Job Description
About us.
PA Media Group has been at the heart of trusted news, data and content for more than 150 years. Alongside our market-leading news agency, we bring together a range of specialist businesses delivering content, technology and creative solutions to customers across the UK and internationally.
As our business continues to evolve, we're looking for an experienced recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team on a six-month fixed-term contract to help us deliver a busy programme of hiring across multiple business areas.
About the role.
This is a hands-on recruitment role for someone who enjoys the pace and satisfaction of delivering great hires.
Working alongside the Talent Acquisition Lead, you'll take ownership of recruitment campaigns from advert through to interview, ensuring hiring managers see a strong shortlist of well-matched candidates rather than simply a high volume of applicants.
You'll be comfortable managing multiple vacancies at once, proactively sourcing talent, screening candidates, advising on adverts and keeping recruitment processes moving at pace.
If you're someone who loves finding great people, building quality pipelines and making recruitment run smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.
How you'll make a difference
You'll be an experienced in-house recruiter who enjoys delivering results and doesn't need close supervision. You're highly organised, commercially minded and take pride in matching the right people to the right roles rather than simply filling interview diaries.
You'll bring:
PA Media Group has been at the heart of trusted news, data and content for more than 150 years. Alongside our market-leading news agency, we bring together a range of specialist businesses delivering content, technology and creative solutions to customers across the UK and internationally.
As our business continues to evolve, we're looking for an experienced recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team on a six-month fixed-term contract to help us deliver a busy programme of hiring across multiple business areas.
About the role.
This is a hands-on recruitment role for someone who enjoys the pace and satisfaction of delivering great hires.
Working alongside the Talent Acquisition Lead, you'll take ownership of recruitment campaigns from advert through to interview, ensuring hiring managers see a strong shortlist of well-matched candidates rather than simply a high volume of applicants.
You'll be comfortable managing multiple vacancies at once, proactively sourcing talent, screening candidates, advising on adverts and keeping recruitment processes moving at pace.
If you're someone who loves finding great people, building quality pipelines and making recruitment run smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.
How you'll make a difference
- Manage recruitment campaigns across a variety of professional and corporate roles.
- Write and optimise engaging job adverts to attract the right talent.
- Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter where required.
- Screen applicants via video and telephone and assess suitability against role requirements.
- Work closely with hiring managers to understand what great looks like and refine searches where needed.
- Build high-quality shortlists, ensuring a strong interview-to-offer conversion.
- Coordinate interviews and provide an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Keep recruitment activity organised, maintaining accurate records and ensuring processes remain compliant.
You'll be an experienced in-house recruiter who enjoys delivering results and doesn't need close supervision. You're highly organised, commercially minded and take pride in matching the right people to the right roles rather than simply filling interview diaries.
You'll bring:
- Previous experience working in an in-house Talent Acquisition or Recruitment role, partnering closely with a People or HR team.
- Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple professional or corporate vacancies simultaneously.
- Strong sourcing skills, with confidence using LinkedIn Recruiter and other proactive search techniques to identify high-quality talent.
- Excellent judgement when screening and assessing candidates, with a track record of presenting strong shortlists that lead to successful hires.
- The ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers, providing practical recruitment advice and keeping processes moving.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise a varied workload and adapt quickly as business needs change.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive, self-starting approach.
- A collaborative style and a willingness to roll up your sleeves to support the wider People team during a busy period.
- Competitive salary and FTC completion bonus
- 25 days' holiday plus public holidays (pro rata)
- Hybrid working
- Wellbeing Day
- Company pension scheme
- Wellhub fitness and wellbeing membership
- Learning and development opportunities
- A supportive, collaborative People team where you'll be trusted to get on with the job from day one.
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About PA Media Group