Recruiter

Culture Studio; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

401k Company Match

Paid Time Off

Global Brand Exposure

Job summary

Culture Studio in Chicago is seeking a Recruiter to own talent acquisition across Chicago, Daytona Beach, and Nashville, managing the full recruiting lifecycle from sourcing through interviews, offers, and onboarding handoff.

This role builds proactive talent pipelines for manufacturing, professional, administrative, technical, and leadership roles while managing staffing agency relationships and helping improve quality and speed to hire.

Qualifications

• High-volume recruiting experience.
• Manufacturing, warehouse, production recruiting experience required.
• Experience sourcing beyond traditional job boards.
• Experience recruiting both hourly production employees and professional-level positions.
• Strong candidate communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working with hiring managers and operational leaders.
• Familiarity with ATS/HRIS; UKG is a plus.
• Highly organized; able to manage multiple openings, locations, and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting across all Culture Studio locations, with Chicago representing the largest volume.
• Recruit for high-volume manufacturing positions as well as professional, administrative, technical, and leadership roles.
• Build evergreen pipelines for frequently hired positions.
• Proactively source candidates beyond incoming applications.
• Review applications, conduct initial interviews, and coordinate in-person tours.
• Maintain strong communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.
• Develop relationships with local talent sources, schools, and referrals.
• Coordinate offers within approved compensation parameters and onboarding.

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Manufacturing recruiting

Sourcing strategies

ATS/HRIS (UKG)

Candidate relationship mgmt

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

On-site Chicago

Tools

UKG

Job description

Department: Human Resources|Team Member Services

Reports to: Director Of HR

FLSA status: Salary Exempt

Customary Days: Monday-Friday

Culture Studio’s values and beliefs provide the foundation for the performance of work that is done here, which is a reflection of who we are as a company. It underlines the interactions among us as employees, our clients, and the way we go about accomplishing our dreams and missions.

Position Summary

The Recruiter owns talent acquisition across Culture Studio’s Chicago, Daytona Beach, and Nashville operations, managing the full recruiting lifecycle from sourcing and screening through interviews, offers, and onboarding handoff. This role recruits across high-volume manufacturing, skilled production, professional, and leadership positions while building proactive talent pipelines to support current and future workforce needs. The Recruiter also manages staffing agency relationships, temp-to-hire opportunities, and creative sourcing channels while helping Culture Studio improve candidate quality, speed to hire, and reduce reliance on temporary staffing.

Ultimately, this role is about bringing top-level talent into Culture Studio who want to be part of something bigger. Our teams bring the stories of legendary bands, global artists, and iconic brands to life through merchandise, and this role finds the people who want to build the next chapter with us.

Top Priorities

• Candidate & Staffing Partner Management

Why this role is critical to our organization:

As Culture Studio continues to grow across multiple locations, a consistent, proactive approach to recruiting is critical to maintaining a strong workforce. This role creates dedicated ownership of the recruiting function, allowing us to build talent pipelines before needs become urgent, improve the candidate experience, and better support managers with qualified talent. By creating clear ownership of recruiting, this role also allows the HR team to remain focused on employee relations, payroll, benefits, compliance, and the overall employee lifecycle while ensuring hiring receives the dedicated attention needed to support the organization’s growth.

Position Duties

• Own recruiting efforts across all Culture Studio locations, with Chicago representing the largest volume.
• Recruit for high-volume manufacturing positions as well as professional, administrative, technical, and leadership roles.
• Build evergreen pipelines for frequently hired positions.
• Proactively source candidates instead of relying solely on incoming applications.
• Review applications and resumes and conduct initial interviews.
• Coordinate in-person tours and interviews with hiring managers.
• Maintain strong communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.
• Develop relationships with local talent sources, schools, community organizations, referrals, and other recruiting channels.
• Support recruiting events, job fairs, and other talent initiatives.
• Coordinate interview feedback and candidate selection with hiring managers.
• Prepare and communicate offers within approved compensation parameters.
• Coordinate candidate acceptance and anticipated start dates.
• Initiate UKG onboarding and send new-hire instructions.
• Coordinate orientation scheduling and ensure HR has everything needed for the employee handoff.
• Manage relationships and day-to-day communication with temporary staffing partners.
• Coordinate temporary labor requests based on production needs.
• Manage replacements, arrivals, staffing changes, and communication with agencies.
• Identify strong temporary employees who may be good candidates for conversion to direct employment.
• Track open positions and recruiting pipeline activity.
• Monitor candidate sources, hiring speed, acceptance, conversion, and retention trends.
• Partner with HR and Operations on upcoming workforce needs.
• Support all locations remotely with quarterly/as-needed travel based on hiring needs.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Recruiting experience in a high-volume environment.
• Manufacturing, warehouse, production, distribution, or similar recruiting experience strongly required.
• Experience sourcing candidates beyond traditional job-board applications.
• Expert in recruiting both hourly production employees and professional-level positions.
• Strong candidate communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working with hiring managers and operational leaders.
• Experience with an ATS/HRIS; UKG experience is a plus.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple openings, locations, and priorities simultaneously.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where staffing needs can change quickly.
• Able to work on-site in Chicago Monday-Friday and travel periodically to other Culture Studio locations.

Benefits of working at Culture Studio:

• Medical Insurance Offerings with United Healthcare
• Dental|Vision|Life Insurance Offering with Mutual of Omaha
• 401k Retirement Option
• 401k Company Match
• Yearly Paid Time Off Benefits
• Be Part of an Industry Where the Work We Do Is Seen, Worn & Experienced Around the World