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Top 25 Advertising recruiters based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Name: Advertising recruiters based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 23, 2026 179 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 179 advertising recruiters headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,363 professional contacts across them, including 117 with verified work emails and 52 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers advertising recruiters headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 23, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 23, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

179Companies

1,363Contacts tracked

117Verified emails

52Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest advertising recruiters based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 179 advertising recruiters based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 23, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to advertising recruiters: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DAV Professional Placement Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	51-200	274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As one of Africa’s leading recruitment firms, our place in this world is to help others find theirs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
2	MVC	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	201-500	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MVC is a staff recruitment and placement service company with over 17 years experience in national retail marketing solutions, project management and staffing solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
3	NEW ERA Brand Management PTY LTD T A NEW ERA Agency	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	201-500	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At New Era Agency we are all about people, brands & technology, connecting these three entities through our Brand Amplifiers™.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
4	Elite Search And Selection	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1998, the Elite Search and Selection team provides specialist recruitment solutions which meet the diverse talent requirements of our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
5	Takora Human Capital	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TAKORA is a distinguished and highly respected recruitment and staffing agency headquartered in South Africa, specializing in the placement of exceptional talent across a broad…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
6	Pollock & Associates	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pollock & Associates are Talent Acquisition Specialists and industry leaders connecting South Africa’s exceptional middle and executive management candidates with prominent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
7	PRO TEM	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With over 20 years of recruitment and consulting experience, Pro Tem prides itself in transforming the careers of candidates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
8	QUYN	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Quyn Recruitment and Staffing Solutions take care of all your human capital needs, from sourcing to shortlisting, attracting to assessing, and much more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
9	Menzies	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2010, Menzies Media has since been at the forefront of digital advertising.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
10	AJ Personnel Recruitment Services	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AJ Personnel, established in 1987, specialises in recruiting Permanent, Contract and Temporary staff.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
11	Dynexity	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dynexity is a boutique recruitment firm driven by passion and the challenge of connecting quality candidates to careers that deliver success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
12	The Skills Mine	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Skills Mine are global talent acquisition specialists and head-hunters dedicated to helping companies build robust recruitment strategies worldwide from Johannesburg to Cape…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
13	Weplace	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “wePlace is a specialist recruiter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
14	Community Advertiser CC T A Cherry Apple Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Community Advertiser t/a Cherry Apple Media is a young, vibrant business thriving in the Marketing & Advertising fields.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
15	Talent Magnet Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Talent Magnet is a leading recruitment agency with over 15 years of experience, connecting exceptional talent with top organisations across multiple sectors, including Digital…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
16	Prism Placements	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Prism Placements is a specialist skills placement service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
17	Lerach Recruitments PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lerach Recruitments provides executive searches and targeted advertisements throughout South Africa, Africa and the Middle East.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
18	Square 1 Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialist Recruitment for the People who Keep Industry Moving.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
19	Lusapho Professional Services	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lusapho Professional Services was established in 2013 and is a 100% Female Black-Owned company, with a proven track record.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
20	Helen Wilson Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Helen Wilson Recruitment is able to assist a select group of clients with all of their recruitment needs including executive search, contingency based recruitment and response…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
21	The Make IT Good Company	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Make it Good is a recruitment company built on results, not volume.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
22	Higher Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Higher Recruitment is a boutique recruitment agency, ensuring the best-fit matches between company and candidate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
23	Talent Search Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With decades of experience in sourcing the best talent for senior management and executive roles, our team of expert talent sourcing specialists are committed to helping you find…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
24	Orange Recruiting PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Orange Recruiting was established in 2005 in conjunction with Volition Consulting Services (Resolve Solution Partners) to address the shortage of skilled supply chain…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
25	Savageone PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 23, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At SavageOne, we redefine the landscape of talent acquisition through a dynamic and innovative approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: advertising recruiters. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names advertising recruiters.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of advertising recruiters, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name advertising recruiters. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Advertising recruiters based in Johannesburg, South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 23, 2026

8.6%Verified-email coverage

3.8%Mobile-number coverage

7.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

43.0%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 23, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

139

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 25.0d

870–30

2931–60

061–90

090–180

1180+

Company record updated

Median 94.0d

00–30

5431–60

51161–90

76790–180

31180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among advertising recruiters, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “advertising recruiters”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names advertising recruiters), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among advertising recruiters, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Johannesburg are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 117 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 23, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Advertising recruiters by metro in South Africa

Advertising recruiters in Johannesburg77
Advertising recruiters in Cape Town57

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names advertising recruiters, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many advertising recruiters are there based in Johannesburg, South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 179 advertising recruiters headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DAV Professional Placement Group, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most advertising recruiters?

Johannesburg leads with 77 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (57) and Pretoria (23).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 23, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.