People & Culture Partner (Part Time)

Imagination; New York (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Generous parental leave

Up to 401k match

Comprehensive health benefits

Comprehensive paid time off

Job summary

Imagination is seeking a part-time People & Culture Partner to own the full employee lifecycle for our New York and Detroit studios, and Investor Communications business based in New York.

The role is a standalone, senior HR generalist/HR Business Partner position with high autonomy, reporting to the Executive Director. You will manage talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, Learning & Development, and HR operations across two offices.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive HR / People & Culture experience.
• Proven experience owning HR end-to-end in standalone or lean-team environment.
• Knowledge of New York State/NYC and Michigan employment law.
• Experience managing employee relations cases and investigations independently.
• Familiarity with GDPR, data protection principles, and HR compliance frameworks.
• Experience with HR systems such as ATS, background screening tools, compliance platforms, and L&D/performance frameworks.
• Experience in a creative, marketing, experiential, or agency environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruitment ownership and ATS management.
• Coordinate interviews, enable hiring managers, and craft candidate communications.
• Lead onboarding, induction sessions, and offboarding cycles.
• Manage employee relations cases and provide manager coaching.
• Ensure compliance: NY/Michigan law, data protection, and training delivery.
• Own HITs in learning and development, reporting and trend analysis.
• Provide consolidated HR reporting and insights to leadership.

Skills

HR Generalist

HR Business Partner

Stakeholder Management

Employee Relations

Learning & Development

Compliance

Tools

ATS

Background Screening Tools

Compliance Training Platforms

L&D Frameworks

Job description

People & Culture Partner (Part Time)

Application Deadline: 9 October 2026

Department: Operations - People & Culture

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: New York

Compensation: $72,000 - $90,000 / year

Description

About the Role

We're hiring a part-time People & Culture (P&C) Partner to own the full employee lifecycle — from first candidate touchpoint through offboarding — for our New York and Detroit studios, and Investor Communications business based in our New York studio.

This is a standalone, senior HR generalist / HR Business Partner role: you'll be the sole dedicated People & Culture presence supporting both locations, working directly with the Executive Director and people managers across the business.

This is a high-autonomy, high-visibility role suited to an experienced HR Business Partner, Senior HR Generalist, or People Partner who wants full ownership of talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, Learning & Development, and HR operations — not a narrow slice of the function.

The compensation listed reflects the full-time equivalent salary and will be prorated based on a 3-day-per-week part-time work schedule.

Why this role

You’ll have full ownership of the People & Culture function for two offices — real autonomy, direct executive access, and the chance to shape policy, process and culture, rather than execute someone else's playbook. This is a role for someone who wants strategic scope and hands‑on delivery in equal measure.

Key Responsibilities

What You’ll Own

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• End-to-end recruitment and applicant tracking system (ATS) ownership (using existing system)
• Interview coordination, structured interview design, and hiring manager enablement
• Candidate communications, employer branding, and candidate experience
• Background screening and reference checking
• Offer letter, job ad, and interview scorecard template ownership

Onboarding, Induction & Offboarding

• Welcome letters, new-hire onboarding design and execution across NY & Detroit studios, and Investor Comms business
• New joiner induction sessions
• Full leaver / offboarding cycle management
• New-hire compliance onboarding

Employee Relations

• Employee relations case management, investigations, and manager coaching across both offices
• General HR correspondence: contract changes, confirmations, salary review letters

Compliance, Risk & Data Protection

• Americas specific compliance training platform ownership (Zywave): assignment, reporting, content, and automation
• Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) maintenance, and supplier contract review
• Onboarding and compliance reporting
• New York and Michigan employment law compliance

Policy & Employee Voice

• P&C policy ownership and updates
• Employee feedback channel administration and routing
• Whistleblowing process administration

Learning & Development

• Management training design and delivery
• L&D platform ownership development actions, reporting, and trend analysis
• New-hire learning content

Reporting & Analytics

• Consolidated HR reporting and trend analysis across recruitment, compliance, ER, and development dataInsights and recommendations for the Executive Director and leadership team

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

What You’ll Bring

• 6+ years of progressive Human Resources / People & Culture experience, including HR Business Partner or senior generalist experience
• Proven experience owning HR end-to-end in a standalone or lean-team environment — comfortable being the only HR presence in the room
• Working knowledge of New York State/NYC and Michigan employment law; multi-state HR experience preferred
• Experience managing employee relations cases and workplace investigations independently
• Familiarity with GDPR, data protection principles, and HR compliance frameworks
• Experience with HR systems such as an ATS, background screening tools , compliance training platforms, and L&D/performance frameworks
• Experience in a creative, marketing, experiential, or agency environment strongly preferred
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner directly with senior leadership.

Benefits

What we can offer you:

• Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
• Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
• A fun, engaging work culture
• Be part of a mission-driven team that values agility, integrity, and excellence.
• Opportunity to contribute to large‑scale, high‑impact projects from day one.
• Dedicated personal growth & development through our GrowForward programme.

Benefits and perks offered:

• Comprehensive paid time off benefits
• Hybrid work model, where our team comes into the office a minimum of 3 days per week
• Generous parental leave
• Up to 4% safe harbor company 401k match
• Comprehensive, low-cost health benefits