Recruiter

Graham Media Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Media Group is seeking a Recruiter to join our Human Resources team, focusing on full-cycle recruitment with an emphasis on sales roles in a dynamic media organization.

You will partner with hiring managers, source from multiple channels, build pipelines, coordinate interviews, and guide offers to close top talent while promoting our employer brand at events and universities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in sales or quota-driven roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field preferred but not required.
• Proven proficiency with ATS (Workday Recruiting or similar) and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong knowledge of modern sourcing techniques and recruitment technologies.
• Excellent interviewing, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel for recruitment events.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for a variety of roles with a primary focus on sales.
• Partner with hiring managers to develop recruiting strategies and candidate profiles.
• Source passive and active candidates via networks, social media, referrals, industry associations, job boards, and direct outreach.
• Coordinate interviews and facilitate a positive hiring process.
• Manage offer process from start to finish and help close offers.
• Maintain recruitment records in the Applicant Tracking System (Workday).
• Promote the organization's employer brand through events and recruitment marketing.
• Represent GMG at career and media industry events to connect with talent.
• Build relationships with universities, journalism and media programs, and professional organizations.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sales recruiting

Workday Recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Sourcing tools

Interviewing

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Communications/Marketing

Tools

ATS (Workday or similar)

Scheduling platforms

Assessment platforms

Job description

Graham Media Group is seeking a Recruiter to join our Human Resources team. This role is responsible for managing full-cycle recruitment efforts across a dynamic media organization. This role partners with hiring managers to attract, engage, and hire exceptional talent for positions across the organization, with a primary focus on sales positions.

The successful candidate will be proactive, understand the media landscape, develop innovative sourcing strategies, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience while supporting the organization's growth and business objectives.

Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for a variety of positions across the organization, with a primary focus on sales roles.
• Recruit across additional areas as business needs require including, but not limited to, newsroom and on-air talent, engineering and technology.
• Partner with hiring managers to develop recruiting strategies, define candidate profiles, and understand short-term and long-term talent needs.
• Source passive and active candidates through networking, social media platforms, employee referrals, industry associations, job boards, and direct outreach.
• Build and maintain robust pipelines of talent for sales and the other functional areas.
• Conduct candidate screenings, interviews, and assessments to evaluate skills, experience, and organizational fit.
• Coordinate and facilitate interviews, ensuring an efficient and positive hiring process.
• Manage the offer process from start to finish, including understanding candidate motivations, addressing concerns early, and helping close candidates who may be considering competing offers or counteroffers.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records within the Applicant Tracking System (Workday),
• Promote the organization's employer brand through social media, industry events, networking opportunities, and recruitment marketing initiatives.
• Represent Graham Media Group at various career and media industry events that help us connect with potential talent.
• Build relationships with universities, journalism and broadcast programs, professional organizations, and sales and media talent communities.
• In collaboration with HR Leadership and creative teams, support creation of compelling recruitment content.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a trusted resource to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
• Share market feedback with hiring managers and make recommendations on hiring requirements, compensation, and interview steps when a search isn’t progressing.
• Communicate regularly on pipeline status, progress, and hiring timelines; surface trends or concerns early and often.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years recruiting for sales or other quota-carrying roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, or a related field preferred, but not required.
• Proven proficiency in Workday Recruiting or a comparable ATS, sourcing tools (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter), and scheduling or assessment platforms.
• Knowledge of modern sourcing techniques and recruitment technologies.
• Exceptional interviewing, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
• Problem solver who sees obstacles as opportunities to improve, innovate, and excel.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Ability to travel for recruitment events or other talent focused events.
• Ability to work standard hours from 9am-6pm and able to adjust if hiring needs require it.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within a media, broadcasting, publishing, advertising or marketing organization.
• Experience supporting employer branding initiatives.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.