Senior Recruiter, Whalar
Fix-Term Contract
Creator talent & brand partnerships agency
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Creator talent & brand partnerships agency
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To harness the power of the creator community by encouraging positive social change through strategic partnerships with world-class creators, brands, and leading social platforms.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- 3+ years recruiting digital media/advertising positions
- 3 + years experience working at a staffing agency or start-up
- Proven abilities to attract/hunt passive candidates and build strong pipelines
- Excellent at selling value proposition, negotiating, and closing great candidates
- High level of attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment
- Sharp eye for business with the ability to listen, ask relevant questions, and think three steps ahead
- Ability to establish relationships by phone, email, and social media channels
- Working knowledge of ATS tools (Greenhouse a bonus!) and recruiting technologies
- A passion for building diverse teams and delivering an exceptional candidate experience
What the job involves
- Start Date: Jan 2025
- Duration: This is a 9-month fix-term contract for maternity coverage and has the possibility to extend for an additional 3 months
- As a Sr. Talent Partner at the Whalar Group, you will provide exceptional customer service to hiring managers, develop and execute sourcing strategies, and manage the full recruitment process for various roles in Digital Media, Talent Management, and Tech
- You will ensure a high-touch candidate experience and support recruitment projects such as employer branding and diversity initiatives
- With a focus on building strong pipelines and delivering high-quality candidates, your role will be crucial in fulfilling the Whalar Group's hiring goals
- Provide exceptional levels of customer service to hiring managers and senior stakeholders
- Act as the employer branding champion to cultivate hiring managers and interviewers to represent Whalar's culture in a meaningful way
- Partner closely with hiring managers and other stakeholders to develop sourcing and hiring strategies
- Responsible for the recruitment of a range of roles across all departments including sales, creative, client services, and measurement & analytics
- Managing the full recruitment process from briefing to close
- Identify, attract, negotiate compensation packages and close all level candidates, continuously deliver high-quality candidates and fulfill the hiring goal
- Ensure a high-touch candidate experience
- Support on recruitment projects such as workshops, employer branding, D&I initiatives
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The creator economy is worth billions, but in many ways it is still in its infancy. There are few clear paths to connect brands, content creators, and social platforms in a holistic way. Whalar, however, is challenging this notion by directly managing creator talent and brand partnerships.
Whalar delivers complimentary services encompassing talent management and brand partnerships, as well as proprietary technology platforms to power campaigns at scale. Though founded as a simple influencer marketing agency, the company has been astute in its hiring to build up its expertise, bringing on board executives with experience across the social media, consumer goods and advertising industries.
The company’s client list tells its own story – with notable names including Google, TikTok, McDonalds and Spotify. Operating in such lucrative circles has allowed Whalar to expand internationally. The company has also begun bolstering its standing through the acquisitions of C Talent (a consultancy that represents high-profile Deaf and Disabled talent), and creator management company Sixteenth.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2017
$3m
SEED
Mar 2016
$0.6m
SEED
Total funding: $3.6m
Company benefits
- Remote/flexible work with offices in NY, London, LA and Malaga
- 25 working days of paid vacation each year, with office closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Up to four months of fully paid parental leave
- Charity volunteer days
- Home office stipend
- Professional development stipend
- Company-wide yearly bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Health cash plan
- Private pension scheme
- Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
- Calm App subscription (Add up to 4 dependents)
- Fwrd personal development App subscription
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
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Leadership
James Street
(Co-founder)Co-CEO at Whalar Group and Member of the Advisory Board at Cerqular. Co-founded and is still active at clothing brand Old Harry, and wristwatch brand Shore Projects.
Neil Waller
(Co-founder)AAF Hall of Achievement Inductee. Also co-founded Shore Projects and Old Harry. Is a founding investor in a number of startups including EnviroBuild, Project Blu and Gratsy.
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