Working with Us 

Your Trusted Recruitment Partner in Marketing.

A values-driven headhunting experience tailored to your business. Specialist talent, personally delivered.

Why Work With Talent Seeker?

At Talent Seeker, we don’t just fill roles, we help you build high-performing teams that align with your culture, values, and goals. With over 20 years of headhunting experience, we specialise in placing exceptional marketing professionals across the South of England, often uncovering talent that isn’t actively looking for a new role.

We act as an extension of your internal team, combining the insight of a dedicated recruitment partner with the reach and resources of a modern headhunting firm. Whether you’re hiring for a senior marketing strategist or a values-driven internal recruiter, we work proactively to find the right person, not just the most available one.

Our Headhunting Process

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Deep Understanding

We take time to fully understand your business, culture, and role requirements to shape a focused and personalised brief.



Strategic Search

Using direct headhunting, we find high-quality, passive candidates who align with your values, not just those actively applying.



Curated Delivery & Support

You receive a carefully selected shortlist with ongoing support through interviews, offers, and post-placement follow-up.



What You Can Expect When Working With Us:

Specialist knowledge
We focus exclusively on marketing recruitment, giving you access to deep market insight and an extensive passive talent network that typical job ads can’t reach.

People-first approach
We take time to understand your organisation, your mission, and your culture, ensuring we only put forward candidates who are both qualified and aligned.

Transparent, values-led service
We’re honest, realistic, and always acting in your best interest. If a candidate isn’t the right fit, we’ll tell you. If your brief could be strengthened, we’ll help shape it.

High-touch, hands-on support
You’ll work with a senior recruiter from day one, and we’ll stay with you through every step, from briefing and search to interview prep and offer negotiation.

Results without the noise
No CV dumping. No overpromising. Just curated shortlists, expert advice, and a calm, competent process designed to save you time and deliver results.

The Five Pillars of Our Approach

Our recruitment model is built on trust, integrity, and long-term value. These five principles guide every client partnership:

1. Consent-First Representation

We only submit CVs with full candidate consent, ensuring genuine interest and professional integrity.

2. Honest, Expert Advice

We give clear, constructive feedback throughout, even when it’s not what you expected to hear.

3. End-to-End Support

From briefing to onboarding, we stay hands-on every step of the way.

4. Your Goals First

We act in your best interest, prioritising fit over speed or volume.

5. Inclusive by Design

We embed fairness, respect, and inclusion into every stage of the search.

Who We Work With

SMEs and scale-ups
Agile businesses looking to hire strategically as they grow.

Charities and B-Corps
Mission-led organisations that need people aligned with their values.

Schools and academies
Education settings seeking marketing support with sensitivity and care.

Corporates with clear values
Larger businesses committed to inclusion, engagement, and long-term impact.

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RNIB Case Study

Talent Seeker partnered with RNIB to recruit a range of permanent HR roles, helping to shape a purpose-driven and inclusive leadership team that’s dedicated to transforming support for blind and partially sighted people…

 

Winchester College Case Study

Talent Seeker have helped to recruitment multiple roles for Winchester College, helping to build the most forward-thinking and proactive HR Team in the history of…

 

Void Acoustics Case Study

Our team has been partnering with Void Acoustics since 2023, headhunting on their behalf to place 4 permanent marketing and Events roles who…

 

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AFC Bournemouth Case Study

Since 2022, we have been working closely with Premier League football team, AFC Bournemouth to fill a number of rolls from Marketing Manager through to…

 

Holly Roberts

HR Manager - AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth have worked with Talent Seeker on a number of roles over the last three years, successfully placing key positions to the business. Matt is friendly, knowledgeable and has gone above and beyond to help us in a very difficult and challenging recruitment climate. Talent Seeker provide high quality candidates that fit the brief and they’re very communicative and helpful throughout the recruitment process.

Karen Pearce

HR Director - Winchester College

I wanted to thank you again for all your support in helping me build my HR team. I would not have got this far with the quality of team members without you.

Alix Passey-Brown

HR Consultant & Founder of Twyford HR

Talent Seeker are our preferred supplier of recruitment services and the only talent supplier we endorse. Matt Edge-Wilkins has recruited to a number of senior and high profile posts for our clients, including recent placements at a leading independent school and a national sight loss charity. Whether technically complicated or within high competition talent market places, Matt’s success rate for our clients is 100%.

Anna Steed

Head of Planning & Performance - RNIB

Matt @ talent seeker was great to work with he brings a refreshing perspective to the recruitment experience. Very efficient and professional from both the candidate and employer perspective, he has placed multiple people at my current organisation. Highly recommended.