Freelance Talent Finders

The talent gap is ever-increasing especially when it comes to creatives, which alongside an emerging gig economy means there’s huge demand for top freelance talent. Sure, you can post on Upwork or Peopleperhour and hope for the best, but it would be even better to find top freelance talent you can return to time and time again when you need support. That’s where we come in. We offer a headhunting and freelance talent finder service that helps you find the right fit, both in skill and personality.

freelance recruiters with the inside scoop

The team behind FRiBE are well-positioned with a huge freelance network and our recruitment resource team have both recruitment experience and hands-on experience as freelancers themselves. Here’s the low down on our lead freelance recruiters, Jennifer Le Roux and Georgia Clarke - who both collectively have brains, personality and a lot of hustle.

Jennifer Le Roux | Freelance talent lead

While Jennifer has been a freelance digital marketer, writer and creative director for more than 4-years and in the marketing industry for more than 11 years - prior to that she was a recruitment consultant. Her top talent was sourcing hard to find candidates and in her 4-years as a recruiter she placed anything from CEO, designers, digital marketers and administrators to contract developers, boat builders and shopping centre managers. Jennifer’s LinkedIn network is huge (14k+) and she is well and truly immersed in the Brighton and London freelance community with strong influence and connections.

Georgia Clarke | HEADHUNTER & CLIENT MANAGER

As a freelancer, Georgia supports business leaders and entrepreneurs with talent to accomplish their strategic business goals. She does this by supplying both lead generation and operational assistance. Georgia’s top notch lead generation and networking skills, alongside her operational experience makes her the ideal woman to have on the case when you’re looking for top freelance talent. In addition to sourcing candidates, she may slide into your DM’s just when you need a helping hand on their next freelance project.

Resource or full talent management - you decide

When you’re working on a large scale project or need high-volume support, finding the right freelancer is only the beginning. We already run a collective of freelancers to manage client work, so while we can just find the right person for a fee, we can also build entire teams and offer team management, so you don’t have to worry about any operational burdens - including the wellbeing of your freelancers and lead time management of the project. We can even cover work if one of the team are off sick or suddenly unable to deliver on the project.

How much does it cost?

We offer a range of flexible options with alternative routes and customised pricing models depending on your business and freelance needs. As a guide, here are a few ways we have charged for recruitment, headhunting and talent management in the past:

Large-scale 3-month contract: one off 25% of project fee, 10% on further work
Small scale ad-hoc projects: one off time-tracked payment £1k, no future charges
Resource, team-build and management: time-tracked resource for 4 freelancers (3k), 10 hours per month (£500pm)
Talent management consultancy: time-tracked face-to-face consultancy on freelance talent management £500
Ongoing global recruitment campaigns: £500-£1k per month retainer with 10% bonus on placement

Just get in touch to find out how we can help you find the right freelance talent and manage your freelancers.