# HR Generalist & Talent Acquisition Specialist

**Company:** [Spotlight](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/spotlight)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $50k – $66k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Recruiting, candidate sourcing, interviewing, candidate evaluation, ATS, Ashby, HRIS, Payroll, Google Workspace, Employee Relations
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Owns the company’s recruiting lifecycle, from outbound sourcing and initial interviews through candidate handoff, while managing onboarding, offboarding, payroll coordination, employee records, and employee relations. The role requires at least three years of HR or recruiting experience and strong communication and organizational skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- Own the recruiting process from job opening through candidate handoff or hire.
- Develop and execute proactive recruiting strategies.
- Source candidates through LinkedIn, email, direct messaging, job boards, professional networks, and other channels.
- Review applications and assess candidate qualifications.
- Conduct screening calls and first-round interviews.
- Develop interview questions and evaluation criteria.
- Evaluate candidates based on qualifications, communication, experience, cultural fit, and potential success.
- Provide objective feedback to hiring managers and leadership.
- Coordinate interviews and maintain a candidate pipeline in the ATS.
- Provide a professional candidate experience throughout the process.
- Improve recruiting processes and track metrics including applicants, interviews, sourcing activity, time-to-hire, and conversion rates.
- Build candidate pipelines for frequently hired positions.
- Write and optimize job descriptions and postings.

### HR Administration
- Manage employee onboarding, required documentation, equipment, systems access, and accounts.
- Manage offboarding, company property returns, and system-access removal.
- Maintain accurate employee records, HR policies, documentation, and compensation information.
- Track vacation, sick time, and other time off.
- Assist with payroll processing and coordinate with payroll providers or leadership.
- Help ensure HR processes are followed consistently.

### Employee Relations & Management Support
- Serve as a point of contact for HR questions and concerns.
- Partner with managers and leadership on performance and workplace issues.
- Support performance concerns and disciplinary situations.
- Participate in termination and offboarding processes.
- Handle sensitive employee information confidentially.
- Help identify and address employee-related issues proactively.

## Requirements

- 3+ years of professional HR and/or recruiting experience.
- Hands-on recruiting and outbound candidate-sourcing experience.
- Experience conducting phone or video screenings and first-round interviews.
- Experience recruiting for multiple types of roles.
- Strong understanding of the full recruiting lifecycle.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interviewing and candidate-evaluation skills.
- Excellent organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple open positions and HR responsibilities.
- Comfort handling confidential employee information.
- Experience with HRIS, ATS, Ashby, payroll, recruiting, or other HR technology platforms.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and common business software.

## Nice-to-Haves

- Experience in a fast-growing company or startup.
- Experience recruiting for remote or distributed teams.
- Experience recruiting for sales, marketing, account management, operations, or other professional roles.
- Experience in digital marketing, e-commerce, the creator economy, social media, or TikTok Shop.
- Experience building recruiting processes from the ground up.
- Experience supporting employees across multiple geographic locations.
- Payroll or employee-benefits administration experience.

## Compensation

- Annual salary: **$50,000–$65,500**.

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