Samantha Litman

Samantha Litman has spent more than 25 years in recruiting and executive search. She started as a hands-on recruiter, founded her own recruiting firm, and later took over and grew another. At KORE1 she recruits marketing, creative, media and entertainment talent, from art directors, motion designers and producers to heads of production, brand strategists and analytics leaders. Her searches start with the question most hiring teams skip: what does this role actually need? She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Southern California and serves on the board of Soapbox Women.

The Job Description Is the Blueprint, Not the Finished House

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 by Samantha Litman

Timber frame of an unfinished two-storey house at golden hour, a metaphor for a job description as the blueprint rather than the finished hire

A job description gives a search its structure, but the right candidate may bring strengths nobody thought to ask for. Samantha Litman on which requirements are load-bearing and which ones stall a search.