Recruiter

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V. is seeking a Recruiter to drive end-to-end talent acquisition from its Chicago on-site office, handling permanent, contract, and contract-to-hire roles. The role centers on acting as a candidate advocate and consultative partner to internal teams, delivering high-volume, multi-geo sourcing with a strong focus on candidate experience. This position sits at the core of Publicis' recruiting operations, partnering with hiring managers to elevate interview rigor and ensure quality hires through evidence-based decision making.

Responsibilities

• Source and screen qualified candidates using internet job boards, employee referrals, search engines, and web resume mining techniques.
• Guide candidates through the interview process, set expectations, provide constructive feedback, and negotiate and close offers.
• Provide regular updates to the Talent Acquisition team and Hiring Managers on progress for open positions.
• Partner with Hiring Managers to define requirements and shape recruitment strategy for designated roles.
• Build proactive candidate pools ahead of need for quicker fulfillment.
• Coordinate, track, and manage in-person and phone interviews across multiple time zones.
• Maintain recruitment tracking and reporting, and enhance reports where possible.
• Fully and accurately utilize the applicant tracking system and other Talent Acquisition tools.
• Contribute to ad hoc project work as needed.
• Represent the Publicis brand with professionalism and personality.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing, outreach, and workflow efficiency while applying critical judgment to ensure relevance and accuracy.
• Assess candidate capability using a multi-source approach, synthesizing resumes, interviews, and assessments to differentiate demonstrated skill from surface-level presentation.
• Apply an evidence-based approach to hiring decisions, documenting how conclusions were formed and avoiding reliance on intuition or isolated data points.
• Use structured probing and follow-up to evaluate depth and consistency, ensuring evaluations reflect real capability and applied judgment.
• Exercise prudent use of AI, data, and recruiting technologies, balancing efficiency with compliance, privacy, fairness, and long-term credibility.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to raise interviewing standards, align on evidence requirements, and promote consistent, high-quality evaluation practices.

Requirements

• 1+ years of recruiting experience.
• Proven success filling marketing and/or advertising roles.
• Proactive contributor who seeks to grow knowledge of the advertising and marketing space.
• Organized, process-driven approach to staffing and onboarding.
• Solid experience with applicant tracking systems.
• Mastery of LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Professional and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical abilities.
• Team-oriented mindset with a genuine interest in collaborative work.
• Natural curiosity and a drive for self-directed learning.

Technologies

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Applicant Tracking System
• AI-enabled tools