HR Manager - London Office

The Third Floor is a visualization studio founded by artists, for artists. We offer a fun and creative culture where our talent can grow and thrive. From coffee Wednesdays to our learning and development opportunities, generous benefits, and more we know your experience at TTF will be unlike any other studio! Check out our openings today!

If you do apply, please know we are excited to consider your application and appreciate your time. We are unable to reply to all candidates, but if we have questions or think you'd be a good fit, someone from recruiting will be in touch!

THE THIRD FLOOR is the world's leading visualization company with offices in Los Angeles and London, and on location with productions worldwide. Since 2004, the studio has helped clients visualize and maximize content through computer-animated blueprints, known as "previsualizations". The Third Floor is a creative company founded by artists, for artists, working on high-profile projects while maintaining a small studio culture. The company has won multiple Emmy and VES awards. Recent projects include Avatar: The Way of Water, House of the Dragon, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, For All Mankind, Masters of the Air, and more.

We are seeking a high-performing HR Manager who is enthusiastic about supporting creative talent, with excellent HR processes and management skills. The HR Manager will oversee hiring, champion our culture, contribute to internal communications, and support management with high-quality HR business partnership. If you love working with people and wearing many hats, this could be the role for you!

• HR & Talent Management: Support London staff with HR or talent questions, issues, or ideas. Provide HR guidance to management, ensuring good practices and compliance with employment legislation. Liaise with TTF Los Angeles teams on HR and talent matters to align shared goals and processes. Oversee staff performance reviews, collect peer feedback, review staff goals, and facilitate effective management and motivation. Collaborate with Casting to guide artists' career paths. Partner with the Global L&D Manager to implement staff training and development. Review company policies for accuracy and industry best practices. Manage employee benefits schemes and advise on remuneration, ensuring competitiveness via industry benchmarking.
• Administration: Manage payroll processes, oversee the holiday calendar and employee time-off requests, support office operations, manage the Talent/HR budget, and leverage the HR cloud platform. Maintain relationships with external employment lawyers as needed.
• Culture & Communication: Develop and promote company values and culture. Drive staff retention and morale through events and internal communications.
• Hiring & Resource Management: Identify staffing needs, assist in recruitment processes, write job descriptions, screen candidates, and manage onboarding and exit procedures. Build external talent pools and oversee probation processes. Ensure contractual compliance and manage staffing changes.

Requirements include 5+ years of HR experience in a similar environment, expertise in recruitment, a data-driven mindset, up-to-date employment law knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in the London office two days a week. Industry experience in VFX, gaming, or animation, and understanding of client/vendor models are preferred.