There’s power in hiring the right people.

Looking for freelance, contract, or full-time talent? Connect with the up-and-comers, innovators, and experts in the meeting, events, hospitality, and non-profit industries.

People make or break projects, teams & organizations. Partner with our team to optimize yours.

Custom staffing solutions

Soundings Connect helps our customers create agile staffing models by leveraging our talent community of independent professionals to serve your needs–when you need them.

 
 

On-Demand Staffing

Leverage our community of independent talent to augment your team and/or for specialized skill set.

Staff Augmentation

Need full-time assistance on a contract basis or parental leave coverage? Let us augment your team with the right talent.

Full-time Placements

When you get the headcount to hire, convert your top independent talent to full-time employees.

Recruiting

Talent is hard to find. Access our talent community and talent specialists to find the best full-time talent for your team.

Diversify your talent and achieve better business outcomes.

Why Soundings?

sound ·ings /ˈsoundiNGS/ (noun)

Information or evidence ascertained as a preliminary step before deciding on a course of action.

Soundings uniquely leads with a people-first ethos to match organizations like yours with on-demand experts, innovators, and emerging talent.  First, we get to know you. Then we thoughtfully match you with professionals based on expertise, soft skills, & strengths, ensuring we find the most relevant talent to achieve desired results and allow you to enjoy the process along the way. 

As a bonus: You’ll decrease operating costs, increase efficiency and productivity, and gain access to the best talent options while staying compliant with workers’ classification laws. 

According to HBR, 90% of business leaders believe high-skilled freelance platforms will be core to their ability to compete in the future.

A better talent solution

We go deeper than our competitors' vetting process by leading with a people-first mentality and a focus on specialized skills. We hire quickly and increase the accuracy of the match you need by considering talent’s personality, strengths, and intent to grow.

Compliance-focused

Unlike our competitors, Soundings offers forward-thinking compliance protection to ensure all talent is legally hired according to the latest rules and regulations in the labor force.  

An increasing number of businesses are unknowingly misclassifying contract and freelance workers with huge ramifications including litigation and settlement costs. We care about maintaining compliance so freelancers can keep working and our clients are legally secure. That’s why we handle all worker classification compliance and pay workers as a 1099 or W2 based on classification. 

As worker classification laws continue to change, we are a trusted resource invested in following and understanding the labor laws – so you don't have to.  

50+ diversified specialties

You have unique needs, we have unique talent.

Access on-demand highly skilled & specialized talent expertly matched to meet your unique needs, whether freelance, contract, or full-time. Our talent pool is diverse and well versed in relevant expertise with the incentive to be on the cutting edge in the events, hospitality, travel, & nonprofit industries.

View a full list of desirable talent and descriptions here.

 
  • Meeting & Event Planning

    Virtual Event Planning

    Speaker Management

    On-site Travel Directing

    Project Management

    View All Planning & Logistics

  • Virtual Event Producing

    Graphic Design

    Virtual Bartending

    Webcast or Podcast Producing

    Social Media Management

    View All Production & Creative

  • Event Marketing

    Sponsorship Sales Management

    Hotel Marketing

    Donor Relations

    Membership Management

    View All Sales & Marketing →

  • Hotel & Destination Sourcing

    On-site Travel Directing

    Group Air Travel

    Education Management

    View All Strategy & Execution→

We support diversity
of thought.

Soundings believes that cognitive diversity in the workplace stimulates innovation and drives potential.

By attracting entrepreneurial minds with varying backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences, we maintain a diversified talent network and foster unique and inclusive perspectives. 

 

35%

is the average productivity increase for ethnically diverse teams, and 15% is the increase for gender-diverse teams (The McKinsey Study).

19%

is the rate of increase in innovation revenues for companies with higher-than-average diversity, allowing them to market greater ranges of products (HBR).

70%

of companies with two-dimensional diversity are likely to have entered into a new market in the past year (HBR).

3,000+

freelancers within our talent network span over 35 countries and cover 50+ different areas of expertise, all upskilling at will.

Customized agile talent solutions to support our clients’ unique needs.

Success stories

 

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