Manager, Talent Acquisition

About the Role

This Talent Acquisition Manager will manage full-cycle recruitment efforts for all offices and teams, with a primary focus on brand marketing roles in the creative, experiential, digital agency, analytics, hospitality, and traditional brand marketing spaces. The role is based in Excel’s New York offices.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with hiring managers to devise and execute recruitment strategies.
• Conduct initial intake calls with hiring managers to facilitate necessary paperwork, including job descriptions and justifications for management approval.
• Route all role requests through the proper approval process.
• Post jobs in the applicant tracking system (ATS), including job boards, LinkedIn, and the Excel website.
• Share open roles with diversity and inclusion-focused partners and networks.
• Prepare weekly recruiting trackers for distribution to Partners, HR, Finance, and Legal.
• Review resumes, screen candidates, coordinate interviews with hiring managers, and collect feedback.
• Maintain candidate communication throughout the interview process to ensure a positive and engaging experience.
• Utilize professional networks, industry contacts, and other tools to source top talent.
• Manage salary negotiations and benefit discussions with finalists, and create offer paperwork.
• Conduct reference and background checks.
• Maintain strong relationships with candidates and employee referrals to build a pipeline of qualified professionals.
• Contribute to Excel’s overall talent strategy, including brand promotion, strategic planning, and content creation across social/recruiting channels (e.g., Excel website, LinkedIn, ATS).
• Serve as a brand ambassador, sharing enthusiasm for Excel.
• Participate in recruitment events, career fairs, and represent Excel within the industry and community.
• Prepare recruitment and new hire analytic reports, track talent acquisition metrics, review trends, and provide insights.
• Monitor program effectiveness and make adjustments as needed.
• Design and implement innovative outreach programs using diversity and inclusion best practices.
• Create and provide training on best interview practices for hiring managers and teams.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 4-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience working with creative, strategy, digital, and production teams within an agency or brand-side environment preferred.
• Previous use of an ATS system preferred.

Skills

• Problem-solving and ability to navigate new projects and assignments.
• Persuasion and influence in complex and sensitive situations across all organizational levels.
• Good judgment in decision-making.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws and compliance matters.
• Ability to act as an ambassador for Excel.
• Knowledge of recruiting trends and best practices to inform company strategy.
• Ability to build relationships, genuine connections, and trust both internally and externally.
• Proactive with strong organization and prioritization skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Client-first mentality and commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, text, etc.).
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.
• Results and bottom-line oriented with sensitivity toward people and values.
• Exceptional time-management skills and ability to execute tasks in an ever-changing environment.
• Ability to operate with discretion and confidentiality.
• Flexible and reliable team player both internally and externally.
• Creative and innovative thinking.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $95,000–$100,000 per year.

Benefits

This position is eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus.