Good design is more in-demand than ever before: millions of people come to Dribbble to inspire and be inspired for a reason. Our mission at Dribbble is to “build the world’s best platform for designers and creative professionals,” including helping designers find work opportunities that they love, and today we’re excited to tell you about our latest step towards fulfilling that mission.
We’re proud to announce, Dribbble Hiring, a set of tools to help innovative brands bring more job opportunities to you.
Design is more in demand than ever.
In a world where form matters just as much as function, more and more companies are investing in design as a core competitive advantage. Hiring the right designer isn’t just about aesthetics anymore: a well-designed customer experience helps brands attract and retain customers, reduce support costs, and differentiate in a crowded market.
To illustrate this change in demand for design, take IBM as an example. Just five years ago, they had just one designer for every 72 engineers. Today, they have 1 designer for every 8 engineers. On Mobile, that ratio is 1 designer for every 3 engineers.
More hiring options equal more opportunities
Over 40,000 of the world’s most design-forward companies—including Apple, Airbnb, IDEO, Slack, and Lyft—use Dribbble to get positive exposure for their design teams and find expert creatives. And now, we’re making it even easier to hire your next changemaker.
“Dribbble is the heart of the design community. It’s our first stop when hiring top design talent, and the most impactful way we’ve found to reach influential creative professionals around the world” —Aaron Epstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Creative Market
Dribbble is known for hosting the #1 Job Board in the world for hiring creative professionals and is the industry leader for powerful designer search for finding designers open to new opportunities. Today we’re combining all of our hiring solutions into a single offering called Dribbble Hiring.
For enterprise clients, we’ve added a dedicated Talent Partner service perfect for design managers and talent scouts to cut out the time and energy it takes to hire expert creatives. With this new offering hiring managers work directly with Dribbble’s team for a high-touch, high-quality service with a dedicated account manager.
With Dribbble Hiring, we’re launching improvements to our Job Listings, Designer Search, and brand new Talent Partners offerings.
Job Listings
Our Job Listings on the largest design-focused job board in the world are now a lot more flexible: we’ve added recurring slot functionality allowing hiring managers to swap out job posts anytime their needs change, and fill multiple positions each month.
Designer Search
We have something for everyone, whether sourcing with broad strokes or zooming into every pixely detail. For teams looking to scale quickly, we’ve opened up a basic search tier which includes skill and location. To find candidates that are currently available, our new advanced search helps them source by skill, location, work history, experience level, desired compensation, and more.
Dedicated Talent Partner
Hiring great creative talent is hard work. Leave the sourcing, vetting, matching, outreach, screening, and pre-interviewing to us. Whether you’re a hiring manager or a creative talent scout, Dribbble’s dedicated Talent Partners deliver a white-glove service to find you exactly the right match so that you can focus on getting back to work.
We keep it simple: no placement fees or ruthless headhunting. Just high-touch support and personalized outreach to our community of active talent.
Let’s grow together
Dribbble’s hiring platform makes it easy for design managers and talent scouts to find and hire amazing design talent. With plans for every size team, Dribbble gives them the tools, knowledge, and support they need.
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