Senior Recruitment Consultant

Digital Waffle is hiring a Recruitment Consultant to join our growing team in Birmingham. We’re a specialist agency that recruits across digital, tech, marketing, and creative industries — and we’re looking for someone who’s ready to make an impact without the usual corporate nonsense.

If you want a role where you’re trusted to get results, supported by a genuinely collaborative team, and rewarded properly for what you bill, this is it.

Role: Recruitment Consultant

Salary: Competitive + 20% commission

Location: Birmingham City Centre – Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office (Tuesday to Thursday)

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the full 360 recruitment process across digital, tech, or creative sectors
• Building long-term client relationships through proactive business development
• Writing and optimising job adverts to attract top talent
• Headhunting and qualifying candidates through multiple sourcing channels
• Managing interviews, offers, and placements with professionalism and pace
• Collaborating with a close-knit, supportive team to share leads, insights, and successes

What you’ll need:

• Previous experience in recruitment (any market considered)
• A genuine interest in digital, tech, or creative industries
• Confidence in managing both client and candidate relationships
• Commercial awareness and an eye for opportunity
• Ambition, energy, and a people-first approach to your work

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary + 20% commission (no threshold)
• 8am–4pm working hours for a genuine work-life balance
• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the Birmingham office (Tues–Thurs)
• A warm desk with active clients ready to go
• Ongoing training, mentorship, and real career progression
• Regular socials and an open, down-to-earth culture where results matter more than KPIs

If you’re a recruiter who’s fed up with red tape and unrealistic targets, and just wants to work with good people doing good work, we’d love to chat.