SIMONE is founded and led by Nikki Ascher, a creative who discovered her true strength in recruiting and connecting exceptional talent. After nearly two decades working in-house with award-winning studios and brands including Jones Knowles Ritchie, Laird+Partners, Michael Kors, Anthropologie, and RH, Nikki understands firsthand how creative organizations operate, grow, and evolve.

We recruit across key functions within brands, agencies, and design studios, spanning Creative Direction, Design Direction, Client Management, Production, Strategy, and Operations. We understand how these roles intersect and how the right combination of leadership, craft, and structure drives meaningful creative output.

As a boutique consultancy, we meet our clients where they are. Some moments require a deeply embedded retained partner. Others call for a more flexible, contingent approach. We tailor each engagement accordingly, scaling our involvement to match your pace, priorities, and internal resources, collaborating thoughtfully to ensure each hire strengthens both the work and the people behind it.

In recent years we have had the pleasure of working with: Further (DesignStudio), GrandArmy, JKR, KAMP Grizzly, Koto, NEON, Nowadays, TeamLaird, 21GRAMS, and more

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