About

Who are we?

We are global leaders in technical recruitment, partnering with international companies to deliver top-tier talent solutions across the tech, engineering, life sciences, and government sectors. Founded in 2009 as a small consultancy with a team of three, Vivid quickly evolved. By 2014, we expanded to a larger London space, established our first Manchester office, and won several prestigious awards including ‘Best Recruiter’ at the Global Recruiter Awards. 

 

A decade later, we stand proudly in the top 1% of recruitment consultancies worldwide, with eleven offices across the UK, US and Europe. Our dedicated team has moved from strength to strength, earning multiple awards and aiding some of the most innovative businesses in securing quality candidates. As we witness our employees surpass their goals, we remain committed to nurturing the next generation of successes – and one of them could be you.

Our story

2009

Vivid Resourcing HQ formed

2010

Luke Parker & James McNulty join Vivid Resourcing as recent graduates

2011

Vivid relocates to St. John Street, with triple the floor space

2012-14

Vivid wins a number of awards

2014

Vivid opens its new Manchester office, run by Ryan Woods

2015

Vivid breaks £5m GP for the first time, averaging 30% YoY growth in the first 5 years

2015

Vivid opens its new Glasgow office

2017

Vivid USA, based in LA, is started by Jamie Gardiner

2017

Vivid moves to a new HQ at Grays Inn Road, 3x as big as the previous HQ

2018

Vivid USA opens a second office in Miami

2020

Vivid opens its first EU office in Amsterdam

2020

Vivid does £15.3m GP – resembling 300% growth in 5 years

2021

New 4-year plan introduced with goal to double the size of GP and headcount

2022

This year we opened our second office opening in Manchester, as well as new offices in Antwerp and Munich

2023

Relocated our Head Quarters in London to a 3x larger site next to St. Paul's Cathedral

2023

Both Manchester offices have more than doubled in size and are now looking at bigger spaces for 2024

2024

Munich relocates to a larger office space in Spring

2024

Manchester moving into their new, much larger office in Spinningfields. Vivid Rotterdam opened, and Vivid Staffing(US) opens in September.

Awards

Recruiter Awards 2021 shortlisted in 2 categories: Best IT/Tech Recruitment Agency and Best International Recruitment Agency

25th in the 2025 Recruiter Hot 100 Awards

No. 53 in the 2021, 12th annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200

The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For

The Sunday Times Growth 100

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