Talent Acquisition Sourcer

<h3>Accountabilities:</h3><li>Proactively identify and engage qualified candidates across content, editorial, brand partnerships, commercial, finance, and technology functions.</li><li>Build and maintain talent pipelines for business-critical and hard-to-fill positions, anticipating future hiring needs.</li><li>Use LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, social media platforms, portfolio websites, GitHub, creator platforms, and online communities to discover relevant talent.</li><li>Map talent pools across digital publishers, social-first media businesses, creator-led companies, and related industries.</li><li>Develop personalized, compelling outreach messages that communicate the appeal of opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to engage.</li><li>Collaborate with the UK-based talent team to understand role requirements, align on search strategies, and deliver qualified, interested candidates with clear and actionable handover notes.</li><li>Maintain accurate candidate records in Teamtailor or a similar applicant tracking system (ATS), ensuring sourcing activity and pipeline information remain organized and up to date.</li><li>Continuously improve sourcing methods, experiment with new tools and channels, and use AI-powered solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.</li><h2>Requirements:</h2><li>Proven experience in talent acquisition, with a strong emphasis on candidate sourcing and proactive talent identification.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to source candidates beyond LinkedIn, using alternative platforms such as portfolio websites, GitHub, creator platforms, and relevant online communities.</li><li>Experience building talent maps and developing pipelines of passive candidates, particularly for specialist or hard-to-fill positions.</li><li>Good understanding of social-first media, digital publishers, social media ecosystems, and creator businesses.</li><li>Strong written English skills, with the ability to craft personalized, engaging outreach that feels authentic and human.</li><li>Experience sourcing across a variety of functions, including creative, commercial, and technical roles, is an advantage.</li><li>Previous experience working with UK-based businesses or international talent acquisition teams is desirable.</li><li>Familiarity with Teamtailor or another applicant tracking system is preferred.</li><li>Confidence using AI tools to streamline research, sourcing, and recruitment workflows.</li><li>Strong research, communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills, combined with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, fully remote environment.</li><li>Availability to work hours that overlap effectively with the UK working day.</li><li>A short application video is mandatory. Applicants must submit their CV and a video answering the following questions:</li>
<li>Describe a hard-to-fill role you have sourced for, including where you searched and how you attracted the right candidates.</li><li>Explain how you would pitch a social-first media business to a prospective candidate in a few sentences.</li><li>Describe how you would approach sourcing for a role you have never recruited for before.</li><li>Video editing and production quality are not assessed; the focus is on transferable skills, sourcing expertise, and communication style.</li><h2>Benefits:</h2><li>
<strong>Freelance contract:</strong>An opportunity to contribute your talent acquisition expertise on a freelance basis.</li><li>
<strong>Fully remote work:</strong>Work from Brazil in a location-independent role.</li><li>
<strong>International collaboration:</strong>Partner with a UK-based talent team and contribute to recruitment across a global business.</li><li>
<strong>Flexible working environment:</strong>Organize your work remotely, with the expectation of sufficient overlap with UK working hours.</li><li>
<strong>Broad role exposure:</strong>Source candidates across creative, editorial, commercial, finance, and technical functions.</li><li>
<strong>Professional development:</strong>Expand your sourcing expertise by exploring new talent markets, digital platforms, and AI-powered recruitment tools.</li><li>
<strong>Meaningful impact:</strong>Help build talent pipelines and connect exceptional professionals with opportunities in a fast-growing, creativity-driven environment.</li><li>
<strong>Collaborative culture:</strong>Work alongside a friendly, fast-moving team that values initiative, curiosity, and continuous improvement.</li>