Location: United States, Remote
Contract Type: Freelance / Contract-Based
Reports To: Director of Recruitment
Start Date: Summer 2025
We’re a boutique search firm dedicated to making a positive difference to our food system, by finding and recruiting top talent to high-impact organizations we work with. We partner with innovative food companies that are making a positive change to our food system. We help companies hire top professionals, using a no-nonsense recruitment approach, creative headhunting strategies, and deep industry knowledge to get the job done.
Our forte is our industry specialization. We have a deep network within plant-based foods, fermentation, cultivated meat & seafood, food waste reduction, novel ingredients, sustainable agriculture, and biomanufacturing, as well as adjacent industries such as biopharma, big food companies, climate tech, and traditional tech companies.
We do more than find talent.We bring the top professionals across all functions in food innovation to the select companies we work with—and we are tenacious, creative, and ruthlessly thorough when it comes to finding them.
The Role
We’re looking for a part-time / hourly Recruitment Specialist to support our hiring projects across our growing client base. You’ll help source, screen, and place professionals in impactful food system roles. This role is ideal for someone who loves connecting people, passionate about a sustainable food system and wants to support purpose-led work in a flexible way.
What You’ll Do
- Support the end-to-end recruitment process for our client hire projects
- Work closely with our Director of Recruitment to understand their project needs and ideal candidate profiles
- Proactively source, screen, and shortlist candidates who are aligned with both role requirements and organizational values
- Manage candidate communications and scheduling
- Stay informed on trends in food systems and social impact hiring
About You
- Previous experience in recruitment (agency or in-house)
- Strong communication and people skills—you enjoy connecting with others and building relationships
- Well-organized, responsive, and comfortable working independently on a flexible schedule
- Passionate about sustainability, improving our food system, or climate action
- Existing network in sustainable agriculture, food, climate, or impact sectors would be preferred
What We Offer
- Flexible, remote-first work
- Purpose-led work that supports people and the planet
- A collaborative, low-ego team culture
- Opportunities for growth, learning, and expanding your role over time
