Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Location: Hybrid Tuesday - Thursday/weekly (Kansas City Contact and Distribution Center) 

 

The Talent Acquisition Recruiter is responsible for developing strategic recruiting approaches to attract and hire high-quality talent for Guitar Center Company. This role partners closely with hiring managers, HR business partners, and cross-functional teams to understand business needs, build strong candidate pipelines, and deliver a best-in-class candidate experience. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at relationship-building, and is passionate about identifying talent that drives organizational growth.

 

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for Contact Center, Distribution Center and additional recruiting efforts including community engagement, college partnerships, group interviews, and onboarding.
• As a partner to the Human Resources, this person is a culture champion not just by maintaining a qualified pipeline of candidates but also by supporting culture-related events that drive retention as a recruiting tool.
• Lead intake meetings to define role requirements, success criteria, and hiring timelines.
• Strategically source and engage passive talent using digital tools, networking, and talent pipelines.
• Build and maintain ongoing talent pools to support current and forecasted hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers and HRBPs to provide guidance on market trends, hiring strategies, and workforce planning.
• Coordinate and facilitate interviews, ensuring consistent communication and a positive candidate experience.
• Track recruiting activity, provide reporting and analytics, and adjust strategies based on performance data.
• Maintain accurate ATS records to ensure compliance, process efficiency, and data integrity.
• Support employer branding, recruitment marketing, and participation in hiring events or job fairs.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase hiring quality, reduce time-to-fill, and enhance overall recruitment effectiveness.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS & SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

 

Required:

• 2–4+ years of recruiting experience in corporate, retail, or sales environments.
• Demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruitment in retail or multi-location roles.
• Strong sourcing capabilities and experience engaging passive talent.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organization skills.
• Proficiency with ATS and HR systems; strong understanding of recruiting analytics.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting both corporate and field-based retail organizations.
• Knowledge of sales talent profiles, compensation structures, and performance drivers.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or matrixed organizations.

Why Guitar Center? Here's just some of the rewards:

 

For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave--take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour! Guitar Center offers robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.

 

Pay Rate: $75,000 - $83,000/yr depending on background and experience.

 

This position is eligible to participate in the Guitar Center Company bonus program based on Company performance.

The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors. The pay range(s) listed are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations. 

 

About Guitar Center

 

Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging our teammates to find their own individual sound. We strive to craft lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable happiness that comes from playing an instrument. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion.

 

Why join us?

 

With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

 

Guitar Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job‐related requirements.

 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1‐818-735-8800 ext. 2862 or by sending an email to recruiting@guitarcenter.com.

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