Contract Recruiter - New York

Career Launch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 156,000; Part time

Job summary

Career Launch in New York seeks a Contract Recruiter for full-cycle searches across startup functions. This contracted role requires alignment on scope, accounts, workload, and terms before starting. You will source, screen, and coordinate interviews with the recruiting team.

Fixed annual pay ranges from $96,000 to $156,000, reflecting experience and project scope; contractor engagement with potential for ongoing opportunities in a fast-growing startup ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in full-cycle recruiting across startup roles.
• Clear communication, organization, and reliable follow-through.
• Ability to safeguard confidential information and manage candidate data.

Responsibilities

• Apply experience in full-cycle searches across startup functions to the agreed work.
• Clarify the approved requisition, must-have qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria.
• Source relevant professionals through appropriate research, professional networks, and permission-based outreach.
• Screen experience and interest, and submit accurate candidate summaries against an actual assigned search.
• Coordinate interviews and feedback with the recruiting team and keep candidates informed.
• Maintain candidate consent, submission ownership, and clean pipeline records.
• Share search feedback and protect confidential employer and candidate information.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Startup ecosystem

Job description

Career Launch is accepting applications for a paid Contract Recruiter opening focused on full-cycle searches across startup functions in New York.

The work

As a Contract Recruiter, your specialty is full-cycle searches across startup functions. Scope, assigned accounts or searches, workload, and engagement terms must be agreed before work starts.

Responsibilities

• Apply your experience in full-cycle searches across startup functions to the agreed work.
• Clarify the approved requisition, must-have qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria.
• Source relevant professionals through appropriate research, professional networks, and permission-based outreach.
• Screen experience and interest, and submit accurate candidate summaries against an actual assigned search.
• Coordinate interviews and feedback with the recruiting team and keep candidates informed.
• Maintain candidate consent, submission ownership, and clean pipeline records.
• Share search feedback and protect confidential employer and candidate information.

Qualifications

• Hands-on sourcing and recruiting experience in the specialty named in this posting, with examples of completed searches.
• Clear communication, independent organization, and reliable follow-through.
• Ability to explain relevant prior work without sharing confidential client or employer material.
• Familiarity with the startup and professional-services ecosystem in the target city.

Engagement and compensation

Fixed pay: $96,000 to $156,000 per year. Engagement: contractor.

Professional standards

Respect existing employment obligations and disclose conflicts. Do not bring proprietary customer or candidate lists. Use approved tools and handle personal data only for the agreed purpose.

Applicants are evaluated on relevant experience and skills without regard to protected characteristics.