talent acquisition specialist in advertising services

AI Acquisition helps founders and operators scale with AI. It is a bootstrapped business serving thousands of clients and hundreds of mastermind participants, with the US as its primary market.

• Own senior internal searches end to end, from the first candidate conversation through to the offer;
• Build talent pipelines ahead of requisitions;
• Keep candidates engaged over months and convert them for future opportunities;
• Represent the employer brand and build narratives that attract senior candidates;
• Advise hiring managers on market reality, timelines, compensation, and role requirements;
• Conduct intake and calibration with founders and department heads;
• Engage director and C-level candidates throughout the process;
• Source directly when no pipeline exists and inbound channels are ineffective;
• Write candidate evaluations that founders can use for decisions;
• Oversee shortlist quality from the delivery team;
• Run A/B tests on job titles, post copy, and sourcing channels;
• Design and run structured evaluations, scorecards, and one-way assessments.

• 6+ Years of experience in talent acquisition, including at least 3 years in-house, embedded, or RPO;
• Experience with senior or leadership searches;
• Demonstrable hiring experience in the US or UK market;
• Near-native spoken and written English;
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and disagreeing with them productively;
• Effective direct sourcing with measurable response rates;
• Comfort working as an independent contractor, invoicing monthly, and managing personal tax obligations;
• Schedule flexibility across UAE, UK, and US East Coast hours;
• Experience building talent pipelines ahead of demand;
• Experience keeping candidates engaged over months and converting them later;
• Ability to articulate and adapt an employer value proposition by audience;
• Experience designing or running structured candidate assessments;
• Experience testing and iterating on job posts and measuring results;
• An active and credible LinkedIn presence;
• Nice to have: multi-country or multi-entity hiring, building recruitment processes, working as the only recruiter, overseeing or coaching junior recruiters, A/B testing titles, posts, or channels, AI-assisted sourcing and outreach using Clay, HeyReach, n8n, Exa, or equivalent, building pipelines that produced hires months later, creating employer brand where none existed.

• Independent contractor engagement with monthly invoicing and personal responsibility for taxes and statutory obligations;
• Expected workload is 50 to 60 hours per week;
• Calls outside standard business hours are routine;
• Up to $80K/Annually, based on experience;
• Direct access to founders and participation in calibration sessions;
• AI sourcing and outreach stack including Clay, HeyReach, n8n, Exa, and LLM screening;
• Application process includes a one-way video, short written exercise, structured interview, and working session with a founder.