People & Talent Manager (part-time)

YourStudio - People & Talent Manager - London - part-time (4-days per week)

YourStudio is a dynamic strategy and experience design agency specialising in creating next-generation experiences and environments for global brands and retailers. With studios in London, Melbourne, New York and LA, we work supportively as one global team to deliver award-winning experiences that are recognised globally. We create brand strategy and immersive environments, leveraging the senses through communication, digital and experience design. Our mission is to inspire human connection, with sustainable thinking embedded.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who make YourStudio what it is. That pride is reflected in being named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 , and in our status as a certified B Corp . It’s more than a badge — it’s a commitment to building a creative studio where people thrive, and where meaningful, values-led work comes to life every day.

Talent Pipeline, Headhunting & Hiring

• Proactively identify, headhunt, and engage top talent across design, strategy, client services, account management, and operations.

• Build and maintain a strong, future-focused talent pipeline, keeping relationships warm and relevant.

• Conduct market mapping to understand competitor agencies, emerging sectors, and evolving skillsets.

• Network widely through events, communities, referrals, and industry connections.

• Lead first-stage interviews, assessing both capability and cultural alignment.

• Act as a brand ambassador, ensuring all candidate interactions positively reflect our studio and values.

Candidate Experience & Employer Brand

• Own and continuously improve the end-to-end candidate experience, from first contact to offer.

• Clearly and enthusiastically communicate our culture, values, and creative approach.

• Support employer brand initiatives, including content creation, partnerships, events, and external visibility.

• Ensure hiring processes are inclusive, fair, and aligned with DEI best practice.

Employee Experience & People Initiatives

• Support the delivery of key employee experience initiatives in partnership with the Head of People. Contribute to learning and development activity, including:

  • Supporting training programmes and development pathways

  • Helping coordinate workshops, learning resources, and internal initiatives

• Play a role in onboarding, ensuring new joiners feel welcomed, supported, and set up for success.

• Act as a people-focused point of contact for employees, supporting engagement and connection across the business.

• Assist with engagement surveys, feedback cycles, and people insights to help shape future initiatives.

Graduate Schemes, Early-Career & Social Mobility

• Support the recruitment, planning, and ongoing management of graduate and early-career programmes.

• Build and maintain partnerships with universities, creative networks, youth organisations, and social mobility charities.

• Help design candidate assessments, workshops, and development opportunities for early-career talent.

• Track progress and engagement, ensuring participants feel supported and are developing throughout the programme.

Talent Operations & Coordination

• Draft job descriptions for review and final sign-off by hiring managers.

• Prepare interview questions and frameworks to ensure consistency and fairness.

• Maintain accurate candidate records and pipelines within the ATS / HRIS.

• Coordinate interview scheduling, candidate communications, and feedback collation.

• Support hiring communications internally and externally.

• Provide insights and reporting on hiring activity, pipeline health, and market trends.

• Support contractor management, including contracts and ongoing communication.

• Partner with Central Ops and Resource teams to understand and plan future skill and role needs.

• Assist with onboarding documentation and processes.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 4 years experience in a role of recruitment or talent sourcing, alongside exposure to project management of culture and engagement initiatives — ideally within a creative, design, or agency environment.

• Previous experience in creating and facilitating graduate or early career programmes

• Strong relationship-builder with an ability to engage confidently across all levels.

• Warm, clear communicator with a people-first mindset.

• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.

• Passionate about delivering an excellent candidate and employee experience.

• Genuine interest in learning, development, and people initiatives.

• Strong understanding of DEI principles and inclusive hiring practices.

• Enthusiasm for supporting early-career talent and social mobility pathways.
  

Culture, Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary of £40,000 - £55,000 per annum pro-rata, dependant on experience

• We value culture and collaboration, for this reason we operate a 3 day in the office and 2 day WFH hybrid working policy (2 days in office for 4-day week work pattern)

• Generous holiday allowance, including 25 days plus bank holidays, a well-being day, 2 community days and your birthday off! Alongside additional extra service allowance

• Private Medical Insurance

• 2 week Working Abroad Opportunity

• Opportunities to work from our global studios whilst travelling

• Dedicated learning platform

• Enhanced parental leave policies

• Lunch club, Thursday office drinks, Summer and Christmas parties!
  

We would love to hear from you!

YourStudio is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage applications from all interested parties; we are committed to making our recruitment process as inclusive as possible for every person that applies.

We work actively to create diverse teams, made up of people from different perspectives and lived experiences and are consistently committed to promoting equality and diversity and through this. We are developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring significant and positive contributions to our business and our clients.

You may read this job description and feel you do not match the requirements 100% but we encourage you to apply as we match individuals to the business. We are a creative business so if you feel you could express your experience in a different way then feel free to do so.

Accommodations are available, upon request, for all stages of the interview and employment process for those with a disability or medical need during any stage of the recruitment process.