Freelance Recruiter

Business Overview 

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialty business units Healix, Kinesso, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com. 

Position Summary 

As a Freelance Recruiter, you will act as a talent pipeline builder, identifying and recruiting talent across all IPG Mediabrands agencies. This role requires you to focus on effective candidate delivery, while ensuring best in class candidate experience. The US Talent organization is a fast-paced, highly motivated team of professionals focused on delivering strategic talent pipelines and enriched candidate experiences, delivering exceptional talent to the business, and ensuring our mission of being the most dynamic marketing communications company in the world is a reality.

This role will be 40 hours per week for approximately two months. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead the full life cycle recruitment process for assigned level hires, both internally and externally
• Begin to strategically partner with business to identify staffing needs and work collaboratively with hiring managers and HR business partners to understand business objective and devise multi-faceted, innovative and custom recruitment strategies
• Ensure all staffing requests are properly approved, funded, posted and closed
• Ensuring accuracy, relevance and FSLA compliance for all job descriptions
• Drive Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion recruiting initiatives to expand our diverse talent pipeline and further diversify our employee population including delivering diverse candidate slates, partnering with our DEI Talent Acquisition Team and DEI Client Partners
• Effectively support and contribute to processes around larger initiatives, strategic projects and programs
• Leverage data to drive hiring strategy with the business
• Maintain ATS data accurately and in real time to ensure proper reporting and compliance. 
• Advise Hiring Managers to ensure appropriate delivery of the recruitment process (feedback, interview training, job specs, etc.)

Skills & Experience

• The ideal candidate will bring experience recruiting in media agency, a strong knowledge of media agency competitors and the media/advertising/digital marketing space
• Experience working at staffing agencies and used to heavy volume projects
• Curious and self-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, expert in engaging highly-qualified potential candidates, inactive as well as active
• Best practice recruitment expertise with solid knowledge of the latest talent acquisition tools, legal regulations, and market trends
• Superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task and produce high volume pipelines under tight deadlines
• Ability to create and provide a "best in class" candidate experience
• Proven sourcing expertise including knowledge and experience with recruitment/sales tools including LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM/TRMs, applicant tracking systems, social media networking

We See You  

At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.  

We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.   

We See You at IPG Mediabrands. 

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and company-wide Appreciation Weeks and Wellness Days. 

We also offer a competitive Total Compensation package, including a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award. 

The salary range for this position is posted below.  Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee’s/applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.   

Employment Transparency

It is the policy of Mediabrands, division of the Interpublic group, to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

For applicants to jobs in the United States: In compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local laws, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with Mediabrands, please email [email protected].

About IPG Mediabrands 

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialty business units Healix, Kinesso, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com.