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art-K; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vital private health insurance

24/7 mental health support

Wellness care via HEKA

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity/paternity pay after 1 year

Annual leave loyalty scheme

3x salary Death in Service

NEST pension contributions

Blue Light Card discounts

Company-funded external training after

28 days annual leave

Additional annual leave after 1 year

Job summary

art-K is a growing private art education service with 8,500+ students attending skill-based art classes weekly. The Talent Acquisition Lead will own the full recruitment lifecycle, designing innovative attraction strategies and partnering with Directors and Branch Managers to build exceptional teams.

You will work on-site at our locations (Nottingham, Croxley Green, High Wycombe) and shape ongoing expansion while championing candidate experience and a values-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Experience leading recruitment across multiple locations.
• Strong stakeholder management and data-driven decision making.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable TA processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the talent acquisition strategy across 60+ locations.
• Partner with studio managers on-site to understand local hiring needs.
• Analyze recruitment metrics to optimize attraction and streamline processes.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Leadership

People Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Analytics

Tools

ATS Proficiency

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.