People & Culture Specialist

The People & Culture Specialist serves as a key partner in delivering HR operational excellence and supporting People & Culture business partners and employees across multiple functions. The person in this role has the ability to take ambiguous situations and provide clarity. This position regularly works with functional subject matter experts (e.g. Employee Relations, Compensation, Talent & Growth, Opportunity & Inclusion, Organization Management, Talent Connection, Employee Services, Labor Relations), team members, and leaders to complete tasks.  This position regularly solves issues including, but not limited to, HR policies, processes, leaves of absence, corrective actions and staffing needs involving hiring approvals and position management. The People & Culture Specialist will leverage strong analytical skills to manage data reporting and audits, while also building trusted relationships with stakeholders. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where adaptability and problem-solving are essential.

What You Will Do

• Assist in advising/providing guidance in the administration of HR related policies and procedures, to include: 

  • Position management – in partnership with People & Culture Business Partners, Global HR Operations (GHRO) and the segment org management team

  • Organizational chart and headcount report management

  • Administration of employee events and development offerings such as lunch & learns, partnership on townhalls, new hire welcome lunches, speaker series, etc.

  • Provide information to leaders and Business Partners in the development of talent solutions, resources for career development, client specific learning opportunities, and/or job descriptions for recruitment

  • Proactively document, maintain, and organize area practices and protocols related to HR data, policy administration and standards

• Act as a central coordinator for talent exercises. Provide regular status reporting and high-level summaries for goals and initiatives (ex. promotions, talent calibrations, headcount, compensation planning, succession planning, etc.)

• Collect, organize, update, and maintain large datasets in clear, easy-to-use formats for reporting and presentations to leadership. 

• Ongoing reporting, analysis, and auditing of employee data to ensure accuracy across areas such as open/filled roles, job families, job levels, position and worker locations, PTO, cost centers, variable labor, turnover, and hires.  Data clean-up may be required.

• Create reports and/or presentations that discuss the findings of a research effort or project – be able to present information and show key findings to a variety of leaders, peers, clients, and partners.

• In partnership with GHRO, support onboarding related activities with a focus on onboarding plans and strategy for integration (i.e. new manager assimilation needs, team overviews, training, etc.).

• In partnership with GHRO and leadership, coordinate offboarding related activities – to include HR partnership on sensitive separations, etc.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships across the client group and cross-functional People & Culture partners.

• Support and participate in People & Culture projects.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year professional experience in an HR, journalism, data management, communication, or media role

• Experience with an HRIS such as Workday and/or SAP

• Experience with or working knowledge of HR systems, policies, and processes

• Inclination toward learning new technologies and sharing best practices with others

• Meticulous attention to detail and strong ability to understand downstream impacts of system changes

• Demonstrated business orientation and acumen – understands the dynamics of the TV/News/Networks business and supports/drives HR practices accordingly

• Strong follow through and organizational skills

• Demonstrated resourcefulness and ability to effectively manage project work while balancing priorities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate at all levels within the organization

• Strong service orientation with a demonstrated ability to effectively partner both with People & Culture team members, as well as the business

• Approachable style – able to connect with others and establish rapport

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly-ambiguous environment while being flexible, adaptable, and demonstrating an ability to solve problems

• Proactive and action-oriented mindset

• Intellectually curious, quick learner interested in learning the business – asks questions to better understand the business and proactively seek innovative solutions to improve processes or solve problems

• Proven ability to work with confidential information while exercising sound judgment and decision making

• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams

Desired qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Business Management, Human Resources, Communication, Journalism, Media, or related discipline

• Advanced skills with Excel and/or PowerPoint

• Experience in cloud-based system such as SmartSheet

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $65,400 to $79,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.