# Onward Search

> Onward Search is a US staffing and talent solutions company serving creative, marketing and technology teams. Alongside contract staffing, direct hire, team staffing and fractional leadership, it offers AI training and enablement and connects clients with digital accessibility expertise. Founded in 2007, it is part of Onward Group Holdings and reports more than 3,000 clients served, 20,000 jobs filled and a network exceeding one million professionals.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Fairfield, United States
- **Founders:** Ken Clark (Co-founder; CEO of Onward Group Holdings), Kevin Clark (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Contract staffing, Contract-to-hire and direct hire, Team staffing, Strategic consulting and fractional leadership, Generative AI training
- **Notable:** Company reports more than 3,000 clients served, 20,000 jobs filled and one million professionals in its network., Received ClearlyRated’s 2026 Best of Staffing awards for talent and client satisfaction., Recognized in the 2025 World Staffing Awards.

## Products & services

- **Contract staffing** — Temporary professionals for projects and capacity needs; hourly talent are employed on a W-2 basis.
- **Contract-to-hire and direct hire** — Recruiting for permanent positions, including an initial temporary engagement when appropriate.
- **Team staffing** — Build and scale groups of specialized professionals.
- **Strategic consulting and fractional leadership** — On-demand consultants and part-time or interim leaders.
- **Generative AI training** — Custom creative-team workshops with live demonstrations, applied work and reusable resources; launched in August 2024. The current private format lists four 90-minute sessions and quote-based pricing.
- **AI enablement** — Strategy, readiness assessment, workflow mapping, engineering and talent support; the current offering starts with a 30-day AI sprint.
- **Digital accessibility solutions** — Specialist staffing and access to audits, remediation, training and inclusive design through Onward Accessibility.
- **Gaming and XR staffing** — Recruitment across game design, development, art, production, QA and related disciplines.

## Achievements

- Company reports more than 3,000 clients served, 20,000 jobs filled and one million professionals in its network.
- Received ClearlyRated’s 2026 Best of Staffing awards for talent and client satisfaction.
- Recognized in the 2025 World Staffing Awards.
- Company case study reports 50% design-project time savings at Tweddle Group following four workshops.
- Company case study reports 120+ accessibility hires for CVS Health.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Kim Shatzer promoted to president on September 9, overseeing growth, revenue strategy and client- and candidate-facing teams.
- **2026-07** — Announced 2026 ClearlyRated awards for client and talent satisfaction on July 8.
- **2026-06** — Onward Group Holdings announced its expanded multi-brand talent platform; Onward Search is one of its specialized brands.

## Links

- Website: https://www.onwardsearch.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onward-search/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/onwardsearch
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onwardsearch/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OnwardSearch/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26