Talent Agent / Auckland / OTE $100k+

Join New Zealand’s number one recruitment agency that specialises in procuring freelance, contract & full-time talent for the creative, digital & marketing industries.

We actively represent top-quality, high-performing local professionals, helping them realise their market value and career potential. Established in 2006, The Pond is driven by a dedicated team of experienced consultants.

You
For the right playmaker, The Pond Recruitment is offering the opportunity to grow with the business, earn financial rewards and ultimately make this role your own.

We are looking for an extroverted and ambitious talent agent (recruitment consultant if you prefer) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a client facing role. This person may come from the account management world and may be looking for a change from Agency-land – yet still wants to work alongside the greater creative, digital and marketing industries.

This is an exciting career opportunity within a brave, fun and agile business – it’s your chance to help to grow the client offering in a great team of talent agents, support staff, and over 100 key agency and corporate clients nationwide.

As a Senior Talent Agent, you will use your industry knowledge and expertise to oversee a live portfolio of 24 established and growing clients on a daily basis. Along with meeting their overall ongoing recruitment needs you’ll be kept busy booking New Zealand’s best freelance contractors, running recruitment projects, participating in the acquisition of new full-time applicants, advising and managing their career expectations, all the while liaising with and addressing those needs of the client.

Required Experience 

• Min 5 years’ relevant experience
• Proven skills and knowledge in agency client management, sales, or HR
• Has managed and serviced a variety of clientele

Day to day responsibilities include

• Developing and nurturing successful client relationships
• Actively pitching talented candidates with flair and passion
• Interviewing and working alongside candidates to develop their career goals, while providing sound support and advice
• Writing talent recommendations, negotiating rate/salary structures, confirming bookings & interviews, scripting talent briefs, advising on recruitment services and overall administration
• Developing and executing talent acquisition and sourcing plans
• Identifying candidate career motivations and pathways
• Writing job ads and recruitment proposals

Essential skills

• Strong knowledge of all things creative, design, marketing, media, sales, digital & tech
• Confident on the phone and enjoys talking to people
• Happy to advise and express a strong opinion
• Expert writing communications
• Familiar with Mac computer systems

The Reward

• Negotiable base salary
• OTE first year $ 100k+
• Uncapped commission (paid monthly)
• New business incentives
• Social & industry networking events
• 4.5 Day work weeks, finish 1:30pm Friday
• Mac Laptop + phone package 

Apply Today
If this sounds like you, apply today with a brief summary of why you may be interested in this position or contact The Pond’s Director’s, Leighton Howl on 021 702 573 / email: leighton@thepond.co.nz or Will Gregory on 022 838 7279 / email: will@thepond.co.nz for a confidential chat about the role.

We are only accepting applications from NZ residents at this time.