like to get involved in the industry and we like to think
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Our Candidates

Here at Gloss we receive plenty of calls from concerned designers, marketing and digital candidates with one thing on their mind: their career in the creative sector.

Now, with a team offering over 20 years of industry experience in the creative and digital industry, we can offer you more than just a reassuring voice and instructions as to how to register with us. Here at Gloss we pride ourselves in being able to offer you two things:

Firstly we will listen – with an empathetic ear. We need to understand you and exactly what you want from your career to begin to help you find the job of your dreams. We appreciate that you may have come to us with past job hunting experiences that were counter-productive; this is where Gloss would like to work with you to develop a relationship that will ensure you receive a service that will leave you more than satisfied – after all, that’s our job!

Secondly, we will deliver. We realise the importance of getting your CV in front of the right person, and with our countless business contacts built up over many years, we can guarantee that you will receive plenty of exposure.

We also provide feedback to keep you fully aware of the status within the marketplace; as you expect to see trending topics updated on Twitter and status updates on Facebook, so we believe that you need to be kept fully informed as to the status of our job opportunities.

The world of digital and creative recruitment is indeed a big pond; but Gloss Creative Recruitment has the luxury of being large enough to compete with the bigger recruitment agencies, yet remember who it is they are there to serve. This means that we apply an equal amount of respect, professionalism and importance to every candidate enquiry.

Contact one of our specialists today to discuss your career and see what we can do for you info@glossrecruitment.com

Why not contact us now for further information about your recruitment needs?

Our Promise to you

Gloss Creative Recruitment was founded by creatives for creatives; this means that we have the passion for your discipline running through the very heart of our business. Due to the unbridled respect we have for those that study and nurture their creative flair we endeavour to secure you a permanent or contract role with this thriving sector within the beautiful county of Yorkshire.

If, for some bizarre reason, we are unable to help you, we will come up with numerous ways in which we can achieve your objectives by utilising our many business connections across the region – we collaborate too!

We put the needs of our clients above all others and like to react quickly but, if you are unable to reach a consultant by phone due to high levels of activity on our behalf then please send an email to: info@glossrecruitment.com

What type of candidates do we supply?

We supply the following types of candidates:

Web designers - XHTML, HTML, CSS, Flash,Javascript, Dreamweaver and more
Web developers – PHP, .NET, ASP and more
Graphic Design – Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark and more
Account Handlers – Execs, managers and directors (print and digital)
Digital experts – SEO, PPC, SMO, Content writers
PR – traditional and online


Are you a graduate in need of help?

Have you graduated in the last two years? Are you working in an unrelated job to your degree, or have yet to find employment? Gloss Creative Recruitment has set up a new online agency to help fresh talent to preserve and nurture their talent through a three online work experience scheme.

Do you fancy working for top companies on live briefs? Providing your CV with the added benefits that work experience can bring? Then we can help...

Submit your CV >


Testimonial

"I wasn't even looking for a new role when Gloss Recruitment approached me. After some encouragement, I went to the interview and discovered it was the perfect role for me. I would never have known about the opportunity and if it wasn't for Gloss Recruitment, I would have seriously missed out."

Belinda Green
Creative Director at Ashley Bolser Agency, Leeds

Julie Kaye: Conceptual illustrator & designer

Julie Kaye

Conceptual illustrator & designer / Photoshop, Illustrator. Art Direction, Digital imaging, Illustration, Graphic design
We recruit for all of these types of permanent candidates
but if you need a freelancer then why not get in touch with one
directly! Click on a thumbnail below to find out more

WEB DESIGN >> xhtml, css, php, flash


James Bastiman / Photoshop, XHTML CSS Web Design, JQuery, Composition, Retouching Mateusz Sypien / Print and web design. Creative and digital Imaging. Video production/editing. Rob Allison / XHTML, CSS, Actionscript, Javascript, jQuery Oliver Ker / CSS/HTML and use a library of javascript for some functionality Paul Jamie Kidd / Fully conversant with XHTML, CSS, JQuery James Whiteley / Adobe Flash with ActionScript 3.0 and AS2.0, AIR, Photoshop, Illustrator,  Character Design & Animation, Flash Games plus much more. Mark Rowntree / Classic ASP, Coldfusion, PHP, Java and some Ruby On Rails Andrew Hague / Main Adobe CS4 packages, asp/php/mysql/JavaScript Richard Hill / Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, XHTML / CSS, Flash, After Effects

CREATIVE DESIGN >> illustration, graphic design, digital media, advertising design


Steve Jones / 3D Modelling, Animation, Post Production, Graffitti, Painting & Illustration Mateusz Sypien / Print and web design. Creative and digital Imaging. Video production/editing. Christina Economidou / Print Design Editorial Design Graphic Design Branding Logo Design Stationary Advertising Illustration Julie Kaye / Photoshop, Illustrator.  Art Direction, Digital imaging, Illustration, Graphic design James Bastiman / Photoshop, XHTML CSS Web Design, JQuery, Composition, Retouching Dan Markinson / Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, Freehand, Acrobat, Final Cut, CS4 Mike “Speedy” Gordon / freelance creative artwork | studio & traffic management Sean Elliott / Architecture, property, product, web ready 360⁰ panoramas & products Liz Kay / Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator, Dreamweaver and InDesign. Olivia Greaves / illustrator for digital and traditional print Abdul Daud / Concept and Artwork in Mac & PC, Adobe CS3 and AGFA Appogee Workflow. Jamie Salmon / Fast and accurate creative artworking, proof checking and copy editing Dave Waters / Freelance creative designer / artworker / consultation / photographer John Ferguson / Freelance InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator CS3-5, Quark 7/8, Acrobat

MARKETING, PR & SEARCH >> Inhouse / agency account handlers, SEO and PPC specialists


Dan Horton / SEO Expert Services,SEO analysis & strategy reports, SEM Social Media, Viral Marketing, PPC Management. Martin Wiltshire / qualitative market research, and training anyone to be creative Dan Croxen-John / Quantatitive (Google Analytics, split testing, heat maps) and qualitative tools (expert reviews, online surveys and usability testing). Illiya Vjestica / and more Andrew Hague / Main Adobe CS4 packages, asp/php/mysql/JavaScript Michaela Laubscher / I specialise in optimising your business's online presence through use of social media platforms Adam Thorndike / Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, blogging, copywriting and traditional PR
Candidate Career Advice

Speak to a specialist in your field

We see thousands of creative CVs every year and after many successful years of working within the industry; you can guarantee that there is no-one better placed to help you make the most of your career.

There is plenty of generalised information available in regards to online careers advice but, nothing can beat speaking to a specialist in your field. We will make sure that your CV, portfolio and career strategy are optimised and relevant to the direction you want to take.

We will take the time to go through your CV, make sure it has all the relevant information including a URL link to an online portfolio that it looks creative without compromising the content and most importantly, we will ensure that your CV stands out from the crowd.

Not got the right experience for the field you want to be in? We can even help you with that...

What services do we provide?

All the guys at Gloss are literally brimming over with information regarding the creative industry. For those creatives that get in touch with an interest in finding work we are more than able to divulge what we know about the best way to get into PR or the quality of your portfolio, for example.

With so many questions, we offer a structured package to those that really have a vested interest in getting a full and in depth review of how to pursue their career goals.

As you can imagine, we would love to spend this time with every candidate, but organising your work, creating a CV and devising a career strategy takes a fair amount of time!

So, if you feel that your career is moving nowhere and has little direction, why not take up this option? The £25 package includes:

CV service
Portfolio organising
Online portfolio
Interview advice
Career strategy
Work experience

Testimonial

"Recruiters are normally either able to listen to your needs or able to tell you what they are offering but Gloss can do both, taking care to bring you suitable solutions based on your requirements. "

Michael Wood
Senior Web Designer at Technophobia, Sheffield


Createinter.net - XHTML CSS Web Design / Web Development / SEO / Expression Engine / MojoMotor / MYSQL CMS / Illustration / Composition / Retouching / Graphic Design / 3D Modelling / Animation / Editing / Canvas / Wall Stickers / Web Hosting
Advertising with us

Gloss Creative Recruitment - Your Premier Online Recruitment Solution

We appreciate that not all businesses want to use recruitment agencies, but that all businesses need to recruit from time to time. As a result we are able to offer the option to advertise vacancies online using our cost effective package.

We can advertise your vacancy working with the UK’s top online recruitment specialists and generic job boards; these include Totaljobs, Monster, Reed, Agency Central, our own site and many more.

Using your brand name, or with the option to keep that dream vacancy confidential to the guys at Gloss, you can save time and money. Any candidates that apply for the position will be forwarded over to you directly where you can take control and ensure you find your next star employee.

How does it work?

Paying £300 for advert for seven days is a hefty amount to empty from the business bank account, especially if your business is still trying to establish itself within the competitive digital market. That’s why we have devised a cost saving alternative that allows your business the chance to promote your vacancy to a wider audience than traditional press at a reduced cost than most competitors.

With 8 out of 10 people now scouring the internet for the vacancy to enable them to get their foot on the career ladder, or help them escape the pigeon holed position they have found themselves, the productive low cost recruitment option solution could be the one for you.

Unlike a job board, we will provide you with a personal account manager, who will not only take the hassle out of writing your advert – we specialise in that – but will work swiftly and efficiently placing your creative vacancy online the same day, ensuring that you receive the results you deserve.

Your advert will be featured on at least four different job boards, including monster, Reed and totaljobs. We will also place you vacancy on our own website, so that our own pool of creative talent can have a peek and apply for the position on offer.

You may wonder why we use the jobs boards that we mention, well we will tell you why. Through our extensive use of online job boards we are fully aware of where to go for real results. We have sourced these sites out specifically as we know that you will see a return on your investment with the highest level of applications.

For 28 days of advertising your vacancy on the array of sites we have sourced and used for a number of years we charge £199.

If you feel that what you have read would suit your business needs and help source the creative talent you are currently on the lookout for, then send us a job specification with a few details and we will do the rest!

Contact us for more details: info@glossrecruitment.com

Which clients use this service?

We work across all divisions within the creative industry from design agencies, blue chip companies to local authorities from small to medium/ large sized businesses. We are not limited in any way to the clients we supply but it is mainly the smaller companies that cannot afford the cost implications of a traditional recruitment model that will use our advertising boards. This option is also useful for job roles that are less specialist/more junior as they will attract a greater number of applicants.


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  • 2 Wellington Place, Leeds
    United Kingdom
    LS1 4AP
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