How Ellie Works

Ellie is a hospitality hiring service that connects restaurant, hotel, and bar managers with venues that are hiring. A candidate or an employer has one short phone call with Ellie, an AI recruiter, and Ellie handles the matching and the warm introduction from there.

Yes. Ellie is completely free for hospitality managers looking for their next role. There is no fee to talk with Ellie, be matched, or be introduced to an employer.

Ellie charges employers a flat $1,000 fee, and only when a placement is successful. There is no upfront cost, no subscription, and no fee unless a hire is made. It is a fraction of what a traditional recruiter or staffing agency charges.

Indeed and LinkedIn are job boards: you post or browse listings and sort through volume yourself. Ellie does the work for you. After one phone call, Ellie matches you against real roles or candidates and makes a warm, personal introduction only when the fit is genuine.

A traditional hospitality recruiter typically charges 15 to 25 percent of first-year salary, which can run $15,000 or more for a senior role. Ellie does the same matching and introduction work for a flat $1,000 success fee, and the candidate experience is a friendly phone call rather than a drawn-out process.

Ellie focuses on hospitality management roles: General Managers, Assistant General Managers, Food & Beverage Directors, Beverage Directors, Restaurant Managers, Operations Managers, Executive Chefs, Banquet Managers, and Hospitality Directors.

Ellie calls you for a short, friendly conversation, usually under ten minutes. She asks about your experience, what you want next, pay, location, and what you are great at. It feels like talking to a sharp recruiter who already knows hospitality, not filling out a form.

Ellie scores every candidate against every open role on a transparent 0 to 100 fit scale, weighing role, venue type, location, compensation, and experience. Geography is a gate: candidate and employer should be in the same city unless one side is open to relocation. Every match comes with a plain-language reason.

It varies. Ellie introduces people only when there is a genuine fit, so it can take time. Ellie keeps candidates in the loop along the way, and reaches out the moment a real opportunity appears.

No. Many hospitality managers talk to Ellie while they are simply open to the right move. Ellie keeps your profile on file and reaches out only when something genuinely worth your time comes up.

Yes. Ellie shares your details with an employer only after you have been told about the role and have agreed to the introduction. Nothing is sent without your say-so.

An employer has one call with Ellie about the role, the venue, and who would fit. Ellie then scores that role against her candidate pool and surfaces the strongest matches, each with a clear reason, ready for a warm introduction.

Ellie works with hospitality managers and venues across the United States, with active coverage in major metros including Austin, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Denver, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle, and more.

Go to meet-ellie.com, choose whether you are looking for a role or hiring for one, and enter your details. Ellie will call you for a short conversation, and the matching starts from there.