Senior Recruiter, WSJ

Dow Jones & Company•New York City, NY

13d•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

About the role: 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.

Requirements

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.
WIillingness to travel over the summer to attend journalism fairs.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

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.
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.