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About the Role

As a Senior Recruiter, you will be a trusted strategic partner leading full-cycle recruitment for key disciplines at Salt and The Kitchen North America. You will combine relationship building, operational excellence, and data-driven insights to attract, hire, and retain top talent. You will play a central role in refining hiring practices, shaping the employer brand, and building inclusive pipelines for future growth, balancing hands-on execution with strategic foresight.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior and specialized roles across Creative, Strategy, Media, Digital, and Operations.
Partner with department heads to forecast hiring needs and build proactive sourcing strategies aligned with business growth.
Develop deep pipelines of diverse, high-performing candidates using advanced sourcing techniques, networking, and market research.
Ensure all job descriptions, postings, and outreach communications reflect Salt’s voice, culture, and inclusive values.
Coach and mentor Recruiters and hiring managers in sourcing methods, outreach communication, and candidate assessment.
Own and elevate the candidate experience, ensuring transparency, respect, and consistency across every stage.
Lead training or enablement for hiring managers on structured interviewing, equitable evaluation, and feedback delivery.
Partner with Marketing and Talent leadership to develop employer brand initiatives, social content, and campaigns.
Represent Salt and The Kitchen at industry events, panels, and partnerships.
Regularly assess and improve the recruitment process for a seamless candidate experience.
Maintain complete and accurate data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for reporting integrity.
Track key hiring metrics such as time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, source effectiveness, and pipeline diversity.
Analyze data to identify recruitment trends and inform adjustments to sourcing strategy and process efficiency.
Present insights and recommendations to the Director of Talent and Leadership teams.
Drive adoption of standardized tools, templates, and metrics across the recruiting team.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and hiring managers, guiding them through workforce planning and hiring strategy.
Lead intake and calibration meetings to define role expectations, success criteria, and interview structures.
Provide regular updates on search progress, pipeline health, and market conditions.
Collaborate cross-functionally with People & Culture, Finance, and Resource Management.
Influence stakeholders through data, insight, and relationship building.
Lead the development and delivery of early talent programs, including campus outreach, internships, and entry-level recruitment initiatives.
Partner with People & Culture to ensure early talent experiences are developmental and aligned to long-term hiring goals.
Build relationships with schools, professional associations, and community organizations.
Track early talent program metrics, conversion rates, and participant outcomes.
Champion initiatives that strengthen Salt’s connection to future creative, digital, and marketing professionals.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in full-cycle recruitment or talent acquisition, ideally within a creative, digital, or integrated agency environment.
Proven success managing senior-level searches and leading multiple high-volume or specialized hiring initiatives simultaneously.
Expertise in sourcing diverse candidates using advanced research, networking, and digital tools.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels of the organization.
Experience using ATS platforms and analytics tools to track, interpret, and present recruitment data and insights.
Demonstrated ability to design or improve recruiting processes that increase speed, quality, and consistency.
Strong understanding of employer branding and experience partnering with marketing or communications to amplify brand presence.
Leadership experience mentoring recruiters, hiring partners, or cross-functional stakeholders.
Passion for developing early talent and fostering inclusive, equitable hiring practices.
Proactive, organized, and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced environments where priorities evolve quickly.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment
Talent acquisition
Creative agency recruitment
Digital agency recruitment
Integrated agency recruitment
Senior-level search management
High-volume hiring
Specialized hiring
Candidate sourcing
Diversity sourcing
Advanced research
Networking
Digital sourcing tools
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Influencing stakeholders
Building trust
ATS platforms
Recruitment analytics
Data interpretation
Data presentation
Recruiting process design
Recruiting process improvement
Employer branding
Marketing partnership
Communications partnership
Mentoring recruiters
Mentoring hiring partners
Mentoring cross-functional stakeholders
Early talent development
Inclusive hiring practices
Equitable hiring practices
Proactiveness
Organization
Adaptability
Fast-paced environment management

Location

Toronto (Hybrid)

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

$90,000–$115,000

Benefits

Hybrid setup
Up to 28 paid days off
Winter holiday shutdowns
Dog-friendly office
Health, dental, and vision plans
Salt Bucks for wellness, RRSPs, or extra time off
Dedicated Salt Days
Top-tier learning access
Formal leadership development
Legendary team trips
Seasonal socials
Salt Swag
Referral bonuses
New business bonuses
Exclusive lifestyle perks
Personalized wellness options
DEI programs
Active ERGs

About the Company

Salt is a North American marketing agency that creates connected experiences through creative, digital & media innovation.
Our mission is to “Earn the World’s Attention”.
Salt is built to find, develop, execute, and amplify the ideas that are worthy of our clients’ audiences.
We’ve structured our agency to do what’s right for our clients – to connect different perspectives, to work across mediums, and to focus on delivering meaningful, effective results.
We’re committed to living up to the values in our name. “Salt of The Earth” means we value collaborative, humble, hard-working people here.
We’re looking for people who are as smart as they are kind because we believe the right talent and the right culture help us do what’s right for our clients.

Equal Opportunity

Salt XC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability.