About Darkroom

Darkroom is the next-generation growth marketing firm engineering the brands of tomorrow. We fuse human creativity with Matter, our proprietary AI commerce layer, to deliver category-defining creative and measurable performance for some of the most innovative consumer companies.

We’ve driven billions in attributable revenue, earned recognition on the Inc. 5000, and our founders have been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for advancing the future of AI, creativity, and advertising.

About the Role

Darkroom is hiring a Director of People (Talent Acquisition) to build and lead a high-performance recruiting organization. This is not an HR generalist role — it is a mission-critical leadership position responsible for architecting an internal recruiting engine that operates with the rigor, speed, and quality of a top-tier executive search firm.

You will manage a team of 3–4 Recruiters and partner closely with our VP, Creative Operations (Darragh Rose) to deliver a predictable, high-quality recruiting function that fuels Darkroom’s rapid scaling. You’ll own a 20–30 role pipeline at any given time, lead searches for senior-level positions directly, and elevate Darkroom’s internal talent bar across all departments.

We are looking for someone who is hungry, driven, resourceful, highly organized, and deeply motivated to build something exceptional inside a world-class creative and AI-powered company.

What You’ll Do

Recruiting Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters and a People Ops partner
Build and enforce daily/weekly recruiting operating rhythms
Ensure high-speed, high-quality execution across all open roles

High-Impact Hiring

Personally headhunt senior leadership roles — no outsourcing required
Build proactive pipelines across creative, media, strategy, digital, ops, and executive functions
Represent Darkroom with excellence when speaking to senior-level candidates

Operational Excellence

Build systems, processes, scorecards, and reporting that make recruiting predictable
Track pipeline health meticulously and maintain exceptional organization
Partner with VP, Creative Operations on workforce planning and prioritization

Strategic Partnership

Work cross-functionally with department heads to understand team needs
Align sourcing and recruiting resources with agency scaling priorities
Provide insights to senior leadership regarding hiring performance and candidate quality

Who You Are

5+ years in high-volume recruiting (agency, startup, or executive search)
Proven experience managing or leading recruiters
Strong headhunting ability; able to fill senior U.S.-based roles
Exceptionally organized and systems-driven
Outstanding communication skills — near-native English required
High-energy, motivated, accountable, and proactive
Based in Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Brazil, or the UK
Able to work EST hours and travel to NYC as needed

You’ll Thrive Here If You Are:

Hungry and ambitious with a builder’s mindset
Highly accountable and fast-paced
Obsessed with delivering results, not just process
Excited to help shape the talent engine behind one of the most innovative creative-performance organizations

Opportunity Statement

Darkroom is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements

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