First Person Marketing

Talent Acquisition Partner

Remote, US 40 hours per week, core hours overlapping Eastern and PacificFull timeFully remote within the United StatesOpen now

Working environment for the Talent Acquisition Partner role

$88,000 to $115,000 per year, plus quarterly performance bonus

Talent pool vacancy. Your application stays on file for twelve months.

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About the role

Own hiring across every United States location and run the talent pool that means we rarely start a search from zero.

Every vacancy we publish is a talent pool vacancy, which only works if someone maintains genuine relationships with people we would hire tomorrow. That is this role.

You will run searches end to end for marketing, analytics, creative and client services roles, and you will hold us to our own promises: a human reads every application, every applicant hears back within five business days, and practical exercises are paid.

You will also own the candidate experience data. If our process is slow, opaque or unfair anywhere, you have the authority to change it.

Requisition
FPM-TAP-1152
Reports to
Head of People
Team
People team of three supporting every United States location
Level
Mid to senior · Full time
Hours
40 hours per week, core hours overlapping Eastern and Pacific
Travel
Up to 10 percent
Work setup
Fully remote within the United States
Region
Remote, United States

A typical week in this role

  • Sourcing candidates directly rather than waiting for applications
  • Reading applications personally and writing real replies, including declines
  • Coaching a hiring manager out of a vague requirement into a testable one
  • Keeping warm relationships with pool candidates between openings
  • Auditing time to reply and time to offer and fixing what is slow
  • Making sure the published salary range is the range we actually pay

Tools you will use

Our application system · LinkedIn Recruiter · Google Workspace · Structured interview scorecards

What you will own

Full cycle recruitingRun searches from intake through offer across marketing, analytics, creative, client services and operations.
Talent poolMaintain an active, segmented pool by discipline and location, with regular genuine contact.
Hiring manager partnershipRun intake sessions that produce testable requirements and an agreed scorecard.
Candidate experienceGuarantee a written reply to every applicant within five business days and improve the process where it slips.
Fair hiring practiceKeep structured, evidence based evaluation, published ranges and no salary history questions.
ComplianceMaintain compliant records, equal opportunity practice and pay transparency obligations by state.
Employer brandKeep careers content honest and specific rather than generic.

Your first 90 days

  1. Days 1 to 15

    Audit every open search, the pool and the current candidate experience metrics.

  2. Days 16 to 45

    Run intake sessions with every hiring manager and standardize scorecards.

  3. Days 46 to 75

    Fill the two most urgent open roles and rebuild the pool segmentation.

  4. Days 76 to 90

    Publish revised hiring standards and report on time to reply and time to offer.

How success is measured

These are the numbers reviewed with you every quarter. There is no hidden scorecard.

MeasureWhat good looks like
Time to reply100 percent of applicants answered within five business days
Time to offerMedian under 25 business days from application
Pool conversionAt least a third of hires sourced from the existing talent pool
Offer acceptanceAbove 85 percent

This role is probably not for you if

  • You are comfortable leaving applicants without an answer
  • You want to post roles and wait
  • You would publish a salary range you do not intend to honor

Qualifications

RequirementStandard we look forWeighting
Recruiting experienceFour or more years full cycle recruiting, including direct sourcingEssential
Marketing role literacyCan evaluate marketing, analytics and creative candidates crediblyEssential
Process ownershipHas measured and improved candidate experience with dataEssential
Compliance awarenessUnderstands equal opportunity practice and state pay transparency rulesEssential
Work authorizationAuthorized to work in the United States without sponsorshipEssential
Agency and in houseExperience of both environmentsAdvantage
Employer brandHas written careers content that candidates actually readAdvantage

Salary and benefits

$88,000 to $115,000 per year, plus quarterly performance bonus

Base salaryPaid semi monthly in US dollars, reviewed every six months against national market data for Talent Acquisition Partner roles.
Performance bonusPaid quarterly and tied to client retention and measured client results rather than billable hours or utilization.
Medical, dental and visionCompany funded medical, dental and vision from day one for you, with employer contribution toward dependents.
401(k)401(k) with a four percent employer match, vested immediately, administered through our national provider.
Paid time off20 days of paid vacation, 11 federal holidays, unlimited sick leave and your birthday off.
Parental leave16 weeks fully paid for all new parents, with a phased return over the following month.
Learning budget$2,500 per year for certifications, conferences and paid study time during work hours.
EquipmentMacBook Pro or equivalent, external monitor and a $750 home workspace allowance in your first month.
Office accessAccess to your nearest satellite office by appointment when you want to work alongside colleagues. We do not entertain walk ins.

Hiring process

  1. 1. Application review

    A recruiter and the hiring manager read every Talent Acquisition Partner application within five business days. Nothing is filtered by keyword software.

  2. 2. Introductory call

    Thirty minutes by video with the hiring manager about your work, your motivation and how you like to be managed.

  3. 3. Paid practical exercise

    A realistic two hour task based on work you would actually do, paid at $250 whether or not you move forward.

  4. 4. Panel conversation

    Sixty minutes with your future manager and one client facing colleague, including your walkthrough of the exercise.

  5. 5. Offer and references

    A written offer with the salary band shown here, two references and a start date agreed around your notice period.

Questions applicants ask

Is this a talent pool vacancy

Yes. Every vacancy we publish is a talent pool vacancy. If this Talent Acquisition Partner opening is filled, your application stays on file for twelve months and is matched against comparable roles in any of our United States locations before we advertise externally.

Do I need to live in Remote

You need to be authorized to work in the United States and based within commuting distance of Remote for occasional in person client sessions. Day to day work is remote first.

Do you sponsor work visas

Not for this role. All United States vacancies require existing authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Is the salary range negotiable

The published range is real. Where you land inside it depends on the practical exercise, the panel conversation and your directly relevant experience. We do not ask for salary history.

How quickly will I hear back

Every applicant gets a written answer within five business days, including applicants we do not move forward with. Nobody is left waiting without a reply.

Ready to apply

The application takes about ten minutes. You will need your resume and a short answer to two questions about how you work.

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