Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Location: Remote or On-Site (DC Metro preferred)

Hours: Full-Time

Rate: $25/hour, with growth as recruiting responsibilities expand

About Schechter Reed

Schechter Reed is a boutique executive search and staffing firm connecting top-tier talent with exceptional organizations across the Washington DC Metro area. As a woman-owned business, we've built our reputation on deep industry knowledge, a personalized approach, and long-term client relationships — not high-volume, transactional placements. As we grow, we're looking for someone who wants to learn the search business from the inside and grow with it.

About the Role

This is a Talent Acquisition Coordinator role built for someone who wants recruiting to be a career, not just a job. You'll work directly alongside our founder and President, Lori Reed, getting hands-on exposure to every stage of the search lifecycle — sourcing, screening, client coordination, and placement — while also helping keep the business running smoothly day to day. If you're organized, curious about people and talent, comfortable reaching out to strangers, and want a real path toward becoming a recruiter, this role is designed for you.

Career Growth

We built this position as an entry point, not a ceiling. As you build fluency in our process and our clients, your scope grows — from coordinating searches to running pieces of them yourself. A typical trajectory looks like:

• Talent Acquisition Coordinator → Recruiter / Search Associate → Senior Recruiter

You'll learn directly from the President and our team of Recruiters: how to run discovery calls, build candidate slates, manage client relationships, and close offers, with increasing ownership as you demonstrate readiness.

Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Support (70%)

• Source candidates via LinkedIn and our internal ATS; identify passive candidates for active searches
• Re-engage past candidates and pipeline talent for future roles
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates, recruiters, and clients
• Support candidate screening logistics — scheduling initial screens, tracking status, prepping candidates ahead of client interviews
• Keep ATS (Crelate) accurate and current — candidate records, pipeline stages, activity notes, job descriptions, offer letters
• Manage reference checks and background check coordination for candidates moving toward offer
• Track referral bonuses and placement follow-up (30/60-day check-ins)
• Manage LinkedIn engagement on Lori's behalf — replying to comments and building relationships in her voice — as part of learning how personal brand drives candidate and client pipeline
• Build genuine rapport with candidates and clients: acknowledging milestones like work anniversaries, birthdays, and placements

Executive & Client Support (20%)

• Manage the President's calendar: internal meetings, client/BD calls, candidate interviews, and reservations for client meetings
• Own the President's email correspondence and follow-up. Make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Prepare the President for meetings and calls; keep her organized across concurrent searches
• Support proposal and RFP preparation for enterprise clients

HR, Documentation & Finance Administration (10%)

• Prepare and track service agreements and Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Support onboarding: documentation, E-Verify, workers' comp additions for new states, benefits questions
• Reconcile vendor and benefits invoices to catch billing discrepancies
• Act as day-to-day liaison to payroll, accounting, insurance, and IT vendors

Requirements

• Genuine curiosity about people, talent, and what makes someone a strong fit for a role
• Comfortable initiating outreach to people you don't know (LinkedIn, phone, email)
• Sharp organizational skills and follow-through; able to juggle multiple searches and a President's calendar without dropping a ball
• Strong, professional written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; comfort learning new software (ATS experience a plus, not required)
• Trustworthy with confidential information
• Self-starter who's energized by a fast-paced, small-team, remote environment

Prior exposure to recruiting, staffing, or a CRM/ATS is a plus — but real interest in building a recruiting career matters more than experience.