IMA is a creative agency that builds brands people want to be part of. We are looking for a proactive and strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead our talent acquisition, development, and culture projects.

If you are a people-focused expert with a passion for employer branding and a desire to evolve talent practices in a fast-moving environment, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll get from us

• A chance to develop your career within an award-winning, people-first creative agency

• Member of the Institute of Practitioners for Advertising 

• Access to Paymenow and Payjoy to aid with financial wellbeing

• Enrolment into Medical Aid and Medical Insurance Gap Cover

• Disability cover

• The chance to become a part of a growing studio

• Global office locations

• Group life cover

The role

As the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will report to the Talent Aqusition and Development Lead and deliver global recruitment for IMA. You will ensure alignment with IMA's fair and consistent approach to recruitment, making recommendations where appropriate to evolve practices and ensure efficiency and effectiveness. You will be an ambassador for our learning, incusivity, IMA's culture, and ensure our employee value proposition is reflected across all touchpoints.

What you’ll be doing

• Proactively attracting candidates via direct recruitment channels and managing our presence on LinkedIn and our website

• Promoting and managing the applicant tracking system while ensuring candidate data remains compliant

• Consulting with line managers on resource needs and training them to deliver consistent, legally compliant recruitment

• Ensuring successful onboarding experiences and measuring satisfaction rates for both new employees and hiring managers

• Monitoring market trends in benefits and salary benchmarking to aid in employee retention

• Developing relationships with diverse talent sources

What we’re looking for  

• Working knowledge of current recruitment practices, including branding, advertising, interviewing, and offers

• Experience working in Creative Agency environments is a massive plus

• Experience managing acquisition tools such as LinkedIn, job boards, and applicant tracking systems such as Team Tailor.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent yourself and the business well

• Strong administrative organization and the ability to meet set deadlines while working independently

• A positive, proactive and approachable attitude with a flexible approach to a fast-moving environment

• Up-to-date employment law knowledge required for talent acquisition

Our values at IMA
We’re curious. We challenge. We commit.
These principles shape how we work — with each other, with clients, and with the world.

Apply now
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. If this Talent Acquisition Specialist role sounds like a fit, we’d love to hear from you.