Senior Strategic Talent Sourcer, Creative Recruiting

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

The Senior Strategic Sourcer, Creative Recruiting is part of Publicis Groupe’s centralized Talent Acquisition Operations function and plays a key role in our CRM, candidate pipeline, and proactive sourcing strategy. This role leads hands on sourcing efforts across multiple departments, communities, capabilities, and skill sets, with a particular focus on identifying and engaging specialized Creative talent. The Senior Sourcer will partner closely with recruiters and stakeholders to understand talent needs, develop sourcing strategies, build and nurture candidate pipelines within our CRM, and continuously improve how we identify and engage top talent through our systems, technology, and market insights.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Groupe wide resources, talent market insights, and stakeholder partnerships to identify current and future talent gaps and independently develop sourcing and pipelining strategies to address those needs
• Drive strategic talent acquisition and sourcing initiatives through effective use of systems and tools, including CRM, ATS, AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT, and external sourcing platforms, in partnership with recruiting and sourcing teams
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies using a multifaceted approach that considers diversity and inclusion, specialized skill sets, relevant experience, talent availability, and evolving business needs
• Build and manage strategic talent pipelines within the CRM, utilizing effective tagging, segmentation, candidate engagement, and nurturing strategies to support both immediate and future hiring needs
• Champion sourcing best practices and documented approaches outlined by Talent Acquisition Operations while identifying opportunities to improve sourcing processes, technology utilization, and overall effectiveness
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring teams to develop and execute sourcing strategies for active, specialized, and difficult to fill Creative roles
• Develop a deep understanding of Publicis Groupe’s talent structures, departments, capabilities, and Creative communities to effectively identify and connect the right talent with opportunities across the Groupe
• Perform operational and administrative functions related to sourcing and Talent Acquisition Operations as needed while independently managing sourcing priorities and pipeline initiatives

Qualifications

• 4 years of sourcing and/or recruiting experience, with Creative, agency, or advertising experience strongly preferred
• 4 years of experience sourcing and/or recruiting for Creative roles across multiple levels, including Designers, Copywriters, UI/UX, Art Directors, Creative Directors, VP, SVP, and other specialized Creative talent
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing proactive sourcing strategies, engaging passive talent, and building pipelines for specialized or difficult to fill roles
• Strong experience using various recruiting and sourcing systems and tools, including ATS, CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, and similar platforms, with iCIMS preferred
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence and demonstrated ability to leverage AI features and tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude for sourcing strategies, talent intelligence, research, and workflow optimization
• Experience with SharePoint or Content Management Systems (CMS) is preferred
• Process oriented, with demonstrated ability to independently manage sourcing priorities while identifying opportunities to improve technology utilization, processes, and efficiencies
• An empathetic disposition, always interacting with candidates and internal teams with the utmost professionalism and respect
• The ability to effectively partner with recruiters and stakeholders, address complex talent needs, and achieve sourcing goals without sacrificing a best in class candidate experience
• An advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, consistently building sourcing strategies that create opportunities for candidates with varied backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets
• A desire to learn and take on new challenges, driven from a place of curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable and inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply.

Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 to USD $107,835.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, and paid time off.

The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/9/2026.