At Macmillan Learning, we're committed to driving innovation that transforms education. We seek team members who thrive on pushing boundaries, envisioning future possibilities, and building solutions that make a lasting impact. Whether you're a Pioneer shaping bold new ideas, a Builder turning possibilities into reality, or a Stabilizer optimizing for success, you'll play a vital role in advancing our mission. If you're excited by the prospect of testing new technologies, implementing transformative strategies, and thriving in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you!
We're seeking an experienced Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team and lead full-cycle recruiting across a variety of corporate and business roles. You'll partner with hiring managers to develop hiring strategies, attract exceptional talent, deliver an outstanding candidate experience, and advance inclusive hiring practices. You'll also help strengthen our employer brand and improve recruiting processes.
We know that talented candidates sometimes hesitate to apply when they don't meet every single qualification listed. We encourage you to apply if you're excited about this role and believe you can contribute meaningfully to our team, even if your background doesn't align perfectly with every requirement. We're looking for people who are passionate about our mission and can bring valuable perspectives to our work. Different experiences, skills, and approaches all have the potential to strengthen what we do. If this opportunity interests you, we'd love to hear how your unique background and abilities could contribute to our team's success. We're committed to building a workplace where everyone can do their best work and where diverse viewpoints are valued. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply - we're excited to learn about the different ways you might add value to our organization.
Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Lead the full-cycle recruiting process for assigned positions, including intake meetings, recruiting strategy development, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and offer negotiation.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define success profiles, establish recruitment strategies, and provide guidance throughout the hiring process.
- Source and engage qualified candidates through a variety of channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, employee referrals, and direct outreach.
- Conduct candidate screenings and interviews while assessing technical qualifications, competencies, and alignment with organizational values.
- Manage candidate communication throughout the hiring process, ensuring an exceptional, transparent, and engaging candidate experience.
- Develop equitable hiring practices by implementing structured interviews, competency-based evaluation tools, and consistent selection processes.
- Build and maintain diverse talent pipelines to support current and future hiring needs while advancing Macmillan Learning's diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to develop competitive and equitable compensation recommendations in partnership with Human Resources.
Talent Strategy & Process Improvement
- Recommend and implement improvements to recruiting processes, workflows, tools, and documentation that increase efficiency, consistency, and hiring effectiveness.
- Develop recruiting resources, interview guides, hiring manager training, and other educational materials that support consistent hiring practices.
- Partner with Human Resources leadership and the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support strategic recruiting initiatives, establish recruiting metrics, and strengthen diverse sourcing partnerships.
- Analyze recruiting data and key performance indicators to identify trends, opportunities, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
Employer Branding & Talent Engagement
- Represent Macmillan Learning at career fairs, networking events, virtual recruiting events, and professional organizations to build awareness and attract top talent.
- Develop relationships with universities, professional associations, community organizations, and diverse talent networks to expand candidate pipelines.
Vendor & Stakeholder Management
- Manage relationships with external recruiting agencies, sourcing partners, job boards, and recruiting technology vendors.
- Evaluate vendor performance and recommend new partnerships or solutions that improve recruiting effectiveness and candidate quality.
- Build trusted relationships with hiring managers, HR partners, and business leaders by providing timely communication, market insights, and strategic recruiting guidance
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in full-cycle talent acquisition or recruiting.
- Demonstrated experience developing recruiting strategies and managing multiple concurrent searches across various business functions.
- Strong organizational, project management, and follow-up skills with the ability to prioritize competing priorities.
- Experience implementing recruiting process improvements and driving operational excellence.
- Experience working successfully within a remote or distributed team environment.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of an organization.
- Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. - Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Experience developing and implementing diversity recruiting strategies.
- Experience in a customer-facing role.
- Experience recruiting within education, publishing, technology, or other mission-driven organizations.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and modern sourcing tools.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered recruiting and productivity tools to streamline sourcing, candidate engagement, documentation, research, or administrative workflows while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and data privacy.
Salary: $65,000 - $95,000/ year.
Exemption status: Exempt
Physical Requirements:
Requires periods of close concentration. The employee must be able to multitask, must be able to sit for long periods, must be able to concentrate in a noisy/busy environment.
The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.
Benefits
Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee’s date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.
- Competitive pay and bonus plan
- Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity
- Generous paid time off, sick time, discretionary days. and paid holidays (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, and more!)
- Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
- 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
- And much more!
Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family owned company that improves lives through learning. By linking research to learning practice, we develop pioneering products and learning materials for students that are highly effective and drive improved outcomes. Our engaging content is developed in partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com or see us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or join our Macmillan Community. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a family-owned global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
At Macmillan Learning, we believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds enrich our mission to improve lives through learning. We actively seek candidates who reflect a wide range of identities, experiences, and communities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background, geographical status and background, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an equal opportunity compliance program in compliance with the NY Department of Education’s guidance. Portions of the equal opportunity compliance program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in full-cycle talent acquisition or recruiting.
- Experience developing recruiting strategies and managing multiple concurrent searches across various business functions.
- Strong organizational, project management, and prioritization skills.
- Experience implementing recruiting process improvements and driving operational excellence.
- Experience working successfully within a remote or distributed team environment.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of an organization.
- Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Experience developing and implementing diversity recruiting strategies.
- Experience in a customer-facing role.
- Experience recruiting within education, publishing, technology, or other mission-driven organizations.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and modern sourcing tools.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered recruiting and productivity tools while maintaining confidentiality and data privacy.
What We Do
We deeply believe in the power of books to connect people, amplify diverse voices, create meaningful change, and make a lasting impact in the world. Macmillan Publishers is a leading publishing company and home to some of the world's most cherished authors and creators. We are firmly committed to our employees, authors, and core values — and strive to build a culture that is inclusive of diverse voices and perspectives throughout all levels of the company. Our U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. Macmillan Publishers is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to reflecting a broad representation of differences — race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective — in our workplace.
