Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

We're looking for a proactive, organised and people-focused Talent Specialist to support recruitment across our growing US business. This is a great opportunity for someone with around 3–4 years’ recruitment or talent acquisition experience who is looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, high-growth agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end recruitment process across multiple US roles, from sourcing and initial screening through to offer
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and build targeted recruitment strategies
• Write and post compelling job descriptions across relevant US job boards and platforms
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals and other channels
• Conduct initial candidate screening and qualification calls
• Coordinate interviews and manage candidate communication throughout the process
• Gather and manage interview feedback, ensuring hiring managers are kept up to date
• Support offer processes and ensure a smooth candidate experience from application to onboarding

Talent Pipelining

• Build proactive talent pipelines across key functions including social, influencer, creative, paid media and account management
• Identify and engage with both active and passive candidates
• Support talent mapping across the US market, particularly for priority and hard-to-fill roles
• Develop an understanding of the US talent landscape across the social, influencer and creative industries
• Stay close to competitor agencies and relevant talent movements to identify potential candidates

Stakeholder & Candidate Management

• Build strong relationships with candidates and act as a trusted point of contact throughout the recruitment process
• Work closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and provide regular recruitment updates
• Support the management of external recruitment agencies where required
• Help strengthen Socially Powerful’s employer brand and reputation within the US talent market

Recruitment Operations & Reporting

• Maintain accurate candidate records, pipelines and hiring activity within our ATS
• Ensure recruitment processes are organised, efficient and consistently followed
• Support improvements to recruitment processes as the US team continues to scale
• Track and report on key recruitment metrics including time-to-hire, pipeline health and source of hire
• Support wider global Talent projects and initiatives where required

Benefits

• 14 days paid vacation, plus an additional day for your birthday
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Hybrid way of working (3 days in the office)

Pay

$75,000 - $95,000 USD (yearly)

Schedule

Hybrid (3 days in the office)