Talent Acquisition Lead - Editorial Recruitment

Company Description

Who are we?

We’re Reach, home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic media brands – think the Mirror, Daily Express, OK!, as well as regional titles like the Birmingham Post, Liverpool Echo, and Manchester Evening News. With a readership of 47 million people each month, we’re the largest commercial publisher in the UK. But we’re more than just our brands – we’re a company built on collaboration, imagination, and determination. Our values shape the work we do every day, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, valued, and able to grow. We prioritise flexibility and work-life balance, making it easier for you to thrive both in and outside of work.

Job Description

What you'll be doing:

As our Editorial TA Lead, you will oversee c500 roles annually across our regional and national news brands. You'll manage a team of two Editorial Talent Sourcers and occasionally work operationally on a small caseload of vacancies as and when required. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with editorial management teams and HR Business Partners to ensure we provide an excellent service to the business. You'll contribute to rolling out our employer value proposition (EVP) to help us attract and retain top talent. 

Diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of our recruitment efforts. You'll collaborate with the Group Talent Acquisition Manager and our DEI Team to focus on inclusive hiring practices. Data-driven decision-making will be essential as you use insights to support hiring decisions made by editorial managers.

In addition to managing recruitment activities, you'll lead editorial project initiatives as needed and build strong relationships with key editorial senior managers to drive collaboration and influence. You'll present monthly data on team performance, including key talent acquisition metrics, and analyse this data to identify trends and implement improvements.

Qualifications

What you'll need to succeed:

To achieve success in this role, you will have extensive experience in the talent acquisition field, and have previously managed others in this space. Your expertise should encompass all aspects of the field, including building and utilising talent pools within a CRM system. We would like you to be comfortable analysing TA data and creating commentary with a solutions-focused lens. 

You will have a passion for promoting DEI throughout the hiring cycle and supporting managers in this space. Previous experience in hiring through headhunting is key, as is the ability to navigate change and have collaborative conversations to drive improvements.

You will enjoy motivating and influencing stakeholders, with a keen eye for identifying, developing, and promoting best practice with a continuous improvement mindset. Most importantly, you are passionate about creating an exceptional candidate experience.

Additional Information

What can we offer you?

We're offering a salary of £50,000, and a range of fantastic benefits to help support you both personally and professionally. These include:

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.