About the RoleThis is not a resume-screening role and not a "find profiles and pass them along" job.
You will own pipeline generation across our most critical open roles - engineering, sales, and operations - working directly with our recruiter and founders to identify, engage, and warm up the candidates we actually want to talk to.
If you view sourcing as a mix of research, outbound sales, and creative detective work, this role is for you.
This is a high-output, high-ownership role. The quality of your pipeline directly determines the quality of our hires.
What You'll DoBuild and own top-of-funnel pipeline- Proactively source candidates across Engineering and Sales roles using LinkedIn, personal networks, referrals, and non-obvious channels
- Run targeted outbound campaigns - crafting personalized messages that actually get responses, not copy-paste templates
- Maintain a warm pipeline of candidates at all stages - not just active applicants, but future hires we haven't opened a role for yet
- Identify and engage passive candidates who aren't looking but should be
Partner closely with recruiting and leadership- Work directly with our recruiter and hiring managers to deeply understand each role - not just the job description, but what "great" actually looks like
- Calibrate continuously on signal vs. noise - what profiles are converting and why
- Flag patterns in the market: where the talent is, where the competition is hiring from, what's moving people
Run outreach with rigor and creativity- Write compelling, personalized outreach across LinkedIn, email, and other channels
- A/B test messaging approaches and iterate based on response rates
- Keep candidates warm through thoughtful, timely follow-up
Own sourcing operations- Keep our ATS (Ashby) clean and up to date - every candidate tracked, every stage logged
- Track sourcing metrics: outreach volume, response rates, pipeline conversion, time-to-screen
- Identify bottlenecks and bring solutions, not just status updates
What We're Looking ForSourcing depth, not just breadth- 4+ years of sourcing or recruiting experience, ideally at a fast-moving startup or agency
- Proven ability to build pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and GTM roles
- Experience with using AI and sourcing tools. (Cursor, Juicebox, Linkedin Recruiter, etc.)
Sharp outreach instincts- You write messages people actually respond to - specific, human, and relevant
- You understand that sourcing is persuasion, and you're good at it
- You know when to follow up and when to move on
High output, high ownership- You run multiple searches simultaneously without dropping balls
- You track your own metrics and hold yourself accountable to them
- You surface problems before they become blockers
Logistics- Available full-time hours (40 hrs/week) on a 1099 contract basis
- Comfortable working in-person at our SF office or remotely
- Immediate or near-immediate availability preferred
What You'll Get- Direct impact: The candidates you source become Artie's future team - your fingerprints are on every hire
- Close partnership: Work directly with our recruiter and founding team, not buried in a sourcing queue
- Real ownership: You'll own the pipeline for roles that matter, with full visibility into outcomes
- Path to more: Strong performance opens the door to a full-time role as Artie scales its talent function
This is a contract position. Compensation is $60 - $70 hourly, commensurate with experience.
