Bellmont Creative Hiring Success Story
Tawlent helped Bellmont Creative find and onboard the right talent to build out its content strategy. Our dedicated recruiting team delivered a fully vetted content writer within just 2 weeks, demonstrating the effectiveness of our sourcing and screening process.
Client
Bellmont Creative
Portland, OR
Position Filled
Content Writer
Monthly Salary
$1,150/month
Cost Savings
54 %
Tawlent helped Bellmont Creative find and onboard the right talent to build out its content strategy. Our dedicated recruiting team delivered a fully vetted content writer within just 2 weeks, demonstrating the effectiveness of our sourcing and screening process.
Client
Bellmont Creative
Portland, OR
Position Filled
Content Writer
Monthly Salary
$1,150/month
Cost Savings
54 %
How the Remote Employee Helped Bellmont Creative
Every agency has a page on its website nobody's proud of. For Bellmont Creative, it was the blog. Eleven posts published over two years, half of them written by whoever had a slow afternoon and a topic in mind. It wasn't for lack of trying. It was that content kept losing out to client work, every single time, because client work paid the bills and the blog didn't, at least not obviously.
Tawlent placed a content writer with Bellmont in just over two weeks, and the mandate was straightforward on paper: turn an afterthought into an actual content engine. In practice, it meant starting almost from zero. There was no editorial calendar to inherit, no keyword strategy, no real sense of what Bellmont's own audience, mostly small business owners shopping for a creative partner, actually wanted to read.
The first month went into research most people skip: pulling search data on what prospective clients were actually asking Google, auditing competitor agencies' content to see what was working for them, and mapping out where Bellmont had real expertise to share versus where it would just be adding noise. From that came a twelve-week content calendar, the first real one the agency had ever had.
Output picked up fast, but the more interesting shift was in what got written. Instead of generic "5 tips for better branding" posts, the writer leaned into case-study-style breakdowns of Bellmont's own client work, the kind of content that doubled as both SEO bait and a soft sales pitch. Organic traffic to the site had been flat for months; within twelve weeks it was up 62%, and two of the newer posts were ranking on page one for terms Bellmont had never shown up for before.
The blog also started doing something it had never done: generating actual leads. Three separate inquiries in one quarter came in through the contact form directly off blog content, each one mentioning a specific post by name.
Bellmont didn't need more content. It needed someone who treated the blog like it mattered, because it turned out, once someone did, it did.
What the remote employee delivered
- Built Bellmont's first real editorial calendar from the ground up
- Conducted keyword and competitor research to guide content direction
- Wrote case-study-style posts highlighting Bellmont's own client work
- Grew organic site traffic by 62% within twelve weeks
- Achieved page-one search rankings for previously untapped keywords
- Generated direct client inquiries traceable to specific blog posts
- Replaced sporadic publishing with a consistent, sustained content output
- Took full ownership of content strategy and execution with minimal oversight
Hiring Strategies Implemented
Talent Sourcing & Headhunting
- Candidate Pipeline Development: Built a targeted pool of pre-vetted content writers matched to Bellmont Creative's tone and industry focus.
- Role Scoping: Partnered with the client to define content goals, subject matter needs, and publishing cadence for the role.
- Rapid Sourcing: Tapped into Tawlent's existing talent network to surface qualified writers within days.
Candidate Screening & Vetting
- Portfolio Review: Evaluated writing samples for clarity, structure, and adaptability across different content formats.
- Skills Assessment: Tested candidates on research ability, SEO fundamentals, and editorial judgment.
- Interview Coordination: Managed scheduling and structured interviews to help the client make a confident, fast decision.
Skills Testing & Assessments
- Custom Assessments: Administered role-specific writing exercises to confirm candidate competency before presenting finalists.
- Cultural Fit Evaluation: Assessed writing voice and collaborative style to ensure alignment with Bellmont's internal team.
Onboarding Support
- Smooth Transition: Guided both client and new hire through structured onboarding to get content production moving quickly.
- Documentation & Tools Setup: Assisted with CMS access, style guide handoff, and editorial workflow setup.
Payroll & Compliance Management
- Payroll Handling: Managed payroll setup so Bellmont Creative could stay focused on client and content strategy, not paperwork.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensured all hiring documentation met relevant employment and contractor regulations.
What Our Client Say
Our blog had been an afterthought for years, and honestly we didn't expect much when we started this search. The writer Tawlent placed treated it like it actually mattered from day one, and the results showed up faster than we expected. The whole process felt genuinely thorough.
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