Senior Recruitment Executive

Job description / Role

Role overview

The senior recruitment executive manages end-to-end recruitment across the organization, with a focus on media roles. The role requires a media background to understand the needs of production and technical teams.

The recruitment executive works closely with hiring managers on sourcing, screening, and interview coordination. The goal is timely, compliant, and high-quality hiring, with a strong focus on UAE national talent.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment cycle, from requisition approval to the 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.
• Use media 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.

• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Act 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 media talent availability, market trends, and realistic hiring timelines.

• Manage all candidate communications professionally and on time 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.

• 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.

• Support HR in preparing onboarding documentation and pre-employment requirements.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure a smooth handover from recruitment to onboarding.

• Support and participate in recruitment events, job fairs, career days, and hiring campaigns.
• Promote the organization as an employer of choice in the media industry, especially for UAE nationals.

• Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, UAE labor law, and data protection regulations.
• Maintain the confidentiality of candidate and organizational information at all times.

• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, and candidate engagement.
• Contribute to talent pipeline development and future workforce planning initiatives.
• Complete any additional related tasks assigned by the line manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, mass communication, media, or a related field.
• At least three years of recruitment experience.
• A media background is required, such as experience at a media channel, broadcaster, or media production house, or experience recruiting for media roles.
• Strong understanding of media roles across on-air, production, and technical teams, and the ability to assess portfolios and showreels.
• Native or fluent Arabic, plus strong professional English skills, both spoken and written.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple roles at the same time.