Freelance Talent Coordinator (Part-Time 5-Month Contract)

About Emperor Emperor is for your great ambitions. We're an employee-owned corporate communications and creative agency with more than 240 partners specialising in reporting, brand, digital, employee engagement, change and sustainability. We want to be the agency of choice for ambitious talent. So, we’re looking for brilliant people who actively want to create great things with us. Our culture is one where you’re free to do, learn and achieve better. We welcome every partner to experience a sense of belonging; whoever you are, wherever you’re working from, whatever your role. Our values guide how we work every day, with each other, our clients, and suppliers. And with our friendly inclusive environment, effort and empathy, we make the feeling real. The role We're looking for a proactive and highly organised Freelance Talent Coordinator to join our People Team on a part-time basis for five months. This role is responsible for supporting the end-to-end engagement of freelance and contingent talent across our global business. Working closely with hiring managers, the Talent Acquisition Partner, Resource Management, Finance and the People Team, you'll help ensure we can access the right talent quickly, compliantly and cost-effectively. The role combines freelance recruitment and sourcing with contractor compliance, onboarding and stakeholder coordination. You'll be responsible for building talent pipelines across multiple regions, negotiating freelance rates and engagement terms, and ensuring engagements are structured appropriately through freelance, contractor or Employer of Record (EOR) arrangements where required. This role will also include working on permanent roles when freelance isn't as busy. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, solving resourcing challenges and ensuring a smooth experience for both hiring managers and freelancers. Key Responsibilities Freelance Recruitment Source and engage freelance talent across key disciplines including Client Services, Design, Production, Strategy, Content, Artwork and Digital. Build and maintain talent pools across the UK, Middle East and other international markets. Negotiate freelance rates and engagement terms, balancing commercial objectives with market competitiveness. Provide guidance to hiring managers on market rates, availability trends and cost-effective talent solutions. Build and maintain an understanding of freelance rate benchmarks across disciplines, regions and specialist skillsets. Proactively identify and approach talent through LinkedIn, referrals, talent communities and direct networking. Conduct screening interviews to assess skills, suitability, availability and rate expectations. Present shortlisted candidates to hiring managers with clear recommendations. Manage freelance recruitment activity from brief through to engagement. Compliance Coordinate freelance engagements from approval through to…