Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Russell Tobin is supporting a leading AI research and technology company in hiring a Talent Research & Sourcing Partner, Marketing, Brand & Communications. This role will focus on developing specialized sourcing strategies, engaging passive candidates, and building long-term talent pipelines for marketing and communications roles.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute specialized sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles across marketing, brand, communications, creative, media, editorial, and related talent areas
- Identify, engage, and nurture passive candidates who may not be actively looking or applying through traditional channels
- Build and maintain long-term talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
- Conduct deep talent research, market mapping, profile enrichment, and talent intelligence gathering
- Partner closely with recruiters and business stakeholders to understand team needs, role requirements, talent profiles, positioning, tone, and hiring priorities
- Build and maintain living talent maps for priority searches so recruiting teams understand where exceptional candidates are before a requisition opens
- Design and execute long-term candidate engagement strategies to keep top passive talent warm over time
- Create referral channels and proactive talent networks using executive search, VC talent network, and relationship-driven recruiting methodologies
- Tap into founder, VC, creative, editorial, media, operator, and niche professional networks to identify talent that may not surface through standard sourcing methods
- Use AI tools to improve sourcing, research, outreach, profile enrichment, workflow efficiency, and talent intelligence
- Craft thoughtful, targeted outreach that resonates with highly specialized passive candidates
- Maintain recruiting reports, analytics, dashboards, and pipeline updates to keep recruiters and business leaders informed
Skills
- Experience recruiting or sourcing for niche, nuanced, or hard-to-find talent segments
- Strong passive candidate sourcing experience, including targeted outreach, relationship building, and market mapping
- Exceptional research and analytical skills
- Proven ability to identify non-obvious talent pools and develop data-driven sourcing strategies
- Experience building and managing long-term talent pipelines
- Experience with candidate identification, profile enrichment, CRM management, engagement strategies, and talent intelligence gathering
- Demonstrated proficiency using AI tools to improve sourcing, research, outreach, or recruiting workflows
- Strong curiosity, adaptability, and desire to learn new talent markets
- Ability to attract and engage passive candidates without relying heavily on employer brand recognition
- Experience sourcing for marketing, brand, communications, creative, editorial, media, or related talent segments
- Experience with executive talent mapping and long-term candidate engagement programs
- Fluency in recruiting and talent metrics, reporting, dashboards, and pipeline analytics
- Experience working within or alongside VC talent networks, founder networks, or executive search environments
- Experience supporting recruiting for fast-moving technology, AI, research, startup, or highly innovative environments
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans)
- Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity)
- 401(k)-retirement savings
- Life & disability insurance
- An employee assistance program
- Legal support
- Auto, home insurance
- Pet insurance
- Employee discounts with preferred vendors
Company Overview
Russell Tobin is a staffing and recruiting company that provides recruitment and staffing advisory services. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://russelltobin.com.