Senior Communications & Marketing Recruiter

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is seeking an experienced Communications & Marketing Recruiter to build teams for positioning and product launches. This hands-on, full-cycle role partners with communications and marketing leaders to define searches, map talent, assess portfolios, and close top candidates.

You’ll apply AI tools to improve sourcing while maintaining high candidate experience. You’ll own searches across Communications, Marketing, Social, Editorial, Content, Events and related functions, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience across Communications and Marketing.
• Experience hiring across Product Marketing, Corporate/Executive Communications, Editorial, Content, Social Media, Brand, Growth, Demand Generation, Field Marketing, or Events.
• Track record partnering with senior Communications/Marketing leaders on difficult searches.
• Strong judgment to distinguish between backgrounds and transferable skills.
• Excellent writing and communication skills for outreach and executive contact.
• Experience recruiting in a high-growth startup or fast-moving environment.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve sourcing, research, outreach, or workflows.
• Familiarity with modern ATS and recruiting systems (Ashby preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across the Communications & Marketing team.
• Partner with Communications and Marketing leaders from intake through close, turning briefs into candidate profiles and sourcing plans.
• Build talent maps across technology, consumer brands, enterprise software, media and agencies.
• Develop discipline-specific sourcing strategies for writers, communications operators, product marketers, and performance marketers.
• Evaluate candidates by portfolios, writing samples, campaign context, and measurable results.
• Help teams build structured work-sample and portfolio reviews.
• Provide leaders with actionable reads on pipeline quality, compensation, and market state.
• Represent Perplexity clearly, explaining product, pace, and opportunity.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Talent mapping

Sourcing strategies

Portfolio evaluation

Candidate experience

Writing & communication

Leadership in fast-moving env

Tools

Ashby

ATS

Job description

Perplexity is seeking an experienced Communications & Marketing Recruiter to build teams for positioning and product launches. This hands-on, full-cycle role partners with communications and marketing leaders to define searches, map talent, assess portfolios, and close top candidates.

You’ll apply AI tools to improve sourcing while maintaining high candidate experience. You’ll own searches across Communications, Marketing, Social, Editorial, Content, Events and related functions, with a focus on