Key Disciplines for Leading Executive Search Firm

David Smith the Headhunter has four key practice areas:

1. Agency Leadership – For many responsible for the growth and prosperity of an entire organization, David is the go-to-resource when the need arises for dynamic agency leadership like President, Chief Creative Officer, etc.
2. Creative – From junior to senior positions, David works for a large number of the city’s Creative Directors and Chief Creative Officers when it comes time to hire creative teams or individual Art Directors, Copywriters or Designers.
3. Public Relations Agencies – David works with a wide variety of PR firms of various sizes to help them find the best talent, including Practice Leaders, Vice Presidents, Account Directors, Account Managers, Consultants, Account Executives, and Account Coordinators. David works with a wide variety of PR firms of various sizes to help them find the best talent.
4. Client Side – Many professionals who work on client side turn to David when they need talent in the fields of Corporate Communications, External Relations, Government Relations, Internal Communications, Investor Relations, Media Relations and Public Relations.

Recent Engagements

Over the last couple of years, David has been very busy. Below is a list of just some of his recent engagements. Note the sheer number of senior positions for which he has been engaged to fill. This list is incomplete, of course, as many of David’s searches – especially those involving senior leadership – are carried out with the strictest degree of confidentiality.

AGENCY LEADERSHIP

President
President, Chief Creative Officer
President, Chief Creative Officer
General Manager

CREATIVE: SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

Chief Creative Officer
Chief Creative Officer
Chief Creative Officer
Executive Creative Director
Executive Creative Director
Executive Creative Director

CREATIVE: SENIOR POSITIONS

Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director-Brand Narrative
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Group Creative Director
Design Director
Design Lead
Design Director/Lead
Associate Creative Director
Associate Creative Directors -Art Director and Copywriter
Associate Creative Directors -Art Director and Copywriter
Associate Creative Director
Associate Creative Directors -Art Director and Copywriter
Senior Team
Senior Team
Senior Team
Senior Team
Senior Art Director
Senior Art Director
Senior Art Director
Senior Copywriter
Senior Copywriter
Senior Retail Copywriter
Senior Copywriter
Art Director

CREATIVE:

Copywriter
Copywriter
Copywriter
Copywriter-Bilingual
Copywriter
Copywriter
Designer
Designer
Designer – Industrial
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Team
Intermediate Designer
Intermediate Art Director
Intermediate Art Director
Junior Team
Junior Team
Junior Team
Junior Team
Junior Team

PR/CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

VP Corporate & Finance Practice
Account Director Technology Practice
Director of Communications
External Communications Manager
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant Corporate & Finance Practice
Senior Consultant Healthcare
Senior Consultant Technology Practice
Consultant, Corporate and Financial Practice
Consultant Healthcare Practice
Assistant PR Manager

OTHER POSITIONS:

SVP – Client Service
Engagement Strategist
Creative Lead
Director – Production Services
Account Co-ordinator, Consumer Practice
Account Co-ordinator, Corporate and Financial Practice
Account Co-ordinator, Technology Practice