Manager Of Freelance Recruiting

TL;DR

Manager of Freelance Recruiting (HR/Recruiting): Building and sustaining a robust freelance talent infrastructure for a creative agency with an accent on sourcing, vetting, and pipeline management across design, production, and strategy disciplines. Focus on cultivating long-term relationships with top-tier creative talent and optimizing recruitment operations to support fast-paced agency projects.

Location: Must be based in New York, New York, United States

Salary: $85,000–$100,000

Company

hirify.global is a full-service creative and experiential agency specializing in sports, music, and culture, working with major global brands.

What you will do

• Proactively identify, vet, and recruit a diverse bench of freelance creative and production talent.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across design, art direction, strategy, and video production.
• Own and evolve a structured freelance database, tracking rates, availability, and performance history.
• Develop and nurture ongoing relationships with freelancers to ensure preferred partner status.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Operations on onboarding, contracting, and rate negotiations.
• Refine and scale freelance recruitment processes to support agency growth.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in talent recruitment, creative agencies, or production companies.
• Proven track record of sourcing and building freelance creative or production talent pipelines.
• Strong understanding of creative disciplines and production workflows.
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple recruitment priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the US; this role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Existing network within creative and/or production communities.
• Experience in culture-driven, sports, or entertainment marketing.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work with high-profile clients like Nike, Spotify, and Meta.
• Collaborative environment within a team of diverse creatives, strategists, and producers.
• Focus on building relationships that matter within the sports and culture industry.
• Full-time internal role with standard employment benefits.