
Posted 9 days ago
Creative Recruiter
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The Creative Recruiter sources, screens, and hires creative talent across video production, motion design, and digital design for a tech startup studio, owning the hiring pipeline end-to-end.
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Location
Must be based in the United States.
About Nen Creative
Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas into the world, creating the brands and stories that fuel their growth.
Since 2022, we've partnered with some of the world's top founders and institutions, including Amazon, Andreessen Horowitz, Cursor, Mercor, Listen Labs, Tech Week, Cartesia, and many more.
We're growing quickly and looking for ambitious people who want to help build the company alongside us.
About the Role
Nen Creative is looking for a Creative Recruiter to help us identify, source, and screen top talent — with a clear priority on creative roles across video production, motion, design, and creative operations.
This role is ideal for someone with strong taste who understands creative work deeply and knows how to identify high-potential talent beyond just resumes. You'll work closely with our leadership and production team to help scale the company by building a stronger hiring pipeline across a range of disciplines — creative first, but ultimately everything from production to operations to client leadership.
What You'll Do
Source and identify creative talent across production, animations, cinematography, editing, design, and other creative roles
Review portfolios, reels, resumes, and past work to help identify strong candidates
Conduct initial outreach, screenings, and introductory interviews
Help organize and improve our hiring process, candidate pipeline, and recruiting systems
Work closely with leadership to understand hiring needs, skill gaps, and role requirements
Coordinate interviews, feedback, and candidate communication
Help proactively build relationships with high-quality creative talent before hiring needs become urgent
Assist with writing and refining job postings and recruiting materials
Support both freelance/contract and full-time hiring efforts
What We're Looking For
Strong understanding of creative industries, including video production, motion design, branding, or digital design
Strong creative judgment and ability to evaluate portfolios and reels
Comfortable speaking with creative talent and assessing fit beyond technical skill alone
Experience recruiting for creative, agency, startup, or production environments preferred
Self-directed and able to operate independently
Strong proficiency in utilizing tools & AI to improve workflows
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
Strong attention to detail and follow-through
Why Join Us
Work directly with the partners on ambitious, high-impact projects across some of the most interesting companies in tech
Own hiring end-to-end, with real influence over who joins and how the team grows
Help shape the brands, narratives, and stories of the next generation of tech companies
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), PTO, and company holidays
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