[Remote] Talent Research & Sourcing Partner, Marketing, Brand & Communications

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

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