Whizz HR, leading digital recruitment firm is now on a look out for Technical Recruiter.

Recruitment Manager – Advertising, Creative & Marketing

Industry: Recruitment Consultancy / Talent Acquisition

Experience: 5–8 Years

Location: [Insert Location]

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and agile Recruitment Manager to lead our recruitment operations, with a strong understanding of the advertising, creative, digital and marketing communications industry.

The ideal candidate should have prior experience working with advertising agencies or a recruitment firm specialising in creative and advertising talent. They should have an in-depth understanding of agency structures, creative functions, talent requirements and the ability to identify and attract high-quality talent across creative, strategy, client servicing, digital and marketing roles.

The candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment, developing client relationships, building talent networks and leading a team of recruiters to deliver quality hiring solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

- Manage end-to-end recruitment mandates across advertising agencies, creative agencies, digital agencies and marketing organisations.
- Handle hiring across creative and non-creative functions, including:Creative Directors, Executive Creative Directors and Art Directors etc.
- Understand client briefs and translate them into effective talent search strategies.
- Build and maintain a strong database of creative and advertising professionals.
- Ensure quality, timely closures and a positive candidate experience.

2. Industry Knowledge & Talent Mapping

- Have a strong understanding of the advertising and creative agency ecosystem.
- Be familiar with leading advertising agencies, independent creative shops, digital agencies, design studios and production houses.
- Understand agency hierarchies, creative teams, designations, reporting structures and salary benchmarks.




- Identify passive talent and build relationships with senior creative professionals.
- Stay updated on industry movements, talent trends and emerging creative skill sets.

3. Client Management & Business Development

- Build and maintain strong relationships with advertising and creative agency clients.
- Understand client hiring needs, organisational structures and business requirements.
- Participate in client meetings and recruitment discussions.
- Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and generate new recruitment mandates.
- Ensure high levels of client satisfaction and repeat business.

4. Team Management & Leadership

- Lead, mentor and manage a team of recruiters.
- Allocate recruitment mandates and monitor individual and team performance.
- Set recruitment targets, track KPIs and ensure timely delivery.
- Conduct regular reviews and provide guidance to improve sourcing and closure capabilities.
- Build a performance-driven recruitment culture.

5. Recruitment Operations

- Monitor recruitment pipelines, interview coordination and offer closures.
- Maintain recruitment MIS, reports and dashboards.
- Track metrics such as time-to-hire, closure ratios, sourcing effectiveness and revenue generation.
- Ensure adherence to recruitment processes and service delivery standards.

Desired Candidate Profile
- 2-4 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or recruitment consultancy.
- Prior experience working with an advertising agency, creative agency or recruitment firm specialising in advertising and creative hiring is essential.
- Strong understanding of creative, advertising, digital and marketing functions.
- Good network within the advertising and creative industry.
- Experience in handling mid-level and senior-level creative mandates.
- Proven experience in managing recruitment teams and client relationships.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to manage recruitment delivery as well as client development.

Please send your resumes at [email protected] Warm regards,

Whizz HRmumba

📌 Recruitment Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Whizz HR
📍 Mumbai