Our Story
Patino Associates is a boutique retained executive search firm that recruits executives responsible for engaging an organization’s key audiences — media, customers, employees, investors, analysts, policy makers, and communities
Headquartered in the Washington, DC area, Patino Associates focuses primarily on Executive-level and functional lead level searches for clients seeking leaders in corporate communications, public relations, media relations, internal/employee communications, executive communications, technical/scientific communications, digital communications/social media, analytic & insights, corporate marketing, public affairs, government relations or investor relations. Our premier executive search firm pedigree is enhanced by the nimbleness and high touch experience one would expect from a boutique firm.
Communications is our passion. Patino Associates recruits executives responsible for communicating to an organization’s key audiences – media, customers, employees, investors, policy makers and communities. While each of us has conducted searches in a variety of areas during our careers, we are most passionate about communications leadership. These insights benefit our work on behalf of our clients. We not only know outstanding talent, but can quickly find the right talent for our client, their business needs and their corporate culture.
We develop deeper relationships with communications leaders than the transactional conversations that typify a recruiting relationship. We take the time to learn, not only the capabilities of executives, but what drives them, what motivates them and their career aspirations. This is our community. We like these people and they like us. Our success is evident by the longevity and continuing success of our candidates.
Our goal is to be able to meet the complete recruiting needs for global organizations in the functional areas encompassing corporate affairs. As such we have entered into an alliance with a number of outstanding like-minded executive search firms that also specialize in these functional areas. Together we assist corporations seeking to identify and recruit outstanding communications and public affairs talent with diverse perspectives around the world.
Our proprietary database houses insights and information gleaned on over 20,000 communications and public affairs executives. Our knowledge and relationships allow us to target candidates who are the best fit for our clients and may be open to relocating to a different country.
Our principals take great pride in personally conducting all aspects of the search process. Our commitment to making all of our own calls is built on our belief that this first interaction is the most critical. The right presentation of an opportunity, tailored to a potential candidate, can sidestep the quick “No thanks” response and into a thoughtful dialogue. How do we do all of these calls? We limit the number of searches each principal conducts to between six and eight at any time.
Patino Associates does not employ a “leveraged model” where junior, less experienced team members handle the bulk of candidate interaction. We firmly believe in the phrase “What you see is what you get”. Our clients know from the outset which principal is the best fit to lead a particular search and why. In the event that a team approach is utilized, each member is an active participant in all stages of the process, especially the initial calls to potential candidates.
We not only leverage our strong personal networks but also develop a systematic search strategy that is tailored to the client situation. Most importantly, our process is flexible; moving as urgently as clients demand, never sacrificing quality and able to integrate with your internal recruiting processes.
