
Senior Recruiter
Blacksmith Agency
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Job Level
About the role
- Own full-cycle recruiting across multiple roles and disciplines: sourcing, screening, coordinating, interviewing, closing
- Partner with executive team to define role profiles, scorecards, and compensation bands
- Source both active and passive candidates using LinkedIn, niche job boards, and referrals
- Evaluate candidates for both cultural fit and role-specific competency—no checkbox recruiting
- Run structured, efficient processes that keep candidates informed and moving quickly
- Coordinate with hiring managers and streamline communication across stages
- Maintain clean candidate pipelines, track progress, and report metrics regularly
- Build and maintain a strong bench of freelancers and potential full-time hires for future roles
Requirements
- 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in an agency or tech/digital environment
- Proven track record filling a wide range of roles (sales, designers, developers, PMs, etc.)
- Deep understanding of hiring remote talent globally (U.S., LATAM, India, etc.)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
- Excellent judgment—knows when to push a candidate forward and when to pass
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Tech-savvy: experience using ATS (e.g. Ashby, Lever, or equivalent)
Benefits
- Full autonomy over your process
- A responsive, decisive leadership team
- Flexible hours (as long as results are delivered)
- Remote work with high-impact hires
- A clear mission: hire smart, hungry, humble people who get things done.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
full-cycle recruitingsourcingscreeninginterviewingcandidate evaluationcandidate pipeline managementmetrics reportingrole-specific competency assessmentcultural fit evaluationremote talent hiring
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsexcellent judgmentorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsability to work in fast-paced environmentcollaborationstreamlining communicationcandidate relationship managementdecision-makingadaptability