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About the Role
This is an opportunity to become the go-to talent expert at EC, owning the day-to-day recruitment activity that helps our business attract and secure exceptional people. You'll play a visible role across the organisation, partnering closely with hiring managers to identify talent needs, find great candidates and deliver an outstanding hiring experience. As Talent Lead, you'll take ownership of recruitment across permanent, freelance and emerging talent hiring. Reporting to the Head of People, you'll manage our end-to-end recruitment processes, maintain and develop our talent pipelines, oversee our ATS, Teamtailor and build strong relationships across the industry to ensure EC has access to the talent we need, when we need it. While you'll contribute ideas and insight to improve how we attract talent, this is a hands-on role focused on delivering hiring outcomes, reducing agency reliance and becoming a trusted recruitment partner to the business.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a proactive talent pipeline that supports current and future hiring needs across the business.
- Reduce external recruitment spend through effective direct sourcing, talent pooling and employer brand initiatives.
- Own and optimise our ATS, Teamtailor, as the central platform for recruitment, candidate experience and hiring analytics.
- Develop and deliver EC's early careers strategy, including collaborating with our L&D coordinator on apprenticeships, internships, graduate pathways and emerging talent programmes.
- Partner with hiring managers to improve recruitment capability, consistency, quality of hire and workforce planning.
- Lead end-to-end recruitment activity across all business functions.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand current and future hiring requirements.
- Challenge and refine role briefs to ensure recruitment strategies align with business needs.
- Deliver high-quality candidate shortlists through direct sourcing, networking and market engagement.
- Manage recruitment campaigns from approval through to offer acceptance.
- Ensure an exceptional and inclusive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Continually improve recruitment processes to increase efficiency and hiring success.
- Build and maintain active talent communities across key disciplines.
- Develop proactive talent pipelines for critical and frequently hired roles.
- Support workforce planning discussions alongside the Head of People and Leadership Team.
- Identify future skills requirements and emerging talent gaps.
- Maintain meaningful relationships with prospective candidates, freelancers and industry contacts.
- Act as the business owner for our ATS, Teamtailor.
- Ensure all workflows, automations, reporting and candidate journeys are optimised.
- Support hiring managers in using the platform effectively.
- Maintain accuracy, compliance and reporting standards within the system.
- Drive adoption and continuous improvement of recruitment technology.
- Work with Marketing and business leaders to strengthen EC's employer brand and Employee Value Proposition.
- Increase EC's visibility within relevant industry networks and talent communities.
- Build relationships with colleges, universities and industry organisations.
- Represent EC at relevant networking, careers and industry events.
- Monitor market trends, salary benchmarking and competitor activity.
- Develop and deliver EC's early talent strategy.
- Manage apprenticeship, internship and placement schemes in collaboration with our L&D coordinator.
- Create structured pathways for emerging talent to join and develop within EC.
- Measure and improve the effectiveness of early careers programmes.
- Build, maintain and grow a high-quality network of freelance and contract talent across key disciplines.
- Own freelancer onboarding processes, including right to work checks, engagement documentation and compliance requirements, working closely with People & Finance.
- Manage and maintain an effective freelancer database, ensuring skills and engagement records remain accurate and up to date.
- Partner with business leaders to develop freelance resourcing strategies that support current and future project requirements.
- Establish and continuously improve systems and processes that enable EC to engage talent efficiently across multiple markets and geographies.
- Produce regular insight and reporting on recruitment activity.
- Track key metrics including time-to-hire, source effectiveness, hiring costs and agency spend.
- Use talent data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Provide regular reporting and recommendations to the Head of People and Leadership Team.
- Manage the recruitment budget, monitoring expenditure and ensuring recruitment activity delivers value for money.
- Maintain visibility of recruitment costs, including agency fees, advertising and other hiring-related expenditure, providing regular updates to relevant stakeholders.
- Work as an active and collaborative member of the People Team, contributing to shared priorities and providing ad hoc support and cover when required.
Requirements
- Experience within creative, events or agency or environments.
- Significant experience within talent acquisition or recruitment.
- Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple business functions.
- Proven success in direct sourcing and reducing agency dependency.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems, ideally Teamtailor or similar.
- Strong stakeholder management and hiring manager coaching skills.
- Experience building talent pipelines and talent communities.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Understanding of event production and associated roles.
- Experience leading apprenticeship, graduate or internship programmes.
- Knowledge of employer branding and EVP development.
- Experience managing freelance or contingent workforce talent pools.
- Familiarity with international recruitment and global talent attraction.
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment
- Direct Sourcing
- Talent Pooling
- Employer Branding
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Teamtailor
- Stakeholder Management
- Hiring Manager Coaching
- Project Management
- Event Production
- Apprenticeship Programmes
- Internship Programmes
- Graduate Programmes
- EVP Development
- Freelancer Management
- Contingent Workforce Management
- International Recruitment
- Global Talent Attraction
- Recruitment Analytics
- Workforce Planning
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Part-Time
- Remote First
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Generous time off
- Wellbeing support
About the Company
- EC crafts extraordinary experiences that leave a lasting impression.
- We blend the big ideas of a creative agency with the meticulous execution of a production company, bringing bold, imaginative events to life.
- We’re collaborative, down-to-earth, and serious about delivering quality - all while finding time for lightness and fun.
- We are a team of doers, dreamers, and down-to-earth collaborators.
- We thrive on creativity, care deeply about the details, and always have each other’s backs.
- With hybrid working, generous time off, wellbeing support, and a culture that champions your voice, your growth, and your whole self - it’s more than just a job. It’s a place to thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- If this role excites you but you’re not sure you meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you. We believe in potential and are always open to people who bring passion, integrity, and a fresh perspective!
- Need any adjustments to make the process more accessible? Just let us know - we’re happy to support you.
- We value original thinking and real‑world experience.
- Applications that appear to rely heavily on generic or AI‑generated content may not progress if we’re unable to clearly understand your individual contribution or experience.