Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology, Media & Content

Location: Dubai, Business Bay | Full-time | On-siteWhat we are looking forWe are looking for a fast, experienced and highly resourceful Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage high-volume hiring across technology, media, editorial, video, content, marketing and digital roles.This is a hands-on recruitment role. You will spend your day sourcing, contacting, screening and moving candidates through the hiring process quickly.We hire globally for roles such as:Software EngineersFull Stack DevelopersBackend & Frontend DevelopersDevOps & Infrastructure EngineersQA EngineersAI/ML EngineersData Engineers and Data SpecialistsProduct Managers and Technical Product rolesTechnical Leads and Engineering ManagersIT and Systems rolesJournalists and CorrespondentsInterviewersVideographersAI VideographersVideo EditorsContent CreatorsMedia and Editorial professionalsMarketing and digital talentWe regularly manage 10–15+ open positions per week, so you must be able to understand new roles quickly, adapt your sourcing strategy immediately and contact a high number of relevant candidates every day.You should know how to find talent beyond LinkedIn and Indeed — including GitHub, Stack Overflow, Upwork, freelance marketplaces, portfolio sites, technical communities, journalism platforms, creative communities, social media and niche job boards.You must be comfortable recruiting both technical candidates and creative/media professionals, and understand how to evaluate different types of talent.What you will doOwn end-to-end recruitment across technology, media, editorial, video, content, marketing and digital rolesSource global talent across different countries, time zones and talent categoriesBuild proactive candidate pipelines rather than relying only on job applicationsContact a high volume of candidates daily and keep pipelines moving quicklyQuickly understand new technical and non-technical roles and adapt your sourcing strategySource candidates through LinkedIn, GitHub, Upwork, technical communities, freelance platforms, portfolio sites, social media, niche job boards and other relevant channelsScreen candidates based on CVs, technical experience, portfolios, GitHub profiles, showreels, writing samples, published work and practical experienceCoordinate interviews, technical assessments, follow-ups and hiring steps with speed and precisionMaintain accurate candidate pipelines and recruitment recordsWork directly with leadership and hiring managers on urgent hiring prioritiesContinuously identify new sourcing channels and methods to improve hiring speed and candidate qualityManage multiple searches simultaneously without losing attention to detailRequirementsMinimum 5 years of hands-on talent acquisition/recruitment experienceStrong experience recruiting for technology roles, including software engineering, DevOps, QA, AI/ML, data, product or ITExperience recruiting for media, editorial, video, content, marketing or digital rolesProven ability to manage high-volume recruitment across multiple open positions simultaneouslyExperience sourcing globally across different countries and talent marketsStrong knowledge of sourcing platforms beyond standard job boardsAbility to understand technical job requirements well enough to identify relevant candidatesAbility to assess CVs, GitHub profiles, portfolios, showreels, writing samples, published work and other candidate outputs quicklyExcellent candidate research and sourcing skillsFast thinker, highly organized and proactiveComfortable switching between completely different roles and candidate profiles throughout the dayAble to work independently and take ownership of hiring targetsComfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change quicklyWilling to work with urgency and flexibility when required, particularly when hiring globally across different time zonesFluent English required.Not the right fit if:You mainly come from HR operations, payroll, administration or complianceYou are uncomfortable with high-volume daily candidate outreachYou have only recruited through LinkedIn, Indeed or standard job boardsYou have no experience recruiting technical/technology talentYou have never recruited media, creative, editorial, video, content or digital professionalsYou rely entirely on inbound applications instead of proactive sourcingYou are uncomfortable learning new technical roles quicklyYou need a slow, fully structured recruitment process to performYou are not comfortable managing many different searches at the same timeWhat we offerFull ownership of talent acquisitionDirect access to leadership and hiring managersOpportunity to build teams across technology and media from the ground upFast decisions and clear prioritiesCompetitive compensation based on experiencePremium office in Dubai JLTA high-speed environment with ambitious hiring goalsThe opportunity to recruit for a company operating at the intersection of robotics, AI, technology and media