What ProfilCulture does

ProfilCulture is a France-based, private online job board and employment-services platform specialized in the cultural and media professions. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Paris, the company operates a self-service two-sided marketplace on profilculture.com that connects cultural-sector employers (theatres, museums, publishers, broadcasters, heritage institutions, media companies, event organizers) with qualified job seekers seeking roles in six verticals: Audiovisuel, Événementiel, Edition-Presse-Communication, Spectacle Vivant, Patrimoine-Politique Culturelle, and Art-Architecture-Design. The platform serves a 86,000-CV candidate database, attracts 230,000 monthly unique visitors (784,000 monthly visits), and had 1,544 active job postings as of June 2026. Recruiters post listings via paid transactions diffused for one month; internships, apprenticeships, and civic service positions are free (freemium).

The company extends beyond the core job board into an integrated ecosystem of three adjacent service brands: ProfilCulture Formation (a curated training-directory referencing approximately 5,500 cultural-sector programs), ProfilCulture Conseil (specialized recruitment consulting and headhunting with access to the 86,000-CV database), and ProfilCulture Compétences (skills assessment / bilan de compétences, career coaching, and VAE support). Native iOS and Android applications extend platform access to mobile users, and the company has replicated the model in Italy via ProfilCultura.it. Distribution leverages SEO-optimized listings, email job alerts, content marketing through career-advice resources, organic social, and press-coupling partnerships with five specialized cultural publications (La Lettre du Musicien, Le Journal des Arts, La Lettre du Spectacle, Livres Hebdo, Archéologia). The technology stack is a conventional web-based application with email-alert and CV-database functionality; no API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Revenue is generated primarily through paid job-posting fees (transactional model, pricing available on request), supplemented by subscription-style premium services including cabinet de recrutement consulting, press-coupling add-ons, and urgency markers for enhanced listing visibility. Named customers span enterprise and government cultural institutions including Centre Pompidou, Radio France, Paris Musées, La Cinémathèque française, Flammarion, Ballet Preljocaj, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Opéra de Saint-Etienne, and La Coopérative de Mai. Geographic coverage centers on France's regions plus Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and other EU/non-EU countries. The company is independently owned with 11-50 employees and no parent company or external investment disclosed.

Name

ProfilCulture

Legal name

ProfilCulture

Website

https://profilculture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProfilCulture is a France-based specialized job board for cultural and media professions, serving employers and job seekers across six verticals (audiovisual, events, publishing, performing arts, heritage, art/design) with a CV database of 86,000 profiles, plus adjacent consulting, training, and coaching services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Recruiters pay to post job listings on the platform. Standard job postings are diffused for one month. The platform offers services and pricing tiers for recruiters including the ability to post urgency markers for additional visibility.
2. Premium/Additional Services: Additional paid services include cabinet de recrutement (recruitment consulting services), couplage presse (press coupling with cultural publications), and urgency markers for enhanced job visibility.
3. Free Offerings: Free job postings for internships (stages indemnisés), apprenticeships (alternance), and civic service positions (services civiques).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ProfilCulture operates a specialized online job board platform dedicated to culture and media professions in France, listing vacancies across six sectors (Audiovisuel, Événementiel, Edition-Presse-Communication, Spectacle Vivant, Patrimoine-Politique Culturelle, Art-Architecture-Design). The platform combines a CV database of 86,000 candidate profiles, a training directory of 5,500+ cultural sector programs, recruitment consulting services, and professional coaching offerings. It serves as both a self-service listing platform for recruiters and a free job-search and career resource for cultural professionals.

Product overview

ProfilCulture operates as a multi-platform ecosystem for culture and media sector employment. The core platform is profilculture.com, a specialized job board offering job listings across six sectors (Audiovisuel, Événementiel, Edition/Presse/Communication, Spectacle Vivant, Patrimoine/Politique Culturelle, and Art/Architecture/Design). This core product is supported by three complementary platforms: ProfilCulture Formation (training directory with ~5,500 programs), ProfilCulture Conseil (specialized recruitment consulting with 86,000 CV database), and ProfilCulture Compétences (career coaching and professional development services). Mobile applications for Android and iOS extend platform accessibility. The company reports 784,000 monthly visits and 230,000 unique visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ProfilCulture Emploi Main job board platform for culture and media professionals offering job listings, candidate accounts, recruiter accounts, job alerts, CV storage, and application tracking across six cultural sectors.
• ProfilCulture Formation Training guide and directory referencing approximately 5,500 cultural sector training programs, allowing users to search and contact schools and training organizations directly.
• ProfilCulture Conseil Recruitment consulting and headhunting services specialized in the cultural sector, with access to a CV database of 86,000 profiles. Services include direct approach recruitment and cultural engineering.
• ProfilCulture Compétences Professional career support services including skills assessments (bilan de compétences), coaching, job search technique workshops, and VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) accompaniment.
• ProfilCulture Mobile Application Mobile applications available on Google Play (Android) and Apple App Store (iOS) for accessing job listings and platform features on mobile devices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 784,000 monthly visits and 230,000 unique monthly visitors to the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• La Lettre du MusicienminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress coupling partnership for job ad distribution. La Lettre du Musicien is a specialized music industry publication and job listings from ProfilCulture are coupled with the publication.
• Le Journal des ArtsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress coupling partnership. Le Journal des Arts is a leading arts publication and job listings are distributed through this cultural press outlet.
• La Lettre du SpectacleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress coupling partnership for live performance sector. Job listings are coupled with La Lettre du Spectacle for extended reach to performing arts professionals.
• Livres HebdominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress coupling partnership with leading publishing industry publication. Job listings in publishing and book sectors distributed through Livres Hebdo.
• ArchéologiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress coupling partnership with archaeology publication. Job listings in heritage and archaeology distributed through Archéologia magazine.
• ProfilCulture FormationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister brand providing cultural sector training guide with 5,500+ courses. Cross-promotional relationship where training opportunities are featured alongside job listings and candidates can access professional development resources.
• ProfilCulture CompétencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister brand providing professional coaching, skills assessment (bilan de compétences), career coaching, and VAE support services. Contact at 46 rue Albert Thomas, 75010 Paris.
• ProfilCulture ConseilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecruitment consulting division specializing in cultural sector. Offers complete recruitment services, direct approach headhunting, and candidate filtering. Contact: 01.42.36.05.69.
• ProfilCultura (Italy)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian version of the platform at profilcultura.it, serving the Italian cultural job market with localized content.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: One of the largest global job boards, with a strong French presence (indeed.fr) and aggressive pricing on sponsored listings. Comparable as a recruiter-monetized job board competing for the same employer budgets, though it is generalist rather than cultural-vertical.
• Apec: France's dominant association for executive (cadre) employment, operating a job board and recruitment-advisory services. Comparable as a French-market employment platform with both self-serve listings and advisory offerings, though broader than culture-specific roles.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with the dominant professional job board, including substantial cultural-sector hiring. Comparable as a recruiter-monetized professional platform, but operating across all sectors with vastly greater scale and resources than ProfilCulture.

Direct peers

• Mediabistro: US-focused job board and community for media, journalism, publishing and creative professionals. Directly comparable to ProfilCulture as a vertical job board serving media/publishing job seekers and recruiters, though operating in the US market.
• Backstage: US job board and casting platform focused on performing arts, entertainment and creative production roles. Comparable to ProfilCulture's Spectacle Vivant and Audiovisuel verticals as a niche recruitment surface for entertainment professionals.
• Keljob: French regional job board network covering entry-level to experienced professional roles across French regions. Comparable as a France-based self-serve job board monetizing recruiter listings, though broader than cultural-sector specialization.
• Aquent: Global staffing and recruitment firm specialized in creative, marketing and digital talent. Comparable to ProfilCulture Conseil's recruitment-consulting arm in serving creative/media employers with both job listings and direct-search services.
• Welcome to the Jungle: French job board and employer-branding platform that targets creative, tech and media professionals with editorial-led content. Highly comparable to ProfilCulture in geography, audience (creative/media-leaning professionals) and self-serve recruiter model.
• Cadreemploi: French job board focused on cadre/executive roles across multiple verticals. Comparable as a France-based self-serve job board monetizing recruiter fees with employer branding add-ons, though not specialized in cultural sectors.

Regional players

• ArtsProfessional: UK job board and news service dedicated to arts and cultural-sector employment. Closely comparable niche and value proposition to ProfilCulture, but serves the British cultural labour market rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ProfilCulture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/profilculture-conseil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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