Represent
Represent is a recruitment agency working with some of the world’s best graphic designers, art directors, motion and digital designers, copywriters, strategists, account managers, project managers, producers and more.
Partnering with world-class brands and agencies, Represent helps each to achieve long-term success through trust, transparency and relationships built on a personalised, bespoke service.
The agency is also passionate about nurturing the future generation of world-leading creative talent, regularly offering practical guidance and inspirational advice in educational institutions throughout Europe.
Based
London
Founded
2003
Company Size
12
Office Hours
9:30am–6pm
Specialism
Recruitment for the creative industries
Key Departments
Jobs and Opportunities
Inside the Company
Represent was founded in 2003, with a vision of becoming the recruiter for designers. Since then, the agency has grown to a team of nine recruitment consultants, with an office based in Farringdon, London. Their aim is to find work for a wide range of designers – from graduates through to seasoned professionals – connecting them with both freelance and full-time job opportunities.
Inside the Represent workspace
Inside the Represent workspace
Inside the Represent workspace
Inside the Represent workspace
Inside the Represent workspace
Mission and Values
Represent prides itself on being a careers service for the creative industry. The team spends time understanding what an exciting new role would look like to someone, and how they might find that dream job. They dedicate a lot of energy to helping with portfolio preparation and interview techniques, enabling people to feel confident in applying for work.
The team also takes part in the design conversation; they produce in-depth projects looking at the issues affecting the creative sector today, including fair and equal pay, flexible working and the importance of increasing diversity in the workplace.
Represent consultant Robert Simons
Managing Director Mike Radcliffe
Studio Manager Meg Pearce
Represent consultant Kate Wreyford Hind
Represent consultant Sarina Hussain
Culture and Benefits
The consultants at Represent aim to help. All are from creative backgrounds and have worked in the creative industries themselves, so they understand creative employment culture first-hand.
Represent focuses on the connections it has with people and how it can help them change their lives by finding the right work. The agency’s service to candidates and clients is second to none; priding itself on a dedicated level of service and an in-depth knowledge of design.
Entry-Level Opportunities
Represent have long had a reputation for helping graduates secure work. It has a big outreach programme aimed at helping undergraduates to understand the type of work they want to do when they graduate. The agency’s specialist consultants work with junior talent, placing them in career opportunities they had never considered, or helping them land their dream job.
Represent believes its junior candidates are the future of design. Great emphasis is placed on working with graduates and those new to the industry. The team helps people smoothly navigate the world of finding work.
To quote one of Represent’s designers, “Nothing but a positive all-round experience with Represent. From informed advice and support as a junior designer, to continuously offering unrivalled opportunities years later. The team are always responsive and understanding. Recommended for anyone making their next step.”