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Contract Staffing & Recruiting Services in Seattle, WA

Build flexible teams faster with Ikon Search’s contract staffing and recruiting support for Seattle employers. From tech-driven startups to financial services, marketing, risk, insurance, and corporate services teams, we deliver tailored candidate pipelines, rigorous vetting, and qualified shortlists typically within 2-3 days—helping you cover projects, leave periods, rapid growth, and hard-to-fill roles with confidence.

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Our Contract Staffing & Recruiting Services

Flexible recruiting solutions for contract, permanent, leadership, and specialized hiring needs across Seattle businesses.

Contract Staffing

Secure skilled professionals for short-term projects, interim coverage, seasonal demand, M&A support, or rapid scaling without committing to permanent headcount before you are ready.

Temp-to-Hire

Evaluate candidates on the job before converting them to permanent employees, reducing hiring risk while giving both your team and the candidate a practical trial period.

Permanent Recruitment

Hire full-time professionals through a direct placement process focused on culture fit, technical capability, long-term goals, interviews, assessments, and reference checks.

Executive Search

Fill senior leadership and C-suite roles through confidential outreach, deep market mapping, and a retained search model built for high-impact strategic hires.

Technology Recruitment

Source infrastructure, engineering, software development, DevOps, CRM, and IT support talent for growing technology teams and companies navigating digital transformation.

Risk Recruitment

Connect with risk, compliance, financial crimes, analytics, and corporate governance professionals for financial services firms, investment banks, consultancies, and related organizations.

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Our Contract Recruiting Process

Understand Your Hiring Priorities

We begin by learning your role requirements, business goals, culture, urgency, and team structure. For Seattle employers balancing growth with tight hiring timelines, this helps us shape a focused staffing approach from the start.

Map the Right Talent Market

Source and Vet Candidates

Present Qualified Shortlists Fast

Support Selection and Placement

Client Success

Trusted Hiring Partner

Ikon Search supports respected firms with responsive, specialized recruitment across competitive talent markets.

"Ikon Search filled a highly critical PR Director position at a hedge fund HQ in NY. We were to demonstrate our expertise in the financial services sector and a deep understanding of the unique skill set required for the role. We ensured that each candidate was not only highly qualified..."

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The Ikon Difference

Why Choose Ikon Search?

Seattle hiring teams choose Ikon Search for speed, specialization, and tailored recruiting support.

Market Speed

Qualified shortlists are typically presented within 2-3 days for urgent Seattle hiring needs.

Specialized Expertise

Focused divisions cover technology, risk, insurance, marketing, PR, and corporate services roles.

Clean Data

Candidate quality, compensation insight, and market intelligence support confident Seattle workforce decisions.

Flexible Models

Choose contract, temp-to-hire, permanent, or retained search based on business priorities.

Meet The Recruiting Team

Experienced specialists supporting tailored staffing and search engagements.

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Kristin Lutz

Head of Contract Services

Kristin Lutz serves as Head of Contract Services at Ikon Search, the boutique staffing firm she helped establish in 2021. With deep expertise in contract and contingent workforce solutions, Kristin brings a client-first approach to every engagement, investing time upfront to thoroughly understand each organization's culture, values, and long-term hiring goals. Her extensive background in executive search and staffing enables her to connect businesses across financial services, technology, insurance, and marketing with exceptional professionals efficiently and accurately. Kristin is committed to delivering clean, quality-driven candidate pipelines and building lasting partnerships that support sustainable growth for clients ranging from growing startups to established corporations and PE-backed portfolio companies.

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Connor Brown

Head of Insurance

Connor Brown is the Head of Insurance at Ikon Search, leading the firm's specialized Insurance, Risk & Compliance recruiting division. With a focused expertise in the insurance sector, Connor works closely with carriers, brokerages, MGAs, reinsurers, and TPAs to identify and place top-tier talent across a wide range of roles. He leverages deep industry knowledge, broad professional networks, and Ikon Search's cutting-edge recruitment technology to present highly qualified candidates typically within two to three days. Connor takes pride in building genuine relationships with both clients and candidates, ensuring every placement aligns with the organization's operational needs, culture, and long-term strategic objectives.

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Adam Levy

Managing Partner

Adam Levy is a key team member at Ikon Search, the boutique staffing firm founded in 2021 with a mission to deliver tailored talent solutions across select industries. Adam contributes to the firm's commitment to pairing rigorous candidate vetting with a deep understanding of client needs, helping businesses across financial services, technology, insurance, and marketing find exceptional professionals. He embraces Ikon Search's core values of tailored focus, market speed, and data quality, working diligently to build and maintain strong relationships with both clients and candidates. Adam's collaborative approach supports the firm's ability to handle diverse hiring engagements, from full-time permanent placements to contract and temp-to-hire arrangements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of contract staffing roles can Ikon Search fill?

Ikon Search supports contract staffing across corporate services, technology, insurance, risk and compliance, digital media, marketing, PR, communications, HR, finance, operations, and administrative roles. Engagements can cover interim leadership, project-based work, leave coverage, seasonal demand, M&A integration, or rapid scaling. The team tailors each search to the role’s technical requirements, culture fit, and expected contract length.

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Have a Hiring Question?

Speak with Ikon Search about your staffing goals.

Trusted Expertise

Awards and Recognition

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Executive Search Experience

Founders bring 25+ years of expertise.

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Five-Star Rating

Rated 5 stars on Google reviews.

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Boutique Staffing Firm

Founded in 2021 with specialized divisions.

Ready to Build Your Shortlist?

Share your hiring needs, timeline, and role requirements. Ikon Search will help define the right staffing model and begin a focused candidate search.

Contact Us Today

For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 347 332 9668. You can also send us a quick email at KristinL@ikonsearch.com.