Contract Recruiting Coordinator - Campus & Early Career Recruiting (On Site-LA)

About the position

Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture. Would you love being part of a team focused on identifying, developing and retaining the next generation of talent across Paramount Global? If so, this could be an incredible opportunity for you! The Talent Acquisition Emerging Talent Recruitment teams’ mission is to serve as a dedicated and strategic pipeline for early career and future leadership talent. You will help support our best-in-class internship program, early career development programs and full-time entry-level roles across our business. Our ideal candidate will support the team in managing administrative recruitment activities while providing a world-class candidate experience. This is a not to be missed career opportunity for someone looking to broaden their recruitment experience and work with a high impact and dynamic team. This is a 9-month project-based contract position, and ideal candidates would work a hybrid model out of our 5555 Melrose office in LA.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a great candidate experience and serving as a main point of contact throughout the entire interview process
  • Schedule a high volume of phone, video, in-person and super day interviews across various departments
  • Assist in the background check process
  • Utilize SuccessFactors, our applicant tracking system
  • Support the team with ad-hoc projects focused on campus and early career talent
  • Support logistics for both internal and external campus and early career events such as intern orientation, campus recruitment, networking events, etc.
  • Support the tracking of recruitment analytics for hires and prospective talent
  • Support on Emerging Talent initiatives and other projects

Requirements

  • Associate or Bachelor’s degree is preferred
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in providing administrative support ideally, but not exclusively, in a recruiting, campus/university or Human Resources environment (strong internship experience considered)

Nice-to-haves

  • Passion to work with internship and early career talent
  • Extremely flexible with the ability to easily shift priorities with a positive and can-do personality and work style
  • Proficient knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Outstanding writing and communication skills
  • Ability to maintain a high-level of confidentiality, exhibit integrity and work well under pressure
  • Skill set to handle multiple tasks, prioritize projects and make decisions daily
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
  • Superlative attention-to-detail and organization
  • Experience working in an ATS (applicant tracking system); preferably Success Factors
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