Matching candidates on personality as well as abilities.
Share the brief
The project, the team and who will thrive in the role.
We advertise and search
We write and advertise the role, starting with our own talent pool and then going wider. Candidates apply through Folio.
Professional vetting
We assess candidates against your brief. Availability, rate and location are confirmed.
The shortlist and candidate Folios
Each shortlisted candidate comes with a Folio showing their profile video, experience, skills and work, alongside our assessment and recommendation.
You decide
Your process, your decision. Contact and book whoever you choose.
Three services to find your next hire
One-off key hires
Signature Search
Best for a permanent role or fixed term contracts. Candidates are pre-interviewed and assessed for your role.
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- Best for
- Permanent roles and fixed term contracts where getting the right person matters most.
- How it works
- We take your brief on a recorded call, write and advertise the role, and search our own talent pool first before going wider. We interview candidates against your brief and send you a scored shortlist of three.
- What you get
- Three pre-interviewed candidates, each with a Folio showing their profile video, experience and work.
- Our assessment and recommendation for each one.
- Availability, rate and location confirmed.
- References checked.
- Your time
- A 30 minute briefing call and 30 minutes reviewing the shortlist with us.
Regular hires
Compass Partner
A 12-month subscription for regular hiring, with a reduced fee on every role.
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- Best for
- Teams hiring regularly through the year.
- How it works
- A 12-month subscription that gives you a reduced fee on every role we fill for you.
- What you get
- A lower fee on every hire.
- A team that gets to know your brand, your projects and how you work, so each brief builds on the last.
- Access to Signature Search and Crew Call at the partner rate.
- Your time
- As for each service you use.
Freelancers and short-term hires
Crew Call
A filtered shortlist of five relevant people, selected against your brief. You take the lead on interviews and final selection.
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- Best for
- Freelance and short-term roles where you want to move quickly and run your own interviews.
- How it works
- You share your brief, and we select five relevant people from our talent pool against it. You take the lead on interviews and final selection.
- What you get
- A filtered shortlist of five, each with a Folio.
- Contact details so you can book directly.
- Your time
- A short briefing call, then your own interviews.
What we need from you
Designed to fit around the way you already hire.
- 30 min
A briefing conversation
We ask about the project, not for a job spec.
- 0 min
Sourcing and interviewing
We do all of it.
- 30 min
Reviewing the shortlist together
On a call, in person, or however suits.
The people behind every search

Leon Stuparich
Founder, Wildrness
More than 25 years in TV as an editor and producer across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, MTV, Paramount and Fox, on productions including The Masked Singer, its podcast for Fox, and the BBC Proms.

Gráinne McPhillips
Delivery Partner, Founder of Talent Sorted
Over 10 years as a TV and media recruiter, including as Talent Executive at RDF and People in Production, after casting entertainment and factual entertainment shows for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and RTÉ.
Clarity delivered
Candidate shortlists with detailed reporting
- Side by side. Every candidate compared on who they are as well as what they've done.
- Scored against the brief. Technical match, practical strengths, availability and fit, judged for this role, not in general.
- Live Folio links. Click straight through to each candidate's profile video, experience and work.
- Vetted before they reach you. Everyone on the list has been assessed by us, with location, rate and availability confirmed.
- Our recommendation, based on your needs. How we ranked them and why. The final choice is always yours.
Find people who fit your company culture.


Let's find your next hire
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