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Jenna Turow

New York

Summary

Director of Talent Acquisition with 11+ years of experience building and scaling high-performing teams across leading creative agencies and production environments. Specializing in strategic, relationship-driven hiring that connects top talent with culture shaping work.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Recruitment Director

Publicis Production
New York
06.2025 - Current
  • Led full-cycle recruiting strategy across production, creative, and post-production teams in a high-volume agency environment.
  • Partnered with executive leadership to define hiring priorities, workforce needs, and scalable talent strategies.
  • Owned senior and niche searches, driving pipeline development for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
  • Advised hiring managers on interview design and candidate evaluation, enhancing consistency and decision quality.
  • Designed and facilitated recruiting trainings to strengthen interview capability, hiring consistency, and overall talent evaluation across teams.
  • Strengthened employer brand and candidate experience through collaboration with internal stakeholders.
  • Supported workforce planning and talent alignment across the broader Publicis Production ecosystem.

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Edelman
New York
02.2024 - 06.2025
  • Lead end-to-end recruitment efforts for United Entertainment Group (UEG) and Edelman's Global Influencer Marketing team (EI).
  • Sourced, attracted, pipelined, and hired top-tier talent across disciplines including influencer/creator, talent, experiential, communications, creative, strategy, and account, enhancing agency's competitive edge.
  • Partner with UEG / EI leadership and hiring managers to understand agency needs and create tailored recruitment strategies.
  • Partner with HR team and leadership to align recruitment efforts with organizational objectives.
  • Designed and facilitated training sessions on interviewing best practices, providing ongoing guidance to ensure effective and consistent hiring processes aligned with organizational standards.
  • Served as ambassador for agency, showcasing values, culture, and work to attract top talent and strengthen employer brand.
  • Represent the agency at industry events, panels, and portfolio reviews to network and identify emerging talent.

Talent Acquisition & People Experience Manager

Trailer Park Group
Los Angeles
08.2022 - 02.2024

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

  • Managed full-cycle recruitment across Creative/Studio, Account, Strategy & Analytics, Production, Project Management, and Operations, eventually embedding within Mutiny, TPG's in-house gaming brand agency.
  • Grew Mutiny's headcount from 10 to over 80 in under a year.
  • Trained and guided hiring managers, enhancing recruitment outcomes and fostering a collaborative hiring culture.
  • Contributed to building TPG/Mutiny's employer brand to attract top-tier talent.
  • Collaborated with business leads to develop and implement HR aligned with organizational goals.
  • Designed and implemented Mutiny specific orientation and onboarding best practices.
  • Oversaw management training, performance reviews, goal-setting, and employee development initiatives.
  • Designed and executed strategies to enhance engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
  • Developed and executed workforce plans to address talent gaps and surpluses, promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Known Agency
10.2021 - 07.2022
  • Designed and developed targeted outreach strategies to attract top-tier talent in the industry.
  • Managed full cycle recruitment for Creative/Studios discipline, aligning talent acquisition with departmental needs.
  • Partnered with Studios department leads to clarify and achieve hiring goals.

Senior Talent and People Development Specialist

RPA
07.2019 - 10.2021
  • Promoted from Talent specialist January 2021
  • Manage full life cycle recruiting for all departments (excluding Creative) including Media, Digital Strategy & Products, Project Management, Production, Search, Data Analytics and Account Management.
  • Onboard and manage Talent Specialist.
  • Implement hiring manager interview trainings to encourage interviewing best practices.
  • Conduct weekly and monthly trainings pertaining to leadership development.
  • Create and develop Peer Counseling Program.
  • Hire, co-run and manage fall, spring and summer internship programs.

Creative Recruiter

Saatchi & Saatchi (We Are Saatchi)
07.2017 - 07.2019
  • Promoted from Associate Creative Recruiter in August 2018
  • Worked directly with Creative Directors and hiring managers to recruit for all freelance and full-time creatives.
  • Recruited summer interns for LA and Dallas offices.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to define job requirements and candidate profiles.
  • Conducted thorough candidate interviews to assess qualifications and cultural fit.
  • Sourced candidates using various platforms and recruitment tools effectively.

Recruitment Coordinator

Publicis
06.2014 - 07.2017

Education

Bachelor of Science - Communications And Rhetorical Studies

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
05-2014

Certification

  • Certified Life Coach - Life Purpose Institute - March 2021

Timeline

Recruitment Director

Publicis Production
06.2025 - Current

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Edelman
02.2024 - 06.2025

Talent Acquisition & People Experience Manager

Trailer Park Group
08.2022 - 02.2024

Talent Acquisition Manager

Known Agency
10.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Talent and People Development Specialist

RPA
07.2019 - 10.2021

Creative Recruiter

Saatchi & Saatchi (We Are Saatchi)
07.2017 - 07.2019

Recruitment Coordinator

Publicis
06.2014 - 07.2017

Bachelor of Science - Communications And Rhetorical Studies

Syracuse University
Jenna Turow