Stop Waiting For
Qualified Staff
To Find You

Modernize your district's recruitment with targeted hiring campaigns
built to reach better candidates and fill critical vacancies faster.

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How Target River Helps District HR Teams Recruit Smarter

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Target Passive Candidates

We use digital marketing to put your open roles in front of qualified professionals who may not be actively searching job boards, but would consider the right district, role, culture, or opportunity.

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Sell Your District's Mission

We do more than promote job descriptions. We help tell the story of your district, your culture, your benefits, and the impact candidates can make when they join your team.

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Create A Clearer Path To Apply

From the ad click to your landing page or ATS, we help make the candidate journey simple, clear, and easy to follow so strong applicants do not get lost along the way.

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Support Hard-To-Fill Roles

Teachers are only one part of the staffing challenge. We can help promote campaigns for substitutes, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, support staff, nutrition services, custodial roles, and more.

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Let's Talk About Your Staffing Goals

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Helping Districts Build Stronger Candidate Pipelines

100%
success in increasing enrollment
98%
of promoted positions filled within 30 days
90%+
local tax
initiative wins
Up to 18%
gains in
attendance
Quotes

"I've led numerous recruitment campaigns for school districts, and I know how exhausting it is to stare at empty applicant pools. Standard job boards only reach active job seekers—you are missing out on a massive pool of passive talent."

- Kelsilyn Matteson, Senior Project Manager, Target River
Kelsilyn Matteson

Trusted By School Leaders Across The Country

★★★★★

"We entered into an agreement with Target River to help us develop strategic marketing to help in our recruitment campaign. Thanks to their amazing work, we have reduced our vacancies by 50% across all district areas. We are very close to hitting our target range of 35 additional hires and staff members. This is all thanks to Target River’s high-quality consulting services. We highly recommend Target River’s services to anyone seeking them."

Keegan Bassett — Director of Human Resources, Queen Creek Unified School District
★★★★★

"Brian Epperson has both a local and global perspective on K-12 education. He's recognized as a thought leader, innovator, and champion in the education space."

David Miyoshira — Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District
★★★★★

“Working with Target River has been a very simple process. They have a great team of experts that guide you along the way. Their knowledge of marketing and their knowledge of finding those key targets that you're looking for have been really helpful in all of our campaigns.”

Donald Bendz — Director of Communications, Oceanside USD
★★★★★

"Brian demonstrated sincere concern for our community. He applied himself to understanding who we are, identifying our needs and helped us realize how to leverage our abilities and resources to realize our potential. All of Brian's associates exhibit the same sincere care for our most important stakeholders, our students, personified by Brian and his leadership."

Jer Bates — Director of Communications, Ogden School District

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Trusted by school systems such as
EGUSD
Alisal USD
Cajon Valley
Contra Costa
Ogden SD
Desert Sands
Bonsall USD
Recognized for excellence

We don't just say we deliver results — We're recognized for it.

Customer Service 2025
Top Agency 2026
Marketing Award 2025
Big Awards for Business 2024
Small Business Of The Year 2024
Best Place to Work 2025
Award of Excellence 2025
Utah Business Diversity Award
Best of Business 2026

Questions HR Directors Ask Us First

Job boards mainly reach people who are already looking. Recruitment marketing helps your district reach a wider audience, including passive candidates who may not be actively searching but could be interested in the right opportunity.

Yes. We can support campaigns for teachers, substitutes, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, administrative roles, support staff, nutrition services, custodial roles, coaches, and other hard-to-fill positions.

Yes. We can build targeted campaigns to promote hiring events, drive candidate interest, and help your team reach the right people before the event happens.

Yes. We can send candidates to your existing application process and help make the journey from ad click to application clearer and easier to follow.

Some recruitment campaigns can begin generating interest quickly once ads are live. Results depend on the role, location, market competition, application process, and campaign budget.

No, our first call is meant to be useful. We’ll ask about your staffing needs, identify where recruitment marketing can help, and give you a practical starting point.