B2B Agent - Marketing or Creative

At Creative People, we’ve built a human-first recruiting experience designed to help startups and enterprise organizations build best-in-class teams. We partner closely with our clients to understand their business, culture, and hiring goals—while ensuring every candidate feels supported, prepared, and confident throughout the process.

We see ourselves as an extension of our clients’ teams and brands. That means delivering a thoughtful, high-touch experience at every stage, providing meaningful market insight, and building relationships that go beyond a single hire. Our goal is to be a trusted talent partner our clients can rely on as their businesses grow.

We’re proud to serve as credible advisors to both clients and candidates, and we live by a simple mantra: we never let anyone down.

As a B2B Agent, you will:

• Develop and execute creative talent strategies aligned with clients’ hiring needs and business goals.
• Leverage multiple channels—including LinkedIn, text, and our database—to identify and engage top talent within your market.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline and network of qualified, relevant professionals.
• Conduct initial interviews to assess candidates’ experience, qualifications, motivations, and alignment with client opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted liaison between clients and candidates, ensuring clear communication and a seamless hiring experience.
• Provide timely, thoughtful feedback to candidates and proactively manage expectations throughout the process.
• Lead offer negotiations between clients and candidates to drive mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Build and deepen client relationships, developing a strong understanding of their business, culture, team structure, and evolving hiring needs.
• Engage with local clients in person through weekly meetings, pitches, lunches, drinks, and other relationship-building opportunities.
• Maximize your candidate network by proactively introducing strong talent across multiple relevant opportunities beyond active searches (“Gold Sendouts”).
• Stay current on industry trends, compensation benchmarks, talent availability, and competitive hiring practices.
• Act as a strategic advisor to clients by sharing market intelligence and providing guidance on hiring strategy, talent positioning, and candidate expectations.
• Represent Creative People at industry events, conferences, and meetups to expand client and candidate relationships and strengthen our presence in the market.

Requirements:

• 360 mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A strong network within the marketing and/or creative industries is a huge plus
• Ability to effectively articulate the needs of clients and the qualifications of candidates
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with candidates, clients, and internal stakeholders
• Experience in developing a robust network of relevant professionals
• Strong analytical skills to assess market trends and recruitment metrics
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to handle delicate negotiations regarding job offers, salary packages, and other employment terms.
• Expertise in using social media platforms (e.g., LinkedIn) for candidate sourcing
• Active participation in relevant communities and forums
• Commitment to staying updated on the latest industry specific trends and innovations
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and client needs
• Ethical approach to recruitment and talent acquisition
• Live and breathe c/p values

What we offer:

• Competitive salary + UNCAPPED commission
• 25 days PTO per calendar year
• 4 x Mental Health Days per calendar year (one per quarter)
• Monthly Health Club + DoorDash + phone allowances + more