Senior Recruiter

Full Time Job
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount , Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

This role is both a strategic and hands-on role responsible for identifying high quality talent and cultivating industry relationships, tracking internal and external talent, and proactively introducing talent to the business. Participating in external networking opportunities, custom Paramount Global engagement events, and managing full cycle volume recruitment across our news organization is key to the success of this person. The ideal candidate thinks about how to introduce new methods and ideas for identifying and engaging talent and successfully enlists support from the business for talent attraction, networking, and workforce engagement initiatives. They demonstrate the drive, motivation, and passion to deliver superior client and candidate experience and enjoys and appreciates working alongside top recruitment professionals in a fast-paced environment!

• Lead, energize, and drive recruitment efforts to deliver quality high touch service to clients
• Identify and generate targeted talent lists with a focus on critical recruitment channels within the CBS News Organization
• Identify and create strategic partnerships and networks within the entertainment industry, and other applicable industries, to attract top diverse talent
• Lead full lifecycle recruitment and develop creative and innovative strategies for sourcing and acquiring top talent
• Develop recruitment initiatives, services, and solutions that align with the strategic direction of the organization
• Assist in the curation and executing of Paramount Global hosted talent engagement opportunities
• Collaborate with key HR professionals and business leaders and establish relationships with senior leaders and client groups to fully understand their objectives
• Provide service with a consultative orientation, attention to detail, follow up and follow through
• Build partnerships with key internal/external partners to assure that our outreach is inclusive, and our talent pipelines are rich and diverse
• Mentor and counsel leadership around recruiting strategies in order to increase their proficiency and engagement in sourcing and attracting top talent
• Champion consistency and standards in recruitment policies and practices

Basic qualifications:
• 5 years of progressive recruitment experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Ability to build and implement innovative sourcing and diverse talent engagement strategies, including setting the agenda, selling the vision, and implementing programs with lasting impact
• Proven expertise sourcing, recruiting, and placing talent from a multi-source pipeline including networking, headhunting, internet sourcing methodologies, as well as internal and direct application
• Solid knowledge in full life cycle recruitment, including detailed pre-qualification screening, interviewing, and closing professional level candidates across multiple levels and subject areas
• Solid knowledge of legal issues and requirements of employee labor laws, ensuring the organization develops appropriate policies and implements systems that are legally compliant
• Experience collaborating key resources, HR, business collaborators, and influencers
• Demonstrated effectively partner and yield influence with senior level leaders

Additional qualifications:
• Strong client focus with superior communications and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of broadcast and news recruiting highly preferred
• Expertise in suggesting and selling new and effective alternatives to current practices based on business dynamics and needs

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