Recruiter - Project Hire

Job Description

WDAS continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity and is breaking new ground in episodic storytelling, bringing theatrical quality animation to the series format for Disney+.

This role will develop an expertise of Animation, creative and technical talent and utilize their industry knowledge and passion for people to attract and identify high performing candidates. They will partner with their hiring teams to understand desired candidate skill sets and advise clients on a talent slate that will enhance their department and craft. The Recruiter will play an essential role in advancing a diverse, accessible, equitable, and inclusive hiring practice. In alignment with our talent acquisition vision, day-day activities will entail project management, strategic staffing development, partnership with Artist Management and HR to support talent development, and impeccable recruitment execution. This will be a 1 year project hire role.

Responsibilities:

The ideal Recruiter will guide their hiring teams through the recruiting process by consulting on the candidate profile, developing a sourcing strategy, attracting top talent with diverse skill sets and backgrounds, assessing candidates and successfully managing the offer process with various internal partners. The Recruiter is responsible for maintaining a high level of transparency and communication in their actions and keeping their hiring teams and partners up to date with their recruitment efforts and candidate pools.

The ideal Recruiter will guide their hiring teams through the recruiting process by consulting on the candidate profile, developing a sourcing strategy, attracting top talent with diverse skill sets and backgrounds, assessing candidates and successfully managing the offer process with various internal partners. The Recruiter is responsible for maintaining a high level of transparency and communication in their actions and keeping their hiring teams and partners up to date with their recruitment efforts and candidate pools.

Key Role and Responsibilities:
• Partner with hiring teams to build effective sourcing/recruiting strategy with an ability to manage hiring leader and candidate expectations
• Project manage the day-to-day recruitment operations through the development and execution of full life cycle recruitment plans; ensuring the candidate, hiring team, and partners experiences are met with exceptional service delivery
• Responsible for identifying, evaluating and hiring candidates for multiple disciplines
• Actively drive a diverse, accessible, equitable, and inclusive hiring practice
• Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship management
• Develop the search strategy, occasionally in partnership with a Talent Sourcer, including identifying and attracting passive candidates and anticipated time frame of the search
• Adhere to recruitment ATS policies and processes by utilizing the system for sourcing and tracking of candidates and activity
• Meet established hiring targets, manage client relationships, and interact with hiring managers to discuss specific requirements
• Drive facilitation of continuous improvement via measurement tools and recruitment analytics
• Participate in special projects and task forces as assigned
• Use social media tools and marketing/branding techniques to engage both active and passive candidates
• Represent the Company for recruiting purposes at identified industry events, job fairs, conferences, and schools and participate in outreach strategy discussions

Basic Qualifications:
• 3+ years of prior recruiting experience preferably in a Studio environment, with an emphasis on hard to fill disciplines
• Experience and ability to source creative talent
• Proven success creating original recruiting strategies as well as the ability to effectively communicate sourcing/recruiting plans to all levels within the organization
• Experience meeting time to fill, quantity, quality, diversity, and internal hiring goals
• Experience providing excellent service for Studio partners and candidates throughout the recruiting process
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with leaders and peers within the organization
• Demonstrated ability to leverage internal and external partnerships to attract and recruit talent
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills

Preferred Qualifications:
• Film industry knowledge or related industry experience
• Experience with Kenexa or an equivalent ATS system
• Strategic sourcing capabilities – leveraging recruitment tools, search engines, professional networking media, etc.
• Deep expertise using social media tools for attracting, marketing, engagement, networking, and sourcing; to include but not limited to: LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook

Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

WDAS continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to 2019's Frozen 2, the biggest animated film of all time, to our 60th animated feature, Encanto, releasing November 2021. Among the studio's timeless creations are Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia.

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