Project-Based Freelance Recruiter - Sales & Digital Marketing

Location: Remote
Engagement: Freelance / Project-Based

About the opportunity

We are a lead generation and digital marketing company looking for one experienced freelance recruiter to manage our recruitment projects.

Our priority is hiring cold callers, SDRs, PDRs, appointment setters, and other sales professionals serving the GCC market. You will also recruit for digital marketing and creative roles, including graphic designers, video editors, and account managers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage recruitment projects from sourcing and screening through interviews, offers, and joining.
• Source qualified candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, communities, and your existing network.
• Assess sales candidates’ cold-calling skills, communication, prospect qualification, objection handling, rebuttals, and ability to secure next steps.
• Conduct practical screening exercises and mock calls where appropriate.
• Evaluate candidates’ previous performance using relevant KPIs, including call activity, connection rates, qualified meetings booked, meeting attendance, and conversion rates.
• Understand how sales performance expectations differ by campaign, audience, and sales process within the GCC market.
• Screen creative and marketing candidates through relevant experience, portfolios, client exposure, and measurable results.
• Submit shortlisted candidates with clear screening notes, compensation expectations, availability, and reasons for recommendation.
• Coordinate interviews, maintain accurate recruitment trackers, and follow up with candidates through their start date.
• Provide regular progress updates and flag hiring challenges early.

Requirements

• Proven recruitment experience, ideally three or more years.
• Demonstrated success hiring cold callers, SDRs, PDRs, appointment setters, or other outbound sales professionals serving the GCC market.
• Practical understanding of outbound sales, call structure, objection handling, rebuttals, and sales KPIs.
• Experience recruiting for digital marketing, creative, or account management roles.
• Ability to assess candidates through structured interviews and practical evaluations.
• Strong English communication and interviewing skills; Arabic is an advantage.
• Strong sourcing, organization, candidate management, and follow-up skills.
• Reliable internet connection and a suitable home working environment.

Project commitment

Before accepting an assignment, you must confirm your capacity to deliver the agreed scope within the required timeline.

Once a project is accepted, you are expected to dedicate sufficient time and attention to meet its hiring targets, screening standards, reporting requirements, and communication commitments. Any potential delays or capacity constraints must be communicated promptly.

Benefits

An agreed fee per project, based on the number and complexity of vacancies, scope of work, and delivery timeline. Deliverables, payment milestones, and any replacement commitments will be confirmed before work begins.