Talent Acquisition Manager, Creative and Digital Marketing

Morgan Street Holdings•Chicago, IL

3d•$95,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Manager for Creative roles is a subject matter expert for tms creative business areas, reporting to the Global Director of Talent Acquisition. This individual contributor role is responsible for full-cycle recruitment across all levels and partners closely with creative business leaders to provide strategic talent acquisition guidance, counsel, and execution aligned with broader Talent Acquisition and People objectives. The role recruits for creative positions such as Creative Production Artist, Senior Copywriter, Associate Creative Director (Copy & Art), Digital Content Supervisor, Print Specialist, Creative Director, Senior Art Director, Motion Designer, Account Director, Graphic Designer, and Associate Toy Designer. The manager also supports hiring across other tms business functions and contributes to the wider Talent Acquisition team. The role builds strategic partnerships and networks in the external talent market to enhance the employer brand and attract top, diverse talent. It is a hybrid position requiring onsite attendance two days a week at the Chicago location, with no direct reports.

Requirements

Proven experience delivering high-volume recruitment solutions in digital, marketing, or creative industries.
Eight years of expertise in marketing agency recruitment, hiring talent across creative disciplines.
Experience managing full-cycle recruitment from job description creation through offer acceptance, including administrative responsibilities.
Experience using hiring metrics and Talent Acquisition dashboards to inform decisions, streamline processes, and improve hiring efficiency.
Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies to attract creative talent, including designers, copywriters, and art directors.
Knowledge and experience applying diversity and inclusion principles to recruitment and selection, while ensuring engaging and inclusive candidate and hiring manager experiences.
Project management or leadership experience on project work, including clear follow-up, realistic timelines, and proactive updates.
Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities, including influencing peers, senior leaders, and hiring managers.
Strategic mindset and experience developing and evolving talent plans and recruitment strategies.
Proactive and adaptable approach to managing internal and external stakeholder expectations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in early-career (campus) and internship hiring.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for creative roles, ensuring a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers.
Recruit across creative disciplines and deliver permanent and some freelance recruitment across account management, project management, creative, brand partnerships, digital experience strategy, sourcing, supply chain, and digital/technology functions.
Use recruitment metrics, dashboards, predictive analytics, and forecasting to assess performance, optimize hiring outcomes, support proactive workforce planning, and align recruitment with business objectives.
Co-lead the early-career campus internship hiring program and develop initiatives to attract emerging creative talent.
Lead strategic talent acquisition projects with the global Talent Acquisition team, applying market knowledge to create hiring strategies for creative roles.
Advise hiring managers and design and execute recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.
Coach hiring managers on candidate selection, engagement, interviewing, and inclusive hiring decisions.
Use data and market insights to challenge and influence hiring decisions.
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by supporting inclusive recruitment, engaging diverse talent pools, and using non-traditional hiring pipelines.
Collaborate with Marketing Teams to align recruitment with brand and social media strategies and enhance employer branding.
Build and manage partnerships with recruitment agencies, talent networks, and industry organizations.
Represent tms at industry events, talent acquisition forums, and DEI-focused initiatives, and share insights to improve hiring practices.
Maintain recruitment trackers and reports, ensure ATS accuracy, manage candidate communications, and coordinate interviews.