This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 380000 - Rs 420000 (ie INR 3.8 - 4.2 LPA)
Min Experience: 1+ years
Location: Remote (India)
JobType: full-time
We are looking for a proactive and resourceful Talent Sourcing Specialist to identify, engage, and build strong talent pipelines of exceptional creative professionals across India. This is a sourcing-focused role for someone who enjoys discovering high-quality talent, exploring niche creative communities, and connecting outstanding professionals with exciting career and project opportunities.
You will focus on sourcing talent across disciplines such as graphic design, motion design, UX/UI, copywriting, video production, and other creative fields for both full-time and freelance or contractual opportunities. The role requires a sharp eye for creative quality, strong research capabilities, compelling outreach skills, and the ability to build and maintain a reliable pipeline of relevant candidates.
This is an opportunity to work in a remote-first, fast-growing environment where your sourcing efforts directly contribute to delivering creative talent for leading brands and businesses.
Requirements
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Talent Sourcing and Identification
Proactively identify and source high-quality creative professionals across graphic design, motion graphics, UX/UI design, copywriting, video production, and related creative disciplines.
Develop effective sourcing strategies to identify suitable candidates for full-time, freelance, and contractual positions.
Explore multiple talent discovery platforms, including LinkedIn, Behance, Dribbble, Instagram, professional communities, portfolio websites, and relevant online networks.
Identify passive candidates who may not be actively seeking opportunities but possess the skills and portfolios required by hiring clients.
Build a diverse and readily accessible talent pool to support a wide range of creative hiring requirements.
Experiment with search techniques, Boolean searches, keywords, and alternative sourcing channels to improve candidate discovery.
2. Candidate Screening and Assessment
Review candidate profiles and portfolios to assess creative quality, relevant experience, technical capabilities, and alignment with role requirements.
Conduct preliminary screening and qualification discussions to understand candidate interests, availability, preferences, and suitability.
Evaluate portfolios critically and identify professionals whose work aligns with client expectations and project objectives.
Maintain clear communication with candidates throughout the sourcing process, ensuring a professional and positive candidate experience.
Share qualified profiles with the recruitment or hiring team, along with relevant observations and portfolio highlights.
3. Talent Pipeline and Database Management
Build, maintain, and regularly update a structured database of creative professionals across different disciplines and experience levels.
Track candidate sourcing activity, outreach status, responses, screening outcomes, availability, and pipeline progress.
Maintain an organized talent pipeline to support both immediate hiring needs and anticipated future requirements.
Ensure candidate records are accurate, accessible, and consistently updated.
Monitor sourcing metrics, identify gaps in pipeline coverage, and provide regular updates on progress and outcomes.
4. Sourcing Strategy and Continuous Improvement
Analyze the effectiveness of sourcing channels, outreach methods, and search strategies.
Refine sourcing approaches based on response rates, candidate quality, hiring priorities, and pipeline conversion.
Stay informed about emerging creative talent communities, portfolio platforms, and industry trends.
Collaborate with recruitment and hiring teams to clarify requirements and improve the quality and speed of sourcing delivery.
Manage multiple sourcing assignments simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and meeting…