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About this Associate Recruiter role at Horizontal Talent

Horizontal Talent · Onsite · St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

If you’re competitive, driven, and thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, we want to talk to you. This role is built for high performers with a sales mentality who aren’t afraid to pick up the phone, talk to strangers, and outwork the competition. We’re looking for someone who brings intensity, discipline, and urgency every day. If you’re coachable, competitive, and ready to perform at a high level, you’ll succeed here.


What you’ll do

  • Source, recruit, and close top creative and digital talent (UX/UI, marketing, content, PMs, developers, and more)
  • Leverage various technology, automation, and AI platforms to drive placements and a great candidate
  • Manage multiple searches at once and own the full recruiting lifecycle
  • Cold outreach, screening, interviewing, and candidate management
  • Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline and candidate relationships
  • Consistently attend industry networking events
  • Hit activity and performance metrics in a high-output environment


What you bring

  • Relentless work ethic and competitive mindset
  • Comfort with cold outreach and rejection
  • Strong communication and organization skills
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Marketing/creative knowledge a huge plus — not required


Compensation & Upside

  • In this role, you'll enjoy a competitive base salary of $45,000-$55,000/year depending upon experience, along with commission-based earnings. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on the posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position across all US locations as of the date of this
  • Clear performance metrics and fast ramp to earning commission
  • Your income is directly tied to your effort, consistency, and results


About Horizontal

At Horizontal, we deliver holistic, innovative solutions tailored for your technology, business strategy, creative and marketing needs via talent, team, and project solutions. Our vast expertise ensures flexible, diverse and tech-forward approaches that don’t just accomplish your unique goals but exceeds them. We live by five pillars: Collaboration, Greater Good, Integrity, Positive Energy, and Hustle.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources


Keywords: entry level recruiter, junior recruiter, agency recruiter, staffing recruiter, metrics-driven role, relationship building, pipeline development, fast-paced work environment, creative talent recruiter, recent grad, sales, customer service

The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

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How this Recruiter salary compares

This role pays $50,000/yr — below the typical range for Recruiter roles.

$50,000 median $114,000 $185,540

Typical range $74,000–$153,960/yr, from 1,240 comparable Recruiter listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Recruiter salary insights →

About Horizontal Talent

We connect talent with the companies shaping today’s world. We specialize in digital marketing, business & strategy and IT.

Every industry has its own language, regulations and metrics for success. At Horizontal Talent, we seek out and nurture people who have experience in specific industries. When we place them with clients who value their knowledge, everybody wins – talent shines brightly, clients get projects revved up faster and we have another happy story to add to our book.

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