Director, Talent Acquisition

Zeno Group is the fiercely independent and global, integrated communications agency, born from PR. We bring together the boldest and brightest talent to help clients across industries and sectors unleash the power of strategic communications. Guided by our "Fearless Pursuit of the Unexpected," we push the boundaries to achieve real business value and societal impact for clients. Winner of the industry’s most coveted awards including the 2024 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Large Agency of the Year, 2023 PRWeek Purpose Agency of the Year, 2022 PRWeek Global Agency of the Year, 2022 PRovoke Best Large Agency to Work For in North America and a three-time winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work.

Zeno has also been previously recognized by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Zeno is a DJE Holdings Company.

Do you enjoy connecting talented people with opportunities where they can make an impact? Are you energized by building trusted relationships with hiring leaders, developing creative sourcing strategies and creating thoughtful candidate experiences?

As a Freelance Director, Talent Acquisition at Zeno, you will lead full-cycle recruiting across a diverse range of disciplines, including public relations, creative, digital, social, paid media, creator marketing, strategy, AI, research and analytics. Working closely with hiring managers, senior leaders and the broader Talent team, you will develop recruiting strategies that help Zeno attract and hire talent while supporting an inclusive and engaging candidate experience.

This role is ideal for an experienced recruiter who combines strong relationship-building skills with strategic thinking and hands-on execution. You'll have the opportunity to lead searches, advise hiring teams, strengthen recruiting practices and contribute to the continued evolution of Zeno's talent acquisition strategy.

• Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Strategy: Lead full-cycle recruiting across a variety of functions and levels, developing thoughtful approaches that align talent needs with business priorities.
• Hiring Manager Partnership & Counsel: Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and senior leaders, helping define role requirements, develop sourcing strategies, structure interview processes and navigate hiring decisions.
• Sourcing & Talent Engagement: Develop proactive sourcing strategies across professional networks, referrals, social channels, industry events, career fairs and other talent communities to build diverse candidate pipelines.
• Candidate Experience & Interview Management: Guide candidates and hiring teams throughout the interview process, ensuring timely communication, clear expectations and a consistent, engaging experience from initial outreach through offer.
• Inclusive Hiring & Interview Practices: Partner with hiring teams to ensure thoughtful interview processes, encourage diverse candidate pipelines and support consistent, equitable evaluation practices aligned with company and legal requirements.
• Talent Intelligence & Recruiting Insights: Monitor talent markets, candidate trends and recruiting data to provide insights that inform sourcing strategies and hiring decisions.

• 6+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting or related fields within a PR, Digital Media, or Integrated Communications agency or staffing firm representing these industries.
• Experience leading full-cycle recruiting across multiple functions and levels, from sourcing through offer.
• Experience recruiting talent across communications, marketing, creative, digital, media, healthcare, technology or related disciplines.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and…