One role, four stacks. Shortlisted in two weeks.
Brandon Agency needed a Front End / Headless Web Developer fluent in Next.js, headless WordPress, Shopify, and AI-assisted workflows, all in one nearshore hire. Ghost Sherpa turned the search around in two weeks, and the candidate has been delivering since day one.
Client
Brandon Agency
Model
Full-Time Staffing
Role
Front End / Headless Dev
Time to Shortlist
2 Weeks
The Problem
Brandon Agency's front end work spans three different stacks: WordPress, Shopify, and headless Next.js builds. Most front end candidates are strong in one of those lanes. Very few are equally skilled across all three.
It also needed to sit inside Eastern Time working hours, and go to someone already fluent with AI-assisted development, not someone who'd need to be trained into that workflow after the fact.
The Engagement
Ghost Sherpa ran the search against the full requirement, not a trimmed-down version of it: production experience in Next.js (App Router), headless WordPress with ACF and REST/GraphQL, Shopify theme and storefront work, and daily, hands-on use of AI tooling in real projects, not just familiarity with the concept.
The search kicked off, and exactly two weeks after signing, Ghost Sherpa delivered the first candidate. The hire started a few weeks later.
What changed.
2 wks
From kickoff to the first candidate delivered, against a four-stack skill set
One Hire. Full Spec.
A single role covering Next.js, headless WordPress, and Shopify
Right Fit, Right Zone
A candidate matched on time zone and AI-native workflow
Why this matters for you
The harder the skill set is to spec, the harder it is to hire for locally, and the more it costs when you get it wrong.
A role that spans three platforms and expects AI fluency on top isn't a job posting problem. It's a pool problem. Locally, you're choosing between a generalist who'll need ramp time in your stack or a specialist who only covers part of the requirement. Neither gets you production-ready on week one.
Ghost Sherpa's LATAM bench is built for exactly this kind of role: specific, technical, and time-zone constrained. Brandon Agency didn't lower the bar to fill the seat faster. They got a candidate who matched the full spec, in two weeks.
Next Step
Have a role that spans more skills than one local candidate usually covers?
Tell us the stack, the time zone, and what's made it hard to fill. We'll tell you what a shortlist against that spec actually looks like, and how fast we can turn it around.
