Rory Hill is a recruiter and talent strategist who’s spent over 18 years helping creative businesses find the right people—not just the right resumes. He’s worked with brands and agencies like Nike, American Express, Samsung, BBH, Edelman, 72andSunny, VaynerMedia, VCCP, and Wieden+Kennedy, building teams across London, Amsterdam, New York, and Los Angeles.

As the Founder of By Royal Appointment, Rory leverages this experience to partner with companies, offering high-impact, embedded talent solutions. Rather than relying on traditional, transactional recruitment, he works directly with each client to build and scale teams efficiently. His approach is bespoke and creative-led, streamlining hiring, aligning talent strategy with business goals, and eliminating the bloat of conventional search firms—delivering excellent results faster and more cost-effectively without compromising on quality.

Previously, Rory led talent strategy at Pereira & O’Dell and 72andSunny New York, playing a key role in scaling, structuring, and strengthening their creative teams. At Pereira & O’Dell, he reduced turnover by 20% and increased female leadership by 50%. At 72andSunny, where he was the tenth employee in their NYC office, he was instrumental in hiring over 200 people in just two years. These experiences—building teams at speed, improving retention, and shaping talent strategy in high-growth environments—inform his hands-on approach to recruitment today.

Rory began his career at The Talent Business, an executive search firm based in London, where he placed over $8M worth of talent in just three years, across disciplines as diverse as User Experience, Creative Technology and Web design to Copywriting, Graphic Design and Community Management. He holds a Master’s degree in History and has an unwavering (and occasionally painful) love for Everton FC.