Back to jobs
New

Senior Recruiter, Retail (Temporary)

New York, NY

Studs is a category-defining ear piercing and earring brand named one of “the 10 most innovative companies in retail for 2023” by Fast Company. Studs connects ear piercing with aftercare and earring shopping to create an end-to-end Earscaping® experience. We offer a better retail and digital experience that prioritizes safety and expertise in a cool, fun and welcoming environment, along with a wide earring assortment—all at an accessible price point.

Salary Range: Annualized target of $125,000–$135,000

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid preferred)

Type: Full Time, Temporary (estimated 6 month term)

 

This is a temporary assignment with an expected six-month term and the potential to extend or convert to a permanent role based on performance and business needs. The Senior Recruiter (Retail Focus) will own full-cycle recruiting for Studs’ core retail roles—driving consistent, high-quality hiring across Piercers, Apprentices, and Studio Managers nationwide. This is a true recruiting role, focused on sourcing, screening, and closing exceptional talent at scale.

The six-month assignment is designed to strengthen and stabilize Studs’ retail recruiting engine, with an annualized hiring demand of ~100–125 roles across Piercers, Apprentices, and Studio Managers. During this period, success will be measured by improved candidate quality, faster time-to-fill, and reduced burden on internal teams (Piercing Educators, Senior Piercing Educators, and Retail leadership). The recruiter is expected to deliver roughly 40–50 hires during this initial phase while establishing the systems, pipelines, and standards to sustain long-term hiring performance.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, high-volume recruiter who thrives on pace, autonomy, and relationships—someone who actively hunts for great talent, builds deep pipelines, and takes ownership of outcomes from first outreach through offer close.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Piercing & Studio Leadership Recruiting (Core Focus)

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for Studs’s Training Academy program for piercers across existing and new markets.
  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for studio leadership roles across existing and new markets.
  • Build and sustain high-quality, evergreen pipelines to support national hiring.
  • Actively source, engage, and close top talent using creative search strategies, referrals, and direct outreach.
  • Partner closely with the Piercing Education team and Regional Managers to calibrate candidate quality and streamline evaluation - ensuring their time is focused on final-stage assessment and development.
  • Develop sourcing strategies for difficult markets and maintain a strong candidate bench ahead of turnover or expansion.
  • Support consistent staffing and quality standards across all studios by improving candidate fit and retention outcomes.

Recruiting Excellence & Enablement

  • Drive discipline and consistency in postings, interview flow, candidate communications, and evaluation standards.
  • Maintain data accuracy and pipeline hygiene in Greenhouse in partnership with People Ops.
  • Coach hiring managers on interview structure and selection discipline to strengthen decision quality and reinforce brand standards.
  • Identify and implement process improvements that increase hiring velocity and elevate the candidate experience.
  • Provide light support for HQ searches (fewer than 10 roles annually) as bandwidth allows, ensuring candidate quality, brand alignment, and a consistent experience across all hiring tiers.

Reporting & Communication

  • Deliver weekly updates to the VP of People on open roles, hires, and pipeline health.
  • Flag risk areas early (e.g. regional gaps, market challenges, or delays tied to NSO timelines).
  • Partner with Finance and Retail leadership to ensure hiring cadence aligns with training cycles and studio launch plans.

 

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with a strong track record in high-volume or retail environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage 25–30 active requisitions concurrently and deliver 40–50 hires over a six-month horizon.
  • Expert sourcing skills with demonstrated success finding and engaging passive candidates.
  • High judgment and discernment in assessing capability, culture fit, and readiness.
  • Clear, persuasive communicator who builds trust quickly with both candidates and internal partners.
  • Organized, data-literate, and comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced, high-growth setting.
  • Experience with Greenhouse or similar ATS required; proficiency with Google Workspace preferred.
  • Available to work a full-time schedule (40 hours per week, Monday through Friday) for a minimum of 6 months. 

 

Benefits & Perks

  • Flexible Work Environment (3 days in office, 2 days work from home)
  • Paid Safe & Sick Leave
  • Exclusive Employee Discounts on Piercings and Jewelry (we’ve got your friends and family covered too!)

Studs is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status. Studs considers qualified applicants with criminal histories. We comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which we operate. If you require an accommodation for the application process, please fill out this form.

Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. 

Click here for the Studs Privacy Notice for California Applicants.

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at STUDS? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in STUDS’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.