Creative Recruiter
Snowball
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About Snowball
We're building the best YouTube agency in the world, having assembled a crazy-talented group of YouTube minds who've collectively generated over 110 billion views. Our founder, Ryan Hashemi, built Jubilee to 14 million subscribers and trained the person who now runs MrBeast's studio. Our team hails from iconic brands like WIRED, Vogue, and Mini Katana. We help the world's biggest brands crack the code on YouTube and make content people actually want to watch, at scale.
Why This Role Matters
Beyond crushing YouTube content strategy for our brand partners, Snowball helps build the YouTube discipline inside these brands from the ground up. This involves finding and signing the creative producers, video directors, and editors who will define organic storytelling for them on YouTube. As a Creative Recruiter, you will build the dream teams that power groundbreaking YouTube content for our clients, having the pleasure of landing incredible creatives their dream jobs where they can truly do their best work.
What You'll Do as a Creative Recruiter
- Own full-cycle recruitment for creative roles, including video producers, editors, heads of video, and other YouTube-native storytellers.
- Get creative with sourcing, hunting beyond LinkedIn to platforms like Discord, Instagram, film schools, and niche creative communities.
- Evaluate portfolios like a creative director, spotting unique creative sensibilities and raw potential, and understanding the difference between visually appealing and good storytelling.
- Partner with leadership and clients to scope roles, define what “great” looks like, and ensure exceptional creative talent is brought on every time.
- Build and maintain Snowball’s creative talent bench.
- Be the face of Snowball to hundreds of top creatives.
Who You Are
- 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in creative, production, or media environments.
- Deep understanding of production, new media, and YouTube, with the ability to converse expertly with creatives. Bonus points if you have a production or film-school background.
- Experience with Ashby ATS (or similar applicant tracking systems).
- Comfortable managing multiple client relationships and competing creative pipelines effectively.
- Obsessed with culture, content, and people, with genuine excitement to help build the team redefining YouTube.
What We Offer
- Competitive health, vision, and dental benefits.
- Remote-first work environment with flexible hybrid options.
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO).
- 401(k) plan.
- Ground-floor opportunity at a fast-growing creative company.
- Direct mentorship from Snowball’s creative leadership.
- A+ team culture rooted in clarity, creativity, and overdelivering for clients.
Our Values
- Work hard, learn harder.
- Be effectively proactive.
- Overdeliver for clients.
- Be kind by being clear.
- A+ players only.
Key skills/competency
- Full-cycle Recruitment
- Creative Sourcing
- Portfolio Evaluation
- Client Partnership
- Talent Bench Management
- YouTube Content Production
- New Media Expertise
- Ashby ATS
- Creative Strategy
- Stakeholder Management
How to Get Hired at Snowball
- Research Snowball's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume and portfolio: Customize your application to highlight creative recruitment success, deep YouTube knowledge, and exceptional portfolio evaluation skills, specifically addressing the company's focus on new media.
- Showcase creative sourcing strategies: During interviews, articulate your unique approaches to finding talent beyond traditional platforms, providing specific examples relevant to creative roles.
- Demonstrate YouTube expertise: Be prepared to discuss industry trends, key creators, and successful YouTube strategies, proving your ability to 'talk the talk' with creative professionals.
- Prepare for value-based questions: Align your responses with Snowball's values such as 'Work hard, learn harder' and 'Overdeliver for clients,' showing how your past actions reflect these principles.
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