Job Description

M&C Saatchi World Services is a full-service marketing company renowned for using commercial advertising to solve the world’s toughest challenges. World Services is a specialty branch of M&C Saatchi Group, and we provide strategic communications, behavior change, and marketing support to Public Sector clients with special emphasis on the US Federal Government and State, Local, Tribal, & Territorial leaders.

We’re looking for a driven, high-performing Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team and play a key role in delivering hiring across the US business.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you’ll take ownership of end-to-end recruitment, partner closely with hiring managers, and help drive a high-quality, consistent hiring experience across World Services US.

This role will be based in New York or Washington, DC, and requires a willingness to travel between the two offices as needed.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Own End-to-End Recruitment

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across multiple business areas and disciplines

• Drive pace, structure and accountability across all hiring activity

• Deliver a consistent, high-quality experience for both candidates and hiring managers

• Deliver consistently strong outcomes across both mid-level and senior hires

Partner and Influence Senior Stakeholders

• Build trust relationships and work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and shape strong role briefs

• Provide market insight and guidance to support better hiring decisions

• Bring clarity to hiring priorities and challenge where needed to improve outcomes

• Elevate hiring practices through coaching, guidance, and clear expectations

Drive Delivery and Pipeline

• Build and manage active pipelines of talent across key skill areas

• Source directly using LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools

• Balance proactive sourcing with active role delivery to maintain momentum

Use Data to Improve Hiring

• Track key metrics including pipeline health, time to fill and conversion rates

• Use data and market insight to guide decision-making, identify bottlenecks, and improve delivery

• Support reporting and bring visibility to hiring progress where needed

Support Strong Hiring Practices

• Contribute to consistent, efficient hiring processes across teams

• Help maintain and improve how we use tools like TeamTailor

• Identify opportunities to improve candidate experience, communication and workflow

Contribute to Employer Brand

• Support employer branding and candidate engagement activity

• Help position M+C Saatchi as a compelling place to work across key talent markets

ABOUT YOU

You’re a hands-on recruiter who combines strong delivery, pace, and building relationships. You’re comfortable operating in fast-paced environments, managing complexity, and bringing structure where it’s needed.

All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

Your strengths:

• 3-6 years of proven experience leading hiring in a creative, agency, marketing or consulting environment.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels

• Confident working with hiring managers and building strong working relationships

• Strong delivery focus — organised, responsive and detail-oriented

• Comfortable sourcing candidates directly and building pipelines

• Data-aware — able to use metrics to guide and improve performance

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Familiarity with ATS platforms like TeamTailor and LinkedIn Recruiter

WHY JOIN US

• Play a key role in shaping Talent Acquisition across the US business

• Work directly with senior leaders across a highly creative global organization

• High impact role with real ownership and visibility

• Flexible, hybrid working environment

WHAT YOU GET:

Washington, DC: The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $110,000 annually, based on qualifications and level of experience.

New York: The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000 annually, based on qualifications and level of experience.

• Choice of three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)

• 70% employer-funded dental and vision coverage

• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, including an office closure between Christmas & New Year's

• Gym membership reimbursement and/or Wellhub subscription

• 401(k) with 5% employer match

• 24/7 mental health support through Self Space

• Social events, happy hours, professional development trainings, etc.

ABOUT M&C SAATCHI WORLD SERVICES

M&C Saatchi World Services is a specialist division of M&C Saatchi Group, the world’s largest independent communications network. Our specialists work in office hubs across six continents, grounding our global expertise in local nuance.

We offer award-winning commercial communications capabilities, which are utilized by global organizations to address the world’s most complex problems across defence, development, diplomacy, homeland and national security, law and order, health, education, and the environment.

We work with clients that want to help the hardest-to-reach, hardest-to-influence audiences. This includes a range of Western Government departments, such as DOS and USAID; partner governments, including the U.K. and Australia; and prominent IGOs/NGOs such as the U.N.

We are a comms agency that works on behaviour change projects typically focused on issues related to Security, Defence and Stabilization. Whether it’s producing critically acclaimed feature films in Africa, to TV shows in the Middle East, to pop music videos in Asia, we have a record of leveraging creativity to access communities anywhere in the world.