About the Role
The Recruitment Executive manages end-to-end recruitment across the organization, focusing specifically on TV and media roles. This role demands a background in TV to effectively address the needs of on-air, production, and technical teams. The Recruitment Executive collaborates closely with hiring managers throughout the sourcing, screening, and interview coordination processes, aiming for timely, compliant, and high-quality hiring while prioritizing UAE National talent.
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Key Responsibilities
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Manage the full recruitment cycle from requisition approval to offer stage for assigned roles.
- Post job openings on internal and external platforms including the company careers page, LinkedIn, job boards, and government portals where applicable.
- Source TV and media talent such as producers, directors, presenters, editors, camera operators, journalists, and content creators.
- Utilize TV industry networks, LinkedIn, databases, referrals, and talent pools to build an active pipeline.
- Screen CVs, portfolios, and showreels, and conduct initial screening interviews in Arabic and English.
Hiring Manager & Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
- Serve as the main point of contact between HR, hiring managers, and candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Provide hiring managers with shortlists, candidate insights, and recruitment progress updates.
- Advise hiring managers on TV talent availability, market trends, and realistic hiring timelines.
Candidate Experience & Communication
- Manage all candidate communications professionally and in a timely manner throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Ensure a positive and consistent candidate experience, particularly for UAE National candidates.
- Communicate interview outcomes, next steps, and offer-related information in coordination with HR leadership.
Recruitment Systems & Reporting
- Maintain the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring candidate data is accurate and complete.
- Update interview trackers and recruitment dashboards daily.
- Prepare and submit weekly and monthly recruitment reports.
- Track recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, source of hire, pipeline health, and hiring volumes.
Onboarding & Hiring Support
- Assist HR in preparing onboarding documentation and pre-employment requirements.
- Liaise with internal teams to ensure a smooth handover from recruitment to onboarding.
Employer Branding & Recruitment Events
- Support and participate in recruitment events, job fairs, career days, and hiring campaigns.
- Promote the organization as an employer of choice in the TV and media industry, with a focus on attracting UAE Nationals.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, UAE labor law, and data protection regulations.
- Maintain confidentiality of candidate and organizational information at all times.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to enhance recruitment processes, tools, and candidate engagement.
- Contribute to talent pipeline development and workforce planning initiatives.
- Undertake any additional related tasks as assigned by the line manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Mass Communication, Media, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
- A TV background is required, such as experience at a TV channel, broadcaster, or TV production house, or recruiting for TV roles.
- Strong understanding of TV roles across on-air, production, and technical teams, and the capability to evaluate portfolios and showreels.
- Native or fluent Arabic, alongside strong professional English (spoken and written).
- Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment platforms.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High level of organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously.
