PinkNews is the world’s largest and most influential LGBTQ+ media brand, reaching a global audience of more than 60 million unique users per month across our website, socials and app. Our mission is to inform, inspire change and empower people to be themselves. Throughout our 17 year history, we have supported and campaigned for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, helping to deliver transformative change in the UK and worldwide.

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager to manage an efficient and effective 360 recruitment process as we embark on expansion across our teams. Reporting into the People & Culture Manager, this role will work closely with the wider team and hiring managers to grow our teams across all of our departments. We’re looking for someone who has a people-centric approach to recruitment and is passionate about providing a positive candidate experience.

The Talent Acquisition Manager is key to growing our teams with candidates that fully embody our mission and values. This role will recruit for positions across all functions at the company, from journalists and content producers to tech roles and finance. This role will thrive in creating a welcoming environment for our candidates that reflects our culture and values.

Responsibilities

• Manage our recruitment process from start to finish, from drafting job descriptions, shortlisting, interview scheduling, reference checks and employee contracts

• Proactively source and engage top candidates across the UK

• Work to constantly improve our candidate attraction and experience

• Keep up to date with our recruitment tools and ATS system

• Support our DE&I strategy, ensuring our recruitment process is at the forefront of change and progression

• Work with the People & Culture Manager and COO to support our people strategy

• Work across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding, offboarding, professional development and training needs

• Build and maintain talent pools through networking and headhunting

• Maintain relationships with past candidates to build a PinkNews alumni

• Attend recruitment events to grow our brand awareness and industry presence

• Support in managing our recruitment partnerships, programmes, kickstarter schemes, internships and apprenticeships

General

• Work in keeping with the PinkNews Values:

  • We are INCLUSIVE

  • We are INNOVATIVE

  • We have INTEGRITY

  • We are editorially and commercially INDEPENDENT

• To act as an ambassador for the brand and promote the PinkNews mission to inform, inspire change and empower people to be themselves.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience sourcing and hiring talent

• Experience recruiting for a variety of positions and seniority, with a clear understanding of social, content and journalism roles

• Previous experience managing an ATS system preferred

• Confident in leading a 360 recruitment process

• Comfortable leading interviews and assessing candidates with ease

• Experience in company growth and working across expansion plans

• Good Google Suite skills and Microsoft Office

About you

• An understanding of PinkNews’ platforms and audience

• Organised and methodical approach

• Great communicator and a natural at building positive relationships

• Collaborative and emotionally intelligent

• Clear commitment towards diversity, equity and inclusion

• People-centric approach

The Package

• Salary from £40,000 - £50,000 DOE

• 32 days annual leave pro rata, including bank holidays

• An additional day off for your birthday

• 24/7 access to mental health support

• Instant access to regular counselling & therapy sessions, booked directly through Slack

• Unlimited access to our wellbeing and mental health resource centre

• Instant access to independent financial, legal and other advice for you and family members

• Fully funded socials, activities and away days

• Funded training and development opportunities

• Monthly team awards

• Progressive workplace policies including Transitioning At Work

• Commitment to hybrid working

• NEST Pension

• Macbook, home office equipment

• Mental Health First Aiders (training available)