Talent Acquisition Recruiter - Digital Sales Talent

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally-focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.
Our current portfolio of media assets includes The USA TODAY NETWORK, which includes USA TODAY, and local media organizations in 43 states in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. We also own digital marketing services companies under the brand LocaliQ, which provide a cloud-based platform of products to enable small and medium-sized businesses to accomplish their marketing goals. In addition, our portfolio includes one of the largest media-owned events businesses in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.
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Sales Recruiter
LocaliQ is the marketing solutions division of Gannett. This recruiter will be aligned with the Sales Division of our organization. Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, this role focuses on finding strong digital sales candidates through full cycle recruiting efforts. This is a remote work opportunity.
What makes LocaliQ a GREAT fit for you? When you join LocaliQ , you’ll set your career on track for outstanding achievement with a company that knows no limits. We are one of the leading digital marketing companies in the nation offering clients end to end digital marketing solutions with insights that they cannot find elsewhere. Through our outstanding benefits, career growth opportunities and engaging partnerships, you will have the opportunity to thrive.
Our core values: Community, Progress through Passion, Action with Purpose and Belief in People.
In this role you will:

• Use a solid understanding of the company’s tools, processes, protocols and knowledge to recruit experienced candidates
• Embrace the company’s branding strategy in the recruitment lifecycle
• Partner with the hiring managers, HR business partners and sales leaders to ensure a healthy pipeline is built against future recruitment needs in order to identify external and internal talent, and align compensation; ensuring a seamless approach to talent management
• Develop and implement strategies and initiatives that will drive the overall talent acquisition process, quality of hiring, and time-to-fill goals
• Be a true “hunter” and find world class sales talent
• Full life cycle-source, technically assess, and recruit to hire full-time positions with world-class talent

Here’s what you need:

• Excellent social media knowledge and skills
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Ability to quickly adapt to and embrace new technology and strong experience in Microsoft Office solutions, Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn, social media and other platforms.
• Media industry experience a plus
• High volume recruiting experience. Must be able to manage a workload of 20+ requisitions at a time
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve complex recruitment and hiring issues with minimum guidance
• Minimum of 5 years of recruitment experience with at least 2+ years of specialized recruiting in sales, preferably from a corporate media or digital environment
• Strong customer focus and effective use of consultative approach with clients
• Digital recruiting experience a plus
• Strong knowledge base and prior experience in full life-cycle experienced hire recruitment
• Outstanding communication skills
• General knowledge of recruitment/hiring laws and practices
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment

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