What Profiles Placement does

Profiles Placement Services, LLC is a privately held, Maryland-domiciled staffing and recruitment agency founded in 1998 in Baltimore, specializing in placing creative, marketing, technology, and AI-fluent professionals into US enterprises. The firm operates 13 physical offices spanning Baltimore (headquarters), Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington DC, supplemented by a remote recruiter bench nationwide. Its customer base consists of Fortune 500 companies and leading brands in media, financial services, technology, and consumer industries, served through anonymized engagement references such as leading news media, mortgage, and digital subscription firms.

The company's product portfolio is organized along four verticals — AI Solutions, Creative, Marketing, and Tech — and spans five delivery models: contract staffing, contract-to-hire, direct hire, executive search, and fractional leadership. Embedded multi-disciplinary creative and marketing teams are delivered through the Provision division, a wholly-owned sub-brand that integrates staff directly inside client organizations for project-based and ongoing engagements. Pricing is professional services-based: placement fees tied to a percentage of placed salary for direct hire, hourly/daily markup for contract staffing, and customized multi-year managed-services pricing for Provision engagements. Distribution is sales-led, run by specialized recruiters using account-based relationship selling, with a self-serve job board as a secondary candidate-sourcing channel. The technology stack is described as an AI-powered applicant tracking and timesheet management platform, with no proprietary AI models or patents disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional-services fees and is not publicly disclosed; the firm is bootstrapped, with no outside PE or VC capital identified. It has earned nine consecutive ClearlyRated Best of Staffing awards (2018–2026) for client and talent satisfaction, and has built a UX/UI talent pipeline through a partnership with the University of Baltimore's Human Factors Master's program.

Name

Profiles Placement

Legal name

Profiles Placement Services, LLC

Website

https://careerprofiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Profiles Placement is a Baltimore-based, privately held staffing agency founded in 1998 that places creative, marketing, technology, and AI-fluent professionals into Fortune 500 enterprises across 13 US cities via contract, direct hire, executive search, and embedded Provision teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH), Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing (BPACADAB), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Creative staffing services
• Marketing talent recruitment
• Technology staffing solutions
• Executive search services
• Contract staffing agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Profiles Placement Services, LLC is in the business of recruiting candidates for direct hire by its customers, for direct contract-based staffing for its customers, and for providing managed services (including the cloud services available through the Profiles Services) for candidates, contract hires and customers. Revenue is generated through placement fees for direct hire placements, markup on contract staffing, and managed services engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Profiles Placement Services, LLC is a US staffing and recruitment firm that places contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire professionals in creative, marketing, technology, and emerging AI roles for Fortune 500 companies and leading brands. Its core offerings are organized into four practice areas (AI, Creative, Marketing, Tech) and six solution lines (Contract Staffing, Direct Hire, Embedded Teams via the Provision division, Executive Search, Fractional Leadership, and Managed Services), delivered through 13 regional offices plus a remote recruiter workforce with an AI-powered applicant tracking and Bullhorn timesheet platform.

Product overview

Profiles Placement is a workforce solutions provider offering a comprehensive staffing and recruitment platform. The core offering combines AI Solutions (covering prompt engineering, generative design, and AI-driven roles) with four specialized staffing agencies (Creative, Marketing, Tech, and AI). The Solutions portfolio includes Contract Staffing, Direct Hire, Embedded Teams (via the Provision division), Executive Search, and Fractional Leadership, complemented by Managed Services for outsourced workforce management. Educational resources include Blog content and Case Studies. The company also maintains specialized agency pages covering Animation, Copywriting, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design, Production, Project Management, Public Relations, SEO, Technical Writing, Video Production, Web Design, and Web Development. This multi-channel approach serves Fortune 500 companies and leading brands nationwide with contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Provision: A division of Profiles that delivers embedded teams of creative and marketing specialists who are dedicated to client brand success.

Products and services

• AI Solutions / AI Staffing Agency Specialized staffing for AI transformation roles including prompt engineering, generative design, and AI-driven marketing and creative positions, serving employers building AI-ready teams.
• Creative Staffing Agency Staffing services connecting top brands with creative talent across creative direction, UX, UI, animation, copywriting, graphic design, video production, and AI-powered design.
• Marketing Staffing Agency Staffing services for marketing professionals covering traditional marketing, digital marketing, SEO, public relations, project management, and data-driven strategy roles.
• Tech Staffing Agency Staffing services for developers, data professionals, and digital experts including web developers, technical writers, and engineers building consumer and brand engagement products.
• Contract Staffing Short-term and long-term contract-based staffing solutions for creative, marketing, and technology positions, billed on hourly/daily rates with margin markup.
• Direct Hire Permanent placement services for full-time employment in creative, marketing, and technology roles, with placement fees typically based on a percentage of the placed candidate's annual salary.
• Embedded Teams (Provision Division) Embedded teams of creative and marketing specialists delivered through the Provision division, integrating directly with client brands to accelerate projects and drive results, typically under multi-year contracts.
• Executive Search Executive-level recruitment services for senior leadership positions across creative, marketing, and technology domains.
• Fractional Leadership Part-time or interim executive leadership solutions providing senior marketing, creative, or technology expertise without a full-time commitment.
• Managed Services Managed service provider solutions for creative and digital hiring needs, providing outsourced workforce management with pricing customized by engagement scope.
• Animation Staffing Agency Specialized staffing services for animation professionals serving creative industry clients.
• Copywriting Recruitment Agency Specialized recruitment for copywriting and editorial talent across creative and marketing functions.
• Digital Marketing Staffing Agency Staffing services for digital marketing professionals including PPC, SEO, and social media specialists.
• Graphic Design Staffing Agency Staffing services for graphic designers and visual communication professionals.
• Production Staffing Agency Staffing services for production professionals in creative and marketing workflows.
• Project Management Staffing Agency Staffing services for project managers operating in creative, marketing, and digital environments.
• Public Relations Recruitment Agency Recruitment services for public relations and communications professionals.
• SEO Staffing Agency Specialized staffing services for SEO specialists and search marketing professionals.
• Technical Writer Staffing Agency Staffing services for technical writers and documentation professionals.
• Video Production Staffing Agency Staffing services for video production professionals including editors, producers, and crew.
• Web Design Staffing Agency Staffing services for web designers and UX/UI professionals.
• Web Developer Staffing Agency Staffing services for web developers and front-end/back-end engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 consecutive years of Best of Staffing awards for client and talent satisfaction
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of Baltimore Human Factors Master's ProgramminorOthersStrategic partnership with University of Baltimore's Human Factors Master's program, serving as a source of rising UX/UI talent for clients. This partnership provides a pipeline of emerging talent in user experience and interface design.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kforce: Kforce is a publicly traded staffing firm placing technology and marketing/creative talent — overlapping with Profiles' Tech and Marketing agencies, though at greater scale.
• Robert Half: The largest US specialized staffing firm, parent of The Creative Group; competes with Profiles across marketing, creative, and technology placements as a broad incumbent with far greater scale.
• Solomon Page Group: A broader staffing firm with dedicated creative, marketing, and fashion divisions; comparable to Profiles in service breadth across marketing/creative hiring plus executive search.

Direct peers

• Artisan Talent: Artisan Talent places creative, digital, and marketing professionals in contract and direct-hire roles, serving agencies and brands in the same verticals Profiles targets.
• The Creative Group: A Robert Half subsidiary placing creative, marketing, and communications professionals; competes head-to-head with Profiles in marketing and creative direct-hire and contract staffing.
• Mondo: Mondo staffs digital, marketing, and technology professionals at the mid-to-senior level; closely comparable to Profiles' Marketing and Tech staffing agencies and embedded team offerings.
• 24 Seven: 24 Seven specializes in creative, marketing, and digital staffing across contract, freelance, temp-to-hire, and direct hire — mirroring Profiles' service mix and creative/marketing candidate focus.
• Paladin: Paladin is a creative, marketing, and communications staffing agency offering direct hire, contract, and managed services — a closely comparable niche player to Profiles' creative/marketing focus.
• Creative Circle: Creative Circle is a creative, marketing, and digital staffing agency offering contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements to agencies and in-house brands — a direct niche competitor to Profiles.
• Aquent: Aquent is the largest US staffing firm dedicated exclusively to creative, marketing, and digital talent — directly overlapping Profiles' core verticals of creative, marketing, and technology placements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/careerprofiles
• Facebookfacebook.com/careerprofiles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/profiles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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