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Perplexity is hiring an experienced Communications & Marketing Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting across the Communications, Marketing, Social, Editorial, Content, Events, and related functions. You will partner closely with Communications and Marketing leaders to define searches, build talent maps, assess candidates, and close hires who can elevate the quality of work.
This is a hands-on role requiring deep understanding of distinct disciplines. A strong product marketer needs technical fluency and launch experience; a communications leader is judged by counsel and writing quality; a growth marketer must show measurable business impact. You will evaluate candidates beyond titles and company names—reviewing portfolios, writing samples, campaign results, and clarifying individual ownership versus team contribution.
You will also help Perplexity use AI more effectively across recruiting, applying it to research, talent mapping, outreach, and workflow automation while maintaining high judgment standards and candidate experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own full-cycle recruiting across Communications & Marketing, turning ambiguous briefs into clear candidate profiles and sourcing strategies
- Build talent maps across technology companies, consumer brands, enterprise software, media organizations, and agencies
- Develop sourcing strategies specific to each discipline (writers, communications operators, product marketers, performance marketers)
- Evaluate candidates through portfolios, writing samples, and campaign context; help hiring teams build structured work-sample reviews
- Provide leaders with direct reads on pipeline quality, candidate tradeoffs, compensation, and market state
- Represent Perplexity credibly, explaining the product, company pace, and opportunity authentically
- Run thoughtful candidate processes from first conversation through close, including senior candidates with competing offers
- Use AI tools for research, sourcing, outreach, and recruiting operations; identify where automation improves speed and where recruiter judgment stays central
- Track pipeline health and search performance; adjust strategy early to prevent stalls
Requirements:
- 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with meaningful depth across Communications and Marketing
- Experience hiring across several areas: Product Marketing, Corporate or Executive Communications, Editorial, Content, Social Media, Brand, Growth, Demand Generation, Field Marketing, or Events
- Track record partnering closely with senior Communications or Marketing leaders on important and difficult searches
- Strong functional judgment understanding differences between product marketing, communications, editorial, brand, growth, and field marketing, including which backgrounds transfer well
- Comfort evaluating portfolios, writing samples, campaign work, and business results alongside hiring teams
- Strong writing and communication skills; ability to sharpen search briefs, write credible outreach, and communicate clearly with candidates and executives
- Experience recruiting in a high-growth startup or similarly fast-moving environment
- Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve sourcing, research, outreach, or recruiting workflows
- Fluency with modern ATS and recruiting systems (Ashby experience preferred)
- Sound judgment, attention to detail, and willingness to push back when market or candidate evidence does not support the original brief
- Ability to manage several distinct searches without giving candidates or hiring teams a generic experience
About Perplexity AI
AI / Data / Infrastructure — AI answer engine and search product for consumers and enterprises.
