Job Description

Job Summary:

The Associate will promote, engage with potential candidates, and assess candidates for organization/role fit with a goal of introducing interested and qualified candidates to the Executive Search team and clients. The Associate will partner closely with recruiters, hiring teams, and researchers to architect search strategy and to develop diverse slates of candidates for our clients.

The Associate should be able to demonstrate excellent research skills using a variety of channels. Candidates will have a reputation for being exceptional at candidate generation and assessment, have an ability to prioritize their time, demonstrate push back and a sense of urgency, and understand the value of providing an amazing candidate experience building long-term relationships with prospective talent.

The Associate must know how to identify strong talent, interview an executive and understand their roles, responsibilities and business, and then be able to communicate that information to the Executive Search team, and memorialize it for current/future use.

This is a project hire with no guarantee of permanent placements. The current forecast that the project will last approximately 8 months.

Responsibilities:

* Partner with business unit talent acquisition consultants and researcher to develop multi-faceted sourcing plans targeting potential candidates in specific job functions keeping diversity top of mind
* Leverage a variety of sources to identify and engage potential talent
* Develop strategies and plans to introduce potential talent and ensure on-going engagement of talent pipelines
* Consult with business unit and/or talent acquisition leaders on the development of sourcing plans
* Keep apprised of sourcing best practices and emerging tools/technologies; introduce and/or pilot when appropriate
* Measure and analyze sourcing results to inform ongoing and future sourcing efforts
* Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and researchers to determine optimal hiring profile and sourcing strategy;
* Partner with members of the Executive office on Inclusion, Diversity, and Culture initiatives;
* Share best practices and identify continuous improvement opportunities;
* Maintain the accuracy, quality and integrity of all information in the ATS.
* Communicates effectively both in writing and verbally; has gravitas (executive presence) and is able to build relationships. Able to hook candidates and convince consultants to meet them, building a strong internal brand:
* Interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders and candidates with differing styles and egos, understanding and appreciating what is important to each.
* Becomes a credible and authentic professional by observing colleagues and emulating role models.
* Adapts verbal and written communications according to expectations for role and audience, specifically how to be confident, succinct, concise, prepared and professional.

Basic Qualifications:

* At least five years' experience in candidate development or full-lifecycle recruiting, focused in the entertainment industry
* Demonstrated track record with creative sourcing methods via networking, organizations, internet, referrals, investment data providers, and direct recruiting
* Proven ability to think creatively about where and how to identify talent
* Experience assessing and developing short and long-term engagement strategies for talent pipelines
* Highly collaborative and possessing a team-first attitude
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills
* Prefer on set experience within the entertainment industry (television or film)
* Subject matter expertise in the talent sourcing industry, specifically within entertainment
* Strong consultative skills, including the ability to present and share market insights, influence peers and business leaders and clearly articulate results and/or alternatives
* Exceptional organizational and time management skills including the ability to work independently to complete concurrent assignments in a timely fashion
* Resourceful, critical and strategic thinker, and creative problem solver with the ability to quickly and effectively get things done while managing unanticipated issues
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Required Education

* Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education

* Previous on-set experience within the entertainment industry (television or film)
* An advanced degree in a relevant discipline