Talent Acquisition Manager, Visuals (Temporary)

The School of The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The School of The New York Times is seeking a temporary Talent Acquisition Manager to enhance their visual journalism teams. This hybrid role focuses on identifying and hiring top talent within a fast-paced news environment, requiring in-depth experience in recruitment and a commitment to the organization's mission. The position involves collaboration across functions and managing multiple open roles.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience.
• 3+ years in recruiting for visual roles.
• 4+ years managing requisitions in an ATS.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviewing.
• Create a positive candidate experience.
• Negotiate job offers and ensure compliance with hiring regulations.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Fast-paced environment management

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

Job description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About The Role

We are looking for a temporary Talent Acquisition Manager to work with leaders across video, graphics, photo and design.

The New York Times is an industry leader in visual journalism with reporting that includes extraordinary news coverage, investigations, and culture and lifestyle reporting. You will help identify, attract, and hire talented individuals for roles in this world-class newsroom.

You will use your specialized skills to support the visual, particularly the video team's talent acquisition efforts.

This is a temporary (9 months) hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week in our NYC headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive candidate experience, from initial engagement to offer acceptance, ensuring every candidate feels valued, respected and aligned with the mission of The New York Times
• Conduct full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, selecting, screening, interviewing, and negotiating offers
• Identify sourcing channels such as job sites, databases, networking
• Meet with managers and HR to identify hiring needs and develop a hiring plan
• Maintain a full understanding of each role and what the team is looking for.
• Evaluate applications and present qualified candidates to hiring teams for consideration
• Screen candidates, assessing relevant experience
• Partner with hiring teams to interview candidates through a structured interview process
• Coordinate candidate assessments (edit tests) where needed
• Advise hiring managers in making hiring decisions, including suggesting candidates for other current, future or temporary roles
• Negotiate and close job offers.
• Articulate blockers and challenges in your searches and come up with solutions to address them.
• Partner with news desk leadership and hiring managers to keep track of potential candidates for other or future roles
• Manage multiple open roles in a fast-paced news environment.
• Partner with peers and cross-functional teams (HR, compensation, operations, and legal)
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and company policy related related to talent acquisition
• Staff recruiter tables at journalism conferences, building talent pools
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
• You will report to the Director Talent Acquisition, Newsroom.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working in high-touch, full-cycle recruitment
• 3+ years of experience recruiting for visual roles (video, graphics, photo, design), particularly video
• 3+ years recruiting in high-growth environments
• Demonstrated understanding of the news business
• 4+ years of experience managing requisitions in an ATS, e.g., Greenhouse
• 1+ year working on an in-house talent acquisition team
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building and improving hiring processes and providing excellent candidate experience
• 1+ years of experience working in an OFCCP-compliant environment
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in an editorial position in news, particularly visual journalism
• Experience recruiting for video roles
• Experience and relationships with diversity organizations specializing in editorial talent
  
  

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$115,000 - $145,000 USD

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