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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.

Contact

Locations: Auckland, Hamilton, Nationwide, Tauranga, Wellington

Email: [email protected]

Contact Phone Number: 021 702 573

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Full Time Roles

Senior
  • Creative Lead (Social-First Agency)
  • Auckland
  • $120k
  • Full Time
  • Live
Is your career immersed in Social Media? Do you look at branded posts and content with an “I can do this better” lens? We’re looking for a creative enthusiast who loves big ideas, edgy brands, and excels at breathing life into all social centred campaigns.Our client, a social-first agency based in M...
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Senior
  • Business Director
  • Auckland
  • $140k
  • Full Time
  • Live
Are you an ambitious talented agency activator with the connections, networks, and desire to unlock new industries and clients? We’re seeking a proactive, energetic, and strategic business development expert whose career spans big clients, big deals and knows what it takes to win and be rewarded alo...
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Senior
  • Marketing Manager (Media / 3 Days wk)
  • Auckland
  • $125k
  • Part Time
  • Live
Ready to transfer all your corporate marketing expertise into a smaller NZ Media company set for regional growth? Do you get a kick out of setting up strategic marketing plans? Are you looking for a challenge and a part-time role with more action and fun?Our client, an established media company, is ...
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Posted at 16:32 21.08.2023

Escape big city life with a partnership opportunity!

Are you a creative director with advertising acumen, an eye for design, and an established agency career? Can you produce big ideas that translate across traditional and digital media? This new regional agency role offers a partnership opportunity and would suit someone who is over big city life, and wants a lifestyle change. Find out more on The Pond job board!

Posted at 22:17 17.04.2023

Live: Looking for a senior brand designer - $120k

New Role. Our client, an Auckland creative consultancy & agency, is looking for a Graphic & Brand Designer to join their studio team. The designer will work closely with two other senior Designers and the Design Director across all clients and encompass all the skills and expertise in craft design, advertising campaigns, branding, digital marketing mediums, art direction, ideation and conception. Skills in typography, illustration, or photography are a bonus.

Posted at 13:45 24.11.2022

Now hiring for a Hybrid Marketing & Brand Manager

Lead the marketing unit for a leading NZ luxury designer homewares brand.With customers searching for design-led interior products for their fashionable homes, retail spaces, hotels or restaurants, this role will suit someone with a strong commercial or personal connection to the world of interior’s, fashion, retail, or even architecture.

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