US Contract Senior Recruiter

Contract Senior Recruiter, Digital Media (Commercial & Editorial)

About the Daily Mail

DailyMail is one of the world’s largest and most influential news publishers, reaching over a billion people globally each month. Known for its agenda-setting exclusives, breaking news, and highly engaging digital storytelling, DailyMail operates a fast-paced, 24/7 newsroom delivering content across web, app, and social platforms.

Our U.S. business remains a key driver of that growth, with teams spanning editorial, commercial, audience, and operations functions across a rapidly evolving media landscape. This role will play an important part in supporting and scaling the talent behind that continued expansion.

Position Summary

Are you client-focused, self-motivated, and able to establish strong working relationships across all levels of an organization? We are seeking a dynamic Contract Senior Recruiter to lead full life-cycle recruitment across both Commercial and Editorial teams within a fast-paced digital media environment.

This recruiter will serve as a strategic talent acquisition partner supporting hiring across Sales, Ad Operations, Editorial, Audience Development, Creative, and additional corporate business functions. The ideal candidate is a recruiting generalist with strong digital media experience who can develop and execute effective talent acquisition strategies while managing multiple searches in a high-growth, deadline-driven organization.

This engagement is anticipated to last approximately 3-6 months, with the potential for extension based on business needs.

What You’ll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruitment across Commercial and Editorial organizations, including intake meetings, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination
• Strategically recruit for roles across:
• Sales & Brand Partnerships
• Audience Development
• Revenue Operations & Ad Operations
• Media Planning?
• Editorial & Content
• Corporate Business functions
• Leverage multi-channel sourcing strategies to develop diverse pipelines of candidates through networking, referrals, job postings, LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, and direct outreach
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers, leadership teams, and HR partners to understand hiring needs, align on recruiting strategies, and manage expectations throughout the hiring process
• Create and execute effective, scalable recruiting processes that ensure a positive and seamless candidate experience
• Partner with interview teams and hiring leaders on recruiting best practices, interview calibration, talent assessment, and pipeline development
• Develop timely and cost-effective staffing strategies to attract highly qualified and diverse talent
• Act as a brand ambassador, effectively representing the organization and creating excitement among prospective candidates
• Serve as a trusted advisor and career coach to candidates throughout the recruitment process
• Maintain accurate candidate tracking, reporting, and recruiting activity within the ATS
• Provide market insights related to talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and hiring competitiveness within digital media and publishing

 Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience within digital media, publishing, advertising, entertainment, or related industries
• Proven experience recruiting across both Commercial and Editorial functions
• Deep experience supporting Editorial organizations and recruiting for newsroom, content, publishing, editorial operations, and creative talent within digital media or publishing environments
• Strong understanding of digital media business models, newsroom structures, advertising ecosystems, and content organizations
• Experience recruiting for Sales, Ad Operations, Revenue Operations, Editorial, Creative, and related Corporate functions
• Demonstrated success recruiting top-tier talent using diverse and creative sourcing methods
• Experience operating in high-volume, fast-paced recruiting environments
• High level of initiative and autonomy with the ability to work independently in a contract capacity
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, sourcing, and interviewing skills
• Collaborative team player with strong organizational and project management capabilities
• Experience using ATS platforms and recruiting technologies including LinkedIn Recruiter and Greenhouse