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Profiles is a Chicago staffing agency connecting local employers with vetted creative, marketing, technology, and AI professionals through contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, and embedded team solutions.
Tel: 410.244.6400
Chicago is a major hub for advertising, marketing, and technology, from the Loop and River North to Fulton Market and the West Loop. Employers across the city are looking for skilled creative, marketing, technology, and AI professionals who can help them stay competitive.
As a Chicago staffing agency built around specialized talent, we recruit for the creative, marketing, tech, and AI roles Chicago teams find hardest to fill: designers, copywriters, brand and digital marketers, developers, and data and AI specialists. Every candidate is screened against your role requirements, project goals, tools, timeline, and team culture before a shortlist reaches you.
Among staffing agencies in Chicago, IL, Profiles is recognized with ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® award for both client and talent satisfaction. We also give back locally, supporting organizations like the Greater Chicago Food Bank. By entrusting your hiring needs to us, you gain a strategic recruiting partner committed to delivering long-term success for your team and supporting your business’ growth within the Chicago market.
Tell us what your team needs and a Profiles recruiter will get back to you within 24 to 48 hours. You can also call us at 410.244.6400. Looking for work instead? Search open Chicago jobs.
What sets our Chicago staffing agency apart: specialized talent, national experience, and proven results.
Profiles has been placing creative, marketing, tech, and AI professionals since 1998, with a recruiting team supporting employers across the Chicago market.
Our candidate matching and talent care program are built for long-term fit, so the people we place stay and succeed.
Every direct hire is backed by a 90-day guarantee, and contract talent receives digital onboarding and ongoing care.
ClearlyRated recognizes Profiles for both client and talent satisfaction, based on direct feedback from the people we serve.
As a Chicago staffing agency, Profiles recruits specialized professionals for local employers across four practice areas. Each role is sourced by recruiters who work only in that discipline.
Designers, writers, and video talent who bring your brand to life across digital, print, and product experiences.
Roles we place:
Marketers who plan, run, and measure campaigns across brand, digital, communications, and analytics.
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Developers, project leads, and data specialists who build and run the technology behind modern marketing and brand work.
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Creative and marketing professionals who pair real craft with fluency in the AI tools and workflows reshaping the field.
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From coordinator to VP level, our Chicago staffing agency offers the hiring model that fits your timeline, workload, and budget.
Find vetted creative, marketing, tech, and AI professionals for permanent roles, backed by a 90-day guarantee.
Temp services in Chicago for project-based, seasonal, or short-term work, without committing to a permanent hire.
Bring a professional onto your team with the option to convert the role to permanent after evaluating skills and fit.
Scale capacity with 1 to 100 integrated consultants managed by Profiles for ongoing or high-volume work.
Hiring for leadership? Explore Executive Search and Fractional Leadership.
Hiring beyond Illinois? Profiles supports employers nationwide through our team and locations across the country.
Every search run by our Chicago staffing agency and recruiting team follows the same four steps.
Our consultative senior account team learns your project roadmap, technology, and objectives.
We develop a unique strategy for each job search. In addition to our readily available candidate community, we extend our marketing efforts with optimized job descriptions, organic and paid media, marketing automation, social, and SMS outreach.
Consider our three hand-picked, highly qualified candidates. If you don’t find someone you love, we gather feedback and work with you until we find the right fit for the job.
Don’t worry about no-shows or retention. We provide digital onboarding and nurtured talent care for contract hires. All direct hires have a 90-day guarantee.
See how Profiles has helped employers fill creative, design, and marketing roles through contract-to-hire, direct hire, and contract staffing.
CONTRACT-TO-HIRE
A non-profit needed several designers with a rare mix of digital and traditional skills. A contract-to-hire approach let the client evaluate candidates before committing to a long-term hire.
13 design hires · Profiles became the client’s #1 agency partner
DIRECT HIRE
An international bank serving Latin America needed marketers fluent in both Spanish and English. Profiles used its existing bilingual talent pool to start the search quickly.
Bilingual marketing professionals placed on the bank’s marketing team
CONTRACT
A global hospitality client lost 70% of its contractors and needed to rebuild its marketing and creative team. Profiles advised on moving quickly to engage top candidates before competitors did.
Art Director and Creative Project Manager placed with the client’s top choices
CONTRACT
A Creative Director who had relocated needed to staff a digital team at a global convenience store brand. Profiles made the business case and earned approval as a preferred supplier.
8 consultants placed · Client rated service 10 of 10
Profiles recruits creative, marketing, technology, and AI professionals for Chicago employers, from coordinator through VP level. Common placements include graphic and UX/UI designers, copywriters, brand and digital marketers, marketing analysts, web developers, project managers, data scientists, and AI content and workflow specialists.
Profiles is a Chicago staffing agency offering temporary and contract staffing, but we are more than a traditional temp agency. We specialize in creative, marketing, tech, and AI talent and also provide contract-to-hire, direct hire, embedded teams, executive search, and fractional leadership.
Our senior account team learns your project roadmap, technology, and objectives, then builds a search strategy for the role. You review three hand-picked, highly qualified candidates. If none is the right fit, we gather your feedback and keep working until we find the right hire.
Yes. All direct hires come with a 90-day guarantee. Contract hires receive digital onboarding and ongoing talent care to support retention.
Our team supports employers across Chicago and the surrounding metro area, including the Loop, River North, the West Loop, Fulton Market, Evanston, Oak Brook, Naperville, and Schaumburg. We also support clients nationwide through Profiles’ locations across the country.
Yes. Profiles is also an employment agency for creative, marketing, tech, and AI professionals in Chicago, IL, placing talent in contract and permanent roles. Browse open Chicago jobs to get started.
Profiles is headquartered in Baltimore, MD, and our recruiting team supports Chicago employers and candidates remotely and across the country. To talk with a recruiter, call 410.244.6400 or send a request through the form on this page.
Partner with a Chicago staffing agency that specializes in the creative, marketing, tech, and AI roles modern teams depend on. Contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, or embedded, we can help you hire.