Recruitment Marketing Specialist

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Talent Attraction

Contract Duration: 6-Month Contract (Leave Coverage; extension dependent on business needs and performance)

Work Arrangement: Flexible — 100% Remote OR Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote at North Chicago, IL 60064)

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST

Function / Team: Talent Acquisition / Recruitment Marketing (Operations & Innovation)

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Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Specialist, Talent Attraction to join our Talent Acquisition team.

This role acts as a primary execution and operational partner responsible for digital recruitment marketing campaigns, employer branding initiatives, candidate engagement communications, career site CMS administration, and agency/vendor coordination.

The ideal candidate is an independent, execution-oriented practitioner with deep experience managing digital and social advertising campaigns (Meta, Google Ads, programmatic media), working directly with external recruitment marketing agencies, maintaining CMS-driven career sites, and driving CRM candidate communications.

(Note: This role is focused on content strategy, digital campaigns, website management, and vendor oversight—not event production.)

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience in recruitment marketing, talent attraction, or employer branding.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Human Resources, or equivalent practical experience.
• Paid Advertising & Media: Demonstrated experience managing paid digital/social campaigns (Meta, Google Ads) and working directly with external advertising agencies.
• Analytics & Performance Tracking: Solid background in marketing analytics, campaign tracking, attribution setup, and performance reporting.
• Project & Stakeholder Management: Proven track record managing multiple complex projects, tight deadlines, and cross-functional enterprise stakeholders with high independence.
• Communication: Exceptional written communication and copywriting skills tailored for candidate attraction and engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Phenom Platform: Hands-on administrative experience with the Phenom platform (Career Site CMS, CRM candidate campaigns, and chatbot management) is strongly preferred.
• Programmatic Recruitment Media: Prior experience working with programmatic recruitment ad platforms (such as Appcast).
• CMS & Web Management: Direct experience creating/editing web pages, landing pages, and applying basic SEO principles within an enterprise CMS.
• Workflow Tools: Hands-on familiarity with Asana for campaign tracking and ServiceNow for ticketing/request management.
• Enterprise Environment: Experience supporting large-scale, matrixed Talent Acquisition or Employer Brand initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment Marketing & Campaign Management

• Execute, manage, and optimize paid and organic recruitment marketing campaigns in close partnership with external recruitment advertising agencies.
• Provide agency oversight: review and approve campaign strategies, creative assets, ad copy, spend/budgets, and strategic recommendations.
• Monitor end-to-end campaign performance, tracking analytics and ROI to deliver data-backed optimization recommendations.
• Manage campaign timelines, milestones, and deliverables across cross-functional enterprise stakeholders.

Vendor Management & Programmatic Advertising

• Serve as the primary operational contact for external recruitment marketing agencies and programmatic recruitment advertising platforms (e.g., Appcast).
• Coordinate day-to-day media activities, tracking source codes, URLs, and setup requirements across recruitment platforms.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Corporate Marketing, Public Affairs, and Employer Value Proposition (EVP) teams to align campaign strategies.

Career Site, CMS & Candidate Experience Tools

• Administer, update, and maintain career site content, specialized landing pages, and SEO architecture within the CMS environment (Phenom).
• Support launch readiness, testing, and quality assurance for ongoing career site enhancements and new web page rollouts.
• Manage and monitor candidate experience tools, including recruitment chatbots and candidate interaction workflows.
• Ensure ongoing CMS governance, candidate accessibility standards, and fraud mitigation best practices.

CRM Communications & Content Strategy

• Own and maintain recruitment marketing CRM campaign calendars and candidate communication workflows.
• Design, coordinate, and execute targeted candidate email campaigns (global, functional, and skill-based pipelines).
• Review, draft, and refine compelling recruitment marketing copy, aligning with Corporate Marketing and EVP guidelines.

Talent Acquisition Operations & Project Management

• Track and manage marketing workflows, deliverables, and timelines utilizing project management tools (Asana).
• Handle recruitment marketing-related intake and service requests via ServiceNow.
• Maintain, update, and document recruitment marketing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and playbooks.
• Facilitate regular operational alignment meetings across Talent Acquisition teams and internal partners.

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