Senior Recruiter
Highwire PR
Senior Recruiter
Highwire PR
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Iowa, Oregon
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Senior
About the role
- Lead full-cycle recruitment for roles across the agency (PR, integrated communications, digital, creative, and corporate functions)
- Partner with hiring managers to define job requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and interview strategies
- Manage the interview process from kick-off through offer, ensuring timely and transparent communication with all stakeholders
- Champion a best-in-class candidate experience that reflects Highwire’s values and culture
- Provide strategic hiring guidance, market insights, and data to support decision-making
- Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to identify and engage top-tier, diverse talent
- Build and maintain strong pipelines for current and future hiring needs across all levels
- Use tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, referrals, and events to engage passive talent
- Track and analyze pipeline health and sourcing effectiveness to inform strategy
- Partner with the Director of Talent Strategy to ensure recruiting processes are efficient, scalable, and candidate-centric
- Support the day-to-day use and optimization of the ATS, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy
- Assist in creating recruiting dashboards and metrics to support hiring decisions
- Identify and recommend improvements to recruiting workflows, documentation, and candidate communications
- Support DEI hiring initiatives through inclusive process design and data-informed strategies
- Collaborate with the People team on employer branding, job descriptions, and hiring communications
- Own and manage all aspects of intern recruiting strategy and execution, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordination
- Build and maintain relationships with universities, career centers, and DEI-focused organizations to cultivate a strong, diverse talent pipeline
- Ensure a seamless, engaging, and high-quality candidate experience throughout the intern hiring process
Requirements
- At least 5 years of recruiting experience, with a strong focus on hiring within agency PR, communications, or marketing environments
- Proven success in both active and passive sourcing, with a strong track record of closing high-quality talent
- Experience leading or playing a significant role in campus and internship recruiting programs
- Solid understanding of recruiting operations and best practices, including hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems
- Experience with sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, referrals, and events
- Exceptional communication, organization, and relationship-building skills
- A genuine passion for inclusive hiring practices and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality candidate experiences
- Deep understanding of the PR and marketing industry
- Proactive, organized, and thrives in a fast-paced agency environment
