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art-K; Gedling; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Mental health support

Sick pay

Maternity/paternity pay

Death in service insurance

Pension scheme

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Job summary

art-K is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead to own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across 60+ locations, acting as a passionate brand ambassador and partnering with studio managers to understand local hiring needs.

You will drive recruitment analytics, market intelligence, and optimisation while collaborating with Directors and Branch Managers to continually expand art-K’s teams and capabilities.

Qualifications

• Lead talent acquisition strategy and candidate experience.
• Partner with studio managers to understand local hiring needs on-site.
• Analyse recruitment analytics and market intelligence to refine attraction strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across 60+ locations.
• Shape innovative attraction strategies and assess candidates with senior leadership.
• Build strong relationships with Directors and Branch Managers to expand teams.
• Drive onboarding and ensure an engaging candidate journey from first contact to hire.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Stakeholder Management

Data & Analytics

Job description

Possible base locations include:

Nottingham

Croxley Green

High Wycombe

Contract: Full Time

Start Date: end of September – beginning of October

What You'll Do:

• Talent Acquisition Strategy & Candidate Experience

You will be the passionate voice and brand ambassador for art-K’s full recruitment journey. You’ll partner closely with studio managers, spending time on-site to truly understand their local hiring needs.

You will ensure candidates feel valued by listening deeply and curiously to their motivations and interests throughout the process, whilst building strong relationships across our 60+ locations.

• Recruitment Analytics, Market Intelligence & Optimisation

Driven by an inquisitive and analytical mindset, you will explore regional hiring trends and talent metrics to refine our attraction strategies. You will bring a curious, proactive approach to solving recruitment challenges, making clear, recommendations to the senior leadership team. Your goal is to optimise our hiring pipelines, streamline our processes, and directly shape art-K’s ongoing expansion.

What support you’d have:

Our HR & Recruitment team works closely together to ensure we attract, nurture, and retain the best team members as art-K grows.

Why Join art-K?

Join art-K, a growing private art education service where over 8,500 students attend skillbased art classes every week.

As the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will play a strategic role in driving art-K’s ongoing expansion. You will take full ownership of the talent acquisition lifecycle designing innovative attraction strategies, conducting high-level assessments, and partnering directly with Directors and Branch Managers to build exceptional teams. As a medium-sized, familyowned brand, we deeply value every team member.

• Vitality private health insurance (post-probation), 24/7 BUPA mental health support and wellness care via HEKA.
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity/paternity pay (following one year of continuous service) and annual leave loyalty scheme.
• 3x salary Death in Service insurance.
• NEST pension contributions and Blue Light Card discounts.
• Company-funded external training after 2 years.
• 28 days annual leave.
• Additional annual leave linked to length of service, starting after one year.

art-K is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks.