5 Great Places Talent Acquisition Teams Can Find & Recruit Designers For Their Company

There are plenty of talented designers for your talent acquisition team to hire.

Finding designers who could make great collaborators is a mix of research, strategy, budget, communication and, sometimes, luck. Unless you move around creative circles made up of a couple of designer friends, you might be tempted to just google “designers to hire”. Well, that’s one route to go, but you’re better off looking for creative talent on these specialized platforms.

Upwork

Upwork is the most famous freelancing site in the world with over 18 million registered freelancers. This freelance platform allows your talent acquisition team to access a wide range of talent and expertise, increasing your chances of finding what you are looking for. Upwork has a wide range of designers to choose from. Depending on your team’s needs, they can choose either an entry, intermediate or expert level designer. But, before hiring on Upwork, inform them of possible Upwork scams. An example of a scammer freelancer is someone that has many 5-star reviews but a low Job Success score.

Dribble

Dribble is a portfolio platform that lets designers showcase both their professional and personal work. It’s one of the main go-to platforms for designers to show their skills, style and abilities. So while you may go for another channel to look for designers, it’s best to ask if they have a dribble profile. Compared to Behance (the second go-to designer platform) which has a detailed project layout, Dribble provides visual snippets that are easy to browse through. This will make it easier for your talent acquisition team to look through a potential designer’s portfolio. This layout is also why Dribble is very popular among logo designers and illustrators.

Behance

Behance is the platform where you can show any kind of project, whether it’s typography or interior design. It is easy to get lost in Behance’s visual gallery so start your search with a clear idea in mind. Having a style direction in place is also beneficial. If your talent acquisition team finds a project they like, check out the rest of the designer’s work as well to see if their style fits your company’s needs.

99 Designs

99 Designs is a graphic design service from Vistaprint. They have a specific business model that connects clients with their community of designers. There are two ways you can get a design done on this platform. The first way is to make a design request and let the 99 Designs team connect you with a suitable freelancer, or you can start a design contest. This way you can create a design brief and wait for submissions from different freelancers. In the end, your talent acquisition team can pick the one they like and pay for it. But, if you don’t like any of the submissions, you also get your money back.

UX Hires

UI/UX design needs a very specific skillset and plenty of experience to make a good designer. Behance is a great place to look at different UX projects and get a better idea of what exactly the talent acquisition team is looking for. However UX Hires specializes in matching businesses with UX designers and researchers, and they have a custom-made approach. This means you’ll be matched with a UX designer that best suits your needs.

Conclusion

Finding the perfect designer can be difficult, but looking in the right place means half the battle is won. All of the platforms we’ve mentioned are full of talented professionals waiting for the right project to come along. The next time your talent acquisition team is looking for top design talent, check out these platforms. A hiring platform like EVA-REC can help you find and recruit the best designers in a fraction of the time! EVA-REC is a comprehensive hiring platform that helps small businesses to corporate giants build skillful workforces and hire top talent at scale. Our purpose is to help companies of all sizes find, attract, and hire the right people, every time. It offers world-class AI features and technology that are fully customizable – and creates a rich and immersive hiring experience for HR teams and candidates alike. Seeing is believing! Request a free demo and see the exceptional results you can achieve with EVA-REC today.

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