Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

We're hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our recruiting team and the candidates moving through our hiring process. This role will serve as a face of the Ovative brand from the very first candidate touchpoint, partner closely with Sr. Recruiters on day-to-day recruiting operations, and actively look for ways to make our process smarter - using AI, automation, and a proactive mindset to eliminate friction and drive efficiency across our recruiting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting Operations
• Manage portions of full-cycle recruiting for assigned roles (primarily early-career and junior positions), including:
• Posting roles and managing applicant flow
• Screening resumes and conducting phone screens
• Coordinating interviews and debriefs
• Managing candidate communication and scheduling
• Maintain an excellent candidate experience that reflects Ovative values and our inclusive culture.
• Keep Workday data and pipelines clean and up to date (status changes, notes, tags, and reporting fields).
• Partner with Sr. Recruiters and TS leadership on offer letter prep, and pre-onboarding logistics .
• Support university/early talent and other volume pipelines as needed (campaigns, events, logistics , follow-up).
• Process, Automation, and AI
• Quickly l earn our current tools and workflows (Workday, calendaring, assessments, templates) - then ask "what if we didn't do it this way?"
• Identify manual, repetitive steps (e.g., scheduling, basic email templates, data pulls) that could be streamlined and bring forward ideas to do so .
• Help create and maintain playbooks, SOPs, and quick-reference guides for new processes and tools.
• Bring a continuous improvement mindset - surface what's working, what's not, and propose practical solutions.
• Required Qualifications :
• 1 - 2 years work experienc e demonstrating ability to deliver significant impact
• S trong organizational skills; able to juggle multiple roles, candidates, and stakeholders with attention to detail
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and comfort learning new tools (e.g., Workday, reporting tools, AI platforms)
• Experience using Excel/Sheets or similar tools for basic tracking, reporting, or analysis
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication with candidates and internal partners
• Demonstrated commitment to DEI
• Pay Transparency:
• For this entry-level Analyst position, the base salary is $60,000. In addition, there is an annual bonus opportunity of up to 10% of base salary ($6,000).
• Benefits of Working at Ovative Group:
• We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
• Culture:

Benefits

Additional Information

About Ovative Group: Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. Leveraging our deep industry expertise, we help brands like Best Buy, Domino's, American Eagle, The Home Depot, Post, Disney, Tumi, Michael Kors, Boost Mobile, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and measurement programs. The result? Profitable growth that speaks for itself. At Ovative, we don't just track data, we redefine success. How do we do it? Our proprietary MarTech platform, EMRge helps businesses transform marketing into a driver of sustainable growth. Powered by Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), our differentiated approach to holistic media buying, planning, and measurement, EMRge is the first MarTech platform to measure businesses holistically. We're all about raising the bar every day, and it shows. Our work has been recognized by organizations like Digiday, Google, Inc. 5000, USA Today, and Search Engine Land. Important Information: Thanks for your interest in Ovative Group and our college recruiting efforts. While we have the job posted here for visibility, we conduct all application & recruitment efforts for this role via Ripplematch, an early-career recruitment platform. Please apply ONLY via Ripplematch Here . Thank you! Location : Minneapolis, MN This job requires permanent US work authorization. We are unable to accept candidates with temporary work authorization ( e.g. CPT, OPT), nor candidates who will require work visa sponsorship (now or in the future). ------------------------------------------------------

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