Talent Acquisition Specialist

Introduction
Socially Powerful is a global social-first and influencer marketing agency creating culture-led work for some of the world’s biggest brands.

Our teams bring together talent across social media, influencer marketing, creative, content, paid media and client services to deliver impactful campaigns across industries including FMCG, fashion, beauty, technology and more.
With a growing presence in the US, we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our New York team and help us build and scale our US talent strategy.

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.

You’ll support recruitment across a diverse range of roles, including social media, influencer marketing, creative, paid media and client services, working closely with hiring managers and the wider global Talent team.
You’ll play an important role in identifying great talent, building our candidate pipelines and delivering a high-quality candidate experience from initial outreach through to offer.

The ideal person will have a genuine interest in the social, influencer, creative or marketing industries. Experience recruiting within an agency environment - particularly a social, influencer, creative or advertising agency - would be highly advantageous.

This role is based in New York and will work closely with our growing US team.

Responsibilities

Recruitment Delivery

• 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

Sourcing & 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
• Develop strong internal relationships across the New York and wider US teams
• 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

Requirements

• 3–4 years+ experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or a similar people-focused role
• Experience recruiting in the US market
• Ideally, experience within a social media, influencer marketing, creative, advertising, marketing or agency environment
• Strong sourcing experience, ideally including LinkedIn Recruiter
• Confident conducting candidate outreach and initial screening conversations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable managing multiple vacancies and priorities simultaneously
• Proactive, self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Genuine interest in social media, influencer marketing, creativity and culture
• Comfortable working with hiring managers and building relationships across a growing organisation
• A strong candidate-first mindset and commitment to delivering an excellent recruitment experience

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)