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COMPANIES, STARTUPS, ORGANIZATIONS

Hire a Creative Leader

Elevate your team's capacity by hiring for critical leadership roles though Neol’s Creative Leader community. When you need a seasoned leader to leader to fill a critical role, Neol provides the expertise and capacity boost your organization’s needs, on demand.

Hire a project team

Get your project moving with top-tier, vetted teams. We ensure your work is in capable hands by connecting you with the perfect blend of seasoned Creative Leaders and harmonious project teams for your project’s unique needs.

Subscribe as a talent partner

Get a subscription for your organization to access on demand advisory from independent Creative Leaders and Creative Leaders who are employed by leading organizations. You can also access fractional roles to boost your team.

CREATIVE LEADERS & TALENT

Apply to join as a Creative Leader

We invite a diverse group of creative leaders to our community from the worlds of brand, strategy, marketing, design, product, innovation, web3, future of work, and many more. If you think you are a good fit, you can apply by following the Join Neol link above.

Neol’s Creative Leaders community, a subset of Neol's Talent Network, is a vibrant space where inspiring leaders collaborate. Our community is tailored for creative leaders with over 15 years of experience in the creative industries. While we expect these leaders to have spent a significant portion of their career leading teams, projects, and accounts, they might also have worked independently or been a part of startups, larger corporations, and creative studios. Creative Leaders are not only passionate about producing their finest work but are also inclined towards teaching, mentoring, and establishing a robust thought leadership presence.

Join the Talent Network

If you are a creative talent looking for your next project, you can join Neol today! Share your skills, passions, and impact areas you wish to work on. Once you are in, you will receive projects opportunities from our Creative Leaders and member organizations.

What Neol offers to Creative Leaders

Projects & Business Development: Connections with like-minded individuals, co-developing proactive strategies, bringing exclusive network-specific offers, and providing opportunities encouraging Creative Leaders to expand their network.
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Talent Network: A powerful creative talent network that's ready to collaborate with you.
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Thought Leadership: Our platform amplifies your professional profile, offers a dedicated content platform, and encourages co-authoring with peers.

Operations Support: Comprehensive backing in contracts, payments, and project operations, alongside offering a dedicated profile page and dashboard for streamlined management.
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Connection & Community: Focus on bringing together a cohort of creative leaders, fostering curated connections, and promoting mutual support and collaboration among members.

Curation criteria

At Neol, our aim is to convene a diverse group of creative minds to shape better futures; together.To achieve so, we run a diligent curation process for all the applications we receive and carefully handpick individuals to be part of our community.

We are a community of designers & innovators. Therefore, our curation criteria strongly focus on expertise areas that drop into design & innovation-related domains.There are a few verticals in which we assess the applicants in our curation process. Under each vertical, we have specific quotas with different weights to ensure diversity in our community in a purposeful way, such as field of diversity of background, expertise, skill sets, employment status, quality of work, and location. This helps us decide whether a member is best suited for the talent network or the creative leader community.

Expertise areas we seek: Although we cover a wide range of expertise areas within our community, we prioritize the expertise areas around Strategy & Business Design, UX/UI/IxD, Product Design, Communication Design, Project Management, Service Design, and Learning & Organization Design.

What if I’m not accepted into the community?

If you're not accepted into the Neol community, you will not be provided with a Neol profile. Instead, you will be added to our network as a subscriber and can unsubscribe from at any time. While you won't have the same level of access as those in the talent network and creative leader community, there are still multiple ways to engage with the network through newsletters, curated content subscriptions, public events, and surveys.

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ABOUT NEOL

Search, Match & Evaluation

Network Management & Collaboration

Talent Scope & Global Access

Support, Compliance & Pricing

What is Neol and how does it help organizations hire talent?

Neol is a talent search and network management platform that helps organizations find, evaluate, and hire the right experts for any role or project—across internal, external, and partner networks as well as globally.

How is Neol different from a traditional recruitment platform?

Neol focuses on network-based and high-relevance talent search and hiring. It’s built for teams who need precision and faster activation—not just sourcing.

Who is in the Neol talent network?

Neol’s global network includes senior strategists, designers, researchers, creatives, and innovation leaders—vetted for complex, high-trust work.

How does AI-powered search on Neol work?

Neol’s AI lets you search talent using plain language, structured filters, or job description uploads. It surfaces the most relevant candidates from your networks and Neol’s expert pool.

How does Neol evaluate candidate fit?

Neol uses proprietary AI to generate structured reviews of each candidate’s experience, highlighting key skills, achievements, and alignment with your brief.

Can I upload a job description to find talent?

Yes. You can upload a job description or project brief, and Neol will instantly generate a shortlist of top-matching candidates.

What filters can I use to refine talent search?

Neol offers over 30 filters including skills, roles, industries, availability, past work, location, passions, and more.

Can I use Neol to manage both internal and external talent?

Yes. Neol lets you import internal teams, external collaborators, and partner networks to manage and search them all in one place.

Can my team collaborate on Neol?

Yes. Neol allows you to build and share shared shortlists, leave internal comments, and create shared spaces for briefs.

Can I invite my own network into Neol?

Yes. You can upload contacts, sync with LinkedIn, and invite collaborators to merge networks and make them searchable.

Can I manage multiple projects at once?

Yes. Neol lets you run multiple projects or roles in parallel, each with its own workspace, shortlist, and collaboration tools.

What types of roles can I fill through Neol?

Neol supports hiring for full-time, part-time, freelance, advisory, and project-based roles regardless of industry. Through Neol, you can connect with experts in design, strategy, innovation, technology, and leadership.

Does Neol offer global talent coverage?

Neol offers white-glove onboarding, live chat support, dedicated customer success managers, and compliance-ready workflows.

What kind of support does Neol offer for clients?

Neol offers white-glove onboarding, live chat support, dedicated customer success managers, and compliance-ready workflows.

Is Neol secure and compliant for enterprise use?

Yes. Neol includes ID verification, NDA workflows, and options for custom servers and regulatory compliance.

How does Neol pricing work for organizations?

Neol offers flexible pricing based on usage, scale, and support needs. Contact us to learn more about enterprise plans.

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