Scion Creative Awards and Recognition
Industry-leading honors that validate our commitment to your brand’s success.
At Scion Creative, our awards and recognition serve as more than just industry accolades; they are an objective metric of the trust our clients and candidates place in us. In a subjective industry like design and marketing, “quality” can be hard to measure—but consistent performance isn’t. Being recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Recruiting Firms and earning the ClearlyRated Diamond Award for five consecutive years proves our ability to deliver the top 1% of creative talent. These honors reflect our unwavering dedication to precision, the depth of our national network, and our status as a premier partner for brands that demand a higher standard of staffing excellence.
2025 Accolades: Scion Creative is recognized as an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” by Inc.com, and as a ClearlyRated “Best of Staffing” winner for the fifth consecutive year in the candidate category (the diamond award) as well as winner in the client category for service excellence. Scion Was recognized an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Human Resources Companies in America” by Inc.com as well as a “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times, and Fast 100
2024 Accolades: Recognized as an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” by Inc.com, and as a ClearlyRated “Best of Staffing” winner for the fourth consecutive year in the candidate category as well as winner in the client category for service excellence. Scion Was recognized an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Human Resources Companies in America” by Inc.com as well as a “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times.
2023 Accolades: Recognized as an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” by Inc.com, and as a ClearlyRated “Best of Staffing” winner for the third consecutive year in the candidate category as well as winner in the client category. Scion Was recognized an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Human Resources Companies in America” by Inc.com as well as a “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times.
2022 Accolades: Recognized as an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” by Inc.com, and as a ClearlyRated “Best of Staffing” winner for the second consecutive year in the candidate category as well as winner in the client category. Scion Was recognized an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Human Resources Companies In America” by Inc.com as well as a “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times.
2021 Accolades: Recognized as an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” by Inc.com as well as a ClearlyRated “Best of Staffing” winner for both Client and Talent Service Excellence. Scion Was recognized an “Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Human Resources Companies in America” by Inc.com as well as a “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times. Awarded to the 2021 list of Best Executive Recruiting Firms in the World and United States by Forbes.
2019 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Bay Area Staffing Firms” by the San Francisco Business Times and recognized as one of the “Largest Staffing Firms in the Portland Metro Area” by the Portland Business Journal.
2018 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms,” Business Times List, and “Top Retained Executive Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2018. Awarded to the 2018 list of Best Executive Recruiting Firms in the World and United States by Forbes.
2017 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms,” Business Times List, and “Top Retained Executive Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2017. Recently awarded to the 2017 list of Best Executive Recruiting Firms in the world by Forbes.
2016 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms,” Business Times List, and “Top Retained Executive Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2016.
2015 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms,” Business Times List, and “Top Retained Executive Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2015.
2014 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms,” Business Times List, 2014.
2013 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms,” Business Times List, 2013. Recognized as a “Engaged Employer” and “Most Engaged Staffing Firm” by The Ladders. Isaac Schild, CEO, was also recognized as a member of “The Ladders Elite.” The Ladders Job Mobile San Francisco, June 2013.
2012 Accolades: Awarded to the “Largest Staffing Firms in the Bay Area,” Business Times List, 2012.
2011 Accolades: Awarded to the “Top Retained Executive Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2011, “Top Contingency Executive Search Firms,“ Business Times List, 2011, AND, “Largest Staffing Firms in the Bay Area,” Business Times List, 2011.
2010 Accolades: Awarded to the list of “Top Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2010. April 2nd, 2010. Scion was featured by CBS News on the news feature: “Where is the job growth happening,” CBS News, April 2, 2010.
2009 Accolades: Awarded to the list of “Top Search Firms,” Business Times List, 2009.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why are Scion Creative’s awards and recognition important for hiring employers?
For employers, our awards and recognition function as a guarantee of quality and service reliability. When an agency is recognized by Forbes or ClearlyRated, it indicates a proven track record of successful placements and high client satisfaction. This third-party verification reduces the risk for businesses by ensuring they are partnering with a firm that has been audited and praised for its ethical standards and recruitment results.
What does the 'Diamond Award' status signify about Scion Creative’s talent network?
The ClearlyRated Diamond Award is only given to firms that have won the Best of Staffing award for at least five consecutive years. For Scion Creative, this signifies a level of service consistency that is rare in the industry (earned by less than 2% of agencies). It proves that our ability to source, vet, and place high-caliber creative staff is not a one-time success, but a sustainable, high-performance process that consistently meets the needs of employers.
How does Forbes' recognition of Scion Creative impact the executive search process?
Being named by Forbes as one of America’s Best Recruiting Firms provides Scion Creative with the “authority” needed to engage top-tier, passive creative leadership. High-level executives (CMOs, CCOs, VPs) are more likely to respond to a firm with national awards and recognition, allowing us to access a more elite tier of talent for our clients than generalist or unranked boutique agencies.
