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Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Canada
Mid level
Canada
Mid level
The Talent Acquisition Specialist will manage the recruitment lifecycle by sourcing and screening candidates, developing hiring strategies, and ensuring a positive candidate experience. This role requires collaboration with hiring managers, participation in recruitment events, and tracking key hiring metrics to enhance recruitment effectiveness.
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At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.

While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our dynamic team and play a key role in recruiting top talent across Viral Nation. In this role, you will partner closely with hiring managers to understand business needs, develop strategic hiring plans, and attract exceptional candidates. This position requires a blend of strategic thinking, hands-on execution, and relationship-building skills to ensure we bring in the best talent across all departments.
What You Will Do:

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including crafting compelling job postings, sourcing top talent, conducting screenings, facilitating the selection process, and overseeing offer negotiations to ensure a seamless hiring experience.
  • Develop effective sourcing strategies and proactively build strong talent pipelines to fill current and future hiring needs.
  • Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and provide guidance on market trends and best hiring practices.
  • Ensure a positive candidate experience by providing timely communication and feedback.
  • Participate in recruitment events to drive awareness around the company’s career opportunities.
  • Track key recruitment metrics to measure hiring effectiveness and optimize processes.
  • Stay up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and emerging recruitment technologies.

You Need to Have:

  • 3+ years of talent acquisition experience working in a high-volume recruitment environment.
  • A deep understanding of the marketing and tech industries, with a strong preference for experience in marketing agency environments.
  • Experience working with recruitment software, including LinkedIn Recruiter and Applicant Tracking Systems (Greenhouse preferred but not required).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with candidates, hiring managers, and stakeholders at all levels.
  • Ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience managing searches across performance marketing, client services, creative, and other marketing/advertising disciplines.

Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.

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