Recruiter, EMEA

We are VaynerMedia, a contemporary global creative and media agency built for the now. We are independently owned, founded in 2009 with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world‑class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative and strategic solutions.

The PITCH: We are looking for a Recruiter to join the People and Experience Team (PET) in our London office. This role manages full lifecycle in‑house recruitment across EMEA for entry to senior‑level roles. A smaller portion of the role will involve assisting with resource management.

The ideal candidate has recruitment experience (agency or in‑house, EMEA focus preferred), strong organisational skills, the ability to handle a high volume of roles, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Here’s where you come in:

• Manage and own recruiting for all roles across EMEA from preparation, sourcing, screening, selecting and scheduling through to hiring and onboarding.
• Review, action and own incoming applications utilising our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
• Actively outreach to prospective candidates for open positions using job boards, LinkedIn, and VaynerMedia social channels, with an EMEA‑wide scope.
• Communicate and work with department heads across EMEA to discuss recruitment needs and strategy.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of talent across the EMEA region and get involved with employer branding to attract the right candidates.
• Partner with our global recruitment and marketing teams on initiatives to further enhance our employer brand.
• Assist with building hiring processes that provide equal opportunities to all candidates across EMEA.
• Identify opportunities and initiatives to support under‑represented and minority talent into the industry across EMEA.
• Sit at the center of all freelance needs and assist in managing the onboarding process.
• Serve as a point of contact and manage logistics for freelance staff bookings, contracts and onboarding.
• Partner with the resource management team, department heads, finance and the project management team to assist in resource allocation.

We value Personality, Ambition, Potential and Experience, however from our experience, we believe the following qualities will be highly successful in this role:

• Proven experience working in a recruitment agency or in‑house recruitment environment, preferably with a focus on hiring for creative and/or media roles, across the EMEA region.
• Experience managing a high volume of roles and candidates.
• Familiar with application tracking and resource management tools, and the ability to utilise and improve upon the ones we have in place (Greenhouse, Worksome, ClickUp).
• Strong attention to detail and highly organised.
• Ability to learn new skills/processes/specialties quickly.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast‑paced, high‑energy environment.
• Comfort with ambiguity and love to build/evolve processes.
• Bonus: A roster of freelancers and ability to vet new ones.

Here’s how We Support You:

• Unlimited Holiday + 1 Day Birthday Leave
• Journey EAP – proactive and crisis support with life concierge services
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing)
• Cash Plan with Medicash – Virtual GP, Skinvision, 24/7 Health and Stress Helplines, Discounted Gym, Medicash Extras
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension