Recruiter, EMEA

VaynerMedia; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global creative agency in London seeks a Recruiter to manage the full lifecycle of recruitment across EMEA. This role involves sourcing, screening, and onboarding candidates while collaborating with department heads to meet staffing needs. Candidates should have proven recruitment experience, organizational skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position offers benefits like unlimited holiday and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Unlimited Holiday + 1 Day Birthday Leave

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in agency or in-house recruitment environment with EMEA focus.
• Ability to manage multiple roles and candidates efficiently.
• Familiarity with tracking and resource management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruiting for all roles across EMEA from preparation to onboarding.
• Own incoming applications using the applicant tracking system.
• Communicate with department heads on recruitment needs.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Organisational skills

High volume candidate management

Attention to detail

Ability to learn quickly

Tools

Greenhouse

Worksome

ClickUp

Job description

We're VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative and media agency built for the now. Born in social, our work is now full service, simply loving big ideas that connect and create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned, founded in 2009 with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. We are recognized for our work in Cannes Lions, the Clios, D&AD and The Webbies to name a few.

Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world‑class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time – PEOPLE. Day in and day out, we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and culture.

The PITCH

We're looking for a Recruiter to join the People and Experience Team (PET) in our London office. This role manages full lifecycle in‑house recruitment across EMEA for entry to senior‑level roles. A smaller portion of the role will involve assisting with resource management. The ideal candidate has recruitment experience (agency or in‑house, EMEA focus preferred), strong organisational skills, the ability to handle a high volume of roles, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Here’s where you come in…

• Manage and own recruiting for all roles across EMEA from preparation, sourcing, screening, selecting and scheduling through to hiring and onboarding.
• Review, action and own incoming applications utilising our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
• Actively outreach to prospective candidates for open positions using job boards, LinkedIn, and VaynerMedia social channels, with an EMEA‑wide scope.
• Communicate and work with department heads across EMEA to discuss recruitment needs and strategy.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of talent across the EMEA region and get involved with employer branding to attract the right candidates.
• Partner with our global recruitment and marketing teams on initiatives to further enhance our employer brand.
• Assist with building hiring processes that provide equal opportunities to all candidates across EMEA.
• Identify opportunities and initiatives to support under‑represented and minority talent into the industry across EMEA, e.g., utilizing available job boards, career fairs, communities and networking opportunities.
• Sit at the center of all freelance needs and assist in managing the onboarding process. Serve as a point of contact and manage logistics for freelance staff bookings, contracts and onboarding.
• Partner with the resource management team, department heads, finance and the project management team to assist in resource allocation.

We value Personality, Ambition, Potential and Experience, however from our experience, we believe the following qualities will be highly successful in this role:

• Proven experience working in a recruitment agency or in‑house recruitment environment, preferably with a focus on hiring for creative and/or media roles, across the EMEA region.
• Experience managing a high volume of roles and candidates.
• Familiar with application tracking and resource management tools, and the ability to utilise and improve upon the ones we have in place (Greenhouse, Worksome, ClickUp).
• Strong attention to detail and highly organised.
• Ability to learn new skills/processes/specialties quickly – things move fast here!
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast‑paced, high‑energy environment.
• Comfort with ambiguity and love to build/evolve processes.
• Bonus: A roster of freelancers and ability to vet new ones.

Here’s how We Support You

• Unlimited Holiday + 1 Day Birthday Leave
• Journey EAP – proactive and crisis support with life concierge services
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing)
• Cash Plan with Medicash – Virtual GP, Skinvision, 24/7 Health and Stress Helplines, Discounted Gym, Medicash Extras
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension