Creative Recruiter

Squarespace provides creative tools and services to help anyone build and manage their brand online. For more than a decade, we’ve empowered millions of people from individuals and local artists, to entrepreneurs building the world’s most iconic businesses to take control of their online presence like never before. By blending elegant design and sophisticated engineering, Squarespace sets the new standard for modern publishing.

As part of our recruiting team, you will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating and closing candidates, and for guiding them through a smooth and memorable interviewing experience. You will also help refine and evolve our hiring processes and practices as we scale towards 1000+ employees. You are innovative in your approach, preferring to experiment with new and unexpected tactics, rather than stick to traditional best-practices. If you combine your passion for design, technology and outstanding recruitment skills, we offer the opportunity to work directly with senior-level management and top-flight creative talent. By connecting candidates to Squarespace’s core values and product vision, you will be the driving force in growing an award-winning creative team that will shape the future of the web.

* Provide an efficient, high-touch experience for every candidate from application to offer, acting as candidate advocate, evaluating skill level, and driving the interview and offer processes including reference checks, compensation recommendations, and closing of candidates * Develop and execute hiring strategy for top creative and design candidates, and meet quarterly hiring targets * Design and implement hiring processes optimized for scale and high growth * Source active and passive candidates through various channels and mediums * Collaborate with leadership including C-level, VPs, Directors, Managers, Team Leads to understand and define hiring needs and establish effective processes to support those goals * Communicate effectively with the interview team to ensure preparedness during the interview process * Manage the full recruiting cycle process (through onboarding) to ensure a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience * Be a Squarespace ambassador at events including industry conferences, career fairs, university recruiting tours, etc.

* Impressive track record of success within creative recruiting (either agency or internal) * You have an eye for design and have a keen ability to identify top-notch portfolios * You're an excellent sourcer and can spot the not so obvious candidates (sourcing designers out of top companies with degrees from great schools is easy) * You keep up to date with the latest web design trends and associated technologies * You're not afraid to dig into the data to identify inconsistencies, anomalies, and roadblocks * You stay hip to new recruiting tools; how can we work smarter? * You love process and are always striving to optimize and improve * You're a great listener and communicator; you're not intimidated when speaking with senior creatives * Experience with Greenhouse or a similar ATS is a plus