Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager (12 Month FTC)

People team: We enable the delivery of News UK, brand and business strategy through proactive people planning and true business partnering. With Inclusion, culture, talent, development, colleague experience and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. 

Your role: As Talent Acquisition Manager , you will lead a dedicated Talent Acquisition team to shape the future of News UK by finding, inspiring, and bringing onboard exceptional talent. You will partner directly with brand leaders across our business to build progressive hiring strategies while delivering a seamless, fair, and engaging experience for both candidates and hiring managers. 

Day to day you will: 

• Lead and coach the Talent Acquisition team to attract top talent while continuously improving our recruitment practices.

• Partner with business leaders and the wider People team to design and deliver strategic hiring plans tailored to brand needs.

• Successfully lead the team through the system transformation onto Workday

• Contribute expertise to the Centres of Expertise (COE) team ensuring that COE initiatives have a joined up approach between Talent acquisition, Diversity and Learning and Development

• Drive engaging Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and employer brand initiatives in partnership with our Communications team to showcase News UK as an employer of choice.

• Champion diversity at every stage of the recruitment process, collaborating on key diversity talent initiatives.

• Utilise talent data and market analytics to provide clear, actionable advice to senior stakeholders and the wider team.

• Optimise our recruiting tools, LinkedIn and our ATS. 

• Implement and evaluate innovative automation and AI initiatives.

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for senior positions and step in to support the broader team when required.

• Represent the Talent Acquisition function on key business projects, alignment activities and best practice initiatives across News UK and globally within News Corp.

What we’re looking for from you: 

• Talent acquisition expertise : Proven track record in recruitment excellence, managing both direct sourcing and targeted hiring campaigns.

• Market intelligence: Deep understanding of candidate market trends and active sourcing methods across competitive industries.

• Leadership & coaching skills: Ability to guide, mentor, and support a team, fostering an environment where colleagues receive constructive feedback and develop their potential.

• Relationship management: Skilled in listening, asking insightful questions, and building collaborative trust across all business levels.

• Data-driven storytelling: Ability to translate talent data into meaningful insights and present them persuasively to stakeholders.

• Diversity focus: Current knowledge of modern fair recruitment principles and how to embed equitable hiring practices into day-to-day talent sourcing.

• Project management: Experience leading talent initiatives from concept to delivery while keeping stakeholders informed and aligned.

• Proactive mindset: Ability to spot opportunities for improvement, bring fresh ideas to the table, and deliver practical solutions.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.