Leighton Howl
Recruitment Director
Let's chat on 021 702 573 or at the office 09 373 3791
Leighton leads the Agency Agent Team at the Pond, placing NZ’s best creative, digital and marketing talent into freelance, contract, and full-time positions with 150 of NZ’s best digital, design, advertising, media, production, and specialist agencies – plus a growing list of agencies overseas as well.
Leighton spends the average week growing The Pond business and working closely with agency clients who understand that people are the most important ingredient in the success of their companies.
Since founding The Pond in 2006, Leighton has grown the business into a leading player in the professional creative recruitment field, providing premium candidates, promoting better industry standards, and producing better results for clients. The Pond now represents more than 300 of NZ’s most sought-after talent across 50 key professions.
Leighton understands talented people because he worked alongside so many of them during his eight years as an ad agency creative. He was always pretty sharp at selling in his ideas, a gift that he has developed even further by successfully pitching NZ’s best creative talent to clients.
“Good people are the key to building strong agencies,” says Leighton. “Our clients want the best and newest talent in the areas of creative, design, digital, and marketing to add their magic and fulfil their ongoing needs.
“The Pond helps clients to do that, easily and robustly. We find the right candidates to nail every brief that comes through the door, plus we help creative, digital and marketing professionals find rewarding work, realise their market value, and achieve their overall career goals.”
Outside work, Leighton is a family man with one wife, two kids, one dog, and six racehorses. He’s also an avid sports watcher, gardener, red wine drinker, gym-goer, fly fisherman, part-time wannabe architect, and ex-rep rugby player.
If you want no-nonsense, practical advice about how to handle your agency’s staffing needs, and how to secure the best people and retain them, Leighton is the man to call.
Full Time Roles
- Graphic Designer (Health & Beauty)
- Auckland
- $80k - $85k
- Full Time
- Live
- Design Director (Packaging / Product)
- Auckland
- $170k - $180k
- Full Time
- Live
- Visual Designer (Health & Beauty)
- Auckland
- $80k - $85k
- Full Time
- Closed
What is a Videographer?
A relatively new creative profession. A videographer is someone who is responsible for recording live events and small scale video productions. They focus on smaller productions like mini documentaries, live events, short films, weddings, sports events, online content, and corporate training videos. For smaller productions, a videographer often works alone with a single-camera setup or with a small team of light and sound technicians. The improvement of digital cameras, the expansion of the Internet, and other advances in technology are quickly changing the industry and driving its growth. We now have one represented - free now!!!
Need a freelancer for longer?
Here’s a scenario: You have a new client; most of the work is design based but you still need a writer to tidy up client copy. What do you do? Simple. Call The Pond. We have plenty of freelancers who like the security of a regular gig to pay the bills. Not full-time but permanent part-time. So leave it to us and we’ll organize contracts that help you expand when the need arises, or, cover staff for longer periods.
Election Bribe - 2 days to go!
The election is just around the corner, so we decided to get involved with our own bribe... er, promise. Book any of our creatives before the end of the week and we'll send you a $50 bottle of Martinborough Pinot. Whether you're celebrating or commiserating, that's up to you. With two days left to enter, let's find you the perfect creative for your team!
