Free Agency is a new talent startup (started in April, $2.35m raised). We provide job search and career management to tech talent. Hollywood entertainers and athletes have agents -- why shouldn’t everyone else? We’re not ready to share all the details publicly, but our product and business model allow us to pair closely with every candidate that comes to us looking for a career upgrade.
Our Talent Agents (alternatively: Reverse Recruiter, Career Coach) pair with our job-seeking or career-upgrading candidates. This means daily interaction, progress coaching, interview preparation, reverse recruiting, employer reach out, and more. You’ll help our candidates get placed, keep them happy and motivated along the way, and work with (or, at times, ‘against’) employers on the other side.
You might be good for this role if other job titles you're looking at include:
- Recruiter
- Career Coach
- Chief of Staff, Project Manager
- Community Manager
- Engineering Manager
We think your daily responsibilities will include:
- Daily contact with candidates to track job search progress & motivation
- Coaching candidates on interviews & negotiations
- Drafting and editing writing material on behalf of candidates
- Researching jobs, companies, and individuals to equip candidates with insights
- Proactively solving problems, answering questions, and otherwise enabling candidates
- Interacting with a community of mentors, alumni, and hiring managers
Things that you may want to know:
- While this is a full-time, onsite role, most of the above interactions with candidates and employers will take place over email, Slack, Zoom, and phone.
- We don't mind whether you're on the lesser or more experienced end of the spectrum. This role is adaptable based on seniority.
- You'll be person #3 or #4 with this job title. While we think we know what you'll be doing, you'll be key in helping us improve your job description.
- We’re focused on tech talent. While you don’t need to be technical, you do need to have high aptitude for the tech industry and its related nuances.
Internally, we expect you to mostly collaborate with:
- The co-founders.
- The Chief of Staff.
- Others on the Talent Team.
We try to look for aptitude and ability, not experience, but here are things that might hint to us that you're a fit:
- You have held some sort of management or mentorship role, whether in a job, as a volunteer, or during your education.
- You've held roles that required attention to detail and a consistent cadence of communication.
- You know the tech industry and about the ecosystems in New York & San Francisco.
Compensation: This depends on your experience and how much of the role we expect you to fulfill immediately. If you're a junior team member and we think you'll be great at 70% of the above but need time to learn the other 30%, you should expect to make around $100,000. If you're more senior and we think of you as someone who will own this role, assist in defining its future, and help us hire others, you could make around $150,000. We also offer equity in the business and we'll be extremely transparent during offer-stage as to the details of any equity offering.