Senior Consultant – Permanent Recruitment
Client-Side Marketing & Media
London (Hybrid)
Background
We are hiring an experienced recruiter to join our growing permanent team, focused on supporting clients to hire mid–senior level talent across marketing and media. You’ll have the autonomy to build and shape your own desk, placing into one of the most respected client portfolios in the digital space.
Since launching in 2014, Pivotal has helped over 275 people find jobs in the last 12 months alone. We’re proud to partner with some of the most exciting and disruptive consumer brands including TikTok, Sky, Deliveroo, TripAdvisor, Harry’s, Carwow, and many more.
This role is ideal for someone with permanent recruitment experience who is hungry to grow, self-motivated, and excited to plug into a high-performance, high-reward environment.
The Role
- Build and grow your own permanent desk focused on client-side marketing and media roles
- Partner with VC-backed start-ups, scale-ups, and established brands, placing talent at mid–senior levels
- Leverage warm client relationships while identifying new commercial opportunities and winning new business
- Own and manage the full recruitment cycle from job brief to offer stage, providing an exceptional client and candidate experience
- Take ownership of your desk with full support from leadership, marketing, and operations
- Collaborate closely with your team to cross-sell and ensure a joined-up, strategic approach to client delivery
- Build long-term relationships with both clients and candidates, positioning yourself as a trusted expert in your space
Your Experience
- Minimum 2 years’ agency recruitment experience, within permanent recruitment
- Sector knowledge in marketing, media, ecommerce, or digital is preferred, but not essential
- A commercial and strategic mindset with the hustle to win business and grow accounts
- Confidence to sell into senior stakeholders and influence hiring decisions
- Track record of building or scaling a successful desk independently
- Brings pace, energy, and urgency—thriving in a high-activity, performance-led culture
- Strong communicator with a relationship-first, consultative approach
- You embrace new technology and tools - especially AI and are excited by how platforms like ChatGPT can streamline tasks, sharpen messaging and elevate your impact.
- Forward thinking and adaptable, with a curiosity for emerging tech. You see AI as a teammate, not a threat and are keen to experiment and integrate new tools into your workflow.
Why Pivotal
At Pivotal, we blend high performance with people-first values. We empower you with the tools, flexibility, and development to thrive.
Earning Potential
- No threshold commission
- Quarterly and annual bonuses
- Guaranteed 35%+ earnings-to-billings ratio (e.g., bill £200k, earn £70k+)
- Quarterly Big Biller celebrations
Career Development
- Clear, structured career path
- Bespoke induction and ongoing training
Work & Life Balance
- Hybrid working: 3 office days (Tues–Thurs)
- Flexible working hours (7:30–9am start, 4:30–6pm finish)
- 4 weeks ‘Work From Anywhere’ annually
- 4pm Friday finishes
- Weekly well-being hour
Culture & Recognition
- Monthly incentive budgets and quarterly socials
- Summer and Christmas parties
- Loyalty-based annual leave up to 28.5 days
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Values-driven culture: Motivated. Accountable. Connected. Professional
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Pivotal is passionate about building an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.
Application Process
We are actively hiring across several teams and levels. If you’re an experienced recruiter with marketing, media or creative recruitment experience and looking for a new challenge in permanent recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply, please apply via our website to ensure a consistent screening process.