Role Purpose

The Recruitment Executive manages end-to-end recruitment across the organization, with a focus on TV and media roles. The role requires a TV background to understand the needs of on-air, 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

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment cycle from requisition approval to offer stage for assigned roles.
• Post job openings on internal and external platforms (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 TV 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.

Hiring Manager & Stakeholder Coordination

• 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 TV talent availability, market trends and realistic hiring timelines.

Candidate Experience & Communication

• Manage all candidate communications professionally and on time across 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.

Recruitment Systems & Reporting

• 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.

Onboarding & Hiring Support

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

Employer Branding & Recruitment Events

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

Compliance & Governance

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

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools and candidate engagement.
• Contribute to talent pipeline development and future workforce planning initiatives.
• 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 3 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
  • TV background is required: experience at a TV channel, broadcaster or TV production house, or recruiting for TV roles.
  • Strong understanding of TV roles across on-air, production and technical teams, and the ability to assess portfolios and showreels.
  • Native or fluent Arabic, plus strong professional English (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.