What is Teamed?

Teamed is a two-sided platform with a candidate side and an employer side. On one side, learning and development professionals use Teamed to find jobs, manage their career presence, and discover professional development resources. On the other, organizations use Teamed to post jobs, browse available professionals, and engage full recruitment services when needed.

Teamed's defining characteristic is exclusive specialization in L&D. Unlike general staffing agencies or broad job boards, every search, every candidate profile, every recruitment engagement, and every career resource on Teamed is specific to the learning and development field. This specialization produces more relevant matches for both candidates and employers, and allows the Teamed team to apply genuine domain knowledge to every engagement.

Teamed was founded in 2017 by Ashley Lonie, who holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and a graduate certificate in Instructional Design and Technology. Ashley spent her career as an instructional designer and director of learning experience design before founding Teamed. The platform reflects direct, first-hand knowledge of the L&D field — not a generalist staffing model applied to a niche.

On the candidate side, Teamed serves learning and development professionals across all specializations and experience levels — from early-career instructional designers to VP-level L&D leaders. The platform is used by professionals seeking both employee and contractor roles, full-time and part-time, remote and on-site.

On the employer side, Teamed serves any organization that hires L&D professionals: corporate learning teams, non-profits, educational publishers, EdTech companies, colleges and universities, government contractors, and professional services firms. Organizations range from startups making their first L&D hire to established teams scaling rapidly.

Teamed operates three interconnected hiring paths that employers can use independently or in combination. Candidates interact with all three through a single free account.

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Teamed offers three employer plans. All plans include access to the job board and Talent Pool. Clients often move between these services depending on what they need at a given time — starting with self-service job posts, engaging full-service recruitment for critical hires, and leaning on the Talent Pool for ongoing proactive sourcing.

All Teamed recruitment fees are contingency-based — no fee is due until a hire is made. Percentages are calculated on annualized compensation (annual salary for employees; annualized contract rate for contractors).

The 1099 EOR rate (20%) covers recruitment plus Teamed serving as the legal employer of record for a 1099 contractor — handling onboarding, timekeeping, and payroll processing, billed monthly based on hours actually worked. The W2 EOR rate (35%) adds tax withholding, W2 issuance, and benefits compliance. Volume discounts are available for organizations with ongoing or multi-role hiring needs.

Teamed's AI matching engine surfaces job opportunities and career resources for candidates based on their profile data, Snapshot settings, and Career Match Settings. The matching engine is governed by explicit rules designed to produce fair, relevant, and trustworthy results.

Teamed is free for candidates. The job board is publicly accessible — anyone can browse and apply to jobs without an account. A free account unlocks personalized AI job matches, the Career Board, saved jobs, and the ability to opt into the Talent Pool. There are no fees for candidates at any stage, including being hired through the Talent Pool.

Candidates build a profile that includes their professional summary, work history, skills, tools, portfolio samples, education, and credentials. The profile powers both Talent Pool visibility (for employers to find the candidate) and AI matching (for the platform to surface relevant jobs and resources).

Profile completeness matters for two reasons: it improves match quality, and it determines Teamed Select eligibility. Candidates are encouraged to keep profiles current — Teamed Select status is re-evaluated on every profile update.

Employers create a free account to post jobs and access the Talent Pool. The Starter plan (free) includes up to 5 active job posts and Talent Pool access with a $500 per-hire fee. The Professional plan ($299/month) includes unlimited job posts, 4 featured placements per month (refreshing monthly), no Talent Pool hire fee, and priority support.

Employers considering full recruitment services schedule an intake meeting with Teamed. Recruitment engagements begin with a role analysis — Teamed helps organizations clarify what they actually need before sourcing begins. This is a deliberate part of the process: Teamed's recruiters bring domain expertise to the scoping conversation, not just the sourcing phase.

Employers who need to hire contractors can add Teamed's contractor management services to any hiring path. Teamed handles legal onboarding, timekeeping, and payroll for 1099 and W2 contractors, billing clients monthly based on hours actually worked. This includes contract-to-hire structures, where a contractor can later convert to a direct employee at a reduced fee.

Teamed works with a network of resource partners who supply content to the Career Board — course providers, certification bodies, event organizers, coaching practices, and independent educators serving the L&D field. Partners post professional development resources that are then strategically matched to candidates based on their skill gaps, career goals, and stated growth intent.

Resources are reviewed by Teamed before going live to ensure they're relevant to L&D professionals, accurately described, and held to a standard of quality. Approved partners can post standard listings and pay to feature resources for higher visibility — featured resources appear at the top of the Career Board, similar to featured job placements.

This partnership model is what makes the Career Board a curated directory rather than an open catalog. Candidates see resources that have been vetted and matched to where they actually want to grow, and partners reach an audience of L&D professionals specifically — not a general learning marketplace.

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