Zoo Media is looking for a highly driven and execution-focused Associate Manager – Talent
Acquisition to manage end-to-end hiring across multiple group companies and business
functions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure
environment, enjoys solving hiring challenges, and has prior experience recruiting for media,
advertising, digital marketing, influencer marketing, creative, and content-led organizations.
The individual will be responsible for delivering high-quality talent within aggressive
timelines while partnering closely with business leaders to meet evolving workforce
requirements.
Experience
3–6 years of Talent Acquisition experience, with significant exposure to hiring for advertising
agencies, digital marketing firms, media companies, creative agencies, influencer marketing
firms, or recruitment agencies specializing in these sectors.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Talent Acquisition Ownership
- Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requirement gathering to offer rollout
- and onboarding.
- Drive hiring across multiple functions including Client Servicing, Creative, Influencer
- Marketing, Strategy, Media Planning, Performance Marketing, Production,
- Operations, and Corporate Functions.
- Handle multiple open positions simultaneously while maintaining quality and speed of hiring.
- Strategic Sourcing ; Talent Mapping
- Build strong talent pipelines through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social networking, industry communities, and passive talent outreach.
- Conduct market mapping exercises for niche and hard-to-close positions.
- Develop innovative sourcing strategies to reduce dependency on external agencies.
- Stakeholder Partnership
- Work closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand role
- requirements, team structures, and hiring priorities.
- Challenge and refine hiring briefs to ensure clarity and market alignment.
- Provide regular updates on hiring progress, candidate availability, and market
- insights.
Recruitment Delivery; Candidate Assessment
- Conduct screening interviews to assess functional fit, culture fit, and role suitability.
- Ensure high-quality candidate shortlisting and interview coordination.
- Drive closure of offers through effective candidate engagement and negotiation.
Candidate Experience Management
- Deliver a seamless and professional candidate journey throughout the hiring process.
- Ensure timely communication, interview scheduling, feedback sharing, and offer management.
- Build a strong employer brand through every candidate interaction.
Recruitment Operations & Analytics
- Maintain recruitment trackers, ATS records, and hiring dashboards with accuracy.
- Track and report key recruitment metrics including:
- Time-to-fill
- Time-to-hire
- Offer-to-join ratio
- Source effectiveness
- Cost-per-hire
- Hiring manager satisfaction
- Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements.
Employer Branding & Talent Attraction
- Support employer branding initiatives across social media, industry forums, employee referrals, and networking events.
- Contribute to talent attraction campaigns that enhance Zoo Media's visibility within the media and advertising ecosystem.
