Talent Acquisition Specialist

Brass Finch Brands Everyday products, thoughtfully made. Brass Finch Brands develops and distributes home-organization, kitchen, and personal-care products sold through major retailers and the company’s online stores. Its teams manage product development, e-commerce, wholesale partnerships, and fulfillment from offices and distribution facilities across the Midwest. The company combines the resources of an established consumer-products business with the direct communication of a smaller organization. Talent Acquisition Specialist Location: Chicago, Illinois Work arrangement: Hybrid — three days in the office and two days remote each week Employment: Full-time, salaried and exempt Schedule: Monday–Friday, generally 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week; occasional additional hours during high-volume hiring periods Base salary: $75,000–$90,000 per year, depending on relevant recruiting experience and demonstrated skills Annual bonus: Target bonus of 8% based on individual objectives and company performance Travel: Up to 10% for recruiting events and visits to company facilities Reports to: Director of People Operations The role Brass Finch is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage full-cycle hiring across e-commerce, marketing, customer support, supply chain, and corporate operations. You will typically manage 8–12 open positions at different stages while helping hiring managers run organized, consistent, and candidate-friendly selection processes. This is a hands-on individual contributor role for a recruiter who can source candidates, conduct structured interviews, keep searches moving, and communicate clearly with both applicants and internal teams. What you will do Meet with hiring managers to clarify responsibilities, requirements, compensation, and interview plans before opening a position. Write and publish clear job descriptions across appropriate job boards and sourcing channels. Review applications, source passive candidates, and conduct initial interviews. Manage candidate communication, interview scheduling, feedback collection, and offer preparation. Build pipelines for recurring positions in customer support, sales, e-commerce, and distribution operations. Advise hiring managers on market availability, compensation expectations, and realistic recruiting timelines. Maintain accurate candidate records and hiring data in the applicant tracking system. Track time to fill, offer acceptance, sourcing results, and candidate experience. Support career fairs, employee referrals, and selected employer-branding projects. What you need At least two years of full-cycle recruiting experience in an in-house or agency environment. Experience managing several searches simultaneously and communicating with multiple hiring managers. Working knowledge of candidate sourcing, behavioral interviewing, and offer coordination. Experience using an applicant tracking system and professional sourcing platforms. Strong written communication, organization, and follow-through. Ability to handle candidate and compensation information confidentially. Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience. Experience recruiting for consumer products, e-commerce, sales, supply chain, or high-volume operations would be helpful but is not required. What success looks like During the first 90 days, you will learn the company’s departments, recruiting systems, compensation structure, and approval process. You will begin managing active positions with support from the Director of People Operations. By six months, you should be able to independently manage a balanced group of searches, provide useful market guidance to hiring managers, maintain timely candidate communication, and keep recruiting records complete and accurate. Performance is evaluated through hiring quality, candidate and manager feedback, process accuracy, offer ac…

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