UX Staffing & Recruiting Agency
A Flexible UX Agency Designed Around You
Our Mission
We provide companies with flexible, AI-first Design, Product, and Tech talent—whether it’s contractors, a whole team, or full-time staff.
10,000+
Our UX staffing and UX recruiting teams are focused on finding and placing the best UX talent from around the world. Our pool of over 10,000+ individuals are informed by a design thinking mindset that inspires their work so that our clients can design products, services, and strategies that matter.
Our Services
How we are changing the game
A radically different approach
We are experts in our field
Our team, trained by UX industry experts, has a strict evaluation criteria and interview process to help you find the right fit.
We are UX leaders
Get free expert advice from our team, including founder Adam Perlis - a UX expert, thought leader and former Head of Product Design at TIME Magazine, AKQA and more - on organizational challenges, team growth, and hiring strategies.
We work with the best
Experience top-tier talent. Our selective interview process attracts only the most qualified professionals.
We are fast
Streamline your candidate search with our pre-vetted database of 10,000+ highly qualified UX professionals with an average time to placement for contract role of 1-3 weeks and 1-2 months for full-time roles.
We work with you exclusively
Our dedicated team operates with a business model that allows us to focus solely on helping you achieve your goals without distractions. We invest in long-term relationships and remain committed to your success.
We mentor our talent
We invest in our talent by providing feedback to help them grow. Through mentorship, we identify strengths and weaknesses and offer clear guidance on how to improve their chances of landing a role.
Areas of Expertise
We help companies hire AI-native talent including Product Designers, UX Designers, UI Designers, UX Research, Design Engineers, Product Managers and more.
As a former Head of Design at TIME Magazine, AKQA, BASIC/DEPT, and B-Reel, I know the difference between good and world-class UX. That’s why I train every recruiter on our team for 3 months on each of the UX disciplines. We don’t just fill seats—we deliver the top 5 % of UX professionals, personally coached, culture-fit, and ready to lead.
Why Work With Us?
Let’s face it — UX is a really hard field to recruit for.
UX recruitment requires a certain set of skills and experience. The good news is, we got you. Academy is widely considered the best UX recruiting agency world wide for its niche focus. With over 15 years of experience in the UX field and an expertly trained team we are specialized in finding you the best UX talent for your team.
Without Academy
• Recruiting generalists
• UX knowledge gap
• Recruiting time suck
• Overworked, unhappy UX
& recruiting teams
With Academy
UX recruiting specialists
AI-native Recruiters who get it
Save time & money
Happy UX teams
Testimonials
Meeta Patel
Under Armour, Vice President Consumer Experience
Working with Academy has been critical for the growth of our team. As practitioners themselves, I feel comfortable getting into the nitty-gritty details of a project and asking their consultation on what we might need. In our partnership, they have been transparent and professional and we feel incredibly lucky to have them as a partner.
Jan Sundar
Wish, Former VP of Design
I have worked with Academy for about a year and I can say without any hesitation that I can trust their team to bring us great talent. If I start a company - I will reach out to them first - because they are not only professional but also patient, humble, open to feedback, gave me amazing advice, inspired my designers and my managers within a short time. Lastly, even if there is a hiccup, the Academy team always has a solution and is extremely flexible. This is essential for any team to have a plan a, b or c when you work with an agency to get you the right talent. And Academy always does!
Greg Hoch
BASIC/DEPT®, Former Director of Operations
Academy has been an invaluable partner to us. Any talent we’ve worked with has shown a deep understanding of digital experiences. They’re able to seamlessly integrate with our team and meet the level of craft that we hold ourselves accountable to. We’re set up to meet our budgets and timelines while exceeding expectations.
Dustin Low
Output, VP of People
Output has worked with the Academy team for a number of years. As a small but quickly growing company, we needed a partner embedded in the design community, whose reach was vast, and someone who could quickly assess our team needs and know where to turn for talent. Academy has been that partner to us. A good portion of our Design team at Output is a result of the work that Academy did sourcing, screening and presenting us with viable candidates. We now have a successful design team that we are proud of and know that we wouldn't have them if it weren't for Adam and the Academy team.
Alex Beckham
Twill (Fomerly Happify), Business Operations & Strategy Senior Manager
Academy has made the otherwise stressful and time-consuming task of staffing so easy. They're always extremely quick to respond to our (often last minute) needs and we can always be confident knowing they provide high-quality talent every time.
Are you looking for a job in UX?
We offer freelance and full-time roles in the UX disciplines.
