JBC

What JBC does

JBC is a New York-headquartered staffing and recruiting agency founded in 2006 by Bryan Zaslow, operating across 14 offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong. The company places temporary, freelance, contract-to-hire, and permanent talent across 15+ disciplines — most notably creative services, marketing, technology, data, operations, retail, and supply chain — and serves enterprise clients across fashion, beauty, luxury, technology, media, entertainment, and consumer/CPG. Its publicly disclosed customer base spans LVMH, Gucci, Dior, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Apple, Amazon, Adobe, Disney, Coca-Cola, and Condé Nast, among others.

The company's offering is structured around a portfolio of complementary services: contingent and permanent placement (transaction-fee on hires), managed temp/contract staffing with payroll and human capital management (managed services revenue), enterprise workforce programs under MSP/VMS/RPO constructs, and higher-margin consulting lines including market intelligence, talent mapping, and outplacement. Following its June 2022 acquisition by WorkGenius, JBC operates on the WorkGenius AI-driven technology platform for end-to-end freelance hiring and management, and maintains an internal Employee Tracking System (ETS) for talent management.

JBC monetizes primarily through transaction and managed-services fees on placements and billings, with a sales-led GTM motion targeting enterprise clients (described as an extension of clients' in-house recruiting teams) supplemented by a self-serve channel through the WorkGenius freelancer portal. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of WorkGenius Group and retains distinct sub-brands — Janou Pakter for executive search, and JBCconnect, JBCPlatform, and JBC|Reach for specialized consumer-sector staffing.

Name

JBC

Legal name

JBCHoldings NY LLC

Website

https://jbc.team

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

JBC is a global, New York-based staffing and recruiting agency placing creative, marketing, technology, and operations talent on temporary, freelance, contract-to-hire, and permanent bases for enterprise clients across fashion, beauty, luxury, technology, and consumer/CPG, powered by the WorkGenius AI platform post its 2022 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor Management System (VMS) & MSP-Led Contractor Programs (BPACAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing (BPACADAB), Onsite/Managed Staffing Programs (MSP-lite) (BPACACAD), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Creative staffing services
• Marketing talent acquisition
• Workforce management solutions
• Permanent placement recruiting
• Freelance contract staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Temporary, Freelance & Contract Staffing: JBC places temporary, freelance, and contract workers for clients, charging for the placement of talent across creative, marketing, and technology roles. The company also places contract-to-hire candidates.
2. Contingent Permanent Search: Permanent placement recruiting where JBC is paid upon successful hire. JBC places thousands of people on a global scale monthly, and clients pay only when the perfect hire is found.
3. Retained/Contained Search: An elevated working relationship with an alternative approach to traditional retained search, providing a modern method to find impactful candidates for senior or specialized roles.
4. Payroll & Human Capital Management: Payroll and workforce management services for placed freelancers and contractors, handling HR functions and compliance.
5. MSP/VMS/RPO Workforce Solutions: Managed Services Program (MSP), Vendor Management System (VMS), and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services catering to clients' workforce needs directly.
6. Market Intelligence & Talent Mapping: Strategic consulting services including market intelligence, talent mapping, and outplacement services for restructuring or acquisition support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JBC is a full-service staffing and recruiting agency that places temporary, freelance, contract-to-hire, and permanent candidates in creative, marketing, and technology roles for enterprise and emerging brands. The company delivers its services through dedicated account management and the WorkGenius AI-driven platform, and bundles them with payroll/human capital management, MSP/VMS/RPO managed programs, and market intelligence and talent mapping consulting. It supports clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, with particular depth in fashion, beauty, and luxury.

Product overview

JBC operates as a staffing and recruiting agency offering a portfolio of services centered on talent acquisition and workforce management. The core offering consists of staffing and recruiting services for temporary, freelance, contract-to-hire, and permanent positions across multiple disciplines including creative, marketing, and technology. Supporting services include Payroll & Human Capital Management and Workforce Management Solutions (MSP/VMS/RPO). JBC is powered by the WorkGenius AI-driven technology platform for end-to-end freelance hiring and management. Additional offerings include Market Intelligence & Talent Mapping consulting and JBCStyle, a fashion recruitment content brand. The company was acquired by WorkGenius in June 2022.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Janou Pakter: A visionary global executive search and service consultancy, designing solutions to connect the passions of people to the purpose of organizations
• JBCconnect
• JBCPlatform
• JBC|Reach

Products and services

• Temporary, Freelance & Contract Staffing Placement of temporary, freelance, and contract workers for clients across creative, marketing, and technology roles; also includes contract-to-hire arrangements for clients wanting to trial a candidate before permanent hire.
• Contingent Permanent Search Permanent placement recruiting across creative, marketing, and technology functions where JBC is paid upon successful hire; clients pay only when the right candidate is found.
• Retained/Contained Search An elevated, modern approach to retained search for senior or specialized roles, providing a working partnership model to find impactful candidates for executive or niche positions.
• Payroll & Human Capital Management Payroll and workforce administration services for placed freelancers and contractors, handling HR functions and compliance as part of the bundled staffing offering.
• Workforce Management Solutions (MSP/VMS/RPO) Managed Services Program (MSP), Vendor Management System (VMS), and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions that provide enterprise clients with outsourced management of their contingent workforce and recruitment processes, powered by the WorkGenius AI-driven platform.
• Market Intelligence, Talent Mapping & Outplacement Strategic consulting providing market intelligence, talent mapping, and outplacement services to support clients during workforce restructuring, acquisitions, and headcount decision-making.
• Janou Pakter Executive Search & Service Consultancy JBC's sister company (within the WorkGenius Group ecosystem) providing visionary global executive search and service consultancy that designs solutions to connect the passions of people to the purpose of organizations.
• WorkGenius AI-Driven Freelance Platform AI-powered technology platform delivered by JBC for end-to-end freelance hiring and management, supporting MSP/VMS/RPO programs and client workforce solutions; powers JBC's technology-enabled talent solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Places thousands of people globally on a monthly basis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers36 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• WorkGeniusflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022In June 2022, JBC was acquired by WorkGenius to create a fully integrated solution combining deep industry expertise with proprietary technology. JBC is powered by WorkGenius, an innovative end-to-end technology platform delivering AI-powered client and talent interface. WorkGenius Group is a global leader in tech-enabled talent solutions for the modern workforce.
• Janou PaktercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanou Pakter is JBC's sister company — a visionary global executive search and service consultancy that designs solutions to connect the passions of people to the purpose of organizations. Both are part of the WorkGenius Group ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aquent: Direct peer — Aquent is a global staffing firm specializing in creative, marketing, and design talent, with similar MSP/RPO capabilities and enterprise client overlap in fashion, beauty, and consumer brands.
• Hudson Global: Direct peer — Hudson Global is a global staffing and recruitment firm with RPO/MSP capabilities serving professional, creative, and technology talent needs, structurally similar to JBC's enterprise workforce solutions offering.
• Artisan Talent: Direct peer — Artisan Talent is a creative staffing agency placing designers, developers, and marketing professionals, serving many of the same agency and brand-side clients as JBC with comparable freelance and contract models.
• 24 Seven: Direct peer — 24 Seven is a leading creative, marketing, and digital talent staffing agency placing freelance, contract, and permanent professionals across fashion, beauty, retail, and consumer brands, closely mirroring JBC's core offering and customer base.
• Creative Circle: Direct peer — Creative Circle is a staffing agency focused on advertising, marketing, creative, and technology talent, competing head-to-head with JBC for freelance and permanent placements across agency and brand-side clients.

Broad incumbents

• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison): Broad incumbent — LHH, part of the Adecco Group, provides talent development, career transition/outplacement, and RPO services that overlap with JBC's market intelligence, talent mapping, and outplacement practice lines.
• Korn Ferry: Broad incumbent — Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with significant executive search and RPO practices that compete for high-end creative and marketing leadership placements with JBC's Janou Pakter subsidiary.
• The Creative Group (Robert Half): Broad incumbent — Robert Half, via The Creative Group, is a large established staffing firm offering creative, marketing, and technology staffing as part of a much broader portfolio including finance, legal, and administrative staffing, with deeper bench and global reach.

Emerging players

• Toptal: Emerging player — Toptal is a tech-enabled freelance talent marketplace that competes with JBC's WorkGenius-powered contingent offering for top freelance designers, marketers, and technologists, representing a platform-based threat to traditional recruiters.
• MCG Talent (MCG Group): Emerging peer — MCG Talent is a creative and marketing staffing firm placing talent across advertising, digital, and content roles, with growing overlap in the same fashion/beauty/consumer verticals JBC serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/JBCStyleTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/theJBCteam
• Xx.com/thejbcteam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jbcteam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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