Social Media Outreach & Talent Sourcing Specialist

Rate:

$20 – $50/hr Hours:

20 hours / week Experience:

5 - 10 years We are looking for several experienced

Social Media Outreach & Talent Sourcing Specialists

who can help us identify and directly connect with high-quality professionals through major social media platforms. This is

not primarily a content creation or social media management position

. Your main responsibility will be

candidate sourcing, targeted outreach, networking, and initial engagement

. Platform Priorities

1. LinkedIn — Highest Priority We are especially interested in candidates with strong LinkedIn sourcing and outreach experience. You should know how to: Identify highly targeted professionals using LinkedIn search and advanced search techniques. Find candidates based on skills, industry, seniority, location, and professional background. Conduct personalized outreach and start professional conversations. Build targeted prospect/candidate lists. Manage connection requests and follow-up communication professionally. Track outreach, responses, and interested candidates. 2. Facebook You should understand how to: Find relevant Facebook groups and professional communities. Identify potential candidates through groups, pages, communities, and public profiles. Engage naturally with communities. Conduct appropriate direct outreach. Find niche talent that may be difficult to reach through traditional recruiting platforms. 3. Other Platforms Experience with additional platforms is a strong advantage, including: X / Twitter Instagram Reddit Discord Telegram Professional forums and niche online communities What We're Looking For

We want people with

real hands-on outreach experience

, not simply general social media knowledge. Strong candidates may have backgrounds in: Talent sourcing Recruiting LinkedIn sourcing Candidate outreach Social recruiting Lead generation Headhunting Executive sourcing Community outreach Social selling Business development Key Responsibilities

You will: Understand the type of professionals we want to recruit. Determine where those people can be found online. Research and identify suitable candidates. Build organized candidate/prospect lists. Conduct personalized outreach. Start conversations and determine initial interest. Follow up appropriately. Introduce interested candidates to our internal team. Maintain clear records of outreach activity and results. Requirements

Proven experience with social media outreach, sourcing, recruiting, or lead generation. Strong knowledge of

LinkedIn

, especially professional candidate sourcing. Experience conducting personalized outreach at scale while respecting platform rules. Strong written English communication. Ability to research and identify highly specific professional profiles. Organized approach to tracking contacts, responses, and follow-ups. Ability to work independently and deliver measurable results. Strongly Preferred

LinkedIn Recruiter / Recruiter Lite experience. Boolean search experience. Experience sourcing technology professionals. AI/ML, software engineering, startup, or technical recruiting experience. Facebook group/community sourcing experience. Previous recruiting agency, headhunting, or executive-search experience. When Applying

Please tell us: Which platforms you specialize in. Your level of LinkedIn sourcing/outreach experience. Your Facebook sourcing/outreach experience. What types of candidates or leads you have previously sourced. Which sourcing and outreach tools you have used. Approximately how many targeted prospects you can research and contact per week. Examples of previous outreach results, if available. Please don't send a generic social media marketing application. We're specifically looking for specialists who know how to

find the right people, reach them professionally, start conversations, and convert outreach into qualified candidate introductions. Company:

Eagleanalytics