Senior Recruiter, Dow Jones
WSJ
$110-130k
4 days a week in office
Business news and financial information publishing
Open for applications
Business news and financial information publishing
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$110-130k
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver trusted news and data to help businesses and society make decisions for a better future.
Role
Who you are
- 5-7 years experience in recruitment preferably in media or a newsroom environment
- Experience in full life-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening, interviewing and closing candidates
- An ability to think outside the box and solve problems creatively
- Demonstrated experience using recruitment tools and technologies, including applicant tracking systems (Workday preferred)
- Exceptional communication, project management, and organizational skills
- Based in the NYC area, with the ability to be in the office minimally 4 days per week
- WIllingness to travel over the summer to attend journalism fairs
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly organized, proactive Senior Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team
- This role will support the full life-cycle of WSJ requisitions, from proactive sourcing to negotiating offers
- This role will identify top journalistic talent, manage fast-moving searches, and deliver an excellent candidate and hiring-manager experience
- The ideal candidate is detail-obsessed, a clear communicator, and comfortable operating in an environment where priorities shift quickly
- Partner with the Managing Editor’s Office in developing and implementing recruitment strategies to attract top talent to the WSJ newsroom
- Manage and drive the full-cycle recruiting process, overseeing job postings, reviewing applications and managing candidates from initial screenings and assessments through final offer negotiation
- Manage multiple searches at once with a sense of urgency, prioritizing effectively and anticipating roadblocks before they arise
- Ensure hiring managers are presented with qualified candidate pools that offer a broad representation of experience and background
- Provide hiring managers with tools and best practices to ensure consistent interview and selection process across the newsroom
- Maintain a talent database of candidate records, including active and passive prospects
- Foster strong relationships with business leaders to support proactive talent management
- Be an expert in problem-solving for the newsroom's recruitment needs, with the ability to create solutions with the TA tools in place, and enjoy getting in the weeds to operationalize
- Be an effective communicator who can influence busy newsroom editors and work effectively with the Global People Team
- Collaborate with HR and TA teammates to ensure alignment with broader organizational goals and talent initiatives
- We want you to be as knowledgeable as possible on all things TA! Be up to date on marketing and hiring trends as it relates to TA and especially your business
- Culture carrier, we want people at Dow Jones to be motivators and coaches
Our take
Dow Jones is a global leader in news and business intelligence, powering a range of well-respected brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial News, MarketWatch, and more. The company delivers its content to consumers through a range of formats, such as print, digital, mobile, and live events.
As companies seek to draw Millennials and Gen Z consumers to their platforms, adaptability is vital, since they are driving the demand for innovative tools and techniques, as the world evolves toward the digital-first era. Dow Jones has proven its ability to meet product optimization challenges with its reimagined Factiva offering that includes a list of new features, such as personalized results, an easy-to-use modern interface, and faster free-text search, all with a mobile-first design that adapts to any device.
The company has also focused on new product innovation by expanding its portfolio of capabilities and partnerships, further expanding into AI-powered personalization technologies and ongoing digital transformation. Already a powerhouse in the market, Dow Jones is well set to capitalize on future expansion and innovation opportunities and between 2019 and 2024, doubled its digital subscription base from 2.43 million to 4.86 million.
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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 20 weeks of parental leave
- 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave
- Up to 4 weeks of remote work per year
- 1 paid volunteer day annually
- $700 caregiver reimbursement
- Headspace emotional wellness membership
- ClassPass fitness and wellness membership
- Financial rewards for well-being activities
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Almar Latour
(CEO)Before becoming the CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, they were the Publisher of Barron’s Group and Executive VP of Dow Jones. They were also the previous Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal.
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