Creative Recruiter – Part Time

Nen Creative

Part-time Creative Recruiter at Nen Creative sourcing and screening creative talent for tech startups. Collaborating with leadership to build stronger hiring pipeline across creative disciplines.

Posted 5/16/2026part-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Source and identify creative talent across production, animations, cinematography, editing, design, and other creative roles
Review portfolios, reels, resumes, and past work to help identify strong candidates
Conduct initial outreach, screenings, and introductory interviews
Help organize and improve our hiring process, candidate pipeline, and recruiting systems
Work closely with leadership to understand hiring needs, skill gaps, and role requirements
Coordinate interviews, feedback, and candidate communication
Help proactively build relationships with high-quality creative talent before hiring needs become urgent
Assist with writing and refining job postings and recruiting materials
Support both freelance/contract and full-time hiring efforts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong understanding of creative industries, including video production, motion design, branding, or digital design
Strong creative judgment and ability to evaluate portfolios and reels
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Comfortable speaking with creative talent and assessing fit beyond technical skill alone
Experience recruiting for creative, agency, startup, or production environments preferred
Self-directed and able to operate independently
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
Strong attention to detail and follow-through

Benefits

Comp & perks

Be part of a small, fast-growing creative studio trusted by world-class startups and investors
Work directly with the partners on ambitious, high-impact projects across some of the most interesting companies in tech
Lead and define the strategy practice at Nen, with real ownership over how we approach the work and how the team grows
Help shape the brands, narratives, and stories of the next generation of tech companies

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

video productionmotion designbrandingdigital designportfolio evaluationreel assessmentrecruiting systemscandidate pipelinejob postings writingrecruiting materials refinement

Soft Skills

creative judgmentcommunication skillsorganizational skillsrelationship buildingself-directedindependent operationattention to detailfollow-throughadaptabilityinterpersonal skills