Freelance Recruiter - New York

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

Job summary

Career Launch in New York is seeking a Freelance Recruiter to independently deliver agreed recruiting searches for our clients. You will own assigned requisitions, clarify qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria, and manage a clean candidate pipeline.

This contractor role offers fixed annual pay between $96,000 and $156,000, with responsibilities covering sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and providing accurate candidate summaries.

Qualifications

• Hands-on sourcing and recruiting experience with completed searches.
• Clear communication and reliable follow-through.
• Ability to explain prior work without sharing confidential material.
• Familiarity with the startup and professional-services ecosystem in NYC.

Responsibilities

• Source relevant professionals through research, networks, and outreach.
• Clarify requisitions, must-have qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria.
• Screen candidates and submit accurate summaries against searches.
• Coordinate interviews and provide timely feedback to candidates.
• Maintain consent and clean pipeline records.
• Protect confidential employer and candidate information.
• Deliver independent, on-time completion of assigned searches.

Skills

Sourcing

Recruiting

Communication

Independent work

Startup ecosystem

Job description

Career Launch is accepting applications for a paid Freelance Recruiter opening focused on independent delivery of agreed recruiting searches in New York.

The work

As a Freelance Recruiter, your specialty is independent delivery of agreed recruiting searches. Scope, assigned accounts or searches, workload, and engagement terms must be agreed before work starts.

Responsibilities

• Apply your experience in independent delivery of agreed recruiting searches 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.