Internal Recruitment Assistant

Everyman Driving Experiences; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free parking

Regular company events

Job summary

Everyman Driving Experiences is seeking a Freelance & Event Recruitment Specialist to join our Internal Recruitment team at Dunsfold Park. You will focus on sourcing, attracting and retaining a pool of high-quality freelance and temporary staff for live events across our 24 UK venues.

Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, you will own temp recruitment campaigns, manage the full lifecycle, build local talent pools to reduce travel, and track KPIs to ensure a seamless staffing flow for events.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment for freelance or live event staff.
• Ability to build and maintain local talent pools.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and CRM tools.
• Office-based role with occasional onsite event support.

Responsibilities

• Source and attract high calibre freelance and temporary staff across multiple event roles.
• Manage job postings, applications, and candidate communications from enquiry to onboarding.
• Establish localised talent pools to minimise travel and accommodation needs.
• Build relationships with candidates and maintain regular engagement.
• Assist Recruitment Manager with permanent recruitment as required.
• Collaborate with event operations to understand staffing needs.
• Track recruitment KPIs and maintain candidate records.

Skills

Sourcing

Candidate screening

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

ATS/CRM

Live events staffing

Freelance recruitment

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

CRM software

Job description

Internal Recruitment Assistant

Location: Dunsfold Park, Surrey

About Everyman Driving

Everyman Driving Experiences is the UK’s leading provider of supercar and motorsport driving days. With 24 circuits nationwide, 400+ events per year, and a wide range of high-performance vehicles, we deliver unforgettable experiences for thousands of guests annually. Our success relies on a consistent pipeline of skilled, reliable freelance and temporary staff to deliver the premium Everyman experience across all events.

The Role

We are seeking a Freelance & Event Recruitment Specialist to join our Internal Recruitment team. Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, you will focus on sourcing, attracting and retaining a pool of high-quality freelance and temporary event staff. This includes (but not limited to) Event Managers, hospitality staff, driving instructors, coordinators, set-up/strike crews and more. You will work proactively to establish localised talent pools to reduce reliance on travel or overnight stays, ensuring a seamless flow of freelance and temporary staff for our events across our 24 UK venues.

This role involves

• Office-based 5 days per week at Dunsfold Park, Monday to Friday.
• Close collaboration with the Recruitment Manager, owning Everyman temp recruitment campaigns, focusing on freelancer/temp recruitment for our live events.
• Managing a full recruitment lifecycle for freelance and temporary event roles.
• Building and maintaining localised recruitment pools of high-quality, vetted candidates.
• Developing strategies to attract, engage, and retain top freelance talent for live events.
• Monitoring and reporting on recruitment activity and workforce planning needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and attract high calibre freelance and temporary staff across multiple event roles.
• Manage job postings, applications, and candidate communications from initial enquiry to onboarding.
• Establish and maintain localised talent pools to minimise travel and accommodation requirements for staff.
• Build relationships with potential candidates, maintaining regular contact to ensure engagement and retention.
• Assist the Recruitment Manager with permanent recruitment as required.
• Collaborate with event operations teams to understand upcoming staffing requirements.
• Track recruitment KPIs, maintain accurate candidate records, and provide regular reporting to management.
• Support Operations department compliance with right-to-work, reference, and other pre-employment checks for freelance and temp staff.

Who We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in recruitment, with a focus on temporary, freelance or live event staff.
• Self-sufficient, proactive, and highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to attract, engage and retain high-quality candidates.
• Ability to manage multiple temporary and freelance vacancies and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of recruitment best practice, employment law and freelance/agency staff regulations.
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems or CRM tools preferred.
• Comfortable working in an office-based role with occasional onsite event support.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary.
• Exposure to a high-energy, fast-paced live events and lively office environment.
• Opportunities to shape and grow the internal freelance recruitment function.
• Company pension, free parking, regular company events.

If you are an experienced recruiter, used to managing temporary or freelance talent and are looking for a fast-paced role with responsibility and autonomy, we want to hear from you.