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12Job post. AI recommendations the moment it's live, then ranked applications.
Hiring challenge. Everyone gets the same brief and a deadline. You compare the work.
Where companies hire creative talent
Every company needs
a storyteller.
Hire anyone who makes social media content, from video editors to UGC creators. Tell us who you need and get instant AI recommendations. Teams can hire in as little as 72 hours.
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Companies and creators on Roster
Mark Rober99M followers
Stokes Twins201M followers
Safiya Nygaard15M followers
Airrack25M followers
How it works
Hire in as little
as 72 hours.
Post a job on Monday morning. AI recommendations arrive the moment it goes live and applications come in ranked. Talk to the people you like and hire directly, with no commission.
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Step 1
Post a job or a challenge.
Describe the role in plain words, or share a brief for a hiring challenge. A job post is $150.
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Step 2
Recommendations, then ranked applications.
AI recommendations arrive the moment the post is live. Applications come in ranked, strongest first.
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Step 3
Review and talk to people.
Open profiles and meet the people you like, or compare every entry from your hiring challenge in one feed.
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Step 4
Hire directly.
Send an offer in Roster, agree terms with the person and add them to your team. Freelance or full-time, with no commission.
Two ways to use Roster
Do it yourself,
or let our team do it.
Post a job and hire people directly. Or tell us what you need and our team runs the project for you.
Work with Roster
Our team runs it for you.
- UGC and sponsored creatorsVideos you own and post yourself, or creators who also share them with their audience.
- Creative judgment for AI modelsProfessionals who review what video and image models make, and say what looks wrong.
- White-glove recruitmentOur team runs the search for a senior or full-time hire and brings you a vetted shortlist.
The people on Roster
The people behind the
channels you watch.
The editors, writers, producers and designers behind channels like MrBeast, Dude Perfect and Ali Abdaal are on Roster. Any company can hire them.
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Antonio Ariola
Video Editor
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Hallee Smith
Strategy & Consulting
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Garrett Palm
Scriptwriter
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Cayleigh Goodson
Video Editor
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Richard Galapate
Video Editor
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Cami Buckman
Producer
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Darius Carrillo
Thumbnail Designer
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Chase Tarca
Video Editor
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Alex Oh
Video Editor
Worked withLavendaire
Use cases
What teams hire
for on Roster.
The people behind big channels
Top YouTubers' teams
Hire the people behind the biggest channels.
Profiles on Roster list the channels each person worked with, so you can see who edits, designs thumbnails and writes for the biggest YouTubers. Post a job, get AI recommendations the moment it is live, and hire the person directly.
Who it's for
- YouTubers who want the editor or thumbnail designer behind a channel they admire
- Creator businesses staffing a new channel with people who have done it at scale
- Brands and media companies launching a YouTube channel of their own
- Agencies that need proven YouTube talent for a client
Videos you post and run
UGC for your ads
Real people filming your product, ready for ads.
UGC creators film short videos with your product that you can post on your own accounts and run as paid ads, with usage rights agreed with each creator. You can hire them yourself on Roster with a job listing or a hiring challenge, or have Roster's team run a UGC or sponsored creator campaign for you.
Who it's for
- DTC brands that need new ad creative every week
- Consumer apps that want people filming the app on their own phones
- Agencies producing paid social for several clients
- Any company starting to run video ads on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube
Vertical clips from every episode
Clips from long-form
Hire clippers by watching them cut your episode.
Podcast networks, media companies and creators with long episodes hire clippers to turn each one into vertical clips every week, often several clippers at once. On Roster you give every applicant the same raw episode for 48 to 72 hours, pick the best clips, and hire the top few part-time.
Who it's for
- Podcast networks publishing several long video episodes a week
- Media companies with interviews, shows or panels to recut for TikTok, Reels and Shorts
- Creators and streamers with long episodes who want clips posted daily
- Any company with a video podcast, webinar series or recorded talks
Film the event, edit the recap
Event coverage
Your event, filmed once and watched all year.
Hire a videographer to film your conference, festival, offsite or launch, and an editor to turn the footage into a long-form recap plus short clips for social.
Who it's for
- Conference and festival organizers who need the whole event documented
- Companies running an offsite, a summit or a product launch
- Brands hosting pop-ups and customer events
- Creators and media companies hosting a live show or meetup
Founder-led marketing
Founder channel
Build the brand around your founder.
A founder who posts regularly builds an audience and a brand that people trust. On Roster you hire the people who build it with them: an editor who keeps the founder's voice, a strategist who plans what to say, and a designer for YouTube thumbnails.
Who it's for
- Startups where the founder's story is the strongest marketing they have
- B2B and SaaS founders building authority with buyers on LinkedIn and YouTube
- Consumer brands built on the founder's own story
- CEOs of banks, clinics and firms who want to be the expert people follow
Your product, explained on camera
Product explainer
A product explainer people watch to the end.
A one-off talking-head video or a series that explains your product in plain language, for any company from a bank to a SaaS startup. You hire the video creator, scriptwriter and editor directly on Roster, and your own legal team reviews every script before filming.
Who it's for
- Banks, insurers and fintechs explaining fees, claims or account setup
- Pharmaceutical and health companies whose scripts go through medical and legal review
- SaaS companies launching a feature or a new plan
- Creators and media companies selling a product of their own, like a course or an app
Hiring challenges
See what people
can do.
Give everyone the same brief and deadline, then hire from what they make. No portfolio reviews, résumé screens or first-round interviews. Video editors are the most common hire, and it works for thumbnail designers and any other creative role.
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Airrack19.4M subscribers
Hired full-time within 10 days
2,665joined
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Jenny Hoyos12.4M subscribers
Hired 2 editors within 7 days
455joined
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GM
Gannon Meyer197K Instagram followers
Hired a thumbnail designer within 6 days
139joined
Creators and companies on Roster
Hire on Roster.
Roster started as the place YouTubers hired their editors, designers and producers. Now companies like General Motors, Perplexity and VaynerMedia are on Roster too.
On Roster
Subscribers on YouTube
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Stokes Twins
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Alan Chikin Chow
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Jordan Matter
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Chloe Ting
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Jesser
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Nick DiGiovanni
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Rebecca Zamolo
“I'm very particular about new hires. After a year of searching for a Thumbnail Designer, I tried Roster. Within 3 days, I found and connected with a top artist thanks to their recommendations.”
JT CaseyYouTuber, 16M subscribers · hired through Roster“It supports emerging talent, allowing creators to focus on their strengths while accessing top-tier professionals. This platform is essential for the creator economy to grow into sustainable leading businesses.”
Chloe TingFitness creator, 25M subscribers · hired through Roster“Roster was born out of my own struggles with hiring and the stress I faced as a creator. I realized there had to be a better way to find reliable, talented professionals who truly understood my vision.”
Sherry WongFounder and CEO of Roster · creator for 10+ yearsRoster talent has worked with
MrBeast- Dude Perfect
Mythical Entertainment- Smosh
- Nas Daily
Ali Abdaal- Johnny Harris
- Anna Akana
- Preston
- Lavendaire
Roster at a glance
Why teams hire
on Roster.
The numbers behind Roster, and what comes with every job post.
50,000+
creatives available to hire.
150+
countries they work from.
1B+
combined followers across the creators on Roster.
Matched and ranked for you.
AI recommendations the moment your post is live, then every application ranked strongest first.
Applicant tracking.
Every applicant, note and stage in one pipeline.
Hiring challenges.
Same brief for everyone and one deadline. You compare the work.
Hiring challenges on Rosterjoined
Airrack · $100K Editing Contest2,665
Jenny Hoyos · Best Shorts Editor455Airrack hired full-time within 10 days
Hire in as little as 72 hours.
Recommendations arrive the moment you post. Post on Monday and have an accepted offer by Thursday.
A job post is $150, paid once, and it gives you the whole platform for a month. Pro is $250 a month with 2 job posts and 1 hiring challenge. Max is $450 a month with 5 job posts and 3 hiring challenges. Yearly billing saves up to 20%, and Roster takes no commission on hires. See every plan.
No. Any company that needs social media content can post a job, from a startup to a global brand. General Motors, Perplexity and VaynerMedia are on Roster, alongside creators like Mark Rober and Dude Perfect.
A test everyone takes on the same terms. You share a brief and any files, set a deadline and add a prize pool if you want one. Everyone submits before the deadline, and you review every entry in one feed. How hiring challenges work.
50,000+ creatives in 150+ countries: video editors, scriptwriters, thumbnail designers, clippers, videographers, producers, strategists and UGC creators. Roster talent has worked with channels like MrBeast, Dude Perfect and Ali Abdaal.
Both. Post the role as full-time, part-time or freelance. You agree the terms and pay the person directly, and Roster takes no cut.
Your job post goes live when you publish it, and AI recommendations arrive right away. Teams can hire in as little as 72 hours.
Yes: UGC and sponsored creator campaigns, creative judgment for AI models, and custom projects. Get in touch and tell us what you need.
Why now
Every
company is
a media company now.
Before people buy from a company, apply to it or trust it, they look it up and watch. Making that content takes creative people, and finding them is the hard part.
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Good creative people are hard to find.
Editors, designers and writers are spread across platforms, and a resume says little about their work.
On Roster50,000+ creatives in 150+ countries, including people who have worked for MrBeast and Dude Perfect.
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Creative work is hard to put into words.
A long job description rarely captures the style you have in mind.
On RosterPick the role and what it is for. AI recommendations appear the moment your job post is live.
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Hiring takes too long.
Sorting through applications and portfolios can take weeks before you talk to anyone.
On RosterWith instant recommendations, teams can hire in as little as 72 hours, with no commission.
Get started
Find your company's
storyteller.
Post a job and get AI recommendations the moment it goes live. Teams can hire in as little as 72 hours.
From $150 per job post. No commission on hires.