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Top 25 Creative agency recruiters based in San Francisco, United States

RevenueBase identified 116 creative agency recruiters headquartered in San Francisco, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,290 professional contacts across them, including 1,117 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (616 companies); San Francisco has 116.

This list covers creative agency recruiters headquartered in San Francisco, United States, 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 27, 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 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
116Companies
2,290Contacts tracked
1,117Verified emails
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The 25 largest creative agency recruiters based in San Francisco, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 116 creative agency recruiters based in San Francisco, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to creative agency 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026501-1,000751 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Setting the standard for the next generation of global agencies, Archetype partners with category creators and industry leaders to build the world’s most magnetic brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200263 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a fiercely entrepreneurial agency that blends creativity and performance to build great brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Outcast is an integrated marketing agency specializing in communications, digital, and creative.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026n/a103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hi, we're Tractor, a San Francisco based agency that doesn't shy away from big challenges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20081 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hello!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20071 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A four-time Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, Duncan Channon is a full-service creative shop with a 360º offering including social, experiential and influencer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20070 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eleven develops category-defining ideas that are unconstrained by medium.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Venables Bell & Partners is an internationally recognized independent San Francisco advertising agency founded on good intentions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“80Twenty exists to find and place exceptional growth talent, advancing the ambitions of our company partners and the dreams of the talent we champion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re Erich & Kallman and we make work that people love… no seriously, ask Ad Age.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5050 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AdLiven is a Next-Gen creative agency focused on the concept and production of marketing creative within the App-Install vertical.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5046 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Placing talent in Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering, Andiamo!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Cutwater, we hone and sharpen a brand into something more distinctive so it has a better chance of cutting through, being heard, and standing apart.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5030 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We're a creatively driven, strategically whip smart ad agency headquartered in San Francisco’s Presidio and Chicago.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“If a small-ish agency is to be truly adept at integrated marketing, that means they'd have to hire creatives that can work in all mediums.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Cannonball, a nimble team of big agency veterans who are dedicated to helping you leave a mark on your audience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WE ARE NOT AD PEOPLE (although we do advertising).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Havas San Francisco is one of the fastest growing full-service agencies on the West Coast.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Designerds is a full-service agency here to revolutionize the creative services industry by fostering genuine client partnerships and delivering agile solutions that get the job…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Method Recruiting is the product of decades of direct experience within the digital marketing industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-1015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Batch is a performance focused creative agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Agory, established in San Francisco in 2015, operates with a compact core team of 10 professionals based in San Francisco, augmented by a diverse pool of over 150+ creatives…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Flavor Group is an award winning creative agency that inspires customers of the world’s most influential brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-1010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At The Hire Standard, we blend the art of adaptability with the science of strategy to connect top performing talent with the companies where they can thrive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 14 years, The Sourcery has been the trusted recruiting partner for 400+ companies, including industry leaders like Microsoft and Slack.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

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Creative agency recruiters based in San Francisco, United States at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026
48.8%Verified-email coverage
19.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
68
11-50
31
51-200
15
501-1,000
1
5,001-10,000
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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for San Francisco, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for San Francisco, over 116 companies.

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 creative agency 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 San Francisco, United States whose own description of what they do matches “creative agency 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 creative agency 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 creative agency recruiters, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside San Francisco 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, 1,117 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 27, 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.

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 creative agency 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 creative agency recruiters are there based in San Francisco, United States?

RevenueBase identified 116 creative agency recruiters headquartered in San Francisco, United States 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?

Archetype, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most creative agency recruiters?

New York leads the United States with 616 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (383) and Chicago (159). San Francisco has 116.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,117 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 116 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 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.