Freelance Recruiter

About the role We're looking for a freelance recruiter with media agency experience to own full-cycle hiring for 20 hours a week over a 6–8 week engagement. You'll source, screen and present strong candidates, and partner closely with hiring managers to fill roles quickly without lowering the bar. What you'll do Build pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, industry networks and direct search. Write and send personalized outreach to passive and active candidates; manage follow-ups and keep response rates high. Conduct screens to assess skills, experience, culture fit, compensation expectations and availability. Evaluate portfolios, work samples and client experience; check references and confirm candidate claims before presenting. Run intake meetings to define role requirements, calibrate on profiles, and give hiring managers regular pipeline updates. Submit shortlists with concise write-ups covering strengths, concerns and fit. Schedule interviews, prepare candidates, and gather feedback from interviewers promptly. Help close candidates, including compensation conversations and managing counteroffers. Keep candidates informed at every stage and close the loop with those not moving forward. Keep the ATS current and report on pipeline status, time-to-fill and source effectiveness. Qualifications You've recruited for, or worked inside, a media agency (planning, buying, programmatic, strategy, account management or similar). 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, agency-side or in-house. Proven sourcing skills, including Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter. Strong screening and assessment skills, with a track record of candidates who get hired and stay. Confident working directly with hiring managers and pushing back when requirements are unrealistic. Clear, professional written and verbal communication. Self-directed and organized; able to manage several open roles within a 20-hour week. Comfortable working as an independent contractor. The pay range for this role is: $50.00 per hour About Mile Marker We are a modern omnichannel agency uniquely connecting data, creative and media to accelerate results for growth marketers. Mile Marker is an agency where content fuels performance, media drives outcomes, and data underpins an engine that eliminates the gaps that slow down enterprise growth marketers. This unified growth engine feeds a learning system within Relay, our open-powered marketing stack, ensuring every impression, message and experience is built for a business outcome. Mile Marker’s client roster includes FreshPet, DoorDash, Spectrum, Webster Bank, TrueGreen, HelloFresh and Harry’s, among others. We are a team of strategists, media experts, creatives, innovators and analysts. Over 100 Milers (our humans) strong with hybrid-offices in New York City and San Francisco. For more information, go to www.milemarkeragency.com .