Talent Acquisition Specialist

Media Innovation Corp; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid sabbaticals

Mentoring program

Work-life balance

Job summary

Media Innovation Corp in Springfield, IL is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist who blends Workforce Analytics with pragmatic judgment to ask the right questions and drive measurable hiring outcomes.

You’ll own budgeting insights, collaborate across teams, and report to senior leadership while championing a culture of clear, data-driven decision making. The role emphasizes balance, mentoring, and delivering value from talent strategies.

Qualifications

• A point of view, held loosely and defended well.
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• Cross-functional ease, from BambooHR engineers to marketing.
• Demonstrated BambooHR expertise in a fast-moving business environment.

Responsibilities

• Find the 53,000 - 80,000 of value hiding in a process everyone tolerates.
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets.
• Own the P&L for business and report performance to senior leadership.
• Spot when a mid-level initiative has quietly lost its sponsor.
• Keep the mid-level leadership deck honest, current, and free of vanity charts.
• Present findings and recommendations to mid-level stakeholders with clarity.
• Watch competitor moves and tell Media Innovation Corp which ones actually matter.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs.

Skills

Workforce Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

BambooHR

Job description

We want a Talent Acquisition Specialist who pairs strong Workforce Analytics skills with the judgment to know which questions are worth answering. This position rewards Workforce Analytics and Cross-Functional Collaboration mastery with $53,000 - $80,000, team collaboration, and ownership of what you ship.

Key Responsibilities

• Find the $53,000 - $80,000 of value hiding in a process everyone tolerates
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets
• Own the P&L for business and report performance to senior leadership
• Spot when a mid-level initiative has quietly lost its sponsor
• Keep the mid-level leadership deck honest, current, and free of vanity charts
• Present findings and recommendations to mid-level stakeholders with clarity
• Watch competitor moves and tell Media Innovation Corp which ones actually matter
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs

What You'll Bring

• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Cross-functional ease, from BambooHR engineers to Cross-Functional Collaboration marketers
• Demonstrated BambooHR expertise in a fast-moving business environment

The mission-soaked people at Media Innovation Corp have spent years proving that world-class BambooHR can absolutely come out of Springfield. Kindness and high standards live together comfortably on this spirited-and-grounded Springfield team.

We value work-life balance, so expect $53,000 - $80,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.