Shutterstock

Scaling fast

Software Development New York City, NY Watching 1,896 employees Updated as of Jul 2

The read

Shutterstock added 30 and lost 10 over 90 days for a net gain of 20, concentrating new hires in sales (5) and operations (3). The company is clearly building AI-licensing and services muscle: new Director of Sales Development for AI & Data Licensing and a Director of AI Services & Operations point to a deliberate expansion into AI-powered content. But the departure of a VP of Global Enterprise Corporate Clients to Cognism and a Director of Technical Accounting to Bloomreach suggests leadership churn at the enterprise and finance level. Shutterstock is hiring into the pivot; the question is whether the new sales motion around AI can offset the loss of senior enterprise relationships.

+1% of staff
Net headcount · 90d: +20; mostly Sales
New hires · 90d: 30; vs 30 hires
Departures · 90d: 10; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 138 total hires.

12 joined
Jul 2025

13 joined
Aug 2025

17 joined
Sep 2025

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Oct 2025

7 joined
Nov 2025

18 joined
Dec 2025

6 joined
Jan 2026

13 joined
Feb 2026

10 joined
Mar 2026

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Apr 2026

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May 2026

0 joined
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12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

5 people joined Sales Aggregate
4 people left Aggregate
3 people joined Aggregate
2 people left Aggregate
1 person joined Aggregate
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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Sales +1

-1

Flight risk watch

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Talent flow

Which companies Shutterstock hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

BBest Overstocks LLC+1

BBox+1

CCareer Break+1

CComic Relief US+1

OOmnicom Media UK+1

SSheerID+1

Departing to

AAxians ICT CZ−1

Bloomreach−1

CCognism−1

DDeepgram−1

JJahnel Group−1

MMilion chvilek pro demokracii−1

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